Girls names - opinions and inspiration please!

Ha ha I have to respond to this thread since you're all slagging my dd's name on here!

Isobel - not feminine enough
Imogen - too prissy
Marielle - yes I like
Sophia - very good name although I prefer Sophie
Amelia - overused
Jasmine - yes nice
Marissa - hmmm a bit too pretty
Coral - yes that's a cool name, I like
Hazel - pretty
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - as others have said, only if you're Irish and only as Niamh
Poppy - can you imagine a grown up woman called Poppy?
Taryn - is nice but very different from the other suggestions
Willow - lovely, lovely
Paige - no
Sapphire - that's not a name IMO
Ebony - ditto
Lilly-Rose - too pretty. Lily is good though.

Isobel - Isabelle's nicer, Izzy is a bad NN.
Imogen - No. Imagine, Midge and Winge in one.
Marielle - Mariella's nicer, but I'm not keen on either.
Sophia - Sophia's are always bitches. Always.
Amelia - Very nice.
Jasmine - Always chavs. Such a loaded name.
Marissa - The OC. So, no.
Coral - I don't understand this name. It's the sort of name you'd give to a boat or a seaside restaurant, not a child. Unless you are a family of deep-sea divers.
Hazel - Yawn. Chavvy.
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Reminds me of naïve and knee.
Poppy - Yes. One of my favs ever.
Taryn - Sounds like tavern, tariff and towering.
Willow - Pillow? It reminds me of "willowy" which then reminds me of skinny people, and then "withering".
Paige - No, no, no, no, NO. NOOO.
Sapphire - Porn star. Sounds like "set fire" if you say it quickly.
Ebony - Please don't name your child after a very dark wood if your child will be fair-skinned.
Lilly-Rose - Nice. What about Poppy-Rose?

What about LexiRose instead of Lily Rose?
Saphra instead of Sapphire or Amabelle if you like Amelia and Isabel.

Isobel - pretty but common now
Imogen - lovely
Marielle - no
Sophia - lovely if you're italian/spanish
Amelia - lovely but waaaaay too popular now IMO
Marissa - no
Coral - yuck
Hazel - yuck yuck yuck
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - pretty sounding but never get the spelling!
Poppy - lovely but increasingly common
Taryn - ??? too made up
Willow - pretty but kooky
Paige - very american/chavvy
Sapphire -yuck
Ebony - triple yuck - please god no!
Lilly-Rose - pretty but not keen on double barreled names

Had I not had 2 DS's, I would have had a Phoebe, Florrie or Alana.

Isobel - ok
Imogen - lovely
Marielle - not sure, unless you are french
Sophia
Amelia - prefer emilia
Jasmine - was it a body shop perfume?
Marissa - not keen
Coral - don't like
Hazel - don't like
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - nice, prefer irish spelling
Poppy - lovely
Taryn - sounds more like a boys name
Willow - really like this
Paige - bit american
Sapphire - sorry, reminds me of met rape suites
Ebony - don't like
Lilly-Rose - nice enough

Isobel - quite nice
Imogen - don't like, find it harsh sounding
Marielle - don't like
Sophia - pretty
Amelia - nice but popular
Jasmine - ntot keen
Marissa - don't like
Coral - don't like
Hazel - don't like
Nieve/Neave/Neeve - not keen; is Niamh not proper spelling?
Poppy - pretty
Taryn - don't like
Willow - quite like this
Paige - don't like
Sapphire - don't like
Ebony - not keen
Lilly-Rose - Lily (one l) is pretty; prefer Rose as separate middle name, not keen on hyphenated

Isobel - lovely but too popular
Imogen - ok, nice
Marielle - lovely
Sophia - beautiful and sophisticated, but popular
Amelia - ok, popular again but please don't nn her Millie.

Jasmine - no
Marissa - no
Coral - NO
Hazel - NO
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - spelt Niamh
Poppy - Too baby-ish
Taryn - NO - made up name
Willow - only if you are tree
Paige - Absolutely not
Sapphire - see above
Ebony - see above
Lilly-Rose - Lily or Rose

Some other suggestions for you.. Caroline nn. Carrie, Marianne, Louise, Louisa, Elsa, Eliza, Tessa, Emilia, Tamsin, Flora, Emma, Katherine nn Kitty, Georgina, Phoebe, Madeleine, Jessica, Annabel

Good luck.

You have soime nice names and a few were on our shorlists....we couldn't decide between Amelia and Poppy and we went for Poppy in the end, although I do know that it is fast becoming popular.

My thoughts..

Isobel- ok - v popular
Imogen- Nice and not overally popular
Marielle- ok
Sophia- I don't like, plain and too many around
Amelia- LOVE, but SO popular
Jasmine- pretty
Marissa- No
Coral-harsh
Hazel- ok
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve- Yes, I really like
Poppy- LOVE!
Taryn- I am not keen, prefer the spelling Tarryn for a girl
Willow-Nope
Paige- nope
Sapphire- not my thing
Ebony- not my thing
Lilly-Rose- ok but popular

It's such a minefield isn't it!

Our 3 DD's are called:

Mollie Ava
Liberty Violet
Flora Beatrice

Good luck. Whatever you call them, you know they'll throw it back in your face when they're 18 .

What about :

Lydia
Serena
Erin
Carla

Isobel - nice enough but there is one round every corner along with Isabel/Isobella/Isabella
Imogen - seems a but prissy to me
Marielle - I like it
Sophia - like
Amelia - see Isobel
Jasmine - another name growing in popularity round this way
Marissa - Not keen
Coral- dislike - what about Pearl instead ?
Hazel - a bit unfeminine -
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Niamh is nicer but do you want a name no-one can spell?
Poppy - a bit twee
Taryn - don't like
Willow - like this
Paige - ok if you are from USA
Sapphire - NO
Ebony -NO
Lilly-Rose - don't like hypened names

Isobel - nice enough but there is one round every corner along with Isabel/Isobella/Isabella
Imogen - like
Marielle - A bit Darling Buds of May
Sophia - like
Amelia - see Isobel
Jasmine - another name growing in popularity round this way
Marissa - Not keen
Coral- dislike
Hazel - nope
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Niamh is nicer but do you want a name no-one can spell?
Poppy - nope
Taryn - nope
Willow - I know 2 dogs with this name
Paige - ok if you are from USA
Sapphire - yuck
Ebony - dog like
Lilly-Rose - don't like hypened names

Isobel- lovely, nice spelling too.
Imogen- sophisticated
Marielle- pretty and elegant
Sophia- love it- my middle name
Amelia- no
Jasmine- pretty
Marissa- No
Coral-yuck
Hazel- see coral
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve- reminds me of the girl in scream
Poppy- pippety poppity poo....
Taryn- agree that it looks masculine
Willow-agree about the tall thin thing
Paige- nope
Sapphire- unusual, but not my thing
Ebony- see willow- what will the likely colouring be? Would not recommend if there's a likelihood of being blnde, fair, pale, red etc
Lilly-Rose- see poppy.

Isobel - ok but popular
Imogen - nice
Marielle - bit fussy
Sophia - nice
Amelia - bit boring
Jasmine - ok
Marissa - don't like
Coral - lovely!
Hazel - great
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - ok
Poppy - nice
Taryn - not sure
Willow - nice
Paige - cute
Sapphire - ok bit silly
Ebony - dislike
Lilly-Rose - bit blah

Coral is my fave

Imogen is lovely, but I must strongly advocate that you do not call your daughter Ebony. It's just awful.

Those three are beautiful!
Marielle
Coral
Hazel

Some more ideas?
Isadora, Isolde, Mariana, Solveig, Emilia, Jemima, Maribelle, Cora, Coraline, Dahlia, Fern, Maeve, Trixie, Meadow?

Love
Ebony

Like
Jasmine (although very poppular)
Sophia (ditto)

What about Amiela? More interesting alternative to Amelia.

Only since you asked ...

Isobel - Ubiquitous. No.
Imogen - Lovely.
Marielle - Sounds like an air freshener. No.
Sophia - Lovely but a bit wafty.
Amelia - Lovely but a bit wafty.
Jasmine - Another air freshener.
Marissa - No.
Coral - Yes. Is very groovy.
Hazel - Crikey, no.
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Yes if you have Irish roots and spell it accordingly.
Poppy - Not suitable beyond the age of four.
Taryn - Hmmm.
Willow - No.
Paige - Certainly not.
Sapphire - Eeek. Only suitable for gin. No.
Ebony - No.
Lilly-Rose - No.

But why listen to strangers on the internet?

I love Mary

Isobel-no
Imogen-yes
Marielle-yes
Sophia-yes
Amelia-yes
Jasmine-no
Marissa-no
Coral-no
Hazel -no
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve-no
Poppy-nickname
Taryn-no
Willow-no
Paige-no
Sapphire-no
Ebony-no
Lilly-Rose yes

I like :
Isobel
Imogen
Sophia
Amelia
Nieve
Saphire
Lilly-Rose
Ok:
Poppy
Taryn
paige
Jasmine.
D on't like any of the others.

Correction - I really like Amelia - best name on the list.

Isobel - Nice but way too many of them
Imogen - boring.
Marielle - horrible sounds like a sanitary product
Sophia - dull
Amelia - horrible.
Jasmine - don't like. Porn star name.
Marissa - don't like
Coral - ok
Hazel - 1960s .
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - don't like the name but at least use the traditional spelling not this american version.
Poppy - Cute but very popular
Taryn - chavvy
Willow - chavvy
Paige - chavvy
Sapphire -chavvy
Ebony - chavvy
Lilly-Rose - Lily is nice. Rose is over used as middle name.

Isobel - lovely
Imogen - elegant
Marielle - a kind of plum. Or is that mirabelle?
Sophia - lovely
Amelia - nope.
Jasmine - a kind of tea.
Marissa - too much like clarissa.
Coral - no. Coral is hard and scratchy stuff.
Hazel - heroine of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Great character but dodgy moral standards.
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - only if you are Irish!
Poppy - lovely
Taryn - nope. Too made up sounding.
Willow - will guarentee you a chubby toddler.
Paige - Wasn't she one of Dr Who's assistants?
Sapphire - nope.
Ebony - nope.
Lilly-Rose - Prefer just Rose as it is a lovely name.

Please don't take offence at any of my comments - I do suffer from foot in mouth occassionally.

Isobel -- too popular
Imogen -- sounds prim to me
Marielle -- like Mariel spelling also
Sophia -- love
Amelia -- too popular
Jasmine -- like
Marissa -- too frilly
Coral -- ok
Hazel -- love
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve -- love if correct spelling used (NIAMH)
Poppy -- frilly
Taryn -- like
Willow -- lovely, but a girl named Willow would need to be 'willowy' imo
Paige -- no, too American
Sapphire -- prefer Saffira
Ebony -- no
Lilly-Rose -- no, too chintzy