Kristen, Maggie, Renee, Dolly, Alice, Pearl. Votes?

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I think Maggie and Dolly are my favourites...

Dolly - No!! Imagine a grown woman trying to have herself taken seriously, both professionally and in personal life. Plastic, helpless, twee, unintelligent. Cloned. (Sorry.)

Kristen, Pearl, Renee... not a fan. Renee is a popular name in Australia for women in their 20s to 40s now! (French pronunciation.)

Maggie and Alice are by far the best.
Good luck!

Maggie and dolly are the best!!! :)

Maggie is actually a great name. Pearl is OK. Kristen is dated. Alice is nice but dull. Renee and Dolly are absolutely awful.

Maggie - yes, as long as you give her a full version of the name, be it Margaret, Margarita, Marguerite. People need options.

Dolly - as above, must be Dorothy or Dorothea in full

Renée - yes, unusual and chic

Alice - pretty and classic, can't go wrong with this.

Kristen - I think of Kristin Scott Thomas. Yes, it's nice, there are lots of variations. It is a version of Christina, isn't it.

Pearl - I'm not very keen, nice meaning but I don't like the sound of it much.

Cornish doll and hill I think did the original research into smoking and cancer. Assume that was a surname though :o

Cornish, that's my marker for names too. "Hello, I'm your consultant, Dolly..."

I also try and imagine how the name will work depending on how dc turns out - for example, DP always wanted a boy called Douglas. I vetoed it because I think Doug would work if a ds grew up to be a rugby player, but not as well if ds is a little chubby and into Dungeons & Dragons... (just like dp )

I sometimes wonder if people remember they are naming an adult as well as a baby.

"I sometimes wonder if people remember they are naming an adult as well as a baby." So true!

Love pearl, my nan was called dolly-doll for short, she always hated it said it wasn't a name for a grown up.

Kristen or Pearl.

Kristen - very pretty and underused :)
Maggie - a bit harsh
Renee - OK if you're French
Dolly - a toy's name
Alice - OK, a bit dull
Pearl - lovely :)

I like Maggie or Kristen

Alice is ok.

Not keen on Dolly, Pearl or Renee - they're all a bit "Deep South" for me.

Alice and Kristen only.

I like Pearl and Alice best from that list. I also like Pandora. Shame it's not very popular. Or maybe that's a good thing!

Kristen. I'm surprised so may MNers don't like it. Kristen S-T is cool.

Maggie is too close to Maggot for me
Dolly is a toy's name
I think Alice and Pearl are the best

What about Kirsten instead of Kristen?

Kristen Scott Thomas lift the classy factor of Kristen by 100%

Without being followed by Scott-Thomas though it sounds a bit 90's.

Asand aside, I think she is one of the most beautiful actresses.

My preferences in order:
Alice
Pearl
Maggie
Dolly
Kristen
Renee

Only really like Alice (or Alys?) and Pearl though.

As Maggie and Pearl are both nicknames for Margaret, your friend could go for that and then decide later. Think they are the nicest two here, anyway - although you can't go wrong with Alice.

IMO Kristen would have to be spelled Kristin, like Ms Scott-Thomas, otherwise I agree with squoosh; it's a bit 90s. Also the surname makes a big difference.

I like Alice best, then Pearl.

Maggie would be acceptable if it's short for Margot :)

Kristen by a mile

Ooooh, Margot. Love it. In an ironic 'Good Life' kind of way.

Alice. Pretty and classic.

I have never met a nasty Alice

Kristen - not keen, a little bit 80's to me
Maggie - love as nn for Magnolia, Margaret.
Renee - not keen
Dolly - love, love, love - but only as a nn for Dorothy
Alice - ok
Pearl - love - my nearly 7 year old dd is called Pearl.

Alice is the only really nice one IMO - classic name.

Dolly is cute, but only as a short form of Dorothy/Dorothea

Kristen has quite a nice sound but slightly dated and seems very American.

Dislike Maggie and Pearl.

Rene