My girls shortlist - please rate

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These are our top girls name contenders at the moment

Marnie
Romilly(nn Romy)
Cicely(nn Cece)
Mirren/Mirrin

Middle name will be Claire or Elizabeth (or both) and our surname starts with I.

Only one that I half way like is Romilly. Though not 100% sure how its pronounced.

Rom - illy - just like you think it should be.

I love Romilly - we have a 5 year old Romilly and it suits her, so far we haven't met many others. We get lots of positive comments too. We don't tend to shorten it though.

I love Cicely too - it's one my list for number 4 (if it's a girl).

Hmmm, Cicely, is it pronounced like Sicily? If so, it might be nice. Out of those I'd choose that one.

Mirin is a Japanese cooking ingredient so not that one for me.

Not keen on Marnie.

The only one i'm not keen on is Mirin. DD has a lovely friend called Marnie (short for Marianne in her case).

The only one I like is Romilly. What about Cecily instead of Cicely? Or Cecile? You could still have the nickname Cece.

I like Marnie best

I'd go for Cecelia instead of Cicely.

Cecily is nicer than Cicely. Cicely looks wrong.

I like Mirren/ Mirrin

Don't like Ciceley, but like Cecelia, if shortened to Celia. My Grandad was called Cecil, and everyone called him Cece. I therefore associate Cece as a boys name.

Don't like Marnie as a name. I think it would be okay, if you named your daughter Marina or Mariana, and used Marnie as a nickname.

Like all these, but Mirren is the best of all. Lovely name Mirren Elizabeth

I like Cicely a lot. Not fond of the others. I like both Claire and Elizabeth. Cicely Claire sounds best to my ear.

Yes, Cecily is nicer.

I love Marnie. Romilly is ok, Cecily/Cicily is wet wet wet. Mirrin is too fantasy-novel-with-dragons (and coming from me, that's saying something).

Marnie - sounds like a nickname

Romilly(nn Romy)- trying too hard

Cicely(nn Cece)- sounds like an Italian island

Mirren/Mirrin - I quite like this

Just don't use Mirren Helen. She gets on my tits

Cecily for me.

Ah, I like them all. Hard choice.

Cicely because it's sooo pretty, girly but not frilly, retro and fun.

I know someone called Merryn. I think I prefer that to Mirren - not up to me though!

Thanks for the feedback everyone - its interesting to hear everyone's opinions and how different they are.

Romilly is BEAUTIFUL, Have just put it as a possible for as yet unnamed dc2. It's definitely my favourite on the list!

my dd is Marnie and I obv think is gorgeous!

Oh I LOVE Marnie it is SUCH a beautiful pretty name

Romily is nice

Cicely(nn Cece) reminds me of Beaches (Bette Midler)

Mirren/Mirrin I see Mirren my head reads Helen. sorry

Marnie is lovely and underused - my favourite of these, though quite like all four.

Thanks everyone - I must admit Marnie is my fav at the moment.

Deedee321 is your dd just Marnie or is it short for anything?

Marnie best

then Cicely