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Which girls name would you pick?

65 replies

hebclgiwlwon · 16/03/2025 22:44

Baby is due in May and we are trying to finalise our girls list...

Which would you pick?

Edie - my top currently. Think it's classy and pretty and still not too popular.

Connie

Marcie - slightly different but is it one of those trendy / modern names that will fade ?

Isabella - Bella as nn. Worried she would end up Izzy though which I'm not keen on.

Clara - like as an adult but can't really imagine as a baby / toddler?

Sadie

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 18/03/2025 18:22

Arabella nn Bella avoids the risk of Izzy and is anyway much nicer and more unusual

Notellinganyone · 18/03/2025 18:13

Clara is lovely. Connie and Edie I like but I would go with Constance or Edith and just shorten.

Enko · 18/03/2025 18:08

Sadie.
I dont care for Connie personally
The others are too popular for my liking.

Lampzade · 18/03/2025 18:07

Clara or Constance ( not fond of Connie)

RedOnyx · 18/03/2025 18:06

I used to know a Connie whose full name was Cornelia. Could that be an option if you don't like Constance? I'm not sure Connie as an actual name works past primary school age.

Clara is lovely.

Emanwenym · 18/03/2025 16:40

@Leeloo1233 , your friend formerly known as Edie must have known an awful lot of people.

Leeloo1233 · 18/03/2025 16:37

Just to note that every single person in the world who is not a native english speaker will pronounce Edie as Eddie and will assume that it is a boy name. Trust me this happened to my friend and it drove her insane. Eventually she changed her name, but kept Edie as nickname.

user1492757084 · 18/03/2025 11:23

Edie May
Sally May
Edina May
Edith Maisie
Edwina Maybelle

Moreteaandchocolate · 17/03/2025 14:43

Clara would be my girls name if I had another daughter - love it - it’s got that vintage yet modern feel that I love.

Edie - lovely - it is a diminutive to me but lots of names are these days so no issue with that. It does sound quite like Evie though and there are loads of those around, which is maybe worth considering.

I know a lovely little Connie but I’m not sure how well it works for an adult - it wouldn’t suit me!

Marcie - lovely and although it’s more trendy it hasn’t got popular enough (yet) to date badly I don’t think.

Sadie - nice

Isabella - so popular (with all the variations) round me that I’ve gone off it.

Comedycook · 17/03/2025 12:49

Definitely Connie...very nice

Edie is a bit twee for me and too much like Evie...and these names are everywhere.

Marcie is ok

Clara is suddenly very popular and whilst it's nice I think it will date badly... although you might not care about this.

Isabella is a nice name...very very popular though.

MakkaPakkasCave · 17/03/2025 12:46

Edie I’m not keen on as it makes me think of Grey Gardens.

How about Marnie instead of Marcie?

Connie is fine as long as full name is Constance which I think is nicer.

Clara would by my pick.

Sadie makes me think of an old lady but also if someone’a first language isn’t English they might pronounce it “Sad-ie”.

Isabella is lovely but you’re right, she’d be called Izzy which is awful and Bella is nice but a bit contrived.

ridl14 · 17/03/2025 12:30

Edie is lovely! I'd go full name Edith personally. Also a big fan of Connie though I'd also use a longer name (not a huge fan of Constance though).

I know one young Edith and one young Connie - don't think they're overly trendy names but they're also not so dated to be unheard of on a young girl these days

Shetlands · 17/03/2025 12:30

Clara

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 17/03/2025 12:29

Isabella or Clara.

I find the -ie names a bit twee.

Namesy · 17/03/2025 12:28

Edie as a full name or will Edith be on the bc? If you want to call her Bella then just put that on the bc as she’ll be known as Izzy at school. Not keen on Sadie or Marcie.

MrsPeregrine · 17/03/2025 12:28

Clara is adorable. I also like the name Connie.

LonelyMom123 · 17/03/2025 12:25

I love Sadie and Marcie, and like Edie and Connie. Not keen on Clara and Isabella.

Emanwenym · 17/03/2025 12:07

Edie - Short for Edith and Eden. Also very similar to Evie. Will be Ede.
Connie - lovely if short for Constance
Marcie - doesn't seem modern, might be short for Marcia, Marcelle or Marcela.Too close to the now dated Darcey.
Isabella - Bella and Izzy both far too popular
Clara - not keen but it's OK
Sadie - might be short for Sarah, but is OK on its own

I'd use isabella as a middle name. Connie as a first name.

I would NOT use May as a middle name.

selondon28 · 17/03/2025 12:05

I love Clara and think it suits all ages. I know an Edie and at age 7 she already prefers to be called Edith, so I think I’d go for Edie as a nn for Edith rather than a name on it’s own.

shoopshoopdedoo · 17/03/2025 12:03

My favourites are Edie (if short for Edith) and Connie (Constance). Clara is quite nice but I find it a bit sickly and it’s very popular amongst little ones where I am. Sadie is OK.

Personally, I’m not keen on Marcie and I don’t like Isabella/Bella - it’s just too fluffy and princessy for me. I like Isobel.

GreenCandleWax · 17/03/2025 11:40

Edie and Connie are shortened names (Edith and Constance), and so presumably is Marcie (Marcia?). Of the others I prefer Isabella as its classic, and at a push Clara. Not really keen on Sadie.

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 17/03/2025 11:30

Clara. Lovely name

ie names are a bit twee and naff IMO

user1492757084 · 17/03/2025 11:29

My favourites, inspired from you list ..
Edwina - Edie
Marcie
Claris
Mary-Ellen
Constance
Sara

Jessieshome · 17/03/2025 11:22

Edie - Not a fan of this name myself, bit old and fuddy duddy.

Connie - a 60 year old country singer.

Marcie - Kind a like, I've always had a soft spot for Darcy too.

Isabella - Bella as nn. - very popular, but it is a very lovely name, hence the popularity. I had a dog called Bella though so never been a fan of it as a nickname.

Clara - I absolutely love this name, it was high up my girls name lists, I think it has a lovely sound and I think it definitely works for a little girl up to adulthood.

Sadie - nice.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 17/03/2025 10:42

How do you feel about Marcia with Marcie as a nn? I know a little girl called a Marcia and she is awesome so that is a big yes from me!

really like Clara and Edie (Edith) not so keen on the others but i must say Sadie is growing on me.

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