I have a longlist and I can't cut it down

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DD due in a matter of days (in fact I have a few twinges today) and I am stuck. I like all of the names on the long list and I just can't make a choice. DH not much help either and family all have different favourites. Can't decide on a front runner. Middle name will be Joy (after grandmother) and I already have a Frederick nn Fred. So, hoping there will be a MN clear favourite

Heidi
Francesca
Luisa
Claudia
Enid/Edith
Dorothea (DH but I like)
Iris
Aphra
Alicia
Beatrice

Iris and Enid are two of my favourites! Love them both.

I would take out -
Dorothea as DH not keen
Heidi because it does not go with Frederick ( and I do not like it!)
Francesca because of the initial
Enid because I do not like it at all
Alicia because of different pronounciations

Any of the rest would be great

Luisa
Alicia

Aphra, Enid or Iris!

Luisa
Dorothea
Beatrice
Iris

Love most of your list. not a fan of aphra and not big on Enid/Edith but otherwise great.

I like that Dorothea has good nicknames. Dottie/dot for cuteness and Thea for when she's older.

Iris was on my list.

Iris or Alicia are lovely. Enid and aphra definitely not and I did like Beatrice til I thought of b j initials...

Luisa Joy would be my favourite. Also like Iris and Alicia but don't think they go as well with middle name.

Aphra is super, and I love the literary link.

Heidi very pretty and I like it a lot.

Dorothea, I also like, but don't like Dot or Dotty as nn, though Thea would be a pretty nn.

My least favourite from your list are Claudia, Enid and Iris.

Firstly step away from Enid and Edith, they're beyond awful.

Love Francesca, Claudia and Iris.

Heidi seems really out of place on that list I have to say.

I think Dorothea is great.

Why not just Thea, Dorothea is just an unnecessary mouthful.

Thea Joy is perfect.

Totally agree Enid, Edith are awful. DD knows an Elsie and she insists on being yet another Ellie.

Iris or Francesca

Edith (Wharton?) or Beatrice

I like Francesca, but it's too similar to Frederick, matchy names are not good imo.

Luisa, Alicia and Beatrice are all nice. Heidi is lovely. Iris is ok.

Enid and Edith are awful. I really don't like Dorothea or Claudia. Aphra sounds like an abbreviation for a government department (you could have triplets Aphra, Defra and Fema).

My favourites are Francesca and Aphra

The only ones I don't like are Enid and Luisa

I'm a bit meh about Beatrice and like all the others.

Like Heidi, Luisa, Francesca, Beatrice Alicia and Claudia.
Dislike. Dorethea, (Dotty very cute though) Iris, Enid, Edith, Aphra

Iris.

Closely followed by Aphra.

All the others suck, imvho. And I really don't understand why anyone would choose a lovely name, such as Dorothea, and automatically shorten it to something godawful like Thea or Dotty or Doro or Roth or such wank.

Why not have them all. Ds and dd are going to murder me when exams come because I couldn't make up my mind either. They have 4 names each. With a 12 letter surname.

I love Heidi, and also like Claudia and Francesca from your list

(Haven't read the replies)

Hmm, the only ones I don't like are Enid and Aphra. I'm not sure how I feel about Iris.
I like Francesca and Beatrice as they're classic, although unfortunately I can't bring myself to use them myself. (Also, don't think Fred and Fran is a good idea.)
I like Dorothea, but my OH read your post and went on a rather vehement rant about flowery names :P Dorothy's nice too :)
Alicia pn Alisha is a no from me, but otherwise all the other names are nice. I'm not very judgemental tonight :P

I think I like Beatrice and Dorothy the best.

Camilla?

Iris Joy but i am biased as i have one myself! Gorgeous

As a side note- when did Alicia become anything but Alice-eea? When did the Allesha pronunciation happen?