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My girl shortlist wdyt?

57 replies

curlyaqa · 18/09/2008 22:49

just to help narrow down

Kitty
Martha
Verity
Lyra
Helena
Molly
Eliza
Celeste
Pippa
Rita
Ellen

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CantSleepWontSleep · 22/09/2008 20:17

Verity or Pippa (though name Philippa and shorten as nickname).

Ineedsomesleep · 22/09/2008 20:14

Kitty - ok
Martha - really don't like and far too popular
Verity - most mad person I ever met, and not mad in a nice way
Lyra - don't like
Helena - ok
Molly - its very, very popular
Eliza - its ok but a bit ikea
Celeste - love
Pippa - no
Rita - like the Beatles' song?
Ellen - again too popular for me.

reban · 22/09/2008 15:25

I have a friend called Rita and i think its a nice name but i would remind you that there is a ride at Alton Towers called Rita Queen of Speed. Apparently you can get stickers and t-shirts saying "I Rode Rita"

angrypixie · 22/09/2008 10:55

Eliza Eliza Eliza

ThinWhiteDuchess · 22/09/2008 10:50

Kitty - like it, very sweet
Martha - ok
Verity - like it
Lyra - not keen
Helena - ok
Molly - too common
Eliza - like it
Celeste - not keen
Pippa - don't like at all
Rita - not keen
Ellen - sweet

FlirtyThirty · 22/09/2008 10:37

Kitty - sweet, but only as a nickname for Katherine.
Martha - I don't like this name and am baffled by its rise in popularity.
Verity - Awful.
Lyra - Prefer Lara.
Helena - Nice and realtively uncommon.
Molly - Don't like this name - too cutesy for me.
Eliza - OK - but can't escape the Doolittle connection. Prefer Elizabeth.
Celeste - Doesn't rock my boat.
Pippa - Sweet nickname; but I don't like Philippa as a full version so that would be out for me.
Rita - Hate this. Poor child!
Ellen - Prefer femininity of Helena.

Favourites on your list: Helena and Kitty (if used as a nn)

Hulababy · 21/09/2008 22:04

Kitty - not keen; sounds like a nn als, would prefer full name
Martha - love it; my fave
Verity - no
Lyra - no
Helena - sounds too uppity
Molly - love it (DD's name but spelt ie)
Eliza - prefer Elisabeth, but fine
Celeste - not so keen
Pippa - ok, but sounds like nn; surely should be phillipa
Rita - no!
Ellen

nuthacuppatea · 20/09/2008 09:41

Kitty - Love it. There's a lovely Seth Lakeman song - Kitty Jay- if you like mad violin playing (It's on my list too)
Martha - lovely , down to Earth name (also on my list)
Verity - Not keen. We had one at school. People called her Ferret.
Lyra - Really like this and Guess what...It's also on my list, but niece called Lila so could get confusing.
Helena - not doing anything for me- neutral
Molly - like but too popular round here
Eliza - lovely lovey lovely! (This is in my top 3!!!)
Celeste -I think I took a contraceptive pill once with this name so no.
Pippa - Used to fantasise about having a D called Pippa Chi. Knew a lovely Pippa (Pip)Like it alot
Rita - Dinner Lady / Rite Skeeta / Ritz biscuits all spring to mind so No.
Ellen - Think about that American sit com - neutral

pointydog · 19/09/2008 22:05

Ellen, fab

notsoteenagemum · 19/09/2008 22:01

Kitty-love was on my list
Martha- not bad its a grower
Verity-no too tweedy
Lyra-no lycra
Helena- like Helen
Molly- Love this name
Eliza- No like Elise
Celeste- Makes me think of Babar
Pippa-love its pretty
Rita- no just ...no
Ellen-like it

dinkymum · 19/09/2008 21:51

Kitty and Molly and Pippa are my faces from you list. hope that helps.

Wilkiepedia · 19/09/2008 20:27

I think Helena is pretty but not overkeen on others

MadamAnt · 19/09/2008 19:58

Rita and Verity are both top of my list for threoretical DD2! I'm amazed to see anyone else suggest them (esp Rita). I also love Martha and Kitty. All of the others are nice but Molly is a bit over used IMO.

Megglevache · 19/09/2008 19:58

It's a brilliant list IMO.

I love all of them apart from Molly

It's not that I don't like Molly, it's just the others are more unusual.

noddyholder · 19/09/2008 19:56

kitty celeste and rita esp rita actually sweet for a little girl and glamorous when older

janeite · 19/09/2008 19:56

I really, really don't like Rita I'm afraid.

These are the ones I like from your list:

Martha
Verity
Lyra
Helena

Majeika · 19/09/2008 19:54

Eliza - love love love it! and very underused imho

Rita is yuk yuk yuk! Poor kid - please not Rita.

Lizzylou · 19/09/2008 19:53

Love Martha, Helena and Verity

bessmum · 19/09/2008 19:52

Kitty, Martha or Eliza

belgo · 19/09/2008 18:04

I really like Celeste and Rita and Pippa are lovely as well

frazzledoldbag34 · 19/09/2008 18:03

Kitty
Eliza
Martha
(That's order of preference by the way!)

belgo · 19/09/2008 18:01

I like them all except Lyra, too similar to lycra.

PeppermintPatty · 19/09/2008 18:00

I like them all except Celeste and Rita

MrsMattie · 19/09/2008 17:57

Eliza is gorgeous. By far the loveliest name on your list.

Rita and Pippa are awful.

Celeste - poncearama.

the rest - OK.

GetOrfMoiLand · 19/09/2008 17:52

Kitty - hmm so-so
Martha - lovely name
Verity - a bit prim schoolgirl.
Lyra - No, not really, will date
Helena - Yes, like this very much
Molly - no, common (as in too popular)
Eliza - prefer Elizabeth
Celeste - reminds me of deserted ships.
Pippa - No
Rita - I love this name
Ellen - no, Helen or Helena definitely preferable

So, Martha, Helena or Rita would be my preferences