Thoughts on my LONG list - also open to suggestions

Love

Nancy
Penelope
Elowen
Hazel
Violet
May

Not really keen on any of the rest.

Eira
Alys
Siân
Ffion
Bethan
Carys
Catrin
Megan

Suggestions

Cara
Millie
Maisie
Esme
Freya
Paige
Hester
Tansy
Gemma
Laura
Joyce

May - quite like, used a lot as a middle name
Heidi - okay
Martha - not my taste, but ok name
Penelope - quite like, becoming more popular
Maggie - nn firvMargaret, Margot, Marguerite
Mia - not keen
Connie - not keen , nn for Constance
Elsie - ok
Mara - no, prefer Zara or Tara
Daisy - really like
Bessie - no,
Violet - no
Hazel - like
Nia - no
Elowen - love, Welsh
Ada - quite like
Athena - not keen
Romilly - like
Nancy - dislike, ‘ Nancy - boy meaning effeminate
Sylvie - gaining popularity
Saffron - love
Anya - ok
Cassie - love, also short fir Cassandra
Callie - quite like
Carrie - quite like

Nice (long!) list OP. Maybe you'll know when you see her?

These are the ones I particularly like:

May
Heidi
Martha
Penelope - with nn Nell
Maggie - if short for Margaret
Daisy
Violet
Hazel
Cassie - if short for Cassandra
Callie - if short for Callista
Carrie - if short for Caroline

How about:

Cassia
Magda
Rosalind nn Rose

Nice list! My favourite are: Connie, Ada, Sylvie and Carrie.

Least favourites are: Mia, Mara, Violet, Nia and Athena.

Like: Heidi, Hazel, Ada, Sylvie, May, Martha, Connie, Elsie, Violet, Nia, Elowen, Athena, Nancy, Anya, Cassie, Callie

Dislike: Penelope, Maggie, Mia, Mara, Daisy, Bessie, Romilly, Saffron, Carrie

If you genuinely can't decide you could look up the popularity and just use the least popular? Or if you share your surname it might change it because some won't go as well.

You have 4 names that are 6 letters ending in ie and starting with C, so seems you really like this sound so could also narrow it down to those 4?

My cats' names are on there.

Love:

May - as a first name, not a middle name
Maggie
Elowen
Saffron
Callie

Like:

Heidi
Martha
Mia
Connie - prefer as a nn for Constance
Nia
Hazel
Ada
Romilly
Sylvie
Cassie
Carrie

Dislike:

Penelope
Elsie
Mara
Daisy
Bessie
Violet
Athena
Nancy
Anya

May is my favourite, short, sweet, loveky and unexpected as a first name

Bessie is my least favourite. Too twee, better suited to a pet

Have you considered Tessa / Tess - it feels like it would suit your style of names

Diminutives:
Ada
Bessie
Callie
Carrie
Cassie
Connie
Daisy
Elsie
Heidi
Maggie
May
Mia
Nancy
Sylvie

Plant names:
Daisy
Elowen
Hazel
Saffron
Sylvie
Violet

Bible names:
Martha

Celtic names:
Elowen
Mara ?
Nia

Greek goddesses:
Athena
Cassandra
Penelope

'Foreign' names:
Anya
Romilly
Sylvie

Adelaide names:
Ada
Heidi

Anne names:
Anya
Nancy

Elizabeth names:
Bessie
Elsie

Margaret names:
Daisy
Maggie

Mary names:
Mara
Mia
May

It's a big list, could you narrow it down, rank how much you like each one, or put them in categories?

What is the main aim of your post? Are you looking to see which names get the most positive comments and try to narrow them down that way? You've been given quite a lot of new suggestions but if you like a big range it may make the decision even harder.

Perhaps you'll be a 'we'll see her and just know' kind of person.

May- boring
Heidi- dislike
Martha- boring
Penelope- dislike
Maggie- short for Margaret old persons name
Mia- like
Connie- if short for Constance
Elsie- disney boring
Mara- different
Daisy- like
Bessie- aunt
Violet- dislike
Hazel- dislike
Nia- nice
Elowen- Nice
Ada- dislike
Athena- love
Romiliy- dislike
Nancy- nickname
Sylvie- old person
Saffron- love
Anya- pretty
Cassie- dog
Callie- calliope
Carrie- dislike

Addison
Maya
Ophelia
Francesca
Sadie
Blair
Leigh
Seren
Mila
Eleri
Rachel
Rebecca
Elizabeth
Bethan
Bethany
Tabitha

I would go for the long version of one of the shortenings you’ve chosen-especially if you’re not sure. That gives you-and her!-more choices. So Elisabeth, Constance, Caroline, Margaret..

Only a couple I would name a daughter …

Hazel and Sylvie.

Suggestions …

Ella
Mila
Amali
Melia
Amity
Lois
Nina
Bethany
Tessa
Charlotte
Kate
Francesca

I like Connie but short for Constance.

I love Nia. It means bright and radiant in Welsh, and the ones that I know tend to be very cheery, chatty, and terrifyingly organised in comparison to me!
They are all probably your age or thereabouts.

I love Nia. It means bright and radiant in Welsh, and the ones that I know tend to be very cheery, chatty, and terrifyingly organised in comparison to me!

I like Connie, Callie and Carrie, too.

Love most on your list! Esp

cassie
callie
hazel
daisy
elowen
romilly
penelope
martha
heidi
nancy
sylvie

@ButterYellowHair , Also what is with the sudden surge of people using Elowen with no Welsh heritage?

It's Cornish not Welsh. It has been cropping up a lot probably because names starting with El are popular. I don't see the appeal and the posters suggesting it seem to want to misspell it and mispronounce it.

Nia is Welsh but it was a bit overused in my age group and doesn't seem like a baby name. I like it but know too many to use it.

You're right, it's definitely in trend

May - so overused as a middle name
Heidi - nice but quite popular
Martha - dislike, know several. Feels like it’s just another girl’s name where there will be several of them in her year
Penelope - love but also popular currently
Maggie - can’t stand it
Mia - so common it’s dull. Every Mia is a Mia-Rose or Mia-Grace
Connie - no thoughts
Elsie - again so overused. So many Elsie-Roses or Elsie-Mays.
Mara - I like it and only know one
Daisy - twee and agin so common
Bessie - twee and feels like a dog’s name
Violet - don’t like it at all
Hazel - don’t like it at all
Nia
Elowen
Ada - so popular and I’ve no idea why
Athena
Romilly
Nancy - hate it
Sylvie
Saffron
Anya- love
Cassie - nice
Callie / love
Carrie

Apologies, doesn’t apply to you then. Lovely name just has been cropping up a lot

My favourites in order are..
Mia
Connie
Saffron
Cassie
Maggie

Oh, my mistake! Still I doubt everyone using it is Cornish. I’ve just seen it on every list over the last 6 months