Please give your humble opinions on five girls names....

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Juliet

Sylvia

Mae

Rachel

Vivienne

Which do you love, like, dislike, or loathe? Be as honest as you like!

Juliet - gorgeous classic English name
Sylvia - has a very sophisticated 1930s feel to it imo
Mae - West, sadly
Rachel - lovely Biblical classic
Vivienne - French/international and again has a lovely classic 1930s feel imo

You have hit the gorgeous name jackpot with all but Mae (because of Mae West not being a very classy image).

Juliet, Sylvia, Rachel and Vivienne are lovely -- you couldn't go wrong.

Sorry, no help at all..

I'd like to see these so called old fashioned names make a comeback. Already Violet and Iris are around which are both lovely. Going with V what about Valerie and Veronica. Don't think I know either one of these under about 70!

I LOVE Rachel - I wanted it for dd1 but dp wasn't keen. A lot of people weren't keen, actually (and it's been a long time since I met a baby Rachel). However, they're all mad fools. And wrong. And I think this would be the perfect name for your baby .

Otherwise, I like Julia and Sylvie more than Juliet and Sylvia. Julia is lovely, I think (just not as lovely as Rachel).

Vivienne I dislike, and Mae doesn't do wonders for me.

Juliet - OK

Sylvia - not keen but love Sylvie strangely

Mae - only if spelt May

Rachel - really dislike this name, no idea why

Vivienne - OK

Out of those names I would probably go for Vivienne as I prefer Viv to Jools.

It is a total guess! I just think it's so beautiful. But I don't think it will Olivia, iyswim.

And I have had a glass of wine.

Thanks for all your feedback!!

Cece and others, i agree about nicknames for Juliet...jules or julie...no no. whereas viv or vivi is fine. As is Rach.

Have totally gone off May especially after your feedback ;)...and Sylvia not as keen as the others.

However, DH is totally against Juliet, Vivienne or Rachel. Gah! His favourite is Bella (never in a million years - no offence to anyone who has used the
name, I think twilight buried that one for me!)

Devora I agree Julia is lovely and preferable to the nicknames of Juliet!

*Mae

Stellan thanks for all your suggestions, I love Violet but fear its becoming very popular?

Juliet- like but know four babies born this year named this
Mae- Love this
Vivienne- Dislike
Rachel- Like dont know any little Rachels

Rachel is lovely and Juliet second.
I only like May with that spelling.
The other 2 are OK.

Rachel - think it's a lovely name for a baby, so unusual to hear it now.
Juliet - fine
Sylvia - beautiful, think it's a very delicate name. There's a fair few Sylvie's around here all with the nn Vivi
Mae - no, dislike the spelling
Vivienne - beautiful name, but I like Vivian better. Isn't that one of Angelina's children so probably having a rise in popularity because of it?

Sorry but i don't like any of your names except Juliet. Juliet is really lovely though.

Thanks again for your opinions.
OH is definitely against EVERY SINGLE ONE. He wants Bella (NO!) but will compromise and go for Belle. Hmmm.

no no no no no Rachel and Julia SO much classier!

He likes girly, 'pretty' names. Isabella, Bella, Poppy etc etc.......he thinks my suggestions are horrid and cruel!

I like Mae and Juliet.

I dislike Vivienne and Sylvia (actually I loathe Sylvia TBH)

Rachel is meh

Perhaps she will end up Belle Juliet

Could you not do the long name on the birth cert and use the diminutive? Like Isobel/Bella?

DD is Rosalind/Rosie because at 13 weeks she is far, far too small and silly to carry off Rosalind but is all small and rosy

Ooh, love Belle Juliet!

Belle is a beautiful name.

The top three great...Juliet and Sylvie are names on my list for a second, and I have a Meg so pretty close spelling wise.

Not fussed on the last two.

What about Alice?

openerofjars that's a good idea, (btw I love the name Rosalind and nn Rosie - my lovely great Aunt is Rosalind)..I'm not keen on Isobel etc, though, as they are very popular.

I do like the name Belle in its own right (just prefer Juliet!).

Absolutely love Sylvia and would have used this for DD had it not clashed with our surname.