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Thoughts on the name Romy?

91 replies

helpwithname · 15/10/2025 09:03

Stilll can't decide on a name for our baby girl due imminently!!

Other names we like:

Ava
Daisy
Marnie
Margot
Bonnie
Eden
Esme
Orla

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Emanwenym · 16/10/2025 14:02

Do you like Ebony? Hmm

user1492757084 · 16/10/2025 13:12

Do you like Ebony?

Names I like best, inspired from your list ..
Rosemary
Rowena
Orla
Elsie
Dulcie
Daisy

Emanwenym · 16/10/2025 12:00

@Handeyethingyowl , it's not French.

dailyconniptions · 16/10/2025 09:56

statetrooperstacey · 15/10/2025 09:11

Romy is lovely, the world doesn’t need any more maggots.

Agree! Margot is done to death, as well as resembling grubs.

luckylavender · 16/10/2025 09:35

Used to like it until Boris & Carrie used it

LittleBitofBread · 16/10/2025 09:34

I love Romy. I'd go for that.
Ava, Esme and Daisy: meh. I'm a bit over 'old lady' names.
Love Marnie.
Don't like Margot or Bonnie. Respectively make me think of The Good Life (nothing wrong with that, but not for a new baby's name) and dogs.
Eden is a bit 'Hollywood starlet'.
Orla is nice.

Handeyethingyowl · 16/10/2025 08:51

I like Romy, although to me it’s a French name so I’d not want to appropriate it but I know not everyone cares about that.

biiigoldslaap · 16/10/2025 08:44

Romy is a beautiful name, Op! It’s the best on your list although I do also like Orla. Not keen on the others especially Eden which makes me think of a nightclub and Marnie which there is something whiney about. I wouldn’t go with Bonnie either because of Bonnie Blue association which is a shame as it’s a nice name! In case you’re wondering I’m a millennial (so pretty far off 60!)

Emanwenym · 16/10/2025 08:41

I'm in my 50s, so I've seen trends come and go.
Daisy, Ava and Margot were frumpy when I was young. They seem a bit tired now - Ava especially. Like Romy, it's too associated with one actress.
The other names seem a bit 'current'.

I wouldn't use Orla because I'm not keen on using names from a language or culture with which I have no association, and I don't think they date well, and I think it's more a 1960s name in Ireland. That might just be my opinion.

Check for how the name sounds with the surname.

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helpwithname · 16/10/2025 08:24

Thank you for all your comments! Certainly a mixed bag 😂 I'd be so interested to know your ages because a lot of these comments sound like my mum (in her 60s) 🤣

I guess there is no "perfect" name and you just have to go with whichever name resonates with you the most!

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cordelia16 · 15/10/2025 18:34

I don't understand why people can't just say if they like or don't like a name without being rude about it.

OP, I think Romy is a cute name. From your list I also like Daisy and Orla.

deepseaargyllfish · 15/10/2025 17:14

Very fashionable and also the name of one of Boris Johnson’s kids.

blushroses6 · 15/10/2025 17:06

I have a baby Romy! I love it and feel like it works at all ages, we get lots of compliments on it too.

Hoolihan · 15/10/2025 17:04

I love it and most of the others on your list especially Marnie, Esme & Margot.

Gruffporcupine · 15/10/2025 17:01

Romy reminds me of a 00s emo girl. Not sure why!

I like Orla

Roomforapony · 15/10/2025 16:56

It’s lovely, it’s the name of one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met❤️

UnimatrixZeroOne · 15/10/2025 16:39

My mum was Romey. Short for Rosemary. I think it's beautiful.

RawBaby · 15/10/2025 16:30

HeartbrokenCatMum · 15/10/2025 16:28

I knew a Romy and she always got called “Rome-y” which she hated.

But that's how every Romy I've ever met pronounced her name...?

kellygoeswest · 15/10/2025 16:29

Romy is lovely, I like all of the names really, except Bonnie.

Ava is pretty but I have several friends/acquaintances who have girls named Ava!

HeartbrokenCatMum · 15/10/2025 16:28

I knew a Romy and she always got called “Rome-y” which she hated.

Mistyglade · 15/10/2025 16:19

I love Romy.
Margot Eden & Orla are the best of the rest.

JennyChawleigh · 15/10/2025 15:56

It's the name of Boris and Carrie Johnson's daughter - if that's at all off-putting 😁

blankcanvas3 · 15/10/2025 15:52

I love Romy and all of the other names too, except Bonnie because now unfortunately that just reminds me of Bonnie Blue and the name will forever be associated with her in my head.

Rainbows41 · 15/10/2025 15:49

Only if you name her future sister Michelle...

SuperSharpShooter · 15/10/2025 14:49

catin8oot5 · 15/10/2025 13:38

If I’d ever had my longed after girl she would have been Romilly 😀

The little girl I never had was called Romy 😍