What dou you think of when you hear these names?

[Roz14]

I know I have posted lots of things about these names before but I am sooo bored (10 days over my EDD) so thought I would distract myself a little

Florence
Phylisia
Esther
Beatrix
Edith

Florence - like this. It's pretty.

Phylisia - ooh no I don't like this, sorry.
It reminds me of those sour little physalis fruits that everybody I know calls siphilis.

Esther - like this but love Hester more.

Beatrix - no but I love Beatrice.

Edith - not fond as it sounds quite hard. Much prefer Esme or Elise or Eloise.

Florence- was (and possibly still is) lovely, but Sam'n'Ham Cam have kind of nixed it for me for the time being.

Phylisia- sounds like an invented medical condition or something you'd find in a plant pot.

Esther- nice without being stunning

Beatrix- Potter. I love Beatrice though.

Edith. S'Ok.

On reflection my favourite would still be Florence.

May she arrive soon and painlessly!

Florence: Magic Roundabout

Physilia: misspelt fruit

Esther: Rantzen

Beatrix: Potter

Edith: Wesson

Florence - and the Machine, sorry.

Phylisia - no, sorry, not pretty.

Esther - DP hates it. I think it's feminine, classic, subtle. Lovely. But very much a love or hate name for most people I think

Beatrix - Makes me think of rabbits and princesses, but not in a good way. It's a bit fussy.

Edith - in the same vein as Esther but much less pretty. Still classic though.

Good luck :)

Florence - lovely
Phylisia - very strange-looking. How about Alice or Felicity?
Esther - like
Beatrix - not keen, but Beatrice very nice
Edith - like, including with Edie for short

Florence - nice name, but very popular over last few years.

Physilia - a STI

Esther - lovely

Beatrix - alright, not as nice as Beatrice

Edith - taught two of them this year. Both lovely, intelligent young ladies. Shortened their name to 'Edie' which is pretty.

Florence - like
Phylisia, sounds a bit, I dunno, like an STI?
Esther - like, prefer Elspeth or Hester
Beatrix - like, but prefer Beatrice
Edith - quite cute, would nn Edie.....

Good luck! Let us know what you decide.
xxx

Oops, cross post violethill!

Florence - nice name, but way over-used in middle class mum circles

Phylisia - awful

Esther - lovely, Hebrew so has Jewish connotations for me

Beatrix - Potter. prefer Beatrice.

Edith - reminds me of a horrible girl I went to school with, so I can't be objective about it. Hate it. Think 'Edie' sounds ultra wet.

Thanks . Some of your responses are making me chuckle but that is just what I need at the moment. Please keep them coming

Florence -getting very popular but in a bit of a 'try too hard' way.

Phylisia -syphillis (sorry, you did ask)

Esther - can't get past thinking of Esther Rantzen

Beatrix -Potter. Prefer Beatrice

Edith -I like it as it was my Gran's name. I also think of Edith Bowman. It has a trendy/slightly alternative slant rather than just being an old lady name IYSWIM. I like the nickname Edie

Florence - my best friend when I was growing up
Phylisia - STI? Fungal infection? Not a name
Esther - timeless, pretty, good for all ages
Beatrix - Potter
Edith - Bowman, Piaf, not the worst role models

Florence - lovely name but unfortunately now think of David Cameron
Phylisia - some sort of nasty disease
Esther - OK but prefer Hester (which makes me think of the daring Lady Hester, Queen of the East)
Beatrix - also prefer Beatrice. Something a bit harsh about Beatrix
Edith - OK

Florence - hugely overrated pop singer
Phylisia - sounds like some sort of plant mould
Esther - knew a beautiful, elegant redhaired one of these, love it :)
Beatrix - soooooooooo over
Edith - Scottish granny with cat's bum mouth

Hope your LO comes soon! :)

Florence ..Flo as a NN, awful
Phylisia ..not keen
Esther .. like
Beatrix .. nah
Edith .. old lady in a pinny

Florence: v popular among the boden mums. Not my cup of tea
Phylisia: don't like it at all. Skoda felicia or phyllis, neither are great
Esther: ok. similar in type to florence
Beatrix: quite like it
Edith: I like the sound of it and I think it is shaking off its old-wumman feel to some extent.

re: Phylisia... Is this an alternative spelling of Felicia? Either pronounced Feli-sha or Fe-lissia? Felicia is pretty, feminine Felix and has it's roots in the latin meaning celebration i think :)

There will be about 30 Florences in every school year in a couple of year's time; I love the name, but with Sam Cam and also Florence & the Machine it's very mainstream at the moment. Not unique; depends if that bothers you?

Esther & Edith are both lovely. Beatrix; Yep, I prefer Beatrice. Imagine if Beatrix got shortened to Trixie... :)

Florence I like. Think of the city and then Florence Nightingale named after the city where she was born.

Esther seems to be gaining in popularity. Very different kind of name to Florence, isn't it?

No other thoughts really.

Florence - wont be flavour of the fking year will it

Phylisia wtf - hiddeous
Esther - ok
Beatrix - potter
Edith - fine

Have you explained Phylisia Roz? Maybe I missed it.

lol at pointy saying Florence and Esther are the same kind of name and me saying they are totally different.

ZZZagain - no there is no real explanation behind it. Me and a friend were trying to get a little creative the other day with the name Phyllis (grandmothers name). We thought about Felicia and then found an American singer on the internet called Phylisia but we chuckled a little because of it sounding like Fellatio

Yeah

In my mind, Florence and Esther could both be names of suffragettes, you see.