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Opinions wanted on girl name list!

34 replies

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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Comedycook · 01/01/2025 18:44

Serena is my favourite from your list... gorgeous name.

Elena is also lovely.

Kiera is just a bit nothing to me.

Tessa is really not a name I like...feels very frumpy

TinyMouseTheatre · 01/01/2025 18:44

Askingforadvice78 · 01/01/2025 18:36

These names aren't necessarily my choice, however, I disagree that they are boring. I've been a teacher for 25 years and I have never taught many on your list, with the exception of Keira/Kiera which is less popular now than it was ten years ago.

I love Tess as opposed to Tessa.

I agree totally. They are mostly unusual names with the exception of Keira/Kiera.

I've only ever met one Serena and that was years ago, never met an Elena and I've met a Tess, a Tessa and I know a Tessima who is lovely.

theduchessofspork · 01/01/2025 18:43

Serena - lovely, top choice
Tessa - I like this too

Elena - nice but she’ll be one of many many Ellies and it will get spelt Eleanor by mistake which will be annoying for her

Keira - it’s a bit 90s. Also it’s spelt Ciara or Kiera, Keira is a misspelling (K Knightly made it popular - her dad spelt it wrong when he registered her)

Other ideas

Cassia
Saskia
Estella
Susannah
Keziah
Karina / Carina
Eloise
Zara
Esther (Tess/a is sometimes a shortform for this)
Clara
Philippa (Pippa)
Verity
Sacha (either as it is or short for Alexandra)

Galectable · 01/01/2025 18:43

I think that's a great line up! I like Tessa, and Serena especially. I'm a fan of familiar but less common names, so the child does not have a lifetime of spelling out their name.

user2848502016 · 01/01/2025 18:40

I like them all
Tessa is my favourite, Serena least favourite (just think it's quite grown up for a baby!)

motherofdragons79 · 01/01/2025 18:38

Names ending in a:-

Amelia, Ava, Aurora, Cora, Cira, Claudia, Anastasia, Clara, Mia, Luna, Alexandra, Layla, Nora, Lena, Emma, Mila, Olivia, Sophia, Amanda, Isobella, Gianna, Isla, Ayla, Nova, Ella, Aria, Anna, Zara, Martha, Natasha, Stella, Camilla, Cara, Jemma, Louisa, Jessica. Tara, Helena, Freya, Antonia, Francesca, Noa, Eva, Joanna, Susanna

Askingforadvice78 · 01/01/2025 18:36

These names aren't necessarily my choice, however, I disagree that they are boring. I've been a teacher for 25 years and I have never taught many on your list, with the exception of Keira/Kiera which is less popular now than it was ten years ago.

I love Tess as opposed to Tessa.

TinyMouseTheatre · 01/01/2025 18:35

I think they're all lovely but out of the list I'd probably go for Keira the least as it was popular about 20 years ago.

If you like Serena how about Selena or Celeste?

motherofdragons79 · 01/01/2025 18:29

Tessa- boring
Serena- boring
Elena- boring
Keira- okay