First list of ideas for baby girl's name

[aliveandkickingme]

Hi there,

I am making a list of my first thoughts for a baby girl.
Some of them may be a bit unusual so please let me know (gently) if they are dreadful or hormone related madness!

Here goes:

Adela/ Adelaide
Allegra
Aphra
Ariadne
Astrid
Blythe
Cassia
Camille
Giselle
Genevieve
Hermione
Juno
Jessamy
Noemie
Petra
Paloma
Ramona
Raphaela
Rania
Saskia
Valentina

Apologies for the length!
Suggestions of other names in a similar vein welcomed.

Genevieve
Hermione
Juno
Petra
Paloma
Saskia
Valentina

I've shortened the list for you.

I like Adela/ Adelaide, Blythe, Juno and Jessamy best.

Out of your list, I like:

Genevieve (a lot)

Valentina

Raphaela

I like Hermione and Ariadne. I love Naomi but Noemie looks odd.

really like Giselle, think it is so pretty and under used, wish I'd thought of it for dd.

also really like Valentina.

nice selection

Lovely list. My favourites are below

Adelaide
Ariadne
Astrid
Cassia
Genevieve
Hermione
Juno
Jessamy
Noemie
Paloma
Raphaela
Valentina

Genevieve
Saskia
Allegra

I like the above names from your list. The rest of them are all a bit too 'unusual' for my liking and not in a good way.

How about Perdita, nn Perdy

I like

Ariadne
Cassia
Hermione
Jessamy
Paloma
Raphaela

Lots of lovely choices there. I like:

Adela
Aphra
Ariadne
Astrid
Cassia
Genevieve
Juno
Ramona
Saskia
Valentina

Adela/ Adelaide - hmm, Adele is quite nice
Allegra - an anti-allergy drug
Aphra - Makes me think of Aphrodite, which is quite something to live up to ...
Ariadne - lovely
Astrid - I think this is quite a 'hard' name. I'm not keen.
Blythe - In complete contrast to Astrid, this sounds a really gentle name. I think it means joyous too?

Cassia - I quite like this, and Cassie is adorable
Camille - Lovely. Love the nn Milly too
Giselle - Very fairytale. I like it though.
Genevieve - My fav from your list. Beautiful!
Hermione - It's ok. Will forever (for me) be linked to HP, but that's no bad thing as she is brave, loyal, gifted and beautiful
Juno - A little too cosmic for my liking
Jessamy - I prefer Jessica
Noemie - This just sounds like Gnomie to me I'm afraid
Petra - German javelin thrower. I know you didn't ask, but that's what I think of when I hear Petra ...
Paloma - Don't like this
Ramona - I don't like this either
Raphaela - Too arty
Rania - No
Saskia - Sassy. I like it
Valentina - Too fussy

Allegra
Blythe
Camille
Ramona
Saskia

My preferences from your list

Hermione and Paloma are my favourites from your list but that's because they are on mine as well!

Adela/ Adelaide - Lovely. Would personally be tempted to use Adelaide as mn instead of first, but wouldn't find first name unusual. I like Adele too.
Allegra - Great.
Aphra - Okay. Kind of suggests African heritage to me. Also, could sounds like Afro in some accents.
Ariadne - Love!!!
Astrid - Beautiful.
Blythe - This is on my longer list, but I've been mostly shot down for it.
Cassia - Love. My preferred Cass- name.
Camille - Much prefer Camilla. I'd just think Kamil if I heard this.
Giselle - One of those posh names that was adopted by harlots in Victorian times, and that's how I see it.
Genevieve - Love.
Hermione - Love. On my short list.
Juno - Okay. Not spectacular, but pretty.
Jessamy - Weird.
Noemie - Prefer Noemi spelling. Sounds too much like No, Emi! to me.
Petra - Not personally, but I wouldn't look down on it.
Paloma - A few years ago I'd have said 'way OTT', but since Paloma Faith and the (I think) Top Model contestant, I think it's fine. Pretty, but not for me.
Ramona - Love.
Raphaela - Would assume Italian heritage, but pretty.
Rania - Do you mean Raina? I like Raina.
Saskia - Love, but would assume E European heritage.
Valentina - Love, but would assume Italian heritage. Good as a mn though.

Would use anything BUT Camille, Giselle, Jessamy, Noemie, Rania, Saskia. Possibly Aphra as well, but I'd have to see it on a baby first to tell.

Adelaide or Genevieve

I like these, but I Love Aphra.

Aphra*
Ariadne
Astrid
Blythe
Cassia*
Genevieve
Juno*
Noemie*
Raphaela*
Valentina*

I asterixed my favourites

LOVE Genevieve
Really like Jessamy
Like Allegra, Cassia, Giselle, Valentina (with the right surname)

Many thanks for the feedback. None of them too dreadful then?!

My favourites are:

Ariadne
Cassia
Camille
Genevieve
Jessamy
Saskia

I really don't like Giselle - makes me think of jiz

Ariadne, Paloma and Valentina are beautiful choices

Thanks choc. I think Giselle is out then!

I love:

Camille
Giselle
Valentina

I like Ramona and Aphra - very strong names.

Ariadne could grow on me.

Blythe is the only one I really dislike.

I love

Saskia
Allegra
Camille

Good luck x

Thanks for the compliments on the list suspiria, lockets and astar. Lockets- your children are well named! I think Saskia is pretty and spunky too!

Bloomin fab names, you've got to have lots more children after this one!

My thought are as follows:

Adela/ Adelaide - not keen
Allegra - a bit viola-playerish
Aphra - like it
Ariadne - not keen
Astrid - love it, but would have reservations about a name beginning with 'ass' sound
Blythe - not keen
Cassia - love the way it looks and sounds
Camille - love it again, lovely sound and looks nice written down
Giselle - like it very much but would have reservations about 'jiz'
Genevieve - too likely to be Jenny I think, which I'm not keen on
Hermione - too Harry Potter
Juno - loved the film, like the name
Jessamy - sounds made up to me, even though I know it isn't
Noemie - not keen
Petra - I know one, but I always think of dogs
Paloma - love it, but I want to be Paloma Faith so maybe that's why
Ramona - feels very masculine to me
Raphaela - only with Italian roots
Rania - feels Persian or Indian to me
Saskia - not keen
Valentina - like it very much, but would hate Val as a NN

Good luck giving birth to baby DD!