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Opinions wanted on girl name list!

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Globusmedia · 01/01/2025 18:16

What are your thoughts/favourites from my girls names list?

Tessa
Serena
Elena
Keira

Anything else I might like? I've just noticed they all end in a...

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Mussol · 05/01/2025 20:00

I love Tessa and Elena.

RogueFemale · 05/01/2025 03:14

Like Serena, prefer Stella. Dislike the other three.

Tessa - keen on hockey and cleaning out the stables
Elena - my former cleaning lady
Keira - not a pleasing sound to it, KEEER-uh

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 03/01/2025 08:42

Serena is nice but prefer Seren although that sounds quite different.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 03/01/2025 08:41

I actually really like Tessa (and Tess/ Tessie) and find it an underrated name. It sound a classy and sophisticated but also cute.

shoopshoopdedoo · 02/01/2025 14:27

I quite like them all, apart from Kiera. My favourite is Elena, nickname Lena, but there will probably be pronunciation issues. Like others, I prefer Tess to Tessa. I also like your later suggestion of Cassandra.

Redfox · 01/01/2025 23:01

Correct spelling of Kiera is Ciara btw.

BusyPoster · 01/01/2025 21:22

I slightly prefer the first three to Kiera.

Mumofgirls2017 · 01/01/2025 21:19

Elena. Second Serena.

Matilda
Helena
Cecilia
Claudia
Clara
Beatrice
Leonie
Evelina
Lara
Eloise
Nella
Nora
Leonora
Estelle

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 01/01/2025 21:17

I love just Tess or classic Teresa with the diminutive Tess, but Tessa always makes me think the parents couldn’t decide between the two 🤣

I also think Serena is quite elegant and don’t mind Elena (though I much prefer Shakespearean Helena). Less keen on Kiera due to spelling issues and slightly dated feel.

Claudia
Antonia
Lara
Julia
Celia
Cecilia
Susanna
Marina
Nina

yakame · 01/01/2025 20:28

Love Tessa from your list, like Elena but prefer Eleni
Some names that give me the same kind of vibe as your list
Clara
Lucia
Mila
Della
Stella
Rosa
Bethan
Eryn
Louisa

Shmee1988 · 01/01/2025 20:15

Aria.... my fave girl name and it ends with 'a'

HugoYorway · 01/01/2025 20:13

Tessa - like Tess, Tessa is OK
Serena - like but most of the ones I know use different spellings (Sarina, Serina etc)
Elena - too many ways of saying it. It's another Ellie.
Keira - don't really like it, but I Ciara is OK (but looks too much like Clara)
Kyra - awful.

Askingforadvice78 · 01/01/2025 19:44

How about Sarah or Sara? Zara?

WellsAndThistles · 01/01/2025 19:33

Globusmedia · 01/01/2025 18:16

What are your thoughts/favourites from my girls names list?

Tessa
Serena
Elena
Keira

Anything else I might like? I've just noticed they all end in a...

I know a dog called Tessa so that's a no.

Serena, a bit too medical sounding. Reminds me of a coil!

Elena, OK but likely to be pronounced wrong, what about Elana (elle-anna) or Eleanor?

Keira - bit meh

Moreteaandchocolate · 01/01/2025 19:32

I like Tessa best - lovely, simple and pretty for all ages - not dated or overused.

Keira is also lovely but I see from your update you’ve ruled it out now.

Elena is nice and could be Nell if you don’t like Ellie.

Serena - I avoid 3 syllable names with no obvious nn - the Serena I know is known as “Sreen”

Do you like

Lara
Cara
Clara
Esther
Leah
Kaia
Lydia
Nina
Georgia
Zoe
Heidi
Layla
Thea
Cassia
Carla
Leona
Eva
Amber
Kayla
Eliza
Zara
Louisa
Pippa

TheFlyingHorse · 01/01/2025 19:28

I like them all apart from Keira.

I know an Elena and there's a lot of confusion about how to pronounce it.

Pigsinblankets13 · 01/01/2025 19:27

Globusmedia · 01/01/2025 19:00

Brutal first post 🤣

Thanks all for the feedback - seems like Keira is out (I wasn't aware of the misspelling so I'll probably eliminate it just based on that, although I do also like Kyra)

I hadn't really clocked Ellie as a nn for Elena, and I don't really like it.

Clara and Aurora are also lovely suggestions. I also like Cassandra but I feel like it's quite a 'big' name.

Cassie as nn is cute though!

RaspberryBeretxx · 01/01/2025 19:22

I love all of them. Favourite is Serena - so beautiful. Elena could have issues with spelling and could be shortened to Ellie.

i just found my names list:
Serena
Elodie
Verity
Lara
Coralie
Sienna
Florence
Alice
Zoe
Clara
Autumn
Jemima
Louisa

OliveLeader · 01/01/2025 19:22

I don’t love Keira, the rest are all very nice.

Onlyvisiting · 01/01/2025 19:15

All of them are OK, tho I think Keira is a bit dated maybe, suspect they are mostly around 40 now?
I like Serena best
You also might like

Selena
Anna
Alannah/Alana
Samantha
Mara

Original poster
Globusmedia · 01/01/2025 19:00

Brutal first post 🤣

Thanks all for the feedback - seems like Keira is out (I wasn't aware of the misspelling so I'll probably eliminate it just based on that, although I do also like Kyra)

I hadn't really clocked Ellie as a nn for Elena, and I don't really like it.

Clara and Aurora are also lovely suggestions. I also like Cassandra but I feel like it's quite a 'big' name.

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Northernsoul90 · 01/01/2025 18:46

I love Tessa and also like it shortened to Tess. Not overly keen on Serena or Elena just not my personal style. Dislike the name Keira.

Blakehouse · 01/01/2025 18:46

Tessa
Cara
Helen
?

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 01/01/2025 18:45

Elena is my favourite.

hyperkid · 01/01/2025 18:44

They are lovely, and all would be good choices. For twists on your names:

Eleanor, which is often pronounced as 'Eh-luh-nah'.

If you think Tessa is too simple, perhaps Theresa, with Tess(a) shortened.

You could use Kyra (which is pronounced as 'Kee-ra') instead of Keira (Kjei-ra). This is a continental version of the name.