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Julia, Louisa, Sophia, Francesca?

60 replies

Flintstonegirl55 · 07/11/2023 20:10

Hi folks,

I'm looking for any opinions on these names...

Julia
Louisa
Sophia
Francesca
Freya

What do you think?

Thanks :)

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Hilly7 · 09/11/2023 21:09

Julia

PissOffJeffrey · 09/11/2023 20:52

Have you considered Eliza?

I love Louisa, like Julia & Sophia & am a little meh about Francesca.

salcombebabe · 09/11/2023 13:54

I’m the total opposite of the Julia’s you’ve met 🤣 I’m that laid back I’m virtually horizontal, love a good laugh and absolutely love helping people!

Itstoday · 09/11/2023 10:20

TotalOverhaul · 09/11/2023 09:24

I adore Sophia. All time favourite girl's name.
Francesca is beautiful and I like but don't love Louisa. (Can't get past the Loo sound which makes me think of toilets!)
For some reason I hate the name Julia and always have, even though it sounds pretty. I've never met an easy Julia. The ones I've met have all been difficult and temperamental and neurotic.

Ha ha. I may be tempermental and neurotic!

Itstoday · 09/11/2023 10:19

I'm a Julia and I genuinely love my name (like the other Julia's on this thread. Hello!)

I rarely get called Jules, but when I do it's very affectionate and I dont mind. I was Ju as a teen and friends I made then call me that, but for the most part I am Julia.

peaceinourtime · 09/11/2023 10:04

Louisa is the best by a country mile

JustMaggie · 09/11/2023 09:46

I like them all but Louisa is my favourite

MacNut · 09/11/2023 09:39

I have a Louisa so I am biased but I think it's a lovely name. She loves her name too and often gets compliments. She's 9 now and no one (yet) calls her Lou (not that I mind that shortening anyway)

coffy11 · 09/11/2023 09:37

I'm a Julia. I only really get called Jules by my sister but I love it when occasionally other people call me that.

Vexxa · 09/11/2023 09:31

All lovely OP. Julia is my favourite and I think Jules is a cool nickname.

TotalOverhaul · 09/11/2023 09:24

I adore Sophia. All time favourite girl's name.
Francesca is beautiful and I like but don't love Louisa. (Can't get past the Loo sound which makes me think of toilets!)
For some reason I hate the name Julia and always have, even though it sounds pretty. I've never met an easy Julia. The ones I've met have all been difficult and temperamental and neurotic.

LilyLemonade · 09/11/2023 09:21

All nice. I like Francesca best. I prefer Louise, Sophie to the -an endings.

What about

Miranda
Antonia
Daphne
Helena
Sabrina

Aria999 · 09/11/2023 02:04

Julia

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 09/11/2023 01:27

Would add Claudia, Helena and Cecilia to the same style of name? ie. International, elegant and fairly classic.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 09/11/2023 01:26

Julia - no contest (am biased 😂and have never been called Jules either- I don't think it's an automatic shortening for people?). I love that Julia is classic and so international yet not overly popular here in the UK.

Second choice is elegant Louisa - but I'm not keen on the potential nn "Loo" (worse than Jules imo!)

Sophia is also gorgeous but so popular at the moment (by the time you add in all the Sofia's and Sophie's too it must be close to the top name).

Freya has a lovely sound but also feels a bit 90's to me, and Francesca the same somehow.

MaloneMeadow · 07/11/2023 21:14

Francesca is my favourite by far! Love Cesca as a nickname too

I like Sophia as well but feel it’s a bit too popular these days

Not keen on Louisa or Julia

Freya is awful, too frilly and wet

Cincinnatus · 07/11/2023 21:13

Julia!

FriendsReunited · 07/11/2023 21:10

All lovely but Sophia is very overused.

Of those I’d go for Julia or Francesca.

I also love Julietta…

salcombebabe · 07/11/2023 21:02

I’m a Julia too and only my Mum called me Jules, I’m always called Julia. I love my name as there aren’t many of us!

Xyyxxx · 07/11/2023 20:43

I'm a Julia and I've never been called Jules in my life

whiteroseredrose · 07/11/2023 20:33

I like all of them

HoHoHoliday · 07/11/2023 20:31

Julia and Freya - I love them both, so pretty.

Louisa and Sophia - Also nice but personally I prefer Louise and Sophie.

Francesca - I just cannot like it, I don't know why, one of the few names I dislike.

tokesqueen · 07/11/2023 20:30

Love Louisa and Francesca.
Not Sophia. Bit Footballers Wives.

AdaColeman · 07/11/2023 20:27

All are very pretty names, Francesca is my favourite.

Louisa and Freya would also be high on my list.

Sophia (and all its variations) is hugely popular so there are already thousands of them. While Julia is lovely, I'm not as keen on the nicknames such as Jules.

AdaColeman · 07/11/2023 20:27

All are very pretty names, Francesca is my favourite.

Louisa and Freya would also be high on my list.

Sophia (and all its variations) is hugely popular so there are already thousands of them. While Julia is lovely, I'm not as keen on the nicknames such as Jules.

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