Nina, Greta, Nola, Cleo, Janie or Joni

[BigM0mma]

We're can't choose out of these names for our baby girl. Any suggestions?

Cleo.

I love Cleo

Nina. I love it.

I love Greta - I had an awesome swimming instructor called Greta when I was a kid. She was super nice and an incredible sportswoman, the name will always have positive connotations for me :)

Every boy in my school fancied her. We were all very sad when she left after 10 years of teaching us how to swim!

Greta. Probably biaised because I know a lovely teenage Greta.

Thank you! I'm feeling even more confused now by such mixed reactions! I keep changing my mind about my favourite and it's hard because I don't even feel like we could use two names because I think we would need a longer name for middle name. We like Josephine, Anita or Elizabeth after family members, or Loretta just because.

I really dislike Greta and I’m not keen on Nola - prefer Nuala.

I really like Nina & Joni.

Janie is a bit blah imo and just seems like a twee nn for Jane rather than a proper name in its own right.

Nina Josephine
Joni Elizabeth

My daughter is called Joan after my grandma but called Joni by pretty much everyone except my son who couldn't say it so calls her noni.

Greta is my favourite in that list

DD is Greta, so we’re obviously biased, but we really love her name. We wanted something that was slightly international, feminine without being girly or frilly, and known but not overused. We thought it might be something of a Marmite name, but we’ve had so many compliments since she was born, and the only issue we’ve had so far has been the odd pronunciation of ‘Greeta’.

I also love Cleo from your list, although I prefer the Clio spelling.

Cleo or Joni.

Cleo or Greta. So cool!

I like:
Greta - more unusual
And
Nina

Greta

Cleo Loretta has a gorgeous ring to it, don't you think?

Greta or Nina for me!

Greta's fabulous.

Greta is my favourite from your list.

Greta all day long!

Josephine is my favourite name, followed by Elizabeth.

I never really worry how mn will sound as they rarely get used together.

Josephine Elizabeth (Joni for nn?) would be my choice.

I’m torn on Greta. It sounds too like “regret” to me but I love the shortening “Etta”.

My Greta’s only 8 months and goes by ‘Ettie’ at the mo. We love Etta too, and thought she might like that shortening as she gets older.

Greta and Nina are simple, pretty, international. Janie or Joni are sweet but with Jane or Joan on the birth certificate. Cleo ok. Nola just makes me think of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Josephine is a gorgeous middle name (or first name, nn Joni), or Elizabeth with Janie/Joni. Loretta is a bit country and western.

Greta or Nina

I dislike Cleo (goldfish in Disney film) and Janie (nickname)

Joni is quite nice

You probably don't want any more but what about:

Stevie
Robyn
Billie