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Girls' Shortlist

16 replies

Dimitiesofblue · 17/08/2013 22:31

Please could you help with honest opinions on our first shortlist.

Persephone
Octavia
Isolde (please say how you would pronounce this)
Petrova (not sure about this one, dh influence)
Ursula
Lucrezia (not sure about this one either, or which spelling)
Clementine

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1gglePiggle · 17/08/2013 22:34

Only like ursula and clementine.

Prounounciation would be "I sold" eg a car (sorry!)

JellyMould · 17/08/2013 22:35

Persephone - don't like it
Octavia - quite like it.
Isolde - like it would say iz-old?
Petrova like it
Don't like the others sorry.

ZolaBuddleia · 17/08/2013 22:36

Persephone - not keen, sounds nicer than it looks
Octavia - makes me think of someone with a long neck
Isolde (please say how you would pronounce this) - like it, would pronounce Izzolder
Petrova (not sure about this one, dh influence) - are your Slavic? If not it's a bit odd
Ursula - like it
Lucrezia (not sure about this one either, or which spelling) - Borgia
Clementine - love it

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 17/08/2013 22:37

Isolde is gorgeous. Love Petrova too, because of the book.

Like Lucretia (this spelling).
Not fond of the others.

Karbea · 17/08/2013 22:48

They are all a bit 'trying too hard' aren't they?

Isolde is pronounced "is old", with emphasis on the syllable 'so'.

ih-ZOHL-dh

SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 17/08/2013 23:03

Its 'Is old a'.
TBH Im not keen on any of those names. Possibly Persphone, if I had to pick one.

NadiaWadia · 18/08/2013 05:21

Like them all, except Ursula.

NadiaWadia · 18/08/2013 05:28

Did your DH get Petrova from 'Ballet Shoes' or he is Russian or something? If not I would just check it is an actual recognised name first (in Russia).

SpinningSpider · 18/08/2013 05:33

Persephone I always think is used by people that are trying to hard.

The only one I like is Clementine. I love this name and would use id dh didn't hate it.

PeriodMath · 18/08/2013 05:56

Honest opinion? I don't like any of them.

hawkmcqueen · 18/08/2013 08:26

I think the following are usable:
Octavia, quite nice
Ursula, not pretty
Clementine, okay, cannot abide the nn Clem, don't know why

exoticfruits · 18/08/2013 08:39

Octavia or Clementine- can't stand the rest.

Caip · 18/08/2013 08:41

The only one I like is Ursula and not majorly keen on that

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Dimitiesofblue · 18/08/2013 11:33

Thank you, this is helpful

Yes, Petrov has a connection to dh (can't say more than that, for fear of outing).

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Pobblewhohasnotoes · 18/08/2013 12:08

Clementine. That's it, I don't like any of the others.

whyno · 18/08/2013 12:36

I like Octavia, Petrova and Clementine

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