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Opinions on our list?

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ItsaBraveNewWorld · 31/07/2026 18:17

Opinions on our combined list?

Alexandria
Angelica
Antoinette
Dominique
Janay
Juliet
Lynette
Millie

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Mumofgirls2017 · 31/07/2026 22:26

Juliet is the only good one. Go for that!

millie is acceptable but I find it very blah

FairViewRosie25 · 31/07/2026 22:27

Love Alexandria but would shorten to Alex or Lexi.

Calliopespa · 01/08/2026 01:33

Twoshoesnewshoes · 31/07/2026 18:35

In my opinion only

Alexandria - nice, if you’re happy with Alex/Lexi
Angelica - lovely
Antoinette- bit dramatic
Dominique - no sounds like a dungeon mistress
Janay - no but not sure why
Juliet- yep, good, classic
Lynette- always a drunk stepmom in an Australian comedy
Millie- it’s okay - better if it’s short for something though, maybe Emmeline?

Agree all of this.

Angelica has Bloomsbury vibes after Angelica Bell, which I think are not bad vibes on the whole.

Prefer Alexandra to the name of a city.

I think Janay might be Janae?

Millie a bit wet and agree Emmeline has more substance.

Still enjoying the image of Dominique the Dominatrix!

DramaAlpaca · 01/08/2026 01:52

The only one I like is Juliet, as long as it's pronounced correctly with the stress on the first syllable. It isn't pronounced like the similar French name Juliette, which is nice but not as beautiful as Juliet.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 01/08/2026 02:21

Needmorelego · 31/07/2026 20:18

I like Juliet best from your list.
I recognise the name Janay as from somewhere but I can't think where (tv character, book character 🤔).
I quite like it.
Edit: a quick Google and it seems Janay is a Biblical name meaning God is gracious.
That's nice if you are religious 🙂

Edited

There used to be a character in neighbours but it was spelt Janae

Needmorelego · 01/08/2026 03:05

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 01/08/2026 02:21

There used to be a character in neighbours but it was spelt Janae

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Neighbours !
Yes.... that's it !
Thank you for telling me because I couldn't remember where I had heard the name and it was bothering me 😂😂

LadyGAgain · 01/08/2026 03:29

Janay sounds like how Forrest Gump says Jenny.
Alexandria - prefer Alexandra and then that would be my favourite.

Hinthebuild · 01/08/2026 03:33

How is Janay pronounced?

user1492757084 · 01/08/2026 06:49

From your list I like best ..
Alexandria - though prefer Alexandra
Juliet - though prefer Julia
Angelica
Dominique

The others I do not love, especially Janay which strongly brings to mind Ja'mie from Summer Heights High.

Do you like ..
Monica
Mietta
Jane

ananasfritz · 01/08/2026 07:06

I like Juliet and Angelica (although not a fan of Ange/Angie) and Alexandra, although Alexandria is fine too. I know a couple of Dominiques, although I don't think it's a very common name - one usually goes by Dee and the other Nicky.

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 01/08/2026 07:15

I don’t really like any of them. If I had to pick one it would be Alexandria. However she will always get called Alex.

Betadelta · 01/08/2026 07:17

Juliet is my favourite.

Likeiloveyou · 01/08/2026 07:30

Alexandra is definitely superior to Alexandria.

I like Antoinette and Juliet.

SomersetCider · 01/08/2026 09:04

I like Janay! Although I’ve only ever seen it spelled Janae and definitely prefer that spelling. I probably just have good associations with the name because I know a lovely Janae so it just gives me happy vibes.

GoldenNuggets08 · 01/08/2026 09:05

I adore the name Millie!

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ItsaBraveNewWorld · 01/08/2026 09:32

Hinthebuild · 01/08/2026 03:33

How is Janay pronounced?

JUH-NAY

I think some people do prefer to pronounce it as JAN-AY, though.

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GoodbyeZebedee · 01/08/2026 09:37

Alexandra is much nicer than Alexandria. Juliet is ok too. Not keen on the rest.

Firebird83 · 03/08/2026 09:03

Juliet

JoyousWriter · 03/08/2026 18:13

Alexandria -OK, but reminds me if the city

Angelica - cake decoration item

Antoinette - absolutely not. Let them eat cake.

Dominique - bearable

Janay - is that a type of soap? The worst on your list.

Juliet - OK

Lynette - US country singer

Millie - ok

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