Ok, this is it. Final girls name decision

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We finally sat down and talked about names. The contenders are:

Romilly (we both love this, but it is similar to our son's name and a distant friend has already used it. Does that matter?)
Xanthe
Beatrice
Tess (but short for what?)
Imogen
Georgia
Stella
Abigail

Surname is two syllables ending in er. Please help this be my last post..

Don't think Tess has to be short for anything does it? DS has a Tess in his class and its just Tess

Romilly - love it. If friend is distant and you don't see them, I'd say it's usable.
Xanthe - gorgeous. Unusual and feminine.
Beatrice - not mad keen, a bit too popular for me, also a bit Victorian
Tess (but short for what?) - lovely on its own, I also love Bess
Imogen - not my taste
Georgia - in the same camp as Brooke and Paige for me, sorry
Stella - gorgeous and lovely meaning. Feels either cool and 60s, or 1930s
Abigail - don't like it at all, sorry

Tess is often short for Teresa. Tess is lovely. Teresa, not so.

I like Xanthe best of all. With Beatrice second choice.

I like Abigail the best.

Great list, my favourites are Romilly, Beatrice and Tess.

Romilly - lovely name. Fine to use.
Xanthe - my favourite of your list.
Beatrice - not my cup of tea.
Tess - ok, not overly keen.
Imogen - fine
Georgia - no
Stella - fine
Abigail - nice.

Romilly, Stella & Tess (not short for anything) & Xanthe are my favourites from your list.

Thanks all. Some of these are DH's contributions (Georgia, Abigail, Beatrice), which tbh I'm less keen on. Does Stella make you think of the lager?

I didn't think of the lager at all until you said it To me Stella is a classy name with a beautiful meaning.

You could have Estella if you wanted to distance yourself from the lager, which does come to mind, but so do star and McCartney.

All lovely names, except Stella.

Stella.

Lager doesn't cross my mind. Know two Stellas ( mixed ages) and it is unusual enough without being odd.

Love Georgia and Beatrice , Bea is cute! Tess short for Tessa?

Love Georgia and Beatrice , Bea is cute! Tess short for Tessa?

I'd go with Romilly or Xanthe. Classically gorgeous names.

I like Beatrice (Beatrix is even more fab imo) most and then Abigail. Stella is nice too. I didn't think of the beer at all.

Like them all except maybe Beatrice. But are you aware that Xanthe means yellow (I think?) so how likely is it your daughter will be blonde?

Did you say your surname ends in -er? Would that mean that Stella rhymed with it? Just a thought.

I love Stella as a name. Once met a new father in a lift going up to the maternity unit. We got to talking and he said that his new baby was called Stella, after his GF's favourite drink. I still think it's a lovely name though. Did know of a child named Tia Maria.

What about Romola? Pronounced 'Rom ur ler'? Although - is this heading for the same rhymy territory again?

I'm a big fan of Abigail. Then Tess and Imogen.

Romilly!

My favourite is Georgia

But I would say a name like Georgia Walker or something is a bit too rhymey. Tess reminds me of a pet dog a friend once had. Tessa though, I like that.
I love Romilly but I don't know if the friend would make it feel odd for you. Then again I wished I called my DS a name that a relative chose just 2 weeks before, so I had to change DS's planned name at the last minute. I still wish I'd stuck with the original name for him.

Stella reminds me of a colleague, but if I can get past that association I like it

Abigail. Second choice Imogen

Romily.

If your favourite is Romilly go for that. I liked Abigail too. But they were all fine. Nothing stood out as being a no-no.

My favourite is Abigail but I also like Tess, Georgia and Stella.