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Rate my names!

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yellowmeerkat · 07/05/2023 22:46

So Elsa is out 😂
Please rate our current short list. We are aware that most of these are extremely popular, this doesn’t bother us! Just which you think is the nicest :)

Hattie (don’t like Harriet or Henrietta)
Evie (again this would be full name, dislike Evelyn/Eve)
Ella
Lily
Heidi

Thank you!

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Madamecastafiore · 22/05/2023 17:53

Every second kid at school is Elle Ellie Evie Eva and it goes on at the moment.

Lilly's are very common too.

Claudia, different but nice and Claudie for her nickname?

Heidi is the only one not commonly used at the moment but Harriet on BC with Hattie (although reminds me of nurse in Carry on Films) as her everyday name is nice.

Fandabedodgy · 22/05/2023 17:31

Lily or Eve

TropicalMoon · 22/05/2023 17:28

I love Hattie and Ella. Evie is cute, maybe abit too cute though.
Lily sounds nice. Heidi, I’m not sure about.
Elsa, I can’t get past Frozen.

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yellowmeerkat · 22/05/2023 17:21

Can anyone think of any longer/ more formal options for Hattie other than Harriet or Henrietta?

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Watchthedoormat · 21/05/2023 13:14

Heidi is by far the best of the bunch. I really love it.
Classic and suits all ages.
Not overused.

MexicanDrinkingWorm · 21/05/2023 13:05

I personally think you should stand your ground with Elsa, it’s a name that’s been used in the UK for years before Frozen came out. It’s not like say Olaf for example where the only one you’d know is from the film.
I also think any name is a “risk”, the day after you sign a birth certificate a huge new film franchise could launch with the name you choose, or alternatively someone could get launched into the news for mass murder or something horrific with the same name.
I honestly can’t remember any of the major films released in the years before I was born, doubt anyone would even make the connection now, nevermind in a few years when she’s older

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yellowmeerkat · 21/05/2023 12:14

@Smarties2 oh wow that’s beautiful! This has thrown a spanner in the works 🙈 may be tempted by the Ilsa spelling to make pronunciation a little easier

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Smarties2 · 21/05/2023 09:45

I know an Ilse (pronounced Ih-l-s-ah) which is a similar vibe to Elsa, without the Frozen association!

Mummytobe333 · 21/05/2023 05:13

Hattie 💓 is such a sweet name & seeing it becoming more popular now but not overly! Don’t like the rest sorry.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 21/05/2023 00:01

Lily or Heidi.
Hannah
Eden
Millie
Elena

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 20/05/2023 22:16

Lily for me.

I generally dislike "ee" ending names as they can sound a bit cute but I think Lily mostly escapes this as it feels fairly classic (possibly due to the flower association). I also think with a more classic feel it doesn't matter as much that it's popular - your other popular choices, nice as they are (apart from Heidi which I dislike the sound of) seem less classic.

Sparklynewcareer · 20/05/2023 21:08

Heidi is beautiful, I would choose it except it clashes with our surname

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yellowmeerkat · 09/05/2023 19:37

Thanks all. Think we’ve narrowed it down to Lily, Evie and Heidi 😀

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ladygindiva · 08/05/2023 22:17

Hattie :love it.
Evie: ok
Ella: indifferent
Lily: lovely but overused
Heidi: love it.

They're all good names. Heidi is possibly my favourite.

Katherine1985 · 08/05/2023 22:05

Ella

Eula. Less known but so beautiful

barca123 · 08/05/2023 21:53

Actually love them all :)

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 08/05/2023 21:26

Hattie (don’t like Harriet or Henrietta) - really like
Evie (again this would be full name, dislike Evelyn/Eve) - really like
Ella - like but prefer Hattie, evie and Heidi
Lily - nothing wrong with it but prefer the others
Heidi - really like

lljkk · 08/05/2023 16:46

Hattie = something to do with hats, sorry. I can only like it as nn for Harriet.

Eleanor can be Ella for short...
Evita ?

For me the ones in OP are much of a sameness.

mathanxiety · 08/05/2023 16:25

I like Elsa more than any of the names on your list all the same.

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yellowmeerkat · 08/05/2023 16:24

@cordelia16 that’s great, I will give it a go!

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mathanxiety · 08/05/2023 16:23

Ella is my favourite.

Not keen on the rest. Heidi is my least favourite.

cordelia16 · 08/05/2023 16:14

yellowmeerkat · 08/05/2023 16:13

@cordelia16 thank you!

If you scroll down you can see a list of real and fictional people who have the name.

If your husband is a football fan, you can tell him that Spanish footballer Fernando Torres has named his daughter Elsa.

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yellowmeerkat · 08/05/2023 16:13

@cordelia16 thank you!

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cordelia16 · 08/05/2023 16:11

yellowmeerkat · 08/05/2023 10:30

@toastofthetown I like Elsa the best too, if you have any tips on persuading DH on the history of the name pre Frozen they would be much appreciated 😂😂

You can show him this link https://nameberry.com/babyname/elsa

When I hear the name Elsa I still think of the lioness from Born Free :)

I agree with some PPs that it's the best choice of the ones you like. Second for me would be Heidi.

Elsa - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity | Nameberry

Elsa is a girl's name of German origin meaning "pledged to God". Elsa is the 954 ranked female name by popularity.

https://nameberry.com/babyname/elsa

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yellowmeerkat · 08/05/2023 16:01

@BigBoysDontCry wish we liked Elizabeth as it has so many fabulous nickname options but unfortunately it’s just not for us, good suggestion though

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