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girlnamechoices · 08/05/2026 19:43

Marnie
Ginny
Cora
Edie
Heidi
Martha
Cassie
Marla

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Lion1618 · 13/05/2026 00:09

Love Marnie. I also like Heidi and Marla.

Calliopespa · 11/05/2026 23:55

Cassie or Heidi.

Maybe Edie.

I really do not understand the name Marnie: I think it's awful.

user1492757084 · 11/05/2026 13:28

My faves are ..
Cassie
Heidi
Edie
Martha.
The others are not to my personal taste.

17caterpillars1mouse · 10/05/2026 20:03

Marnie - i really like Marnie

Ginny - love it

Cora - not a fan, i think it sounds harsh
Edie - nice as a nn but i love Edith. Feels a bit insubstanial on its own

Heidi - i quite like it. Ive thought i'd met two recently though at local play groups and it turns out i just kept mishearing and they were Ivy. Might just be me, but i worry it would get lost in the sea of Ivy's (they seem to be everywhere atm)

Martha - nice enough but not my favourite from your list

Cassie - ok, not a fan

Marla - dislike this one

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 10/05/2026 17:47

Cora is lovely!
I also like Ginny and Marla is definitely growing on me.

Martha and Heidi aren’t my cup of tea but they’re fine and perfectly usable.

Edie sounds too close to E.D. (as in eating disorder) to my ears. The name just isn’t useable in my personal opinion.

NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/05/2026 16:59

I love Marnie and Cora. Not keen on Marla due to Trump's ex wife. The rest are all nice names

Firebird83 · 10/05/2026 16:56

I like Martha

Greenknightsuccess · 10/05/2026 00:01

I like Cora, Cassie and Heidi. I could accept Edie and Martha at a push, but I don’t like any of the other names on the list.

ourSusie · 09/05/2026 19:19

only Cora and Martha are proper names, the others are diminutives of names

ShetlandishMum · 09/05/2026 19:11

Cora
Heidi
Martha

are nice.

RegalDiamondMonster · 09/05/2026 19:10

My favourite is Cassie especially if short for Cassandra.
Cora, Heidi and Ginny ok.
Not a massive fan of the others.

LoudPlumDog · 09/05/2026 14:18

Cora and Heidi, I like, not love but I like them.

user2848502016 · 09/05/2026 00:15

I like Cora, Heidi and Martha

StationJack · 08/05/2026 23:01

Jinny is OK.

Giraffehaver · 08/05/2026 22:14

Not much love here for Ginny but my gran went by Jinny so I've it. Nice list...nothing to raise eyebrows over

Dee51121 · 08/05/2026 22:11

I love a Mar name, there's so many good options. I called my daughter one of the names you have on your list and I get quite a lot of compliments about it.

I know a couple of Edies born in the last 2-3 years, so it's definitely one that seems to be growing in popularity. I also like Cora from your list.

I hope you find one that feels just the right fit.

TallMam · 08/05/2026 21:49

Marnie - cute!
Ginny - no
Cora - no
Edie - mwahhh so so
Heidi - Heidi, girl of the Alps…no
Martha - old fashioned to me, but not in a bad way
Cassie - no, sounds like a dog name to me…or very American Texas girl
Marla - not bad

ChocolateCinderToffee · 08/05/2026 21:46

I don't really like any of them. A couple are shortened versions of names I do like - Ginevra and Cassandra - but Edie and Marnie are very dowdy, to me.

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/05/2026 21:40

i think they are all nice. Favourites would be

Ginny, Edie, Cassie and Martha

StationJack · 08/05/2026 21:10

Marnie - ok
Ginny - no
Cora - no
Edie - no
Heidi - ok
Martha - like
Cassie - my cat.
Marla - don't like

AgentPidge · 08/05/2026 20:47

I like Marnie. All the others are fine - perfectly normal names. Heidi seems a bit dated and I've never liked Martha but I don't know why. But no-one is going to say to you WTF were you thinking? about any of them.

AgnesMcDoo · 08/05/2026 20:41

Edie
Cora
Martha

are gorgeous

PancakeCloud · 08/05/2026 20:41

I think these are all lovely names. Ginny makes me think of Harry Potter. Cassie and Marla are my favourites.

ellecf · 08/05/2026 20:40

Marnie 9/10
Ginny 2/10
Cora 4/10
Edie 5/10
Heidi 7/10
Martha 5/10
Cassie 5/10
Marla 2/10

love love love Marnie!!

mathanxiety · 08/05/2026 20:38

I only like Cassie and Edie from your list. Maybe Martha at a push.

The rest I really dislike, especially Marnie.