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Thoughts on these girls' names, please!

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blue2711 · 26/10/2011 07:21

Trying to decide on DC2's name and struggling. We have a DS called Jude and I love this name: not weird but not über-popular and suits all ages. This is the goal for DD but it's hard! Plus, Jude was my choice and DH reckons his vote should take precedence this time....

What are you honest thoughts on these and do you have any other suggestions?
The middle name will be Jane.

Tallulah (DH's favourite)
Delilah
Ophelia
Estella
Cora
Miranda

Thanks.

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Kayzr · 26/10/2011 07:23

I love Tallulah. Not keen on the others. Delilah just makes me think of the Tom Jones song.

SilveryMoon · 26/10/2011 07:25

Out of your list, my favourite is Cora. Don't like the others at all. Sorry.

Psammead · 26/10/2011 08:45

Tallulah - very exotic sounding! Not to my taste.
Delilah - sweet, quite like. Couple of songs with it though.
Ophelia - my fave from the list. Very lovely indeed.
Estella - it's ok.
Cora - perfectly nice, but very different to the rest of your list.
Miranda - sounds a bit harsh to my ears.

Jane goes very nicely with them all.

Bloodredrubyblue · 26/10/2011 08:51

Ophelia is pretty and my favourite from your list.

Dislike Cora and Estella and I always worry about names with well known songs attached to them. The child will have it sung at them throughout their life.

TheMonster · 26/10/2011 08:54

I don't like any of them. Sorry. At all.

IHeartKingThistle · 26/10/2011 08:57

I like Cora and Estella!

kelliegh76 · 26/10/2011 08:59

i like cora..... i have 5 daughters and was very difficult to choose names. i was running out of names by the 5th lol x

Kayzr · 26/10/2011 09:08

Blood, I am named after a song and I get asked if I'm named after it abs people sing it at me all the time.

meditrina · 26/10/2011 09:12

Tallulah - lovely, traditional Irish name (if you'd consider the other Anglicised spelling, Talulla, you'd match the saints)
Delilah - OK
Ophelia -OK (as long as your surname isn't a risibly palpable object)
Estella - doesn't really do it for me
Cora - don't like, sorry
Miranda - lovely

CandiceMariePratt · 26/10/2011 09:15

Tallulah

CountingDown321 · 26/10/2011 09:18

Cora and Jude sound great together.

Not keen on Cora Jane as a name combo though.

kelliegh76 · 26/10/2011 09:23

if you need any other suggestions for names i can give you list of all the girls names we have used for our 5 DD's lol x

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Bubbaluv · 26/10/2011 10:55

I can't think of Ophelia without immediately thinking "tits" afterwards.

Quite like Delilah and Miranda.

What about Clara, Tamsin, Thomasina, Sabrina?

SoupDragon · 26/10/2011 11:00

To be honest, I'm not keen on any on your list and I'm not sure they fulfil the same criteria as Jude.

Eloise
Louisa

And to those of you mentioning songs... Hey Jude anyone? :o

oohlaalaa · 26/10/2011 11:29

Tallulah - too frilly for my tastes
Delilah - as above, plus I immediately start singing the Tom Jones song
Ophelia - too frilly, and too strongly associated with Shakespearean tragedy
Estella - nice
Cora - love this name. It is one of my favourites.
Miranda - nice

Doozie · 26/10/2011 11:32

Love Jude but I don't think any of your girls name quite match it. Sorry!

Here are some other suggestions.

Jude & ...

Stella, Tessa, Mathilde, Mattea, Flora, Juno, Ottilie, Violet, Lola, Isla, Inigo

oohlaalaa · 26/10/2011 11:35

I think Jude and Cora are lovely together.

Montsti · 26/10/2011 11:48

Ophelia and Tallulah my favourites.

birdofthenorth · 26/10/2011 13:35

Cora is gorgeous

QueenVictoria42 · 26/10/2011 14:35

None of your choices are really leaping out to me.

Tallulah, Delilah and to some extent Ophelia, feel like such 'big' names for me, they are almost overwhelming and I feel like they define the person, rather than the person developing their own personality and defining themselves IYSWIM. So for that reason I would avoid them.

Estella is pretty, although I don't love it, it is my preference way ahead of the first three.

Cora - it's a bit nothingy for me.

Miranda - I quite like it, although it is very grown up for a child. What about Lucinda?

Fishpants · 26/10/2011 14:41

I like Cora most, followed by Delilah.

Tallulah & Ophelia are perfectly fine, I probably have a slighter preference for Ophelia.

Miranda is my least favorite.

Lonnie · 26/10/2011 14:46

if Jude was your choice and you feel ok about Tallulah then I agree with your dh His faourite should get priority (if you hate Tallulah then this doesnt go imo it has to be a name you like too)

I dont care much for Tallulah or Delilah
Cora and Miranda for me are just meh ok fine whats next I dont think I dont like that but nor do I think Ohh Lovely.
I love Ophelia and Estella so they would get my votes.

LaFilleSurLePont · 26/10/2011 16:15

Tallulah is dreadful. It sounds like a stripper/lapdancer.

I don't like Delilah.

I love Ophelia and Cora.

Not fond of Estella.

Miranda is quite nice.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/10/2011 16:22

Love Miranda nn Mimi - we nearly chose it for dd1 but it didn't really 'go' with dp's surname.