Eden, Enid, Nell, Imogen or Belle

[Nonameyet1]

This is our shortlist. What do people prefer? How would you rank each name?

Eden
Enid
Nell
Imogen
Belle

How weird, your list is very similar to mine, though over a decade ago

We had Edith instead of Enid & no Nell, but otherwise its the same!

We ended up with an Eden, & it IS definitely a name quite an ancient one actually, " & means blessed one" though its more common in Africa & Egypt for girls & America for boys.

We've only ever hear of 4 other girls & one boy here & only ever met 2 in the UK (several when travelling though) & one was named after DD, met lots of Belles, Imogens & Nells though, so we are really glad we went with Eden & though we used NN when small, she loves her name & always uses Eden now

Love Eden, Nell is good too. Not keen on Imogen, and Enid should wear Nora Batty stockings and a hairnet while collecting her pension. Lots and lots of Belles around, usually short for Isabelle.

DH declared yesterday "Nelly is short for Nellington". Can't think of the name out of that context now

Nell wins for me. Enid is horrific. It's like earwax and aphids and wet knickers.

Love love love Eden

Any of those names - but Enid is awful..

The only one I really like is Imogen, sorry!

Nell is alright as a nickname for Ellen, Eleanor, Helen, etc. but seems very insubstantial on its own.

I completely agree with Cancelly. I could've written her post word for word

Nell. I think it's a really lovely name and I know a really lovely Nell (though she did have to have her title printed on her business cards and at the bottom of emails, working in a male dominated industry people who hadn't met her misread it as Neil at least once a week ).

I love Eden and Imogen.

I really like Enid and Nell .

Eden for a boy - sorted (only boy's name on your list)

For a girl, I prefer Imogen, with Nell then Belle as runners up.

I only like Eden. It can be used as a girl's name - actually I have only ever met girls named Eden, no boys.

Nell to me is 'death knell'.
Enid - yowza.
Belle - too Disney.
Imogen - sounds very inelegant to my ear. I put it in the same 'clunky' category as Morag.

I'm a Nell and get lots of positive comments about my name - it's shortened from Helen though. I do like having a formal, grownup name and a nickname.

I taught a gorgeously cheeky little girl called belle so I love that too.

I'm a bit meh about the others.

Love Imogen.
Love Belle andNell but as abbreviations rather than full names

Eden

I'm so glad I posted, I'm really enjoying these comments!

I know a little girl called Enid and think it's a beautiful name.

Eden - a bit gimmicky
Enid -ok, quite prim
Nell -love it
Imogen -ugly and clunky
Belle -just ok

Nell is beautiful

We have an Imogen and we call her Mim. Everyone comments on how cute it is but then she has Imogen as a grown up name when she is older

Gawd, none of them, sorry.
Nell and Belle are OK but I would only use them as abbreviations for more substantial names.
Enid is dire, I can't believe there are so many people raving about it being beautiful

Eden- know boys called it so makes me think no for a girl

Enid- kinda like it

Nell - to me it's a dogs name

Belle - nah

Imogen - love it as I have one!

Eden is my favourite but I might just be a bit biased

I like less common names and DD has been the only one in her infant and junior schools.

At her baby six week checkup, the GP said that he'd not heard of another in the town - that was the idea!

It's becoming more popular here now but I've only heard it here as a girl's name. Someone did once tell me of a boy called Eden but it's definitely more popular as a girl's name in my town.

I love Eden, I know a lovely beautiful 22year old dancer called Eden who has the most loving personality ever!