What do these girls names say to you?

[Eglu]

So, DH and I just found out that we are having a girl after two boys. I'm in total shock as I though this was another boy. At least it means I can cross out half the huge name list. :)

So I'm wondering what these names say to you.

Elliot
Darcy
Scarlett
Madison
Phoebe
Aurora
Matilda
Elise
Xanthe
Trinity

Some are Dh's choice, some are mine. I would also like to know of anything that is massively popular. We live quite rurally so don't know loads of children.

I really wanted to call DD Aurora.

Now that she is 6 and we have done the whold disney thing to death I am so glad that we didn't.

Elliot - I've only ever known it as a boy's name

Darcy - not my taste, but never done Darcey Bussell any harm.

Scarlett - nice on a very beautiful, confident young woman, doesn't feel right to me for a child or old person, and definitely wouldn't work on a shy, dumpy, geeky kid

Madison - pretty, but a bit common, sorry.

Phoebe - lovely. Popular, if that bothers you either way.

Aurora - beautiful. IMO not too out-there, but I see that others don't agree

Matilda - I had a cat called Matilda, so it doesn't feel right for a person

Elise - pretty, but I prefer Elisa

Xanthe - pretentious. That's because I don't know how to say it, so it makes me feel thick, though.

Trinity - Matrix.

Tabitha - definitely cat.

You pronounce it Zan thay

Elliot - Boys name, not for a little lady.
Darcy - Love this, but gaining in popularity
Scarlett - Lovely name, but also becoming more popular
Madison - Don't like at all, quite American sounding.
Phoebe - Nice, but again quite popular
Aurora - Nice name, but a tad 'disney princess'.
Matilda - Very similar to Madison, don't like.
Elise - I knew a hell of a lot of these at school, don't like.
Xanthe - Lovely.
Trinity - A bit trendy, don't like.

I'd go with Scarlett x

Elliot - boys name

Darcy - Mr Darcy. Or Darcey Bussell.

Scarlett - Gone with the Wind (don't really like it).

Madison - surname

Phoebe - love this, sounds kind of feisty and pretty at the same time

Aurora - frilly and Disney

Matilda - love it

Elise - Fur Elise. This could be good or bad, depending on how many hours of piano practice you were forced to do as a child. It was my fantasy name as a child when I didn't like being called my own name. I quite like it still.

Xanthe - lovely

Trinity - erm, no. Matrix.

Tabitha - love it

Elliot boys name
Darcy ballerina, not a very pretty name
Scarlett scarlet woman not very classy
Madison like, nn Maddie
Phoebe like
Aurora like, maybe a bit pretenious?
Matilda like nn Mattie
Elise quite like
Xanthe like, might be correcting speeling all her life?!
Trinity religious, good if you are Christian
Tabitha okay, nn Tabby (cat!)

Elliot - boy
Darcy - really don't like this name
Scarlett - good
Madison - not good
Phoebe - quite nice
Aurora - Sleeping beauty. And difficult to say. People will be stumbling over it all her life.
Matilda - quite nice
Elise - like it a lot. Strong yet pretty.
Xanthe - not good
Trinity - not godd

Elliot - only known it as a boys name
Darcy - not keen, just think of Mr Darcy
Scarlett - ok-ish
Madison - not keen
Phoebe - like it, cute
Aurora - lovely
Matilda - like it, but getting quite popular (depends if that bothers you?)
Elise - lovely
Xanthe - gorgeous, love it :)
Trinity - not keen, makes me think of Trinny & Suzanna

Elliot - boys name (I do like it for a boy)
Darcy - too popular where I live
Scarlett - I like and was on my list but DH put me off by saying it's a, shall we say, lady of the night name!
Madison - Too Americian
Phoebe - I like, quite sweet
Aurora - Too princessey
Matilda - I like
Elise - Ok
Xanthe - Not keen at all
Trinity - No!
And Tabitha, I do like but does make me think of a cat

Xanthe is pronounced Zan-the, with "the" as in "theatre". No accent on the e.

Tabitha is good
Matilda I like

not mad about the others tbh

THank you everyone. I can't believe how many of the names we like are quite popular. I don't like to have names that are going to be 2 or 3 in the class.

Might go back to the baby book and see what else pops up. The ones most people like on here are the ones DH doesn't like. This is so hard. We had no trouble naming the boys.

All of them say that the parents were trying too hard to find a name that was different

They're really not that different though, up.

Elliot - boys name
Darcy - very common around here
Scarlett - ok
Madison - see Darcy.
Phoebe - very popular
Aurora - ok
Matilda - love
Elise - like
Xanthe - like
Trinity - don't like

Elliot - No - Boy's name.
Darcy - No - Surname. Pride and Prejudice!
Scarlett -umm? Will date. 'Scar' not pretty.
Madison - American... Square Gardens.
Phoebe - Pretty
Aurora - So long as she can pronounce her 'r's
Matilda - Like it
Elise - Nice, quite classy
Xanthe - Like it, so long as she doesn't mind spelling it all her life.
Trinity - No. Holy Trinity? Are you religious? Only one I've known was an American boy.

Best are Elise, Matilda, Phoebe and Xanthe
IMO.

Elise and Xanthe are the nicest.
Elliot is definitely a boy's name, and Darcy could be one.

Elliot - Probably more for a boy, although I do think of 'Scrubs' witht he female doctor who is called Eliot

Darcy - Prefer it spelled Darcey..I know of a boy called Darcy

Scarlett - Have always loved this name

Madison - A bit overused, loved it in 'Splash' but now appears to be a bit 'chavvy'

Phoebe - Love it, and love 'Friends' too!

Aurora - Great! So long as she can pronounce her 'r's

Matilda - A very special little girl

Elise - Nice, quite classy

Xanthe - Like it, so long as she doesn't mind spelling it all her life.

Trinity - Not keen on this at all, sorry!

Am doing this without looking at what others have said!

Elliot - boy's name

Darcy - ballerina. Or American. (neither a bad thing in themselves!)

Scarlett - prostitute. Sorry. And what if they want to be an accountant or civil servant or Head of the Bank of England?

Madison - American.

Phoebe - nice

Aurora - northern lights. DH sounds like "a roarer" (ie someone who roars).

Matilda - nice.

Elise - nice

Xanthe - not sure how to pronounce it.

Trinity - huh? Catholic.

Tabitha!!! Was my choice for DC2 who turned out a boy!

Elliot - Dire.
Darcy - Not as bad as Elliot, but very, 'i'm going to try and think of a unique name'
Scarlett - Pretty, and 'Letty' is very sweet
Madison - I would assume you were American, or had connections, if this doesn't bother you the name is fine, and 'Maddy' is also sweet.
Phoebe - Very popular
Aurora - This is my 3 year old's type of name :o
Matilda - Love
Elise - Would always associate it with someone quite weak, or a push over, not sure why though. Much prefer Eliza or Eloise.
Xanthe - Fine, quite blah
Trinity - Awful, and horrible nicknames, 'Nity' anyone?

I actually like Elliot for a girl - I think it has a feminine feel to it.

Phoebe, Scarlett and Matilda are nice but all quite popular.

I like Aurora too.

Elliot - A boy's name

Darcy - DN's name. Like it

Scarlett - DSD's name. Like it

Madison - trendy/American

Phoebe - Friends (still I do like it though, just can't get past the association)

Aurora - Sleeping Beauty

Matilda - dd's name. Love it

Elise - sort of unfinished ?

Xanthe - not keen

Trinity - trendy

Not that I am biased () but Tabitha is a magnificent name Some people say it's too much of a cat name but really, how many dogs are called Ben, Sam etc and it doesn't put folks off those names...