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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Please Rate My Final List /10

59 replies

belloftheballoon · 31/07/2023 11:14

Celeste
Nina
Jasmine
Lucie/y
Lily
Daisy
Eva
Vivienne
Anna
Juliet
Louisa
Rosalind
Maria
Scarlett
Eloise
Dahlia

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Workawayxx · 31/07/2023 11:34

Celeste, jasmine, Juliet and Louisa are my favourites (so much so my dd is called one of those!).

JellyDeels · 31/07/2023 11:31

I don't think simply giving scores out of ten is particularly helpful or constructive. If you are indeed going to work out the average of these scores as PP suggested, that's not a very effective way of narrowing your list down to the names you actually like best. So I'm going to give my opinion on each name instead.

Celeste - looks nice but a bit too "out there" for my liking.
Nina - not keen. Sounds whiny.
Jasmine - lovely, underused.
Lucie/y - very popular but beautiful. I think I actually prefer the Lucie spelling. I love Lucia too.
Lily - timeless, simple, beautiful.
Daisy - again, simple and pretty.
Eva - I prefer Eve, Evie or Evelyn.
Vivienne - not keen, too fussy.
Anna - lovely, a timeless classic.
Juliet - not keen, just not to my taste.
Louisa - not a fan but I love Eloise.
Rosalind - nope, too old-fashioned and frumpy for me. However I love Rosalie, Rosanna and Rosa.
Maria - nice, classic, underused these days.
Scarlett - quite popular but nice.
Eloise - as mentioned before, love this name.
Dahlia - not bad but will probably have issues with pronunciation.

Jazzybean · 31/07/2023 11:28

Celeste - 6/10 I really like it but can’t see it without hearing ‘Hi I’m Daphne, and this is my friend Celeste’ in my head. I appreciate that this is probably a very specific millennial reference that won’t bother most people though 😂
Nina - 7/10 It’s lovely but I wonder if it works better as a nickname for something longer? Corinna? Janina? Evangelina?
Jasmine - 3/10 Too ‘Disney Princess’ IMO
Lucie/y - 7/10 pretty, classic, not massively exciting
Lily - 5/10 It’s nice enough, I just hear it A LOT, especially paired with May/Mai/Mae
Daisy - 6/10 really popular around here these days
Eva - 7/10 Nothing wrong with it at all, just not especially to my taste
Vivienne - 8/10 I think it’s great
Anna - 5/10 It’s fine
Juliet - 8/10 Classic without being common
Louisa 10/10 One of my favourites
Rosalind - 8/10 Prefer Rosalie or Rosaria but it’s lovely
Maria - 9/10 Feel like it’s due a resurgence
Scarlett - 6/10 Ok, just a bit ‘done’
Eloise - 8/10 Louisa is better!
Dahlia - 7/10 You’ll spend your life telling people if it’s DAY-lia or DAHR-lia.

belloftheballoon · 31/07/2023 11:25

Oh dear, I fear I may have made a bit of a faux pas. It seems asking for individual scores on baby names may have been a tad foolish. My loved ones have already given their input, and now I'm curious about what the wider world thinks. So, feel free to just give your favourites, ty.

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Summer2424 · 31/07/2023 11:20

Hi @belloftheballoon my favs are, Nina, Eva, Anna and Elouise x

evtheria · 31/07/2023 11:19

Celeste 10
Nina 9
Jasmine 6
Lucie/y 3
Lily 4
Daisy 4
Eva 3
Vivienne 6
Anna 5
Juliet 6
Louisa 4
Rosalind 6
Maria 5
Scarlett 5
Eloise 7
Dahlia 5

I'm imagining you collating the scores and working out the average 🤔 but which... mode, mean...?

belloftheballoon · 31/07/2023 11:19

Very interesting, thank you.

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WaltzingWaters · 31/07/2023 11:17

Celeste 4
Nina 6
Jasmine 4
Lucie/y 5
Lily 2
Daisy 2
Eva 10
Vivienne 2
Anna 1
Juliet 10
Louisa 8
Rosalind 2
Maria 1
Scarlett 6
Eloise 8
Dahlia 1

belloftheballoon · 31/07/2023 11:15

*the individual names on my final list that is, not the list overall 😅

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