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20 Names - Rate Them Please

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DixieExter · 15/10/2016 09:35

Copying another poster, sorry! I have 20 names, can you please rate the 10 you like the most / hate the least with 10 being your favourite and 1 being your worst. You only need to do your top ten, not all 20 names!

ADELAIDE
AMELIE
ANNABELLE
AUTUMN
BEATRICE
BETHAN
CAOIMHE
CARMEN
CONSTANCE
GENEVIEVE
HERMIONE
NEVAEH
NIAMH
ORLAITH
PENELOPE
PRECIOUS
RAVEN
ROXANNE
TEGAN
ZOE

Huge thank you xx

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Sophronia · 15/10/2016 10:28

10 Beatrice
9 Constance
8 Genevieve
7 Adelaide
6 Niamh
5 Orlaith
4 Zoe
3 Hermione
2 Penelope
1 Bethan

JubyLoob · 15/10/2016 10:40

I'm no good at rating, but:

I love Caoimhe and Carmen.

I like Niamh, Raven, Penelope.

I prefer Roxanna to Roxanne.

I dont like the rest...and hate Neveah and Tegan.

HorridHenrietta2 · 15/10/2016 10:45

I love Tegan, Autumn, Hermione (although can you live with constant Harry Potter references?) and Raven.

I don't mind Annabelle, Carmen, Zoe and Bethan.

Dislike the rest.

Sorry can't rank Grin

PotatoBread · 15/10/2016 11:29

ADELAIDE - Don't like as a name. Australian city
AMELIE - nice but v bland due to overuse
ANNABELLE - meh
AUTUMN - like
BEATRICE - love
BETHAN - OK
CARMEN - No
CONSTANCE - love
GENEVIEVE - OK.
HERMIONE - No
NEVAEH - Awful. Awful. Awful
NIAMH - OK
PENELOPE - No
PRECIOUS - Awful. Awful. Awful.
RAVEN - Awful Awful Awful
ROXANNE - Awful Awful Awful
TEGAN - Awful Awful Awful
ZOE - don't like

RiverTam · 15/10/2016 11:34

I like Autumn and Beatrice.

Don't know how to pronounce any of the Irish names so can't cimment on those.

PotatoBread · 15/10/2016 11:36

My post didn't copy any of the Irish names for some reason! I don't like any of your Irish choices but then I am Irish and I think those names are v unoriginal and are ten a penny at the moment.

Darcy2512 · 15/10/2016 11:44

ADELAIDE - 2
AMELIE - 5
ANNABELLE - 10
AUTUMN - 8
BEATRICE
BETHAN - 3
CAOIMHE
CARMEN
CONSTANCE
GENEVIEVE
HERMIONE - 4
NEVAEH
NIAMH - 9
ORLAITH
PENELOPE - 7
PRECIOUS
RAVEN
ROXANNE - 1
TEGAN
ZOE - 6

I don't love any, but I like Annabelle, Niamh and Autumn Smile

Loyly · 15/10/2016 11:45

I really love Adelaide and Constance. Top ten rated:

ADELAIDE - 9
AMELIE - 5
ANNABELLE - 1
AUTUMN -4
BEATRICE - 3
CONSTANCE - 10
GENEVIEVE - 8
NIAMH - 2
ORLAITH - 7
PENELOPE - 6

Not keen on:
BETHAN
CAOIMHE
CARMEN

Really dislike:
HERMIONE
NEVAEH
PRECIOUS
RAVEN
ROXANNE
TEGAN
ZOE

Chinlo · 15/10/2016 11:49

Your rules are too confusing. I'm just gonna rate each one out of 10, with 10 being love and 1 being hate.

ADELAIDE - 2
AMELIE - 8
ANNABELLE - 4
AUTUMN - 3
BEATRICE - 3
BETHAN - 3
CAOIMHE - I don't even know how to pronounce this
CARMEN - 7
CONSTANCE - 6
GENEVIEVE - 1
HERMIONE - 7
NEVAEH - 8
NIAMH - 7
ORLAITH - 4
PENELOPE - 3
PRECIOUS - 1
RAVEN - 1
ROXANNE - 5
TEGAN - 1
ZOE - 2

BadToTheBone · 15/10/2016 11:56

Love Love:
CONSTANCE

Love:
ANNABELLE (prefer Annabel)
GENEVIEVE (prefer French pronunciation), HERMIONE
RAVEN
ORLAITH

Nice:
BEATRICE
PENELOPE
NIAMH
ZOE
CARMEN
ADELAIDE
AMELIE
AUTUMN

Don't like at all:
BETHAN
CAOIMHE
NEVAEH
PRECIOUS
ROXANNE
TEGAN

CordeliaFrost · 15/10/2016 14:29

Beatrice - 10
Constance - 9
Genevieve - 8
Penelope - 7
Annabelle - 6 (prefer spelt Annabel though, the extra two letters are unnecessary)
Bethan - 5
Adelaide - 4
Hermione - 3
Niamh - 2
Amelie - 1

NB: Not sure how someone who likes names as stylish as Beatrice and Constance, also has the abomination that is Nevaeh on their list too!

CakeRattleandRoll · 15/10/2016 14:36

10 GENEVIEVE
9 CAOIMHE
8 TEGAN (if pronounced with short 'e', like peg)
7 ZOE
6 PENELOPE
5 NIAMH
4 ORLAITH
3 AUTUMN
2 CARMEN
1 BEATRICE

DarkBlueEyes · 15/10/2016 14:41

Interesting list, none of them really grab me but here goes:

  1. CONSTANCE
  2. AUTUMN
  3. ADELAIDE only if it is pronounced the Spanish way - ad -i -lie-da
4, GENEVIEVE
  1. PENELOPE
  2. ZOE

Sorry, I can't get to 10.

AMELIE too common now
ANNABELLE baby Annabelle?
BEATRICE too common
BETHAN
CAOIMHE how would you even say that?
CARMEN bananas and fruit on head
HERMIONE too Harry Potter
NEVAEH Skin condition
NIAMH over used
ORLAITH eh?
PRECIOUS are you serious?
RAVEN a bit Game of Thrones
ROXANNE would she need to put out a red light?
TEGAN errrr

UnicornPee · 15/10/2016 14:59

ADELAIDE- horrible
AMELIE- pretty and cute
ANNABELLE- mouthful
AUTUMN- too American
BEATRICE- too posh
BETHAN- 1980s name
CAOIMHE- no idea what that says
CARMEN- porn star
CONSTANCE- constipated?
GENEVIEVE- horrible
HERMIONE- mouthful
NEVAEH- mega tacky
NIAMH- pretty, cute
ORLAITH- oral?
PENELOPE- ridiculous
PRECIOUS- CHAV CENTRAL!!!
RAVEN- cute
ROXANNE- ugly
TEGAN- rough kids name of 2010
ZOE- fine

temporarilyjerry · 15/10/2016 15:17

I like:
ANNABELLE
AUTUMN
BETHAN
CAOIMHE
CARMEN
TEGAN

Please not Nevaeh.

Coconutty · 15/10/2016 15:21

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Pepsioften100 · 15/10/2016 15:22

AUTUMN
BEATRICE
BETHAN
PENELOPE
RAVEN

These are the ones I would consider.

mrsm43s · 15/10/2016 15:50

I could only find 9 that were bearable.

GENEVIEVE 9
ANNABELLE 8
BEATRICE 7
PENELOPE 6
HERMIONE 5
CONSTANCE 4
AMELIE 3
ZOE 2
ADELAIDE 1

To be honest, the only ones I actual like are Genevieve and Annabelle (but I'd spell it Annabel)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/10/2016 17:21

Roxanne 10
Carmen 9
Raven 8
Tegan 7
Autumn 6
Zoe 5
Niamh 4
Penelope 3
Annabelle 2
Constance 1

SorenaJ · 15/10/2016 18:46

love your names!

10 - Hermione
9 - Penelope
8 - Beatrice
7 - Annabelle
6 - Genevieve
5 - Adelaide
4 - Caoimhe
3 - Roxanne
2 - Niamh
1 - Autumn

WankersHacksandThieves · 15/10/2016 19:25

AMELIE - 5
BEATRICE- 4
CAOIMHE - 9
CARMEN - 7
HERMIONE - 6
ORLAITH - 8
ZOE - 10

I deleted all the ones I couldn't stand :)

Flossierules · 15/10/2016 20:10

Beatrice- 10
Annabelle (prefer Annabel)- 9
Hermione - 8
Penelope -7
Amelie- 6
Zoe- 5
Genevieve -4
Bethan (prefer Bethany) -3
Autumn -2
Constance -1

insan1tyscartching · 15/10/2016 20:33

ADELAIDE
AMELIE
ANNABELLE 7
AUTUMN no too American
BEATRICE 3
BETHAN 1
CAOIMHE 4
CARMEN makes me think of heated rollers

CONSTANCE 8
GENEVIEVE 10
HERMIONE 2
NEVAEH shockingly dreadful
NIAMH 6
ORLAITH 5
PENELOPE 9
PRECIOUS no think of the poor child
RAVEN no it's an ugly bird
ROXANNE no eighties groupie name
TEGAN horrible
ZOE dated

Pluto30 · 15/10/2016 21:31
  1. Penelope
  1. Genevieve
  2. Zoe
  3. Amelie
  4. Niamh
  5. Annabel (this spelling)
  6. Autumn

I can't rate any others, as I don't like them at all.

BarInSpace · 15/10/2016 21:31
  1. Annabelle
  1. Hermione
  2. Beatrice
  3. Constance
  4. Bethan
  5. Autumn
  6. Penelope
  7. Genevieve
  8. Zoe
  9. Niamh