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Saskia, Polly, Aurelia & Lucy

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MichelleAndRomy · 22/02/2024 10:38

What do you think of these?

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theduchessofspork · 24/02/2024 17:49

Saskia - great, sparky

Aurelia - too fussy

Lucy and Polly, ok but slightly insipid

Delphinous78 · 23/02/2024 21:10

Not fond of Saskia or Polly. Lucy is OK. If I have another girl she will be called Aurelia. We have a French/English theme going and I adore the name.

YourLocal · 23/02/2024 21:06

Aurelia! And Louise or Rose would go nicely as a middle name xx
not a fan of Saskia and Lucy but Polly is ok

DuchessOfSausage · 22/02/2024 20:01

I think Aurelia is a bit much personally and people might not know if they should pronounce it “or” or “ow”
Or -rail-y-a or -reel-y-a

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 22/02/2024 19:44

Saskia was an unpleasant big brother housemate.

I went to school with as Polly and she was awesome.

Aurelia is ok

Lucy is ok

NewUser1111 · 22/02/2024 19:41

I think Aurelia is a bit much personally and people might not know if they should pronounce it “or” or “ow”

not wild about Saskia (maybe because it sounds like “sassy”?shudder)

love polly

like Lucy

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 22/02/2024 19:38

I love Saskia. Aurelia is gorgeous too. Lucy is a bit girly but is a nice name. Not keen on Polly. But none of them are awful.

Notellinganyone · 22/02/2024 19:33

I love all of these. Particularly Saskia and Polly. Lucy is DD’s middle name.

TrulyScrumptiousTS · 22/02/2024 19:21

I like them all except Aurelia

Sunnnybunny72 · 22/02/2024 19:20

Saskia- lovely.
Aurelia - too much like areola.
Lucy - yes, wet
Polly - dreadful

CharlieBoo · 22/02/2024 19:10

Saskia feels a bit dated, know one who would be about 25 now, not any little ones.

Aurelia.. not my taste, much prefer Amelia

Polly.. went up school with one (80’s) it’s ok

Lucy.. nicest from your list, classic and timeless

timoteigirl · 22/02/2024 19:06

I think the name Saskia requires a red hair and or a strong character. Rembrandt.
Polly — sorry this is awful
Aurelia — yes. Portuguese
Lucy — yes although I also like Lucia and Lucie. Associations to Narnia books and Lucifer.

Avopopcorn · 22/02/2024 15:59

Not Aurelia - probably be shortened to Rey Rey which I like even less. Like Saskia the most, Polly and Lucy are fine but also a bit dull maybe?

Sleepnplay · 22/02/2024 15:52

I like Saskia and Lucy.

shoopshoopdedoo · 22/02/2024 13:53

Love Polly
Really like Lucy
Like Saskia

Strongly dislike Aurelia. I know it’s very popular but I find it too frilly and princessy for my taste.

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 22/02/2024 13:02

Love Saskia, Polly too but a different vibe. Lucy I find quite wet.

Aurelia I can't abide, so frilly especially with the usual 4-syllable pronunciation in the UK (I know one, Portuguese I believe, and she says it closer to three so that's less ott to me).

Pieceofpurplesky · 22/02/2024 12:22

1 Polly
2 Saskia
3 Lucy

DesertSnow · 22/02/2024 12:20

Aurelia is my top girl's name but DH hates it - says it's too frilly, sounds too much like oral. I guess it's a bit of a marmite name.

Polly and Lucy are nice too but my next choice would be Saskia

LauderSyme · 22/02/2024 12:14

Saskia and Aurelia are lovely.

I am not a fan of Polly or Lucy.

Aozora13 · 22/02/2024 12:12

One of my DC is Saskia so clearly am biased. Polly and Lucy are nice but feel like story book characters from my childhood. Am less keen on Aurelia, agree with others on frilliness.

Littleme2023 · 22/02/2024 12:10

Saskia - I loved I don’t know a single Saskia
Polly - I think is cute for a child and an old lady but don’t like it for the inbetween ages if that makes sense 🙈
Auriela is ok but a bit of a mouthful and I like a previous persons suggestion as a middle name.
Lucy - perfectly nice but that’s about it.

They’re all nice names will just come down to your personally preference.

Motherofpearlxoxo · 22/02/2024 12:08

I really love Polly!
not mad keen on Saskia. It feels very 90s!

Go for Polly! 😍

Irisrosedaisy · 22/02/2024 12:07

Lucy is my favourite from that list.

Onelife2024 · 22/02/2024 12:06

I love Lucy! I have one! Still love her name!

Polly and Saskia are nice too - less commonly used but familiar and work for adults too.

Aurelia isn’t so much to my taste as it’s 4 syllables and I can’t think of an obvious short version that works well for adults, unless I’m missing one? Rory, Riley I’m not so keen on. Ria / Lia possibly are nice though?

TrustPenguins · 22/02/2024 11:53

I like Saskia best.

Lucy is the worst, just a bit dull and wet.

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