Longlist for girls (boys are easy!)

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DC2 due at Xmas. Both times we've found a boy's name and both liked it early on but struggled with girls. If DS had been a girl he'd have been Penelope but we're both quite off it now for some reason.

This is the longlist. I hate alliteration so anything beginning with M (DS) or H (surname) is out. Middle name will be Jean after two great-grandmother's, one on each side.

Zoe - current favourite
Eloise
Esther
Dorothea - I really need to take this off as DH hates it and I don't think I'm getting anywhere!
Cassandra - like this and Cassie for short. Keep hearing in Rodney Trotter's voice though!
Claudia - but CJ in The West Wing was Claudia Jean, is that weird?
Constance - Connie for short

Thoughts? Other suggestions?

Constance is my favourite, with Cassandra in second place.

Zoe and Esther are my least favourite.

Loved Cassandra and Dorothea

Alternatives-
Victoria
Georgina
Alexandrina (Queen Victoria’s original name before becoming queen)
Harriet
Henrietta
Christina
Rebecca

constance and Esther.

Love love love Zoe

Jean. Love it and Jeannie too.
If she has light brown hair that will be a bonus.

Claudia Jean would get my vote purely for CJ in the west wing who would be an amazing namesake! I actually really like Claudia and very few people will know or use her middle name.

I really love Zoe and it's meaning: Life. I think it's a strong sounding name as well as pretty, but there aren't likely to be loads in one class or even a school. Great name

Esther and Eloise are lovely too.

I like Zoe or Eloise best with Esther not far behind.

Also love Jean as a first name.

Other suggestions:

Carla
Clara
Amarys
Cassia
Hannah

oops remove Hannah, forgot no "H".

Lots of differing opinion! I think Zoe remains favourite but Claudia and Constance are coming up fast.

Almost wish we had found out now so I know whether we needed a girl's name or not!

Waxon I forgot Clara, also on list already

Would have said Dorothea. Quite like Claudia and Cassie.
Constance is awful. Yet its an, (although not very popular) a very liked name none the less.
With her being due at Christmas would you not consider a Christmas name.
Natalie. Gabrielle. Nicole. Holly. Ivy
Belle.

Zoe is beautiful and a classic name. I like Esther too because the name means "star" which is kind of appropriate for Christmas time. Her nickname could be Essie or Ettie.

I think my favourites from your list are Constance and Cassandra, especially with the nicknames Connie and Cassie.

I like Esther, Claudia and Constance.

I only like Esther.

In order, I like:
Dorothea
Claudia
Clara
Constance
Zoe
Esther
Eloise
Cassandra

Other suggestions:
Phoebe
Lois
Rosalind
Juliet
Annabel
Elinor
Felicity

Zoe - lovely name
Eloise - nope
Esther - nope, very hissy sounding name to me
Dorothea - your dh is right, it's awful!
Cassandra - gorgeous and Cassie is lovely too
Claudia - never liked it personally
Constance - nothing really wrong with it but no from me. I've known a few Connie's and they were always meek and wet types so that colours my view of it!
Clara is a nice name.

My favourites are Zoe, Esther and Cassandra.
Suggestions:
Elspeth
Celeste
Larissa

I like Zoe and Eloise best.

Not keen at all on Esther, Dorothea, Claudia or Constance.

Cassandra is okay, but I prefer just Cassie by a million miles.

Zoe is lovely, simple to spell and has a lovely meaning. It's not ubiquitous at the moment either. Good choice!

I also like Eloise, and all of your names really, except maybe Constance.

Not sure about your original list, how about

Jennifer
Caitlyn
Sabrina
Felicity
Georgia
Eliza

Constance and Dorothea are my favourite but if DH hates it then it's not really a contender.

I also like Zoe and Esther

Really dislike Cassandra, though like Cassie, and Claudia

Esther is beautiful. Zoe lovely too.

Calla
Willa
Florence
Cecily
Lydia
Kezia
Beatrice
Evelyn
Meredith
Alice
Blythe
Eleanor
Leonora
Catrin

Jooni I really like Cecily from your list but DH has already vetoed that as too twee. Although Cecilia remains a possibility.