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PooDogMillionaire · 01/02/2016 13:16

Pandora
Lorelei
Esmè
Clara

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PurpleDaisies · 01/02/2016 13:17

Clara is my favourite. I like Esme and Lorelai but not Pandora.

tinofbiscuits · 01/02/2016 13:18

I like Clara and Pandora.

BeaufortBelle · 01/02/2016 13:19

Not Pandora - she was a box opening troublemaker!

SweepTheHalls · 01/02/2016 13:19

I have a little Clara snuggled up on me right now Smile

GummyBunting · 01/02/2016 13:19

Clara is my favourite.
Pandora makes me think of Adrian Mole, and the nickname 'box'. Which could be cool if your DD was cool enough to pull it off.

BeautyIsTruth · 01/02/2016 13:21

I like Esme the best, I think it's the prettiest.

LuciaInFurs · 01/02/2016 13:22

I love Esmè, it's a beautiful name.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 01/02/2016 13:41

Like them all with the exception of Pandora

MamaMotherMummy · 01/02/2016 14:08

Love Pandora
Like Esme and Clara
Don't like Lorelei

MamaMotherMummy · 01/02/2016 14:09

I considered changing my own name to Pandora at one point.

Iwonderif · 01/02/2016 14:14

Esme & Clara are beautiful.

Pandora is my cats name which I personally didn't choose because I always think of Pandora's box Confused

I do like Lorelei but I think it's difficult to pronounce and spell, she'll forever be explaining the spelling and pronunciation. However it's always your choice and decision.

Fugghetaboutit · 01/02/2016 14:17

Clara :)

chrome100 · 01/02/2016 15:23

I like Clara.

Not a fan of the others.

chrome100 · 01/02/2016 15:23

I knew a girl at school called Pandora. Never got to see her box, though. ...

DontKillMyVibe · 01/02/2016 16:09

Really don't like Pandora, sorry. The rest are fine with Esmè being my favourite out of them all.

cheekstime · 01/02/2016 16:15
  1. Esme 2) Clara. the other two are no go's for me I'm afraid 3) Lorelei 4) Pandora .....goodluck its tough!
PooDogMillionaire · 01/02/2016 16:44

Is Esmè a bit too popular though?

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DontKillMyVibe · 01/02/2016 16:47

I think it's only seems really popular on MN. I don't know any in real life!

PurpleDaisies · 01/02/2016 16:48

I know three baby Esmes. It is a nice name though!

YakTriangle · 01/02/2016 17:10

Does Esme usually have that accent on the end?

DontKillMyVibe · 01/02/2016 17:12

It has an accent on the end if you want it pronounced Es-may I think. No accent and it's pronounced Es-mee

FourStarDragonBall · 01/02/2016 17:24

Pandora
Esmé
Lorelei
Clara

florascotianew · 01/02/2016 17:34

The accent (an acute accent) should go the other way - pointing upwards from left to right. The opposite to the way it appears in OP's post. Like this:
Esmé.

Esmé with an acute accent is originally a French word; it's a past participle meaning 'esteemed' or 'loved'.
In French, it would be pronounced approx Esz-may.

The name as it appears in OP's post has a grave accent, pointing downwards from left to right, like this: è . In French, a letter e with that accent would be pronounced very differently - as in the French word mère (= 'mother'), which sounds like approx like 'mare'.

bbpp · 01/02/2016 18:29

I love Clara. The other two I'm not too fussed about, they're both very nice names though.

Pandora I dislike, it sounds a bit pretentious to me. I also think the jewelry store is chavvy and I wouldn't like the association.

So: Clara, Lorelei, Esme, Pandora.

NationMcKinley · 01/02/2016 19:09

Love Clara and Pandora but not so keen on the others

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