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Girls shortlist pls help!

35 replies

Hollyppp · 17/06/2023 22:35

I’ve got 7 weeks to go til baby girl is here. Pls can you give opinions on our list:

Bonnie
Lara
Pippa
Eliza
Lucy
Lydia
Rosie
Charlotte
Camilla
Verity
Henrietta
Flora
Cora

thanks!!!

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PickledScrump · 09/07/2023 18:46

Flora Charlotte 💕

Mummytobe333 · 09/07/2023 10:27

Love Cora the best 💓 like Lydia too

Waggytail · 05/07/2023 22:13

Lara and Charlotte are lovely. Prefer Rose to Rosie and not too keen on the others. Would you extend Eliza to Elizabeth?

shadowchancesassy · 05/07/2023 22:12

Love Bonnie, Lydia and verity. I'd probably go for Lydia tho if it was my choice because it's the easiest one to shorten.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 05/07/2023 22:08

Charlotte
Lucy
Amelia
Elizabeth
Emily
Emma
Harriet

Londonlady1423 · 19/06/2023 20:04

Lovely list, similar to mine when I had my DD a few months ago, we went with Lucy and I love it now though it is relatively common.
Other names I liked but didn't go with for various reasons were Rose, Clara, Robyn, Flora, Isobelle, Anna and Hannah

wingsofabird · 19/06/2023 09:44

Another vote for Verity

EllaRaines · 19/06/2023 07:58

Bonnie - lovely.
Lara - lovely.
Pippa - not keen.
Eliza - not keen.
Lucy - not keen.
Lydia - not keen.
Rosie - lovely but might be too common.
Charlotte - lovely but might be too common.
Camilla - not keen.
Verity - not keen.
Henrietta - no.
Flora - no.
Cora - no but I love Coral.

From your list I would choose Lara.

Hollyppp · 19/06/2023 07:56

Thanks everyone! Really helpful.

We’ve now definitely ruled out Bonnie and Cora - I think some of the comments I agree with. My husband doesn’t like Verity so that’s gone. I did google the thing about Pippa being a rude word.
I also agree we probably can’t do Charlotte as it’s quite common - but will make a lovely middle name (think we might have that one locked down now?)

big thanks! Appreciate the time you took to reply

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RainbowFish4 · 19/06/2023 07:46

It’s a lovely name list! I like Lucy and Charlotte as classic and pretty names that aren’t crazy popular and unlikely to date, and then also like Cora, Flora and Rosie in that order. None that I strongly dislike on your list, but less keen on Verity, Henrietta and Lydia. Good luck!

Dazedandbemused0 · 19/06/2023 04:37

Bonnie - cute but wouldn’t work on a LOT of people
Lara - it’s fine
Pippa - nice but slang for ‘blowjob’ in several languages
Eliza - nice but overdone
Lucy - nice but boring
Lydia - lovely
Rosie - prefer Rose or Rosa with Rosie as nn
Charlotte - lovely
Camilla - it’s boring
Verity - don’t like
Henrietta - like and love NN Hettie
Flora - love
Cora - it’s ok

Magnificentbeast · 18/06/2023 21:00

Cora - love
Flora - like
Rosie - like
Camilla - like
Lara - like
Charlotte - ok
Eliza - like

MaidOfSteel · 18/06/2023 20:45

Eliza. Such a lovely name, suitable for all ages.

kitsuneghost · 18/06/2023 15:55

Bonnie love it
Lara trashy
Pippa lovely and classic
Eliza lovely and classic
Lucy boring
Lydia bit 80s council estate
Rosie nice enough but slightly dull
Charlotte biege
Camilla old fashioned
Verity reminds of Vera on the telly
Henrietta reminds me of the alter ego of one of those men on telly in the 80s
Flora nice enough
Cora awful. I think of a manky old apple core when I see this.

oldnorsesaga · 18/06/2023 15:26

Hollyppp · 17/06/2023 22:35

I’ve got 7 weeks to go til baby girl is here. Pls can you give opinions on our list:

Bonnie
Lara
Pippa
Eliza
Lucy
Lydia
Rosie
Charlotte
Camilla
Verity
Henrietta
Flora
Cora

thanks!!!

Love Pippa, Eliza, Lucy, Lydia, Charlotte, Verity and Flora
though, I would pick, Lydia, Charlotte or Flora.

DuchessOfSausage · 18/06/2023 12:32

Bonnie - prefer Connie. Bonnie seems more of an adjective
Lara - nice but similar to lots of other L names like Lyra, Lila...
Pippa - nice if short for Philippa
Eliza - not keen. Too many Ellie type names around. Elizabeth is lovely.
Lucy - lovely
Lydia - nice but will be Lyds. Lydie is nice as a diminutive
Rosie - nice but popular
Charlotte - lovely
Camilla - don't like Cam, Milla or Milly
Verity - nice but a bit close to Ferrety
Henrietta - prefer Harriet
Flora - lovely
Cora - not keen. Apple corer.

Cara would be better than Cora or Lara
Favourite is Flora, then Elizabeth, Lucy, Charlotte.

Depends on the surname.

merderforlife · 18/06/2023 10:14

Bonnie - dogs name
Lara - dont like this
Pippa - this is lovely
Eliza - prefer Elizabeth
Lucy - I liked this for DS2 but have gone off it a bit, its a bit soppy
Lydia - I quite like this
Rosie - pretty
Charlotte - I like it but very popular
Camilla - my fave on your list
Verity - ugh
Henrietta - prefer Harriet
Flora - dont really like this but like Florence
Cora - this is quite nice

17caterpillars1mouse · 18/06/2023 08:53

Bonnie - I'm not a fan sorry. I find it very twee and infantile

Lara - I've always liked it but would worry atm that she would just blend in with all the other short L names about

Pippa - really like it, even more so as a shortening of Philippa. Also love Pip

Eliza -pretty though seems quite popular

Lucy - lovely

Lydia - love it

Rosie - like Bonnie a bit twee. Nice as a shortening for Rosa or Rosalind

Charlotte - i really like Charlotte but feel Lottie is currently done to death. Love it shortened to Charley though

Camilla - its ok. I imagibe its about to have a spike in popularity, but maybe not

Verity - ive never been able to warm to Verity.

Henrietta - love it nn Hettie

Flora - like it alot

Cora - I don't know why but I find it a bit harsh sounding

shoopshoopdedoo · 18/06/2023 08:00

The only one I dislike is Eliza. Also less keen on Henrietta, Cora and Camilla than your other choices. The rest are lovely. Bonnie, Verity, Lara, Rose are my favourites.

MissedItByThisMuch · 18/06/2023 03:53

I love Henrietta, Verity and Lydia. Also Philippa nn Pippa. The others are also perfectly nice, I don’t hate any of them. I’d personally avoid Charlotte as it’s everywhere, Camilla (although it’s a lovely name in itself) because it’s a bit of a statement right now and Cora because it’s a bit wet to my ears.

user1492757084 · 18/06/2023 03:41

Names I would use from your list are ...

Charlotte 10/10
Camilla 10/10
Eliza 10/10
Lucy 9/10
Rose 9/10
Rosemary or Rosalind, Henrietta, Philippa and Flora I also like, especially for second names.

Lovemylittlebear · 18/06/2023 03:37

Rosie :)

ElizaMulvil · 18/06/2023 02:48

Bonnie Pippa Rosie Verity - no
Rest OK/indifferent

Pemba · 18/06/2023 01:56

Not Henrietta, it's so clunky. Harriet is a much nicer alternative. Pippa apparently means something rude in several European languages.

Eliza and Lydia are gorgeous, and I also like Lucy and Lara. Charlotte is nice, but so overused in recent years it's become dull. Camilla is a pretty name, but ruined by the obvious association.

sparklelikeadiamond · 18/06/2023 01:44

Bonnie - no
Lara great name
Pippa not a real name. Use Philippa if you like the nickname Pippa.
Eliza great name
Lucy classic
Lydia good
Rosie no. Use Rosemary if you like the nickname Rosie.
Charlotte classic
Camilla fine
Verity great name
Henrietta fine
Flora lovely
Cora lovely

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