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Fashionmama99 · 14/10/2016 15:03

My list is getting longer, not shorter, for my new baby girl's name. Can you list your top 10? Giving 10 points to your favourite, and 1 to your least! I'll add them up and see which one scores the most! Here they are (in no particular order):

River
Willow
Ava
Edie
Esme
Bo
Bibi
Mia
Maeve
Delphine

Thanks for your time! If you can tell me why you like/dislike a certain name that's great too! Xx

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MrsRaymondReddington · 14/10/2016 17:08

River - 10
Willow - 9
Ava - 3
Edie - 6
Esme - 1
Bo - 8
Bibi - 2
Mia - 7
Maeve - 4
Delphine - 5

NapQueen · 14/10/2016 17:11

Gosh it's like homework

River - 1
Willow - 5
Ava - 6
Edie - 9
Esme - 8
Bo - 3
Bibi - 4
Mia - 10
Maeve - 7
Delphine - 2

CakeRattleandRoll · 14/10/2016 17:12

River - 3
Willow - 4
Ava - 9
Edie - 8
Esme - 10
Bo - 2
Bibi - 1
Mia - 6
Maeve - 7
Delphine - 5

perrita · 14/10/2016 17:12

I think if you end up using Bo you should spell it Beau. Also I think Esme has strong Twilight connection.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 14/10/2016 17:12

River 3
Willow 8
Ava 9
Edie 7
Esme 6
Bo 2
Bibi 1
Mia 10
Maeve 4
Delphine 5

ThoraGruntwhistle · 14/10/2016 17:17

I only like Mia, Ava and Willow, in that order.

Janey50 · 14/10/2016 17:28

River - 6
Willow - 9
Ava - 7
Edie - 2
Esme - 10
Bo - 3
Bibi - 1
Mia - 8
Maeve - 4
Delphine - 5

blueskyinmarch · 14/10/2016 17:30

River-3
Willow-4
Av-8
Edie-7
Esme-10
Bo- 1
Bibi - 2
Mia-9
Maeve-6
Delphine-5

AmaDablam · 14/10/2016 18:06

River - 3 Think of it more as a boy's name
Willow - 9 Nice
Ava - 8 Nice but popular
Edie - 10 love it (but would personally consider naming her Edith and using as nn, just to give her the option)
Esme - 7 Like it but quite popular and also the whole Esmee/Esmay pronunciation conundrum
Bo - 2 Sorry it really doesn't work as a stand alone name imo (Also disagree about using Beau spelling as it's the masculine form of beautiful in French. If you want a name with that meaning how about Belle or Bella?)
Bibi - 1 ditto Bo
Mia - 4 it's OK, just not a name I can get excited about
Maeve - 6 Nice, but be prepared for people struggling with spelling and pronunciation, unless living in Ireland
Delphine - 5 pretty but not to my personal taste (and reminds me of donkey character on Peppa -sorry!)

TempsPerdu · 14/10/2016 18:09

River - 5 - love this for a boy (my 'guilty pleasure' name as I doubt I'd be brave enough to use it) but feels wrong for a girl to me
Willow - 8 - v nice, though popular at the moment
Ava - 6 - meh
Edie - 4 - overdone at the mo
Esme - 7 - nice enough - no strong opinions
Bo - 2 - just don't find it attractive - would spell it Beau if I had to use it
Bibi - 1 - way too cutesy
Mia - 3 - had its time now imo - will date
Maeve - 9 - pretty and strong
Delphine - 10 - elegant and unusual (and love how it means 'dolphin'!)

AnnetteKertan · 14/10/2016 18:25

River - 1 (fine for a boy btw)
Willow - 4
Ava - 5
Edie - 8
Esme - 7
Bo - 2
Bibi - 3
Mia - 9
Maeve - 6
Delphine- 10

Thumbcat · 14/10/2016 18:27

River 3
Willow 8
Ava 9
Edie 6
Esme 7
Bo 2
Bibi 1
Mia 8
Maeve 3
Delphine 10

Thumbcat · 14/10/2016 18:28

That should be Maeve 4

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EwanWhosearmy · 14/10/2016 18:34

Bo Derek's actual name was Mary Cathleen.

TheNaze73 · 14/10/2016 18:36

River - 4
Willow -3
Ava - 7
Edie - 7
Esme - 6
Bo -8
Bibi-7
Mia - 9
Maeve -8
Delphine - 7

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 14/10/2016 18:42

Delphine 10
Ava 9
Esme8
Edie 7
Maeve 6
Willow 5
Mia 4
Bo 3
River 2
Bibi 1

JubyLoob · 14/10/2016 18:49

Mia and Maeve are the only ones I like.

chattygranny · 14/10/2016 18:52

River 1
Willow 1
Ava 8 lovely though I think there are lots of little ones
Edie 6 it sounds like a shortening but of what? I know a lovely Edwina and there is also Edina: personally I prefer the child to be given the full name even if they're always be to be known by NN. As my old mother used to say "for when they're called to the bar" ;)

Esme 9 though I like it to have the accent

Bo 1
Bibi 1

Mia 8 though I think there are lots of little ones
Maeve 8 though I think for credibility you need at least some Irish blood but maybe that's just me
Delphine 7 I would assume you're French or partly French but I like it.

chattygranny · 14/10/2016 18:54

PS I didn't look at others' comments so as not to be influenced! Such a good idea. Are you going to add them up at the end?

LastBusHome · 14/10/2016 19:01

River - 8
Willow - 9
Ava - 7
Edie - 5
Esme - 6
Bo - 2
Bibi - 1
Mia - 10
Maeve - 4
Delphine - 3

DorotheaHomeAlone · 14/10/2016 19:05

River 3
Willow 4
Ava 8 (popular but nice)
Edie 7 (pretty but a nickname should be Edith)
Esme 9 (pretty)
Bo 2 (not a name)
Bibi 1 (not a name)
Mia 10 (lovely but popular)
Maeve 5 (ugly)
Delphine 6 (pretty but odd if not French)

insan1tyscartching · 14/10/2016 19:13

River 9
Willow 7
Ava 1
Edie 8
Esme 6
Bo 10
Bibi 5
Mia 4
Maeve 2
Delphine 3

peachypips · 14/10/2016 19:15

River 7 (will possible become popular due to Jamie Oliver)
Willow 10
Ava 5 but every second child is called it
Edie 3
Esme 6
Bo 1 awful!
Bibi 2 a bit silly!
Mia 4
Maeve 9
Delphine 8

DixieExter · 14/10/2016 19:16

River - 4
Willow - 7
Ava -8
Edie - 10
Esme - 6
Bo - 1
Bibi - 2
Mia -9
Maeve - 5
Delphine - 3