Hester, Willa or Cora?

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Is Willa too insane? I love it.

goinnowhere, I rather like Heater as a name, very warm sounding...

A lovely lovely list!

Willa
Cora
Hester

in preference order but it is tricky!

OK -what about Doris? Would this be an act of child cruelty or is it strangely cool?

My grandma was called Hester, invariably pronounced as 'ester. I spent years thinking her name was Esther as a result! Was quite disappointed to find out there was an interloping H... (Still prefer Esther)

Cora appears to be having a surge of popularity on mumsnet at the moment.

I love it and am trying to persuade DH.

I would say Cora.

Sorry second post :) Funny someone should be mentioning Elsa as well. DH's German grandmother was Else (pronounced the same as Elsa) and my aforementioned grandma Hester's middle name was Kate: if DC1 had turned out to be a girl, she'd have been called Else Kate (though it might have changed to Elsa Kate for ease of British folk!)

Still like the name a lot. DS doesn't have the same 'trip off the tongue' as this.

Please, please not Doris. Please.

Really? I really wanted 'Dora'. But find Theodora/Isadora a bit long and flowery. I had my heart set on Pandora, but everyone took the piss so mercilessly that I gave up...

What's wrong with just Dora? (Apart from the endless Explorer comments) I think it's a name by itself, isn't it?

I really like the name Hester, probably becasue I know a lovely Hester. DOn't like the others.

I think Hester and Elsa are too similar sounding, thinking about it.

what about Serina?

Sylvie?

Dora is very sweet but Dora the Explorer would put me off. Cora is pretty. Hester is gorgeous. Willa is lovely (and unusual, too).

Hester is great.

PS Hester and Elsa don't sound anything like one another!

I know a Willa and, as far as I know, she doesn't get called Willy! It's my favourite from your list (I prefer Esther to Hester and can't help but think of apples when I hear the name Cora).

What about Dorothy?