Faye

[Mollie85]

Not for me... for a non-mumsnetty friend.
Too insubstantial?
Also being considered are:

Maeve
Lillia
Beth(an)
Hope

Surname W (elementary my dear...)

Thanks in advance

Faye is a lovely gentle but yet at the same time not sickly sweet and very underused.
I could be wildly wrong but I don't think it's ever been in the top 50

I don't like Faye at all. Very wet.

I do like Bethan and Lilia. Maeve and Hope are okay. Almost anything is better than Faye, imo.

Faye is a lovely name

Not a fan of Faye, love Maeve though.

I really like Faye and Fei

I like Faye, it's one of my favourites. Of the others I like Hope and Beth but not as much as Faye. I don't like Maeve and have no strong opinion on Lillia.

Fae is a great name, legendary ;)

I think Faye is a really nice and pretty name that suits both the child and the adult and not overly popular (I think)

I don't like the other suggestions, sorry x

Lovely name

Faye is great. Alternative spelling of Fae also works.

Beautiful name - I prefer it to others on the list.

Absolutely love Maeve and I also really like Faye
I like Bethan but doesnt go with surname? dont like Beth on its own.
Hope is okay.
Lilia I dont really like, reminds me of sanpro

Love Fay.

Thanks for all replies so far

I work with a Fay who is in her thirties and is beautiful inside and out so have nice associations with that name. Never come across another, which for me is a good thing as I dislike popular names.

I really like Faye. Also like Bethan. Not keen on the others.

I like Faye, I think it's very pretty.

We had a Lilia at nursery. When her name was announced there was a great shriek of laughter from all the younger staff. Apparently it's a brand of sanpro.

Really not keen on Faye. Really like Beth

I agree that Faye is a bit blah and meek.
Maeve - gorgeous
Lillia - seems a bit fussy somehow. I like Liliana and Lila though.
Beth(an) - nope
Hope - fine

Fay/e is very, very 80s.

Faye - You don't hear this name so much anymore, I think that's why initially it sounded a bit dated to me. However when I think of it, Faye is a name that could totally still work. There are a lot of short girls names like Ava, Mia, Eva etc, and Faye can fit right in with those.

Maeve - LOVE this name. It was on my list, but I've been put off by the fact that it seems to be becoming a bit trendy. Trendy names seems to come in an out of fashion very quickly and end up sounding tacky or pretentious.

Lillia - Nope. It's a nickname for something. Why not go with Lillian/Lily and use Lilla as a nickname?

Beth(an) - Prefer Bethany, it just sounds nicer. Bethan is a bit meh. Bethan is a bit blunt sounding. I can imagine a really bitchy girl being a Bethan. Whereas Bethany just sounds a little softer, and a more rounded name.

Hope - A pretty, timeless name. Hope sounds elegant to me. Probably my favourite off this list.

Thank you all - food for thought

I really don't like Faye, never have sorry. It's reminds me of grey and is very drab.
I like Lillia and Bethan though!

She’s just thrown Honor into the mix too if that changes anything

Maeve is my favourite from the list.

I’m another one who prefers Bethany to Bethan.