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What do you think of my shortlist of girls names?

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Poppyscock · 28/02/2009 19:02

Darcey
Jasmine
Esme
Scarlett

What do you think and which one do you like best?

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Desiderata · 16/03/2009 01:09

I like Darcey way and above all the others.

It's both masculine and feminine. It's extremely cool, in fact.

You'll get on in the world with a name like that.

The others are pants.

nappyaddict · 16/03/2009 00:58

Btw it should be spelt Esmée. Esmé is traditionally the masculine form and pronounced Es-may.

Sibble · 16/03/2009 00:55

Esme or Scarlett

nappyaddict · 16/03/2009 00:42

I prefer the Esm - ee pronunciation as the Esmay pronunciation is much more popular in our area.

LilysandEsmesmum · 15/03/2009 20:37

Would say Scarlett as I have an Esme (with an accent prounounced ezmay)and don't want to many other esmes tee hee x

nappyaddict · 13/03/2009 13:45

I like Esme the best. The other 3 are quite overused IMO.

supergluebum · 01/03/2009 18:55

Darcey - just doesn't look like a real name
Jasmine - pretty, she's good at netball and a bit of a tomboy, but could she be an investment banker?
Esme - meh
Scarlett - bleugh

hedgiemum · 01/03/2009 18:52

Esme is great. Darcey is fab because of the ballerina.
Jasmine - ugh. I know a few Jasmine's of my age (30 ish) who all get shortened to Jazz so I prefer Yasmin.
Scarlett I'm not keen; Scarlett O'Hara is so self absorbed, not a great namesake imo. And the Scar sound is so harsh, your other options are all much softer.

FairLadyRantALot · 01/03/2009 17:58

Darcey - love it, but prefer it spelled Darcy
Jasmine - it's o.k.
Esme - love it....but defintely pronounced Ezmee not Esmay (Esmay makes me think of dismay for some reason)
Scarlett - love it and know an extremely cute Scarlet, with a sister called Imogen (which is also a lovely name)

thinkingabout3 · 01/03/2009 17:54

Darcey
Not keen

Jasmine
Not keen, a bit common

Esme
lovely but prefer Es-mee rather than Es-may

Scarlett
Particularly dislike, in the vein of I'm trying to be so cool but not really.

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Poppyscock · 01/03/2009 13:44

I added one more to the shortlist, Rosa, and we've decided to go with that I think

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bellabelly · 01/03/2009 00:27

I do like Scarlett but it seems to be sooooo popular these days...
I really don't like Esme but that's because I used to teach a girl called Esme and she was horrid.
Jasmine is sweet, I think.

redsock · 01/03/2009 00:03

If you like Jasmine and Esme, then you might like Emine? (pronounced Em-in-ay)

Tinker · 28/02/2009 23:53

You'd need an accent if you wanted Es may

dinkymum · 28/02/2009 23:02

Esme would be my fave off your list but all nice!

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Poppyscock · 28/02/2009 21:16

I think your right about the Esmay/Esme scenario

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moondog · 28/02/2009 21:00

Don't lioke any of them.
Jasmine is uber chavvy.
You will spend the rest of your life saying 'Esmay, not Esmee'

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Poppyscock · 28/02/2009 20:58

Any more opinions?

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DeeBlindMice · 28/02/2009 20:13

esme is of French origin and is properly pronounced ez-may, not es-mee. I can't believe anyone would say es-mee, how weird. It has never even occurred to me that anyone would say it that way, and I've certainly never heard it pronounced so.

it can be a boys name as well as a girl's name traditionally. LOL at it being Scottish. Is it a Scots name or a Gaelic one? I'm struggling to pronounce it either way.

I really like Esme, but agree it's very now. Don't like Scarlett, Darcey, or Jasmine.

LynetteScavo · 28/02/2009 20:04

Esme

DS1 would have been Jasmine if he'd been a girl, but I think it became a bit popular around here.

random · 28/02/2009 20:02

I love scarlett

shopaholicJen · 28/02/2009 20:00

i like Darcey, Esme and Scarlett. Not so sure about Jasmine-- for me i think Princess Jasmine from Aladdin!

SmallShips · 28/02/2009 19:59

Hmmmm

I quite like Darcey.
Scarlett is nice.
I like Esme as Ezmee not Esmay.
Jasmine is ok too.

PuppyMonkey · 28/02/2009 19:54

Don't think Esme is faddy or middle class trying to hard at all, tis the nicest name in the world .

There should never ever be any Frenchy-fying of it with horrible accents etc. Tis not a French name. Tis Scottish.

artichokes · 28/02/2009 19:49

I don't like Esme at all. It is suddenly so popular and strikes me as a very faddy, middle-class-trying-to-be-different name. If you use it then don't think people will take any notice of how you wish it to be pronounced. They will prnounce it the way they are used to hearing it.

I like Scarlett because I heart Scarlett O'Hara.