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Which baby name

37 replies

meltingalways · 24/11/2025 22:48

I’m due my baby in the next couple
of weeks. We have our boys name sorted.
which girl name out of our choices and why?
olive
poppy
sylvie
kitty

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MirandaBlu · 24/11/2025 23:44

Love Sylvie! Second choice would be Olive, but I feel like Olivia is so popular it makes Olive feel less distinctive than it should. I wouldn't use Kitty all by itself; it's nice enough as a diminutive of the various Catherine/Katharine names but all by itself it can feel maybe too cutesy? There's nothing objectively wrong with Poppy; it's roughly equivalent to names like Daisy which I WOULD use. I just associate it with affectionate names for a dad (Pop, Papi, etc.) but I am probably strange about that.

RecordBreakers · 24/11/2025 23:43

Kitty is for a cat

Poppy is really cutsie / little girlie.

Which leaves Sylvie from your list. I've seen it mentioned in Baby names threads a lot over the last year. It wouldn't be my choice, but I guess it must be pretty popular from the number of times it gets a mention on here.

SixSeven · 24/11/2025 23:40

Surely Poppy is getting old now, I know loads aged about 8-16.

Kitty is cute but a bit too cute.

Olive is trendy at the moment but reminds me of an old lady or a drab colour.

Sylvie is your winner! Such a pretty name and will gain popularity but you’ll be among the first. Have you thought about a middle name?

smallsilvercloud · 24/11/2025 23:36

I like poppy the best, it sounds friendly and approachable
Kitty doesn’t sound like a real name and the other two seem old fashioned and stern.

LancashireButterPie · 24/11/2025 23:34

Kitty

DramaAlpaca · 24/11/2025 23:26

Not Poppy. Just so unbearably twee, and classic it's definitely not. OK on a toddler maybe, but as an adult I really wouldn't like to be called Poppy. I just don't like it as a name.

Kitty is adorable as a diminutive for Katherine, but a bit cutesy as a standalone name. I do like it though.

I really like Olive and Sylvie, both have lovely vintage vibes. Of the two, I'd choose Sylvie.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 24/11/2025 23:16

Kitty is slang for vagina according to urban dictionary, cute.

Id go with Poppy.

Dogmum1983 · 24/11/2025 23:14

I love Poppy it’s one of my fav girls names. It suits most girls . Kitty definitely not .

Peternell · 24/11/2025 23:12

My favourite is Sylvie, which feels fresh and bright to me. I'm not keen on Olive which sounds harsh for some reason, and I just think of olive oil. Poppy and Kitty are both friendly and sweet names.

NuffSaidSam · 24/11/2025 22:53

Olive.

Too many girl's names end in the 'ee' sound. I think Olive has a bit of gravitas to it. You can always call her Oli or Livi if you need something cutesy when she's little.

Kippykangarooo · 24/11/2025 22:49

Poppy, it’s pretty and classic.

TomatoSandwiches · 24/11/2025 22:48

Sylvie