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Girls name poll - spare a sec please?!

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Lotster · 11/11/2008 13:00

After 'im indoors wrinkling his nose up at so many girls names I've suggested, we finally have a few we both like on the shortlist! Would you mind taking a sec please to reply with the one you like best?
(Would be good if we could set up our own polls on here - if someone knows how lemme know!)
Thanks lots!

Evie

Mabel

Lila

Isabel

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frankbestfriend · 11/11/2008 14:26

Love Mabel, and quite like Lila.

The other two are very popular in my area, so be prepared to have a few of the same name in her nursery/school.

Have you seen the film Bridge to Terabithia? The little sister is called Maybelle, (as opposed to May-bul), and I think that is beautiful.

BoccaDellaVerita · 11/11/2008 14:24

This is adding a new category to MN name verdicts. So far we have

trying-too-hard
too common (ie frequently-used)
poncetastic
chavtastic (I know, I know but people do use these verdicts)
old lady
only suitable for babies and children

and now

strumpet

VerifiedLU4097 · 11/11/2008 14:24

Tell you whats nice is the Americanisation of Mabel- Maybell. It's good for shortening and I think it looks prettier than Mabel.

Isabel is pretty
Lila is Kate Moss's daughter
Evie I always want to say with a Scottish accent reminiscent of that dresser in Ugly Betty- not that thats a bad thing.

MmeLindt · 11/11/2008 14:21

Isabel

denbury · 11/11/2008 14:21

Isabel

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Lotster · 11/11/2008 14:20

so at least in the densely populated under fives area I live she'd be a bit different...

soz

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EdwardCullenCanHaveMySoul · 11/11/2008 14:19

Lila

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Lotster · 11/11/2008 14:18

I really do like diminutives as they give me more control on what she actually gets called!

Mabel seems to be the Marmite of the names To shorten it I'm not sure, possible May? Husband so not sure of it as it's an old lady's name, but it comes from the meanings "lovely" or "my beautiful" in old french which is really sweet. It died out in the forties, so at leaving in the densely populated under fives area I live she'd be a bit different...

Evie I liked when pregnant with my two year old boy, and know see what seemed original then isn't so now...

Lila I love, from a book hubby gave me 10 years ago, but don't want to look like I'm copying Kate Moss! Plus by the time my girl is older, will KM's daughter be a strumpet all over the papers like Peaches Geldof??

And Isabel, is such a lovely name, but just the least unusual...

I'll continue to agonise and tot up the scores!

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BoccaDellaVerita · 11/11/2008 14:04

For me

  1. Mabel

by a big margin then

  1. Evie

another big margin then

  1. Isabel

and by a country mile

  1. Lila
CatchaStar · 11/11/2008 14:01

Dd was nearly a Lila, so I like that a lot. However I love Isabel.

LuLuBai · 11/11/2008 13:58

prefer Lilian to Lilias

funnypeculiar · 11/11/2008 13:49

Or Lilias is nice/bit different....

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funnypeculiar · 11/11/2008 13:48

Evie and Isabel both very, very popular round here, so would avoid personally.
Like Lilia, but not Lila. Mabel's OK - how would you shorten it?
Sorrym that's not helpful is it

charleymouse · 11/11/2008 13:48

Lila

cupsoftea · 11/11/2008 13:45

Evie

mammyofET · 11/11/2008 13:44

Isabel.

ohdearwhatamess · 11/11/2008 13:41

Isabel

rempy · 11/11/2008 13:35

Lila, but agree, all bar old lady Mabel overdone. Masses of Evies. What about Eve?

QueenFee · 11/11/2008 13:34

Evie for me!

Tillyscoutsmum · 11/11/2008 13:33

Mabel

wotulookinat · 11/11/2008 13:32

Lila - but I would spell it Lyla.

SoupDragon · 11/11/2008 13:31

Like Evie and Isabel, hate Lila and Mabel.

FiveDollarShake · 11/11/2008 13:31

Isabel and Evie

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Lotster · 11/11/2008 13:30

Thanks so far gals! Am keeping score

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