Opinions on these names please!

[IoraRua]

Linnea (lin-nay-ah), Silke, Damaris, Laeticia (also could be Laetitia), Bronwyn?

I have developed a long list of names but these have caught my eye....probably for the best, I can see myself vetoing lots that don't quite fit when she's born. I'm indecisive.

So, opinions on the above please - if you've any girls names you'd like to add please share :) Quite open to anything as my other name choices so far are quite different! If possible I am trying to avoid short -a or -ie ending names as ime there are so many of these around.

Laeticia is my favourite :)

How about Lynette?
My mum went to school with a Damaris and her nickname was glamorous- if that sways you either way ;)

I only like Bronwyn from your list. The others could have people unsure how to pronounce them. My sister has name that can be pronounced a couple of ways and it annoys her.

Linea - John Lewis. Letitia without the extra letters is ok, Bronwen is fine.

Sound a bit 'hood' apart from Bronwyn which is frumpy.

Linnea (lin-nay-ah), - quite nice m Silke - huh?,
Damaris - makes me think of game of thrones
, Laeticia (also could be Laetitia), - nice, is that a usual spelling?Bronwyn - really don't like

I like Bronwyn and Linnea

Not keen on the others. Especially Silke (is it said like silky?!)

Only Bronwyn for me too

Linnea made me think of linear graphs from my school maths days and I haven't been at school for 15 years.

I really like Silkie though.

*meant Silke, darn auto correct!

Silke is German, I knew a few from living there. They pronounced it Silk-uh or Silk-e, e as in the beginning of end.

Laetitia/Laeticia is an old Roman goddess and an old, if a bit unpopular, name. I think there's a Belgian princess Laetitia. Not a fan of the Letitia spelling!

John Lewis isn't really a thing here (Ireland) so I had to look that up So Linnea is a brand line there? Interesting...

Oh Lynette is nice!

Appreciate the thoughts so far, thanks!

I do love that Damaris/glamorous thing

Linnea (lin-nay-ah) sounds like a brand of sanitary protection
Silke - not a name (in the UK anyway)
Damaris - sounds more like a city. It's horrible
Laeticia (also could be Laetitia) - sounds like the name of a horrible girl in an Enid Blyton book
Bronwyn - love it. It means "white breast".

Definitely not Linnea, because it immediately makes me think of Linea, a clothing and homeware line at House of Fraser (not John Lewis, as mentioned upthread).

Damaris also makes me think of Daenerys from Game of Thrones.

Bronwyn is the only one I like.

This, OP: www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Linea/BRAND_LINEA,default,sc.html

Only Bronwyn and I don't love it either

Being a Welsh speaker I can't get on with gwyn at the end of a female name. Gwyn is masculine, Gwen is feminine. Therefore I prefer Bronwen for a girl.

Gwyn or Gwen mean blessed.

Agree bronwen is better than bronwyn for a girl. Would just like to suggest Seren , I love that name.

I know a Silke - she's Irish, stunning and a lovely woman if that sways your opinion at all?!

I like Bronwyn, not keen on the others.

Silke NO WAY.

Traditionally, Silke (Zill-kuh) was a nickname for Cecilia. As you say it's a well-known but not especially popular name in the Netherlands/Germany and nearby.

Laetitia means 'joy' and is the original Latin spelling. Letitia is a modern English version. Like you, I prefer the original. I also like the old English versions 'Lettice' or 'Lettys', though perhaps not fair on a child to use them today.

The Queen of Spain is Letizia.

Damaris is attractive - unusual without being over the top.

Linnea (lin-nay-ah) no, 'Linnean' is a system for classifying plants names after Linneaus, not a name

Silke - pretty, specially if you have a German connection. If not, but you have Scottish or Irish links, what about Selkie, a mythical creature?

Damaris - lingerie brand, no

Laeticia (also could be Laetitia) - lovely, pretty but classic

Bronwyn - only with a Welsh link, it feels a bit stodgy to me

Good to know about wyn/wen, Bronwen it is then! And yes, there's a Welsh connection.

There's a Serena in my family so I just couldn't do Seren, it's too similar. Seren is nice though.

Silke is a name, I imagine there's a few knocking around the UK.

And Lettice no, I just don't think I could do that to a child.

The Linnea/ House of Fraser thing is interesting (and House of Fraser is here), I'll have to see how many people have heard of it.