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Help me pick a girls name

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Anametolove · 22/12/2023 14:02

Hi MNers, sister to Lucy due in a few months and we finally have a shortlist both I and DH love:

  • Elsa
  • Olivia
  • Hazel
  • Ariane

Which one is your favourite and why? Last name is short and common (think Jones).

Thanks

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Onelife2024 · 31/12/2023 22:28

Thank you everyone! We decided to go with Esme at the end, not in the list I know!!

Esme is absolutely lovely - congratulations!

KDPC841922 · 31/12/2023 22:27

Lucy & Hazel has a nice ring to it

ActDottie · 31/12/2023 22:25

Hazel definitely

Olivia too popular atm

Elsa just makes me think Frozen

scottishGirl · 31/12/2023 22:23

If you're concerned about the Frozen link, switch Elsa to Elsie?

I'd go Hazel or Elsa/Elsie

MrsDrSpencerReid · 31/12/2023 22:11

Lucy & Olivia flows nicely together!

Both my DC have names that spent several years at #1 and they’ve never had another in the same year let alone class! And they’re both in high school now, with 300+ in each cohort.

Elsa and Hazel are also both lovely!

I know a Lucy & Ayva and a Lucy & Laura too.

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Anametolove · 26/12/2023 16:55

Thank you everyone! We decided to go with Esme at the end, not in the list I know!!

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TheaBrandt · 25/12/2023 20:59

Go with Mary! Beautiful classic totally underused. So bored of Olivia and El names.

Allegraspicnic · 25/12/2023 20:56

I love Ariane, if it’s good enough for Dutch royalty!

faithtrustandpixiedust · 25/12/2023 19:50

Love Hazel and it goes nicely with Lucy, not keen on the others. The frozen reference would bother me, What about Ailsa instead of Elsa?

ShillyShallySherbet · 25/12/2023 19:45

Hazel gets my vote! Beautiful name and will go nicely with Lucy.

Scirocco · 25/12/2023 19:44

Hazel or Elsa

WinterNamechange · 25/12/2023 19:40

Olive or Hazel.

TomatoSandwiches · 25/12/2023 19:33

Hazel

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Anametolove · 25/12/2023 19:32

I like Mary @user1492757084 !

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user1492757084 · 25/12/2023 14:56

Lucy and Hazel
Do you like Arrietta or Mary?

user1477391263 · 25/12/2023 14:12

Ariadne instead of Ariane?

I like Hazel. Elsa is too similar to a bunch of other very popular names, and Olivia is done to death and so boring.

Newtothis2023 · 25/12/2023 05:18

I love Olivia. ❤️ Goes very nice with Lucy

Not sure if you're considering any other names, but I think Grace goes fab with Lucy too.

Also would prefer Ellie to Elsa... My 3 year old girl adores Frozen and the name is worn to death in our household 🤣🤣

Congrats btw and best wishes for the coming months

Daisybuttercup12345 · 25/12/2023 05:04

I only like Olivia. Very pretty.

IWillBeWaxingAnOwl · 25/12/2023 04:55

Love hazel
Olivia far too popular but a nice enough name
Ariane sounds mean to me for some reason?
Elsa lovely, but frozen 3 would give me pause.

Other similar names:
Heather
Elsie
Eloise
Mairi/Marianne

Christmasconcerts · 25/12/2023 04:50

The problem with Hazel is it can sound really ugly in quite a few accents. A lot of people drop Hs which you do have to be aware of with H names. Then the ‘zel’ at the end can end up rhyming with dull rather than bell. Eh-Zull.

Pemba · 25/12/2023 04:27

1.Olivia, such a beautiful name although it's been over popular for a few years now, which it seems is putting you off. Olive, though obviously from the same root strangely has a quite different frumpy vibe. Livia, Lydia or Octavia are similar lovely names.

2.Ariane is elegant, seems you've gone off it though. There is no connection to 'aryan', sorry but that's daft. Ariana? Ariella? Arabella?

3.Elsa is absolutely fine, Eloise or Elise would be lovely.

4.Hazel, sorry, to me it still seems a bit frumpy. Heather?

herewegoroundtheblueberrybush · 22/12/2023 20:38

Lucy is such a simple lovely classic.

Instead of Hazel, which I think is the best option of the bunch, what about

Helena
Heidi
Hana

Olive is better than olivia which has been done to absolute death.

LikeItOrLumpIts · 22/12/2023 20:31

I don’t get the love for Hazel at all. To me it’s dated and frumpy.

Olivia is so popular.

shoopshoopdedoo · 22/12/2023 20:28
  1. Olivia
  2. Hazel
StartupRepair · 22/12/2023 20:24

Love Hazel.

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