Girls List

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This is a first list. I am sure I will add more and take some off. Would opinions please

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen
Shirley
Peggy
Juliet
Marjorie
Roberta
Judith
Angela
Hilda

Louisa
Rita
Sally
Ernestine
Mildred
Ethel
Jean
Virginia
Augusta
Dahlia
Luella
Joan
Marigold
Enid
Beryl
Juniper
Genevieve
Nora
Margaret
Cordelia
Magnolia
Zinnia

Daphne
Luna
Lydia
Myrtle
Ziva
Prudence
Joy
Mary
Miriam
Anne

Opal
Audrey
Nina
Vera

I think I may have missed one or two
Siblings are Pearl, Iris, Amos and ELi.
Honest opinions, there is quite a mix there I think!

That is a long list, I would sit down with your partner and see which ones he likes and come up with a short list and then see if that puts you closer to the decision.

Juliet
Judith
Louisa
Jean
Lydia
Joy
Mary
Miriam
Audrey
Nina

I've narrowed it down to these. The other name are too whacky compared to your dc more mainstream names. I deleted the nicknames too, like Peggy.

Shirley is cool!

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - okay
Shirley - no
Peggy - no
Juliet - yes lvoe it
Marjorie - okay
Roberta - Yes, love it
Judith - no
Angela no
Hilda no
Louisa no
Rita - NO NO NO
Sally - no
Ernestine - no
Mildred - no
Ethel - no
Jean - okay
Virginia - yes
Augusta - yes
Dahlia - yes
Luella - okay
Joan - no
Marigold - okay
Enid - no
Beryl - no
Juniper - okay
Genevieve - YES
Nora - okay
Margaret - no
Cordelia - yes
Magnolia - yes
Zinnia - no
Daphne - okay
Luna - yes
Lydia - okay
Myrtle - no
Ziva - no
Prudence - no
Joy - no
Mary - no
Miriam - no
Anne - no (and doesn't go with iris and pearl)
Opal - YES - and LOVE IT
Audrey - yes
Nina -okay
Vera - no

PHEW - long lists :)

Like Juliet, Genevieve, Lydia, Joy and Mary

Thanks - sorry it is very long .
I really appreciate all the opinions, so any more would be really great.
I am going to work on a shorter list, believe it or not, this one was much longer, I have already got rid of loads!

With Pearl I would avoid Margaret, Peggy (short for Margaret) and Opal, as Pearl can be a derivative of Margaret as well and Opal sounds like a set. Lydia more popular than the sibling names.

I would go for Juliet, Joy, Roberta or Mary.

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - Gwen in Gavin & Stacey, or Gwendolen Mary Lacey in Mallory Towers or a plain teenage Dutch girl

Shirley - 'how can you lie there and think of England when you don't even know whose in the team'?
Quite like it, popular again in 15 years.

Peggy - a dog or obese piano teacher with halitosis

Juliet - like but people have revived and now getting more popular

Marjorie - see Shirley

Roberta - Australian temp who isn't as popular as she'd like

Judith- great and and will be popular again in 5 years but not yet!

Angela - will be cooler in 15 years

Hilda - will be cool in 50 years

Louisa - a bit dull, for people that think Louise is dull and trying to be exotic

Rita - cool in 80 years

Sally - pleasantly plain

Ernestine - no comment

Mildred - Hubble. Popular again in 40 years

Ethel - Popular in 100 years time

Jean - Pride of Miss Jean

Virginia - like

Augusta - Don't like the inevitable (?) 'Gussie/Gus/Gusset' nm

Dahlia - ok

Luella - Benjamin

Joan - like it, will be cool again in about 10 yrs

Marigold - like it, see Joan

Enid - needs longer for people to grow into the name

Beryl - Reid

Juniper - Jennifer Juniper, gin

Genevieve - sometimes middle class attempt at being posh or a bit different but ok.

Nora - like it, especially Leonora, nm Nora

Margaret - ok as a middle name

Cordelia - getting more popular

Magnolia - paint, another word for bland

Zinnia - ok

Daphne - will get more popular soon

Luna - Frank Lampard or Harry Potter, take your pick

Lydia - tattooed lady, 'she once swept an Admiral clear off his feet, the ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat'. Ok.

Myrtle - Great Gatsby floosy, ok.

Ziva - ?

Prudence - good motto for these troubled times, not keen

Joy - prefer Bliss

Mary - ok

Miriam - ok

Anne - ok, a bit plain but will be the only one in nursery, reception etc.

Opal - ok, car?
Audrey - Corrie rather than Hepburn maybe in time?

Nina - Garcia, not keen personally

Vera - Duckworth

That should read 'when you don't even know who's in the team' sorry. :).

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen
Shirley
Peggy
Juliet
Marjorie
Roberta
Judith
Angela
Hilda
Louisa
Rita
Sally
Ernestine
Mildred
Ethel
Jean
Virginia
Augusta
Dahlia
Luella
Joan
Marigold
Enid
Beryl
Juniper
Honest opinions as follows.

Genevieve
Nora
Margaret
Cordelia - I like this alot
Magnolia
Zinnia - interesting
Daphne
Luna - I like but not sure how it fits with siblings but otherwise lovely
Lydia
Myrtle
Ziva
Prudence
Joy
Mary
Miriam
Anne - I think this would go nicely
Opal
Audrey
Nina
Vera

Oh I missed loads... Juliet is lovely

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - quite like it. I like Gwyneth too actually, Paltrow notwithstanding.....
Shirley - no I am not ready for this. Too many awful ones still alive.
Peggy - as with shirley
Juliet - LOVE this one, this is not exactly your taste though?

Marjorie - She is a friend of shirley's right?
Roberta - Ok,,,,,, Very PG Woodehouse. Bobbie.
Judith - Like this one
Angela - could grow on me. Angelique/Angelie nice
Hilda - no but I love Zelda. I know a Helga.
Louisa - love this one too. As for Juliet though.
Rita - As a short form of Margarita I like this.
Sally - I like it, simple, but it has that 1950s madmen vibe. I like Polly too
Ernestine - no.
Mildred - I like this one. I also like Millicent. I wouldn't shorten to Millie either.
Ethel - Lovely. such a nice sound. why won't it come back?
Jean - cute. I LOVE Jeannie and I think this is very you.
Virginia - I like it.
Augusta - Not an attractive sound imo
Dahlia - quite like it. Good flower name for somebody who wants to be a bit more inspired.
Luella - jeez no way. This reminds me of the king of the hill. The niece who was a bit dim
Joan - ok. Joanie I like. Again, mad men is glamming it up!
Marigold - quirky, I like it. The only thing is it also reminds me of gloves unfortunately.
Enid - no
Beryl - lovely! LOVE Meryl and I love Myrtle. Myrtle very cool, not everybody could bring a Myrtle into their family.
Juniper - Ok. Bit try hard, and in a predictable try-hard way! obviously you are trying hard, and that's ok! but Juniper seems to be trying hard in a more conventionally predictable try hard way. NO offence - sorry to mums of Junipers. It's actually not bad, I'm really nit-picking here.
Genevieve - too disney for me
Nora - bit dull but Leonora is gorgeous
Margaret - I love it!
Cordelia - I love it.
Magnolia - I love it. I love Maggie too
Zinnia - Nice, btu wouldn't pick it. fussy
Daphne - no. ugly imo
Luna - no, spanish for Moon.

Lydia - Lovely in a very conventional way. Sister to Juliet kind of way.
Myrtle - oh em gee hun!
Ziva - no, Zelda though, yes. Xenia?
Prudence - no. Fugly.
Joy - I love this one. It stands out because it's so simple but it's pretty and there are hardly any.
Mary - I like this but would never use it. I like Marianne.
Miriam - I love it
Anne - no, but nancy or annie yes
Opal - no. Not awful though.
Audrey - not my style.
Nina - lovely! like Joy imo. Would stand out amongst the longer frillier names.
Vera- ok but I would never pick it, not pretty enough. In the same style as Rita I guess but not as nice. What about Vero with a french accent nicer if that's not to faux!?

Good advice from Valim there, we are on the same page with a few. Esp Nora/Leonora - why isn't Leonora (Leo or Nora) more popular? Beautiful, under-used, long established name.

My favourites are

Dahlia
Genevieve
Cordelia
Zinnia
Luna
Ziva
Miriam

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - sounds harsh
Shirley - Temple/Valentine
Peggy - too nicknamey
Juliet - like
Marjorie - like, and could be nicknamed Maisie
Roberta - like
Judith - not keen
Angela - like
Hilda - dislike, sounds harsh
Louisa - like
Rita - it's OK
Sally - OK as a nickname
Ernestine - don't like
Mildred - don't like, sounds drippy
Ethel - don't like
Jean - not keen
Virginia - dislike
Augusta - like
Dahlia - like
Luella - dislike
Joan - very nice, I like this
Marigold - like
Enid - Blyton
Beryl - nice
Juniper - like but gin connection would put me off
Genevieve - it's OK
Nora - not keen
Margaret - like
Cordelia - dislike
Magnolia - quite like
Zinnia - very nice
Daphne - quite like
Luna - lunatic
Lydia - like
Myrtle - asking for turtle jokes I'm afraid
Ziva - how do you pronounce this?
Prudence - like
Joy - like
Mary - like
Miriam - like
Anne - like
Opal - not keen
Audrey - not keen
Nina - like
Vera - dislike

How about..........

Georgiana, Megan, Meredith, Julianna, Larissa, Sarah, Eliza, June, Valerie, Corinne, Clementine, Delilah, Meryl, Jennifer, Amber, Esther, Eloise, Miranda, Josephine, Aurelia, Susan, Aster, Zara, Harriet, Marianne, Annette, Coralie, Lillian?

Decided to pop on here anyway and list the ones I DO like -

Gwendolyn - love this
Juliet - timeless and beautiful
Louisa - just pretty and sensible
Sally - think this is cute but would probably have it as nn
Enid - can't decide if I like this or not
Genevieve - pretty
Margaret - love Meg and Daisy
Lydia
Prudence
Joy
Anne
Audrey

Love Roberta with nn Bobbie and I also really like Nina.

Quite like Nora and Jean.

I love your other DC names.

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen -- doesn't fit in with your other names
Shirley -- no
Peggy -- a nn for Margaret (which means Pearl)
Juliet -- doesn't fir in with your other names, but nice
Marjorie -- nice, much prefer Marsaili, the Scottish version
Roberta -- no
Judith -- Love, would fit in nicely with your boys' names
Angela -- no
Hilda -- Love, but might not fit
Louisa -- Love, but again going off on a tangent
Rita -- Love, but it's a short form of Margaret, which means Pearl....
Sally -- no
Ernestine -- NO
Mildred -- NO
Ethel -- NO
Jean -- NO
Virginia -- NO
Augusta -- NO
Dahlia -- no
Luella -- NNNNNOOOOOO; why would you throw in Country and western with those lovely names you have already?
Joan -- no
Marigold -- no
Enid -- NOOO
Beryl -- Like
Juniper -- NO
Genevieve -- not a good fit with your names
Nora -- like, but not a good match
Margaret -- Means Pearl
Cordelia -- nice, but again, seems like a name out of the blue with the other names
Magnolia -- ott flower name
Zinnia -- Nice, might fit with your other names
Daphne -- nice
Luna -- very nice and goes with your other names, imo
Lydia -- GORGEOUS and a great fit
Myrtle -- no ('fertile Myrtle' is used in the US as a label for a woman with a large family; fertile rhymes with myrtle in USese)
Ziva -- THIS IS PERFECT
Prudence -- no
Joy -- Lovely
Mary -- GORGEOUS
Miriam -- GORGEOUS
Anne -- GORGEOUS
Opal -- A great fit with your family
Audrey -- Nice but not with what you already have
Nina -- ok, a bit meh and not a good fit
Vera -- I like this name and think it might fit

So:
Judith
Beryl
Zinnia
Daphne
Luna
Lydia
Ziva
Joy
Mary
Miriam
Anne
Opal
and maybe Vera

Ziva and Lydia really stand out for suitability and attractiveness.
Opal, Luna and Beryl would go nicely with Pearl and Iris. Zinnia too.
Mary, Miriam, Anne and Judith are OT and NT names that would go well with your boys' names and the feel of the girls' names.
Joy, Vera and Daphne seem to fit well, and all are attribute/ virtue names. Daphne would go very well with Iris.

Love:

Juliet - gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
Louisa - beautiful, classic and feminine
Cordelia - elegant and classic
Mary - so sweet (couldn't use this myself because my dodgy accent rhymes it with furry, bleurgh)
Nina - love this! Was on my list for dd3 but dh said no

Like:

Sally - cute
Jean - funky
Genevieve - would be on my 'love' list but I dislike the nn Jenny/Genny which it very possibly could be
Margaret - lovely, love the nn Maggie more than the name Margaret though
Joy - lovely, but a hell of a lot to live up to ...specially if person is more of a serious nature
Miriam - this is ok and I do like the nn Miri

Dislike:

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - dislike for reasons that I can't properly explain
Shirley - middle aged bleach blonde has-been (my apologies to any 'Shirley's' out there ...I know a particularly horrible one
Peggy - cute, but no.
Marjorie - hmmm
Roberta - not keen
Judith - dislike
Angela - really dislike the sound of this name
Hilda - I like Mathilda, just not Hilda. I think it will forever have Corrie associations for me
Rita - dislike
Ernestine - dislike
Mildred - I don't mind Millicent, but really dislike Mildred. Too close to Mildew I think
Ethel - Austins
Virginia - too many nn drawbacks
Augusta - hmm, doesn't work for me
Dahlia - too much
Luella - too close to Cruella
Joan - Collins
Marigold - yellow gloves
Enid - Blyton
Beryl - just no.
Nora - dislike
Magnolia - boring colour
Zinnia - is this a name?
Daphne - dislike
Luna - too ditsy
Lydia - too harsh
Myrtle - moaning
Ziva - sounds made up
Prudence - dislike
Anne - vanilla
Opal - dislike
Audrey - I think I'd actually like this if I didn't know a horrible one
Vera - erm, no.

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - please no
Shirley - actually quite like this
Peggy - not keen
Juliet - ok
Marjorie - no
Roberta - no
Judith - ok
Angela - NOOOOO
Hilda - NO
Louisa - ok
Rita - love
Sally - ok
Ernestine - not keen but like nn ernie
Mildred - just can't get george and.. out of my mind
Ethel - quite cute
Jean - no
Virginia no
Augusta no
Dahlia - ok
Luella - nice
Joan - no
Marigold - no
Enid - no
Beryl - no
Juniper -no
Genevieve - like
Nora - hate
Margaret - don't like it sorry but love most of the shortenings
Cordelia - ok but a bit posh
Magnolia - cream paint
Zinnia - not keen, where's it from
Daphne - and Des from neighbours. Not keen
Luna - tic..
Lydia - ok
Myrtle - moaning from harry potter
Ziva - ?
Prudence - not my cup of tea
Joy - like
Mary - don't dislike it
Miriam - really like this
Anne - prefer Anna
Opal - no, sorry
Audrey - makes me think of corrie..
Nina - love
Vera - no

Gwendolyn/ Gwendolen - love Gwendolen, dislike y spelling. It's surprisingly unusual.
Shirley - meh, seems a it 'trying too hard stay ahead of the trends with late-middle-aged name instead of great-grandma name' (I like other names from this era but this one just seems blah).
Peggy - EastEnders, no.
Juliet - nice
Marjorie - no, sounds like a bossy grandma
Roberta - quite like, 'bobbie' would be sweet.
Judith - like
Angela - ok
Hilda - i like it
Louisa - no, seems fussy and plain at same time
Rita - like
Sally - quite like
Ernestine - god no, there's not even a nice nickname
Mildred - no way
Ethel - no way
Jean - ok
Virginia - not my cup of tea, a bit prissy
Augusta - makes me think of 'gust of wind', or bossy horsey sort of posh lady
Dahlia - quite like
Luella - quite like
Joan - like
Marigold - no
Enid - no, though could grow on me
Beryl - no way
Juniper - no way, silly-sounding
Genevieve - doesn't float my boat
Nora - ok
Margaret - ok
Cordelia - ok
Magnolia - no way, it's shorthand for boring walls
Zinnia - dislike, sounds like could be the name of the pretentious character next door in a sitcom, like dorian from birds of a feather or hyacinth bouquet.
Daphne - really like
Luna - not sure, don't like similarity to lunatic/loony but otherwise pretty and romantic
Lydia - very nice
Myrtle - no way
Ziva - never heard of, hmm, neither like nor really dislike
Prudence - don't really like
Joy - ok
Mary - an under-rated gem
Miriam - like
Anne - like
Opal - dislike, i imagine a fortune-teller in a seaside caravan
Audrey - dislike
Nina - ok
Vera - this has grown on me, i like it.

I love Lydia, Nina and Miriam. Lovely, simple, womanly names.

I really like Gwendolyn. Gwen is a nice nickname. Also like Juliet, Louisa, Dahlia, Cordelia and Audrey.

The real old lady names - Mildred, Enid etc - I think are vile, I'm afraid.

Forgot to say I also love Mary.