Ingrid or Simone?

[Rhubarbgarden]

I can't decide.

Ingrid. Definitely. Simone sounds moany.

I like both a lot - although I do know a Simone who isn't a nice person which would deter me from using it.

I think they're both nice.

I think there are probably more ingrids than simones atm, so if that's a consideration for you, maybe simone.

Ingrid.

INGRID.

Ingrid!

And another one for Ingrid. Unless you are German; I think Simone sounds pretty pronounced the German way, but not so much the English way.

Just seen there's another thread on Simone and it comes off really badly! I didn't expect this to be so one way, how interesting. Glad I posted. As far as popularity goes, both names are outside the top 1000 in the ONS statistics, so I don't think either is about to do an Evie.

Simone is much more feminine. Ingrid sounds very harsh, I don't like it, sorry.

Simone is much nicer.

Ingrid is horrible, really harsh. Why would anyone want to be in a grid?

I like Ingrid the best but don't dislike Simone, are they both really outside the top 1000 or do you mean 100?

I prefer Simone, works well in German and French too.

Like Ingrid; hate Simone.

Carlita Ingrid is no. 1470 and Simone no. 1389.

Interesting that German has been mentioned a couple of times; she (if indeed she is a she!) will be half Dutch so we are specifically looking for a name that works in both languages, and with a long faffy surname prefixed by 'van' poor child.

Both lovely, but Ingrid gets my vote

I like both of them - 50:50 for me. Nice choice of names, outside the usual -elle/ella, ie/y, a ending names.

I like Ingrid, but love Simone.

Wow rhubarb they are good then, thought they'd be more popular than that (but maybe just because I like them!)

I'm not fond of Ingrid. Find it to be a very harsh name for a girl so only like it with a more gentrel common surname. I would definitely go with Simone.

And definitely if it is going with a 'Van ......' surname I think that would make the name even harsher. Simone is easier on the ear with a Van surname (I am a Saffa so have some Van surname experience :) )

Simone is lovely an underused. Ingrid is classy but harsh sounding.

That would be gentle and common (not as in COMMON) but common as in lots of people have that surname.
It looked terrible when I read it back......

Ha ha don't worry I knew what you meant Africanexport! .

More mixed views now. Tricky!