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My girls list

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17caterpillars1mouse · 31/05/2023 12:12

Nor sure what we are having yet but I'm looking for opinions on my girls list please

Hebe
Jocelyn
Agnes
Olive nn Livvy
Adeline /Adaline (pronounced add-uh-line)
Sibyl
Bryony
Astrid
Leonora nn Leo
Roberta nn Bobbie

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JamSandle · 04/06/2023 23:48

Adeline or Astrid

Ringaroundtheroses · 04/06/2023 22:50

Hebe- how about Hermione or Daphne or even Phoebe
Jocelyn- I love Josephine and Juliet
Agnes - cool, marmite names will never become incredibly popular and I think this will date well as liquid consonant, vowel heavy names go out go style
Olive - it’s ok. North London cool. Don’t like Livvy. Do like Lettice
Adeline - Adderall, but I like names ending in “ine” - Celine, Delphine, Ottoline, Emmeline, Albertine.
Sibyl - fine, people might assume misspelling, I like Sybilla
Bryony - quite cool
Astrid - ass turd
leonora and Roberta - nice with nicknames Nora and Bertie

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17caterpillars1mouse · 02/06/2023 16:34

@continentallentil

Ooo I like Olwen, thank you

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Sealover123 · 02/06/2023 15:42

Olive, Adeline, Sibyl

continentallentil · 01/06/2023 22:45

Having been rude about Olive - I do like Olwen

continentallentil · 01/06/2023 22:43

I love Jocelyn!

Hebe - I know one, but too close to Heebie Jeebies to me. Zoe?
Jocelyn - as above
Agnes - I like it but I think it’s marmite. Agatha maybe slightly less so.
Olive nn Livvy - I hate it / unless it’s in a salad.

Adeline /Adaline (pronounced add-uh-line) - bit close to Adder and Udder. Adela is lovely though.
Sibyl - ok
Bryony - too close to Brian (life of..)
Astrid - lovely, getting quite popular
Leonora nn Leo - I really like Leonora but too many boy Leo’s around (not to mention all the Theos)
Roberta nn Bobbie - cute!

Theoldwoman · 01/06/2023 05:12

The only one I love is Olive! However I don’t like Lucy at all? Olive is a beautiful name, it doesn’t need a nn.

Pemba · 01/06/2023 05:08

I quite like Leonora and maybe Astrid, Not any of the others, sorry.

Agnes and Olive are particularly harsh sounding.

JimJamJo · 01/06/2023 04:53

Not very keen on any of them. Hebe or Joss are ok. Prefer Olivia to Olive. Livvy is a nice nn.

Dazedandbemused0 · 01/06/2023 04:01

I LOVE Leonora, Olive, Adeline, Roberta, Hebe.

Agnes is cool but ugly. Astrid is cool but I’m worried it might get massively popular soon? Bryony is fine.

The only ones I really dislike are Sibyl and Jocelyn.

ourflagmeansdeath · 31/05/2023 20:49

Hebe - Not keen
Jocelyn - I think it's lovely
Agnes - I actually like it but lots wouldn't
Olive nn Livvy - No. Go for Livia which I love or Olivia but not a food.
Adeline /Adaline (pronounced add-uh-line) - It's nice enough but only as Adeline
the other spelling is weird
Sibyl - God no
Bryony - Not for me
Astrid - Beautiful!
Leonora nn Leo - It is lovely but I prefer Leonor and definitely not Leo for a
nickname, not for a girl. Nora is pretty
Roberta nn Bobbie - I just really dislike this

sunflowerdaisyrose · 31/05/2023 19:10

I like Adeline and Olive is ok. I really like Leonora but as a whole name, not Leo for a girl.

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 31/05/2023 19:05

Bryony and Hebe are lovely. Not keen on the others unfortunately.

salamithumbs · 31/05/2023 18:47

I like Astrid, Bryony and Adeline a lot but really not a fan of the others, sorry!
Hebe- reminds me of heebie-jeebies
Jocelyn- seems very dated, makes me think of Dave's mum from The Royle Family
Agnes- sounds very dreary to me
Olive - not a fan but I like Livvy as a nickname for Olivia!
Sybil- very Fawlty Towers imo
Bobbie and Leo just sound too masculine to me, prefer Robyn to Roberta or Leonie to Leo. Even Leonora, nickname Nora?

Justcashnosweets · 31/05/2023 18:30

I really like your list OP. Not a Matilda or an Evie in sight! Also my daughter's name is on there which is unusual. The only one I don't like is Agnes but the rest are good.

CharlieBoo · 31/05/2023 18:23

All pretty awful apart from Olive

Twazique · 31/05/2023 18:20

Also really like Adaline and Astrid. I thought Jocelyn was a boys name?

How about Caroline or Helena? Much underused these days.

SunsetOverEasterIsland · 31/05/2023 18:14

Adeline and Astrid are lovely and my favourites from your list.

yikesanotherbooboo · 31/05/2023 18:09

I like Sibyl and Astrid
Quite like Agnes and Bryony
I'm not keen on the others

Giselletheunicorn · 31/05/2023 17:54

Olive and Bryony are absolutely lovely.

Dislike quite a few of these.

Hebe = jeebies
Agnes - just a horrible sound to it IMO
Adeline - not keen on any name with 'line' at the end tbh
Sibyl - not keen on Sybil and especially not with this spelling, just looks weird. (Perhaps this is a typo?)

Jocelyn
Astrid
Roberta are all OK, just not to my taste personally

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17caterpillars1mouse · 31/05/2023 16:54

@ThePersistenceOfMammories yes we have! It's so hard as E isn't used lots as a name and my elder daughter was an even more underused name so I feel this baby needs an equally uncommon name too or it will seem a bit strange.

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DuchessOfSausage · 31/05/2023 14:23

Hebe - geebies
Jocelyn - prefer Josceline
Agnes - ok
Olive nn Livvy - Olivia is so much nicer
Adeline /Adaline (pronounced add-uh-line) - awful. Add a line
Sibyl - ok
Bryony - a bit Bryan-y
Astrid - like
Leonora nn Leo - sounds like you really wanted a boy
Roberta nn Bobbie -Not keen

ThePersistenceOfMammories · 31/05/2023 14:06

I think I’ve spoken with you before. If you’re the poster I’m thinking of, (our daughters have the same name beginning with an ‘E’) then I think Jocelyn pairs nicest without being matchy.

also love Meredith, Nancy, Francesca and Gabriella for the same reasons.

bluechameleon · 31/05/2023 13:32

I like Olive, Adeline, Astrid and Bryony. Bryony is my favourite.

ICalledYouLastNightFromGlasgow · 31/05/2023 13:16

The only one I like is Livvy but don't like Olive. Jocelyn us best of the rest.