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Which of these do you prefer and why?

37 replies

TheBrunetteBimbo · 11/11/2023 22:39

Anna, Heidi, Jane, Lily.

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BronnauMawrion · 11/11/2023 22:57

Anna, it's a classic but not overused now.

Lily is very popular, for both children and dogs.
Heidi reminds me of goat herders
Jane is too plain.

Other options could be:
Clara
Laura
Rose

NotAHoot · 11/11/2023 22:56

I like Anna and Heidi best.

Lily is overdone imo. I work in schools and there are so many. I have too many bad associations with the name to like it.

I find Jane a bit boring.

My favourite name you've mentioned though is Maria! I love it. If my ds had been a dd, he was going to be Maria Juliet

DramaAlpaca · 11/11/2023 22:53

I love short, neat, simple names so Anna, Jane and Lily fit the bill beautifully.

Heidi isn't in that mould, it's sickly twee and in no way a classic.

Maria is nice too.

RandomQuestionOfTheDay · 11/11/2023 22:52

Anna-Maria

It was my doll’s name when I was a child and I always wanted to use it. I’m not a fan of names with a hyphen except for classic hyphenated names like this.

Or Anna Maria

TheChristmasPig · 11/11/2023 22:51

Jane is fresh and rare. Anna and lily are very over used. Heidi is okay.

Mumofgirls2017 · 11/11/2023 22:49

Heidi is sweet, Anna classic, elegant and cool

lily is a bit overdone atm and Jane a bit dated perhaps.

Jewelspun · 11/11/2023 22:47

Anna - lovely.
Heidi - a bit of a marmite name.
Jane - no. Plain Jane.
Lily - ok.

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TheBrunetteBimbo · 11/11/2023 22:47

Any other ideas? :) I quite like Maria

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Peepshowcreepshow · 11/11/2023 22:45

Anna.
Heidi is my car's name. I know several 60 something Janes. I don't like Lil as a shortening.

NuffSaidSam · 11/11/2023 22:44

Anna.

Jane is too dull.
Lily is too popular.
Heidi is to try hard.

Anna is an underused classic. It's sophisticated but offers Annie as a cutsey nn when she's little.

Gro · 11/11/2023 22:44

Anna and Heidi both classic and lovely.

The other two, plain Jane

There are 3 lily's in DD class

Riverlee · 11/11/2023 22:42

Anna - classic name, timeless,