The Wisdom of the masses is needed......

[MummyGeorgie]

I need all the sensible Mumsnet mummy's out there to help me with my names on the basis that I have to get important things validated these days since I noticed baby brain has been making make some strange decisions and I don't want my daughters name to be one of these!!! Please tell me what you think of the following list and be as brutal as you like... 'baby bump' may thank you someday!!

Harriet
Henrietta
Juliet
Camilla
Emily

Suggestions also very welcome.... I find the name books a bit of a struggle!

[jellybeans]

Harriet..dislike, may get Harri
Henrietta..dislike
Juliet ...OK
Camilla..dislike
Emily...OK

[SilkStalkings]

Plus she will be queen in the not too distant future...

[AllieW]

Juliet and Camilla are lovely. I don't think the Duchess of Cornwall connection is a problem in the slightest - her husband hasn't stopped all the numerous Charles/Charlies after all.

I have an irrational dislike of Harriet and Henrietta - probably because they're just prettified boys' names to me.

[SilkStalkings]

Like them all except Henrietta has too many associations with horsey Sloans.

[lowra]

Quite like Harriet, Juliet and Camilla are lovely. Not too keen on the others.

[PlanetLizard]

I like Harriet, Juliet and Emily from your list.

[MummyGeorgie]

Thanks for all the feedback... there are quite a few points that I hadn't actually thought of at all due my mental restrictions these days!!

Hugely appreciated!

I think a couple have dropped off the list now ;)

[Underachieving]

Harriet- See next
Henrietta- I'm not a fan on these two, there seems to be a bit of a run on them locally and they sound a teeny bit pretentious to me.
Juliet- I really like this. Modern classic type names are so common now that picking a traditional name which has yet to come back into fashion is something of a coup.
Camilla- Only if you wont mind her being mentally associated with the Duchess of Cornwall? Depends on your royalism- or not.
Emily- A bit dull for me.

I would pick Juliet

[JojoMags]

Harriet - absolutely love
Henrietta - OK, like Hetty as a nn
Juliet - don't like. Too prissy.
Camilla - v pretty. Like Cami and Millie as nn
Emily - boring

[ensure]

All nice except Camilla.

I prefer the Juliet spelling myself.

[mathanxiety]

I love Juliet and Camilla. Henrietta has a lot of zip to it too and it's unusual.

Other suggestions:
Keziah
Honora
Miranda
Helena
Agatha
Madeleine
Marit

[shouldnotbehere]

Juliet

[Hatterbox]

I think Harriet is a fine, fine name indeed!

[DitaVonCheese]

Love Harriet and Juliet(te), rest are fine but don't like them so much. None are horrid though :)

[teobaldo]

I like Harriet and Camilla ( but not if I think of Charles...)

[mamma2boyz]

I think they are all lovely names...love Camilla (Milla for short)...and Hattie is cute for Harriet, I know a gorgeous 2yo Hattie

[CharlieBoo]

Emily is gorgeous. The best name on your list by a country mile in my opinion. Seriously not a grown up name...I've heard it all now...

[ThatllDoPig]

I think they are all lovely names, except Camilla. Just makes me think of Prince of Wales's woman, or a camel.
Good luck!

[DandyDan]

Camilla is the best of your names - unusual and classic - Queen of the Volsci; bit of a warrior and fast runner.

The others are pretty but more girly and fluffy.

Lydia - also a good strong girl's name.

[Rhubarbgarden]

Dislike Camilla and Emily, the others are lovely

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

I don' like Henrietta, or Camilla but the others are OK. Just OK.
Julia I love, Ellen I love and Lydia I love.

[Tysonandthehouseelves86]

I LOVE Emily, had it on my maybe list but settled with Sophie. :)

[MelinaM]

Harriet - Okay.
Henrietta - Lovely and very few about, so huge + point!
Juliet - Lovely, I prefer the Juliette spelling.
Camilla - Reminds me of the very dull Parker Bowles!
Emily - Nice, but a bit plain.

x

[AnnOnimous]

Harriet - v nice
Henrietta - too yah
Juliet - very nice as is Julia
Camilla - erm, charles and ...?
Emily - very nice