Oonagh, Francesca or Nuala?

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DH and I are struggling to find girl names that we can both agree on.

What are your thoughts on these three?

I know that Oonagh and Nuala are going to have some challenges with spelling and pronunciation.

I love Oonagh. Autocorrect doesn't.

Nuala

Oh I love love love Nuala.

Sorry, I don't like any of them.

What were your other options?

Francesca is by far by favourite. Gorgeous name.

I also like Nuala but not Oonagh

Francesca is lovely. The other two are awful.

Imperial we have looked at lists of baby girl names for a few months now and these are the only ones we can agree on.

Clearly DH has awful taste

My favourite is Oonagh.

Anything but Nuala.

I know a few and have nothing good to say about any of them. Miserable women. Completely turns me off the name.

Oonagh is nice, the ones I know are driven and well able.

Francesca is a mouthful.

i like all 3. not convinced i love how Oonagh looks when written.

what's your criteria? could we help you think of some different names?

Francesca, Nuala, Oonagh

I like Francesca, hate Nuala! Oonagh is nice, but would spell it Una (with a fada accent on the 'u').

Again, I prefer the spelling Una, really like Francesca and dislike Nuala - it's a bit blah, and I think it's because it was a very old fashioned name when I was growing up, I can't shake that association. I don't mind Fionnuala as much.

rockin we don't really have a criteria. We just have very different tastes...

Oh yes Fionnuala is a lovely name.

Or maybe Finola.

Finola.

Sorry, was just sounding go that out for myself there!

I saw the thread title and thought Fionnuala :o. I LOVE that name.

Francesca is the best of the bunch, but it's not really to my taste.

Oonagh & Nuala are truly awful, sorry. Nuala in particular is the Irish equivalent of Doris or Mavis, and Oonagh is very dated. The spelling Úna is marginally better.

Fionnuala or Finola are much nicer, IMO.

Oh I love Nuala, I think it's really pretty. But then I quite like Doris

Francesca is a bit flashy and a bit mumsy at the same time somehow.

I like them- but not the spelling of Oonagh so much- and Francesca is my least favourite. Of you are going for an Irush name, I love Mairead.

Or what about Honor?

Francesca.

Thanks all!

Just asked DH about about Fionnuala and he just grunted and said "not sure".

Oonagh gets my vote. I know an Una and an Oonagh, and they are both lovely, so good associations.

Francesca is a bit loud/dramatic-sounding, but can be shortened to Fran or Franny which I like.

these are the names i came across recently when with my DDs (who are called Scarlett and Roselyn FWIW)

Darcey
Martha
Alba
Eliza
Imogen
Robyn
Mya
Grace
Silver
Florence
Isla
Paige
Harper

and others i like personally that are sometimes 'forgotten':
Ophelia
Delilah
Primrose
Penelope
Violet

Thanks for that list rockinrobin we have previously discussed and vetoed every name, though.