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Critique my girl list please

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starryeyeze · 05/07/2023 12:50

Baby girl due soon and we're struggling to find names we both like.

DS has a really common name and it is a bit annoying when there is always another boy with his name wherever we go, so we wanted to go more off piste with DD.

So far, names we both agree have potential include:

Chloe
Amelie
Tamia
Sierra
Niamh (one parent is Irish)
Aoife
Eloise
Gabriella

Any thoughts?

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ididntwanttodoit · 13/09/2023 15:47

My thoughts are:
Chloe lovely
Amelie loverly but "trendy"
Tamia weird (never heard of it)
Sierra awful
Niamh (one parent is Irish) ok but hard to spell
Aoife lovely but even harder to spell and difficult for an English speaker to read
Eloise lovely
Gabriella lovely but a bit Italian (not saying that's a bad thing)

Wafflesforbreakfast · 08/07/2023 15:17

Aoife and Amelie are beautiful.
The others are nice. I have worked in schools for 20+ years and haven't met either an Amelie or Aoife so can't be that common.

BeeandG · 06/07/2023 23:13

I have a Gabriella and love the name. I also loved Chloe. If I had another I'd be looking at Constance. I think its a beautiful name.

WhatADrabCarpet · 06/07/2023 22:54

Sorry but I don't like Tamia.

Sounds like a product.

The rest of your list isn't unusual, if that's what you're hoping for , but I've been a TA for over 25 years.

Vintagecreamandcottagepie · 06/07/2023 22:46

Chloe. Timeless and pretty.

I love the sound of the name Aoife, but the nightmare of spelling it every single time...

ladygindiva · 06/07/2023 22:44

They're all nice names, my faves are Gabriella, Aoife, Niamh and Chloe in that order. Gabriella Niamh runs nicely together.

Melonsoup · 06/07/2023 22:40

Chloe - not for me
Amelie - really like it
Tamia - not for me
Sierra - not for me
Niamh (one parent is Irish) - really love Niamh, always have
Aoife - another of my favourites
Eloise - nope
Gabriella - nope

Topazbutterfly · 06/07/2023 22:35

My favourites are Amelie and Gabriella, I think they're both really lovely names.

I like Chloe but it is very popular, I work in a nursery and we've always got at least three Chloe's so if it bothers you, then that's something to think about.

Other name suggestions: Sienna, Felicity, Mariah, Celine, Cassandra, Tabatha, Ciara, Arabella.

RatatouilleAndFeta · 06/07/2023 22:10

Chloe
Niamh (one parent is Irish)
Eloise

I like the above from your list op.

How about:

Camille
Estelle
Lucia
Sabine
Cerys
Tulah
Sorcha
Delilah
Sylvie

thelongskinnymartini · 06/07/2023 20:13

Chloe - Overused
Amelie - Nice, but very similar to overused Amelia
Tamia - Reminds me of RnB singer
Sierra - Reminds me of RnB singer
Niamh - fine
Aoife - Probably ignorant English person but no clue how to pronounce
Eloise - nice but tad frilly? Elodie and young Eloise on my estate. Think Bridgerton will cause it to become popular
Gabriella - Reminds me of the RnB singer

InstantGratificationDarkPlaygroundOfMN · 06/07/2023 20:04

Niamh Eloise /Nell

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 06/07/2023 19:47

Chloe- Very common.
Amelie- As above.
Tamia- not keen.
Sierra- not keen.
Niamh (one parent is Irish)- quite common here.
Aoife- love
Eloise- love
Gabriella- love

drunkpeacock · 06/07/2023 19:44

Chloe: nice enough but very common so you'll have the same issue as with your ds.
Amelie: pretty but a bit try hard
Tamia: I love this, pretty and unusual but could use Tammy if they wanted.
Sierra: a car
Niamh (one parent is Irish): just not fussed on this one and quite overused I think.
Aoife: not my taste
Eloise: lovely
Gabriella: my favourite of this list.

legoflamb97 · 06/07/2023 19:04

Chloe - fine but bit bland
Amelie - just reminds me of Amelia and every other girl under 10 seems to be an Olivia or Amelia
Tamia - no
Sierra - no
Niamh (one parent is Irish) - nice
Aoife - nice
Eloise - pretty on a French girl, Love Island contestanty on an English one
Gabriella - fine

Jeansmuddy · 06/07/2023 18:36

Eloise or Niamh

inkypig · 06/07/2023 18:29

oooh such a lovely list! I’d go with Aoife or Sierra

Chloe - really pretty
Amelie - like this but know lots of little Amelies
Tamia - not keen
Sierra - lovely (also love the nn Cece)
Niamh (one parent is Irish) - really nice but know a lot
Aoife - dd1 is an Aoife so its my absolute favourite
Eloise - don’t really like this one
Gabriella - quite cute

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starryeyeze · 06/07/2023 14:34

Thanks for further insights and name suggestions.

I didn't make Tamia up, I know the name from an American singer and always thought it was pretty.

To the PP who suggested Gabriella with the middle name Niamh, I love this! Now to convince DH...

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SpringSummerDreamer · 06/07/2023 04:21

F you like 'e' sounds, how about Cicely /Cecily?

SpringSummerDreamer · 06/07/2023 04:11

Chloe - cutesy and rather dated from recent use.
Amelie - ditto
Tamia - sounds made up, apologies if it isn't.
Sierra - a bit too fashionable
Niamh (one parent is Irish) - pleasant but fairly common esp. if Irish.
Aoife - ditto
Eloise. - nice but always seems too strongly associaed with the song
Gabriella - best on your list, interesting, international and a name to grow into.

user1492757084 · 06/07/2023 03:13

My choices from your list ..

Gabriella Niamh 10/10
Aoife Eloise 10/10
Bridget Chloe or Chloe Bridget 9/10

lucie82 · 05/07/2023 23:38

My ex sister in law is called Tamia. I like Elinor, Callie, Sophia, Aurora, Nova and Annie

lochmaree · 05/07/2023 23:14

I have 2 boys but on our girls list was Rhionna and Anastasia.

User6761 · 05/07/2023 23:11

One name stands out for me - Aoife. Love it.

Mumofgirls2017 · 05/07/2023 22:44

Eloise!

PerspiringElizabeth · 05/07/2023 19:13

yeah it’s not really that they’re all individually popular, but all blend into one vowelly clump. Aoife, Eloise, Amelie etc all blend with Emily, Evie, Ella etc. All lovely names though!

We had lots of your names on our list so I’ll share some of our list:

Erica
Leonie
Alyssa
Juliet
Cleo
Cara
Lydia
Penelope
Francesca
Hazel
Adelaide
Charis
Leonie
Heidi
Alyssa
Adelaide / Adeline
Gabriella
Merryn
Marnie
Naomi
Bryony
Lucy
Louisa
Freya (popular though)
Zara
Penelope
Zoe
Sidonie
Natalie

Loved Gabriella but we changed our minds at the very end of pregnancy. Felt quite dated and wasn’t hugely keen on the inevitable Gabby.