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What do you think of this name list?

31 replies

mommyandmore · 23/08/2024 13:29

Hit me 😅
Camilla
Camille
Sylvie
Josephine (Josie)
Clara
Ada
Rose
Fia (Fiadh)
Lois

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okayhescereal · 24/08/2024 09:13

@AdaColeman Flo gives me the shudders

MillenialAvocado · 23/08/2024 23:10

My order of preference. Rose and Clara are two of my favourite girls names ever, Sylvie and Lois are possibly two of my least.

Rose
Clara
Camille
Camilla
Josephine
Fia
Ada
Sylvie
Lois

AdaColeman · 23/08/2024 22:31

I'm not at all keen on Lois. Rose has been a very popular name for years, so there will be very many Roses already. I'd avoid anything that might have pronunciation complications such as Camille or Fia.

All your other names are lovely, I especially like Camilla and Clara.

Makelikeatreeandleaf · 23/08/2024 22:00

Like Camilla and Clara. Really do not like Ada, it's with Olive and Flo for me in the dumpy old lady vibes.

okayhescereal · 23/08/2024 21:57

mommyandmore · 23/08/2024 13:29

Hit me 😅
Camilla
Camille
Sylvie
Josephine (Josie)
Clara
Ada
Rose
Fia (Fiadh)
Lois

Really like Sylvie and Josephine.

Camilla/Camille make me think of Parker-Bowles, but I do like Milly as a shortening.

I grew up in Wales where Lois rhymes with Joyce, would put me off. Same with Fiadh, having grown up with a name everyone mispronounces/mispells it's annoying!!

Around me there are Ada's, Clara's and Rose's everywhere so would avoid those personally, but they're lovely names hence why they're popular I guess!

Philandbill · 23/08/2024 21:50

Camilla- the queen or pony club vibe
Camille- French
Sylvie- French ballet dancer
Josephine (Josie) - a classic
Clara - girl from Heidi story
Ada- lovely
Rose - well used in the past 20 years
Fia (Fiadh) - mispronounced Thea
Lois - lovely

You did ask OP!

Mumofgirls2017 · 23/08/2024 21:45

love Clara, sylvie, Ada, Josephine- that order

theduchessofspork · 23/08/2024 21:08

I love Lois

like Clara. Quite like Sylvie

Rose is lovely but way overdone. Camilla is nicer than Camille but she’ll likely be Milly which is overdone (how about Cassia?), I find Ada a bit harsh (but maybe Ida?), don’t like Josephine for some reason )but maybe Genevieve?). Fiadh sounds too much like fear so that’s the only one I really wouldn’t use - Fionn is lovely though.

KirstenBlest · 23/08/2024 21:00

I only like Lois and Josephine

Prefer the Welsh or Spanish pronunciation of Lois , and Joss is nice as a diminutive of Josephine.

Scirocco · 23/08/2024 19:51

I like Josephine and Fia best.

RedOnyx · 23/08/2024 19:02

I love Josephine - possibly influenced by my childhood obsession with the Chalet School books. I'm not keen on Sylvie, Camilla or Camille.

PearlClutzsche · 23/08/2024 16:00

Love Rose and Sylvie (or Sylvia). Josephine, Clara and Lois are also nice.

Only know Camille as a boys name!

DinnaeFashYersel · 23/08/2024 15:57

Rose and Lois 👍

deliwoman1 · 23/08/2024 15:54

Prefer Camille to Camilla (I just think of Parker Bowles)

Sylvie is quite pretty!

Josephine is beautiful and my fave from your list, though I’d avoid Josie as a nn which is much less elegant imo.

I don’t love Clara but I’m not sure why. I think it could be lovely on the right child though.

Ada is lovely but super popular.

Rose is such a classic! I love it, and it usually gets relegated to middle name status these days.

Fia is nice but I think people will say Thea? Or Fear? Literally all the time. I guess it’s a matter of whether that will be annoying for your DD?

Lois will always make me think of Superman! It’s fine but I think other names are nicer.

Strong list though, OP! Nice job!

Raininginparadise2 · 23/08/2024 15:53

I prefer Lois, Rose, Ada and Clara from your list.

ProvincialLady2024 · 23/08/2024 15:41

I like

Rose
Sylvie
Josephine
Clara

shoopshoopdedoo · 23/08/2024 15:29

Love - Rose, Josephine

Like - Clara, Sylvie, Lois, Fiadh (if Irish connections)

Dislike - Ada, Camille, Camilla, Fia

Normallynumb · 23/08/2024 15:28

Camille is my favourite followed by Rose
Rosa perhaps?

Guavafish1 · 23/08/2024 14:38

Sylvie is nice… very French and Emily in Paris!

Pyreneansylvie · 23/08/2024 14:37

Ummm, would it be mean of me to say that two of my dogs were called Sylvie & Rose...?

Bbq1 · 23/08/2024 14:28

I like Camille, Rose and Sylvie. I actually prefer Sylvia for the same reason I prefer Anne to Anna. More unusual. Sylvie and Annie can be nn's anyway. I don't like Josephine - still very old lady. Know an elderly Lois, nobody has struggled to pronounce her name!

Meadowwild · 23/08/2024 14:20

I love Sylvie and Clara. I prefer Rosa to Rose but Rose is okay.

Not keen on the others.

DramaAlpaca · 23/08/2024 14:13

That's a nice list! I'm not that keen on Ada, it's a bit drab, but the rest are good.

I love Fia/Fiadh but it's probably the most popular name in Ireland at the moment. I wouldn't use it in the UK, I don't think.

TulaTilda · 23/08/2024 14:12

Love love love Sylvie! Also like Clara and Ada although that's getting quite popular

Aglassaday · 23/08/2024 14:11

Camilla- gorgeous
Camille- prefer Camilla, feels like it has a kind of abrupt ending because Camilla is more heard of than Camille
Sylvie- love but wouldn’t use
Josephine (Josie)- i prefer just Josie i think Josephine is a bit soppy if you get me
Clara- absolutely love
Ada- adore this name
Rose- gorgeous
Fia (Fiadh) - love this one
Lois- beautiful though be prepared for it to be mispronounced ( I went to school with a Lois)