Freya, Erin or Esme?

[Treesandbees]

Baby girl due in 4 weeks so working on a shortlist! Middle name will probably be Rose or Grace. What's people's opinions?

How can a name be wishy washy? There are so many names these days compared to my generation that I'm not sure dated will be such an issue. I don't think my DD's name's either wishy washy or will date can you tell posters have hit a raw nerve My preference is Esme. Stunningly beautiful

I love Esme - very strong.
I also like Eris as a powerful alternative to Erin.

Definitely Esme.

Esme
Feel meh about the other two names

I do like all your names but they are all popular - Erin increasingly so around here as I know at least 5 little Erin's!

My personal favourite is probably Freya.

Some others that may be in a similar vein:

Estelle
Frances
Erica
Elodie

Eris is pretty as suggested above - never heard that before

Erin, lovely name.

Curious to know where people are when they say Erin is popular? Haven't heard many here!

We're in the South West treesandbees

Is definitely on the rise here but it shouldn't matter if you love it!

I'm an Esme! I pronounce it Es-me, which is the nicest way, I think!

Laughing at the idea of Erin being a classic name! Erin was a name made up by sentimental Irish Americans, similar to Colleen. It's also a brand of powdered soups in Ireland. So it's a no from me for Erin.

Freya and Esme are both nice names. I'd favour the es-may pronunciation.

Yes, Erin is made up, but it's nicer than Freya and Esme IMHO.

I love Freya and Esme.
Not so keen on Erin.

All ridiculously 2015 and popular. Of all the baby girls I know born in the year, half are Erin, Esme or Freya

Not for me.

Esme is okay, but just sounds like a nickname for Esmerelda to me which I'm er, not so keen on. Erin is fine. Freya on the otherhand is a really pretty name. Go with Freya

I think it must really depend where you are. We're South West too but all the babies here have been really old school names like Winnie, Bonnie, Dotty etc or Evie/Eva/Ava! Have only met one Erin and I'm on the 'baby circuit' as have a DS already.

I like Freya and Esme, not so keen on Erin

Erin Grace

Freya.
Not keen on the others.

Quite like them all as all pretty names and unlikely to be shortened either. Esme's my favourite of the 3 though - pronounced Es-me. What about Isla, Orla, Faith, Robin/yn?

What about Merrin OP?

All ridiculously 2015

I've got an Erin. Circa 2000. The only one in her school! Just be insistent on how it's said. Many teachers used to say Eran. I had to say it rhymes with sucking air in. I remember cringing with the swimming instructor shouting it out wrongly. It's a lovely name.

None of them! There will be tons of them at school...
I regret DS's Middle name of Esme which is after her grandmother and we knew no one with it so thought it a nice tribute ( and I always liked the Salinger novel) but within a year there were tons of them all spelled wrong and pronounced wrong. So I would try to go for something else. It's awful being called Esme A or Esme S or whatever as thee are so many in the class!!!

Sorry but I'm not massively keen on any of them, although I don't hate them, either. Erin just makes me think of the Waltons, and I'm never sure how to pronounce Esme. I'd choose Freya out of these three.

Why would you regret a middle name though, especially as she was named after her grandmother? That sounds a bit cold.