What do you think of when you hear the names ...

[Lucylululu]

Genevieve, Alma, Margot, Liv, Eliza?

And do you have any strong negative opinions towards any of them? (Like do
you consider any of them to be too common/pretentious/ugly/anything)

Thanks!

Genevieve - I love it

Alma- I like it but I wouldn't use it as there's a pub near me called 'the Alma' but I doubt you have that same problem. Went to school with a lovely girl called Alma. She was a very kind and warm person.

Margot- is on my list but without the T. Love it. Think on here it's a marmite name.

Liv - sounds like it's short for Olivia and don't like it as a stand alone name.

Eliza - like it but not sure if it's too harsh sounding for me personally.

I don't like Tessa

I love Tess/Tessa. Liv is nice, if it's a shortening of Olivia/Olive/Livia.

What caterpillar said!
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Alma makes me think of a nervous mousy woman - probably Corrie connection.

I love Eliza.

Middle class plain Jane types

Genevieve and Margot are both beautiful names which I really like but have a pretentious air to them. Eliza seems timeless and feminine, classy without being pretentious. Not a fan of alma but can't put a finger on why, and really dislike Liv because it's very common and plain in my opinion

Thank you everyone for the feedback! Loved everyone's images, I enjoyed reading these! Funny, as not what I'd expected. I got the name Alma from an Argentinian friend with the name - apparently it's quite popular in some Spanish speaking countries and has some lovely meanings (soul, kind) so I'd thought it sounded quite sweet. I'd totally forgotten about Alma from Coronation Street and Alma Pudden and may have gone off it a little - it's funny how connections with a name can really change the name for you! I like old fashioned, slightly different names just because I'm definitely not 'cool' enough to pull off anything too quirky or unusual, but I didn't realise that some of these names might come across as a little pretentious rather than traditional and pretty. Also, now you mention it, I guess Liv does sound unfinished, but I'd heard it as a Scandinavian stand-alone name and again, stupidly it hadn't occurred to me that everyone would just think it was short for Olivia. So interesting to hear all your thoughts, definitely a lot to think about - thank you everyone! x

I am not keen on Liv as a standalone name. Sounds like a diminutive and even then a bit of a tricky one. Really not keenZ

Genevieve = French
Alma = Cogan
Margot = Actresses
Liv = Olivia Benson (TV character)
Eliza = Dolittle

The only person I know with Liv as her actual name is of Scandinavian origin and it's pronounced leave. I wouldn't do it.

Margot: gorgeous
Eliza: fine
Genevieve: not keen
Alma: awful

Genevieve- don’t like it, too long for my taste
Alma- nice, pretty name, I like it
Margot- okay but a bit harsh sounding in my opinion, like maggy as a nn though
Liv- makes me think of Olivia and it’s too popular, overused
Eliza- nice, like it