Cara, Helen or Anna

[cornishglos]

Cara, Helen and Anna are the names I'm considering. Could you tell me which one you like and why? I don't want you to say why you hate the others as ir's been hard enough to find 3 I like! Thanks

Helen and Cara are lovely, classic and not too trendy. Or how about Helena?

Anna will probably rise further (Frozen) and then start falling out of favour. I'd avoid it on that basis.

I love Anna and Helen (in that order).

Cara is not in the same league for me. Not a classic, dated, harsh sounding.

I like Helen then Anna then Cara.

I have a 17 year old Helen. It was only used 51 times last year, so it's really quite rare now. I love it because it's classic and well known; if you choose it she in likely to be the only one in her year group at school. I do like Anna, Cara and Helena too.

Thanks for all the replies. A real mixed bag! I agree with all of you depending on the time of day/ my mood! The problem is I haven't quite fallen for any of the three... I guess I'll just have to wait until I meet him/ her! (If it's a him he's Will).

Ah, cara was top of my girls' list when I was pg with dd. But when she arrived she just didn't look like a Cara! Such a shame.

So I like
Cara
Then Anna
Then Helen (but prefer Helena)

Helen is a good strong name. Not a silly girly girl name (which is what all these "ee" sounding names sound like to me). It is a proper feminist name. I could imagine a heroine (a REAL one) called Helen.

Easy to spell and well known, but not remotely common these days.

How is Helen a feminist name?
Helen of Troy is described as either regretting her marriage or enjoying the carnage. She's not a particularly strong female icon.

I could see it having a feminist background if this was Emmeline or something, but...Helen?

Unless we are talking Helen Keller, I cam understand it more there. And even at that, she's not the first association most people will make with the name.

Anna. (And I'm a Helen...)