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Rate my girl names on a scale of 1-10!!!!

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Lannie33 · 07/09/2012 21:05

Hello from Canada! Expecting DD 2 soon (have a boy and a girl already).
Need help narrowing down...please rate my girl names on a scale of 1-10 (10 being best), and tell me if you associate the name with anything (eg. stripper, classy, old-lady, etc). I'm throwing in a few I hate just to see if our our taste in names is similar or not! THANKS!!!!
Amelia
Clara
Hailey
Kaia
Kylie
Lia
Mackenzie
Matilda
Mia
Tabitha

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DisabilEightiesChick · 07/09/2012 22:01

Ah, hadn't thought of that Smile Though I would still avoid just cos of the inevitable need to spell out the 'different' spelling of the name every time. Just seems like a hassle to go through life saying 'Amelia but it's spelt A-E-M-I-L-I-A' every time. But I'm lazy Smile

numptymark1 · 07/09/2012 22:11
  1. Clara (lovely, my niece stole the name though)
  2. Amelia (pretty but popular)
  3. Mia (pretty but popular)
  4. Kaia (don't dislike the name but know a child called that that I do)
  5. Matilda (pretentious)
  6. Hailey (like but a bit dated rather than old lady chic)
  7. Tabitha (cat)
  8. Mackenzie (boy's name)
  9. Kylie (there's only one Kylie and why would you call your child boomerang anyway?)
  10. Lia (is that a name?)
TudorJess · 07/09/2012 23:20

10 Amelia - lovely classic name
9 Clara - as above
8 Hailey (with spelling Hayley, nice 70s name due a comeback)
7 Mia - like
6 Lia - like with spelling Leah
5 Kaia - OK but Kay is prettier
4 Kylie - Minogue
3 Mackenzie - surname
2 Matilda - harsh and clunky like Brunnhilde, Hilda and Clothilde
1 Tabitha - really dislike, it sounds odd (and no, I don't like cats!)

mathanxiety · 07/09/2012 23:34

Amelia
Clara
Hailey
Kaia
Kylie
Lia
Mackenzie
Matilda
Mia
Tabitha

I have put them in order of perference:
(10) Clara/ Matilda -- lovely Germanic names, feminine but not fluffy

(8) Tabitha -- nice biblical name, feminine, not fluffy

(6) Hailey - nice but a bit surnamey for my taste

(4) Lia - prefer Leah spelling, seems a stronger name that way. Spelled Lia it looks like the L was picked to tack onto the popular IA ending..
(4) Mia - nice but a bit wispy
(4) Amelia - the 'mealy' bit in the middle doesn't appeal to me

(2) Kaia hippie-ish (I also prefer Kay, which I think is due a revival, very sweet name)

(1) Kylie/ Mackenzie - yeugh

mathanxiety · 07/09/2012 23:34

preference...

squoosh · 08/09/2012 00:24

I only like Clara and Tabitha.

firawla · 08/09/2012 00:27

Lia, Mia and Clara are the nicest

randomimposter · 08/09/2012 00:30

Clara or Matilda are 10s. Tabitha or Mia are 7s. Others don't score for me.

Matesnotdates · 08/09/2012 00:33

I only like Tabitha and Clara

cece · 08/09/2012 00:40

Amelia - 5 - OK but I know a lot of them
Clara - 7 - pretty
Hailey - 4 - bit 1990s
Kaia - 3 - not keen on K names, although this one is OK
Kylie - 1 - Miss Minogue
Lia - 1 - Liar liar pants on fire
Mackenzie - 1 - shudder, I used to teach one of these...
Matilda - 3 - nice but not shortened to Tilly
Mia - 5 - popular
Tabitha - 4 - witch or cat name.

FanjoPingpong · 08/09/2012 10:14

Kylie - 1 (Always the Aussie popstar)
Lia - 2
Hailey - 3
Mackenzie - 4
Clara - 5 (the new Doctor Who assistant is going to be called Clara; I don't know if that affects your choice...)
Matilda - 6
Tabitha - 7 (Lovely, but I still associate it with cats)
Mia - 8 (I think it's a simple, beautiful name)
Amelia - 9 (very popular right now, but very pretty)
Kaia - 10 (Never heard this one before, but absolutely love it)

Rutherford · 08/09/2012 13:29

In reverse order, IMO:

Tabitha - 1
Mackenzie - 2
Kylie - 3, dated 80s
Clara - 4
Lia -5, prefer Leah
Hailey - 6
Kaia - 6
Matilda - 6
Amelia - 7, too popular but lovely
Mia - 8

survivingsummer · 09/09/2012 11:17

Clara, Amelia and Tabitha are all very nice.

I don't like any of the others, sorry!

TodaysAGoodDayForTeamGB · 09/09/2012 11:19

I only like Clara, Amelia and Tabitha, the others are a bit pants.

happybubblebrain · 09/09/2012 11:23

Clara - 6
Hailey - 2
Kaia - 2
Kylie - 1
Lia - 5
Mackenzie - 1
Matilda - 8
Mia - 6
Tabitha - 7

happybubblebrain · 09/09/2012 11:24

Amelia - 6

Narked · 09/09/2012 13:10

Amelia - 8, very popular here
Clara - 7
Hailey - 6
Kaia - 2
Kylie - 3, Minogue
Lia - 7
Mackenzie - 2 (personal anti surnames as names thing)
Matilda - 9/10, love it, very popular here
Mia - 6
Tabitha - 7/8

Does it matter what we think though? If you live in Canada won't the names be regarded differently?

DoMeDon · 09/09/2012 14:02

Kaia - 1 - never heard it before but like it
Clara - 2
Matilda - 3
Mia - 4 - too popular locally
Tabitha/Amelia - 6 - trying too hard
Lia - 7 - Liar? Leah? - odd
Hailey - 8
Kylie/Mackenzie - 10- NO!!

Narked · 09/09/2012 14:04

Latest England + Wales girls' name stats:

Amelia - 1st (5054 babies named that in 2011)

Clara - 212th (236 babies named that in 2011)

Hailey - 370th as 'Hayley' (127 babies named that in 2011)

Kaia - 1015th (34 babies named that in 2011)

Kylie - 1015th (34 babies named that in 2011)

Lia - 56th as 'Leah' (1120 babies named that in 2011)

Mackenzie - 1149th as 'Mckenzie' (29 babies named that in 2011)
- 1374th as Mackenzie (22 babies named that in 2011)

As a boys name - 177th as 'Mckenzie' (314 babies named that in 2011)
- 310 as Mackenzie (145 babies named that in 2011)

Matilda - 48th (1225 babies named that in 2011)

Mia - 13th (3346 babies named that in 2011)

Tabitha - 177th (291 babies named that in 2011)

HoratiaWinwood · 09/09/2012 14:09

Amelia - 7 - not my style, but timeless and elegant.
Clara - 8 - a bit edgier, but still classic.
Hailey - 1 - misspelling of a dated name that wasn't nice in the first place.
Kaia - 2 - not classy.
Kylie - 5 - dated and a little downmarket but not hideous.
Lia - 2 - criminal misspelling of dull Leah which at least has pedigree.
Mackenzie - 1 - surname. Vile.
Matilda - 6 - becoming ubiquitous but classy and pretty, and useable day to day.
Mia - 4 - bland, nothing name.
Tabitha - 9 - by far my favourite. I would call a Tabitha Kitty Grin

HoratiaWinwood · 09/09/2012 14:12

Come back OP! Need to know which of us are on your page - although there is a general consensus...

PandaNot · 09/09/2012 14:14

Amelia 7
Clara 3, just don't like the way it sounds
Hailey, 7
Kaia 0
Kylie 0
Lia 3, 8 if spelt Leah though
Mackenzie, 0
Matilda, 9, this is my favourite
Mia, 7, would be more but there are lots of them around.
Tabitha, 0, I only know one, a teenager and she's a spoilt brat.

Lolwhut · 09/09/2012 14:18

Amelia 2
Clara. 5
Hailey 4
Kaia 1
Kylie. Minus 29
Lia. 1
Mackenzie. Minus 341
Matilda 1
Mia 3
Tabitha 4

Sorry, I wasn't being deliberately harsh but you just seemed to have picked names I don't much like. You should just choose the one you and your family like the most and not worry about it. The world would be very boring if we all liked the same things.

toffeesam · 09/09/2012 14:21

Tabitha
Matilda
Amelia
Clara
Hailey

these are all nice the rest are very chav chic.
Ok i had a cat called Tabitha, but she was a classy cat!

BedHog · 09/09/2012 14:25

Amelia - 5 (loses 2 points for being overused)
Clara - 6
Hailey - 2 (Eminem)
Kaia - 1 (Wayne Rooney chavette)
Kylie - 3 (1980s Minogue)
Lia - 5
Mackenzie - 0 (velour tracksuit and fag brigade)
Matilda - 6 (a bit Kath Kidson middle class buntingy)
Mia - 8
Tabitha - 4 (catty/witchy)