Pick apart our shortlist...

[MamaDuckling]

We know it's a girl, due December!

So far, it's between:

Georgia
Dascha
Marina
Amber

Middle name will be Rose Jude.

Short, two syllable surname that sounds a bit like onion...

I think Dashsa/Dascha can be spelled either way, but I'm leaning away from it at the moment (December reindeer connotations!)

Marina!

Marina and Georgia both lovely and underused.

(Amber tainted for me by one particularly unpleasant child from school....)

Marina.

Dascha does make me think of reindeer.
Don't like Georgia, and it's overused (although maybe not in the UK)
Amber is a bit doggy.

I don't get Marina. Why would you want to name a little girl after a boat parking lot?

Marina is a v normal girls' name in Germany. I think it's pretty.

I like both Marina and Georgia

Marina is my favourite. However I prefer Serena

Amber second

Don't like the other two, sorry

Would you consider Darina -- a popular Irish name in the 60s/70s?

Serena/Seren yes, Darina probably not... Even though DH has Irish on his side, I think it sounds a bit made up... Not saying it is, but just that it's v v unusual!
I think Georgia is still my fave, but need to convince DH she won't become a Georgie.

Marina just reminds me of the Mirena coil. Sorry!

I like Marina or Georgia.

I don't think you can guarantee that a Georgia won't become a Georgie/George, but you could try to head it off by using the nn Gigi at home and hoping it sticks.

We love nn Gigi so would definitely use that at home. Going off Marina since someone mentioned the coil!

Marina (or preferably Marissa or Meredith)

Say Marina and think coil, even though it's different, sorry. And Dascha like the reindeer? I like Georgia and Amber very much though.

Love Amber

Quite like Georgia though much prefer Georgina and Georgie

Don't like Marina

Dascha I've never heard but def makes me think of the reindeer.

Love Marissa and Meredith, but both feel a bit of a mouthful with our surname (also M). Def steering away from Marina now

Amarys?

I love Dascha - it has something urgent and vital about it. A girl who embraces life.

Marina is lovely.

Georgia

(I agree about the spelling of Dasha, btw. Like Misha (Mikhail) and Sasha (Alexander).)