Please could I have your thoughts on our girls names list?

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Carla
Claudia
Darcy
Francesca
Genevieve
Lana
Lara
Jean
Scout
Seren
Sorrel
Stella
Xanthe

Are some a bit try hard? Want to avoid things like Amelia, Eva, Sophia, Olivia: all gorgeous names but know too many. Ideally a name that doesn't date or place her would be good. Thanks!

I've never met a Xanthe!

I like Scout and Jean

I've never mentioned a Xanthe either. It's mentioned all the time on here though.

I mean I've never met a Xanthe!

Xanthe, Lara or Darcy for me.

I'm not keen on many of them I'm afraid. Sorrel and Genevieve are the ones I prefer but they're just not my sort of names.

I like Carla, Stella and Xanthe. I've met one other Xanthe, aged about 1. Had never heard of it before then, and I like that it's one of those feminine without being frilly kind of names.

Carla - Like
Claudia - Love
Darcy - Hate
Francesca - Love
Genevieve - Love
Lana - Dislike
Lara - Ok
Jean - Dislike
Scout - Hate
Seren - Dislike
Sorrel - Hate
Stella - Dislike (but love Estelle)
Xanthe - Love

That's quite a varied list. I like these....

Francesca
Genevieve
Lara
Xanthe

Congrats!

I love Sorrel.

Your list is similar to ours ... We're at 40 weeks and v likely to go with Carla! We also wanted familiar sounding but not too common.

My favourites from your list are Carla, Claudia, Stella, Seren, Lana and Francesca - all names we have considered!

In case it helps, we have Amber, Hazel, Rhona, Heidi, Cassidy (Cassie), Brianna, Marianne, Delta, Savannah and Bethany on our (long ) shortlist.

Good luck and congratulations!

From you list I love Stella, Genevieve and Francesca.

With regards to your Evie enquiry, my dds name is regularly shortened to Evie. Everyone on here always goes on about how popular it is but we are yet to encounter another Evie.. Also I working in child care for 20 years and only met two Evie's in that time.( I am in London. )

Thanks everyone, I think we are narrowing it down. Claudia and Genevieve the current front runners. DH reckons we would use Jeannie as a diminutive of Genevieve, which I really like.

Ihatepeas- I think it must be quite regional as I always hear Evies and Evas being called for in the park-but then maybe it's the same two mums calling them each time! Anyway, it is a lovely name, so it probably shouldn't matter if it's popular.