travispickles' baby name shortlist

[travispickles]

Here's the shortlist of baby names I'm considering that I generated with Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder. Let me know what you think.

Girls
Amelia
Ava
Catriona
Dahlia
Estelle
Esther
Eva
Eve
Iris
Isla
Ivy
Lydia
Marina
Marlena
Marnie
Mathilda
Sasha
Stella

Atm, Marina or Marnie are front runners although also loking Sasha. Don't want anything too popular... Any thoughts most welcome!

I like Estelle best

Catriona for me.

I like,
Amelia, Estelle, Esther, Marnie, Mathilda, Stella.

Love Estelle, Esther and Stella, and Mathilda.

Well that's the thing - it's short for Marina. I have a friend of a friend who I rarely see with a baby called Marnie, but I quite like the idea of Marina as a first name but Marnie as NN. Don't remember reading the book and may avoid the film!!

I love Ivy, Eve and Dahlia! absolutely hate Marnie > Marnie Sarnie! lol

also like Amelia and Catriona

Love Esther, Eve, Lydia, Marlena and Mathilda.

The only one I hate on that list is Catriona but it is a name I really, really dislike.

Thanks all! Am finding it really hard to decide, as just as I decide I like a name I go off it...

Ava
Estelle
Esther
Eva
Eve
Isla
Matilda

I like the above.

I love Ava, Iris and Isla ..but unfortunately they are very overused now
Love Sasha, and not TOO popular! x

Amelia, Catriona, Lydia.

Sasha is a boys name to me, nn for Alexander.

Oooh I love Ava!!!

Other than that Isla and Lydia are lovely IMO!

Isla and Lydia for me too.

Amelia - lovely
Ava (sadly overused - don't think anyone who can't swear they have seen at least 5 Ava Gardner films should be allowed to use it either )
Catriona - don't like
Dahlia - like
Estelle - love - and Estella
Esther - like
Eva - like but overused
Eve - same
Iris - like
Isla - love
Ivy - no - Tilsley.
Lydia - like
Marina - like but makes me think of Stingray
Marlena - no but Marlene is nice
Marnie - like (Hitchcock fan though she's hardly a good role model being a klepto)
Mathilda (love)
Sasha - agree that it is boys name.
Stella - love but overused.

If I were you I'd choose: Amelia, Mathilda, Isla, Amelia or Estelle.

(NB: is your name a tribute to David Beckham saying he had a Travis Pickles haircut? If so [high five])

Catriona is lovely def my favourite. Used to have a childhood neighbour called Marina she got Renie as a nn. Marnie is very American to my ears (Nout wrong with that but ya know...)

I live Sasha best.

I like Amelia, Dahlia, Lydia, Marlena, Ivy and Stella.

Of your frontrunners, I like Marina, then Marnie, but don't like Sasha I'm afraid.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marina

I'm not allowed it

There are loads of Amelias where I live. Catriona and Estelle are both lovely. Marina made me think of Stingray too, sorry!

Why not allowed it Iwouldnotcouldnotwithagoat??
Estelle can sound lovely but does it sound a bit cheap with the wrong accent?!
What middle name with Marina? Haven't gone off it yet...

DH says it's a place to keep boats.

NB I'm not disputing it's a place to keep boats. I just want to name my next DD it anyway.

here are my picks from your list:

Amelia
Estelle
Eva
Eve
Lydia
Marina
Sasha (prefer Alexandra with this a NN)
Stella

absolutely hate Matilda (think of an old maid from a village in Estonia)... sorry!