Shorten our long list

[Bamchic]

There are so many! How does anyone pick just one?
I need octuplets at least!

Dora,
Dotty,
Ada,
Ivy,
Zara,
Stevie,
Bobbie,
Grace,
Marnie,
Sasha,
Penelope,
Ottilie,
Mathilda,
Iris,
Sarah,
Coral,
Ruby,
April,
Tara,
Poppy,
Nellie,
Lottie,
Millie,
Martha,
Eva
Thea
Nancy
Theadora
Cerys
Vitoria
Catriona
Micheala
Mollie
Rainey
Phillipa/ Pippa

Cerys is my favourite on your list.
Carys is a nice alternative as well

I would shorten it to: Ivy, Zara, Stevie, Grace, Sasha, Penelope, Mathilda, Iris, Sarah, April, Eva, Theodora (spell it this way), Cerys, Catriona, Nancy, Michaela, Victoria, Mollie, Philippa/Pippa. Still a long list, and I could shorten this to favourites, but these seem the most usable and appealing to me.

Dora - The Explorer
Dotty - What you call someone who is losing their marbles
Ada - Not as nice as Ava
Ivy - Lovely, but very "in" at the moment so might become faddy
Stevie - Works better as a nickname, but I don't like Stephanie
Bobbie - See above; traditionally short for Roberta, which I don't like
Grace - Beautiful, timeless
Marnie - Bland
Sasha - Lovely
Penelope - See Ivy, but I like it less than I like Ivy
Ottilie - Not a fan. I just see otters.
Mathilda - Miles better when spelt Matilda. The H is unnecessary. I love this name.
Iris - Not a fan. Makes me think of eyes.
Sarah - Beautiful, timeless, and underused now.
Coral - Awful.
Ruby - Quite nice, but has been obscenely popular where I live for going on 10 years now.
April - Not a fan.
Tara - Outdated.
Poppy - Too trendy/popular.
Nellie - The Elephant
Lottie - Lovely when short for Charlotte
Millie - Lovely when short for Amelia/Emilia
Martha - Love this
Eva - Not a fan; prefer Ava
Thea - Lovely, but mispronounced as "fea" by a lot of people.
Nancy - Not a fan
Theadora - Should be "Theodora". Not a fan, but it's a good way to get to Dora if that's what you want.
Cerys - Not a fan
Vitoria - Name of a coffee brand
Catriona - Not a fan.
Micheala - Should be "Michaela". Not a fan. Outdated.
Mollie - Better when spelt Molly, but I still don't like it. Prefer Polly.
Rainey - Absolutely not.
Phillipa/ Pippa - Not a fan.

I like Nancy, Zara Iris and Molly and love Cerys. I have a Carys!

I like Iris, Penelope, April and Pippa

Dora, - the explorer
Dotty, - full name Dorothea would be cool
Ada, - lovely
Ivy, - lovely but increasingly popular
Zara, - meh
Stevie, - what no way
Bobbie, - see above
Grace, - pretty but soooo common
Marnie, - cute!
Sasha, - love
Penelope, - like
Ottilie, - like
Mathilda, - like
Iris, - like
Sarah, - so dated
Coral, - nice
Ruby, - common
April, - lovely
Tara, - meh / palmer-tomkinson
Poppy, - common and a bit meh
Nellie, - sweet and vintage but like dotty it's better as a nn
Lottie, - nice but common , best as nn
Millie, - see above
Martha, - love
Eva - no far too many about
Thea - lovely
Nancy - amazing name
Theadora - cool!
Cerys - fine

Really dislike the following:
Vitoria
Catriona
Micheala
Mollie
Rainey
Phillipa/ Pippa

Ottilie butterly
Ottilie ridiculous
Ada- help her
Rainey day

Zara
Sasha
Iris
Catriona
Michaela

DramaAlpaca

It would help if I managed to do the whole reply DramaAlpaca

I think I will be vetoing anything I can’t spell as a good start.

Martha, Zara and Penelope are my favourites with Martha taking a lead

Dora, - the explorer
Dotty, - no, weird name on an adult
Ada, - nice
Ivy, - nice
Zara, - nice
Stevie, - as a nn for Stephanie
Bobbie, - a nn for Roberta (meh)
Grace, - fine, very popular
Marnie, - ok
Sasha, - ok
Penelope, - meh
Ottilie, - potential to date?
Mathilda, - nice but spell Matilda
Iris, - very popular and of this time
Sarah, - much more traditional that most of the others in your list
Coral, - no
Ruby, - ok
April, - not if born in April please
Tara, - dates
Poppy, - a bit twee
Nellie, - elephant
Lottie, - nn for Charlotte
Millie, - nice
Martha, - lovely
Eva - very nice, popular
Thea - nice but potential to date
Nancy - ok
Theadora - no
Cerys - nice (are you welsh?)
Vitoria - will forever be correcting from Victoria
Catriona - as long as you realise this is pronounce Katrina
Micheala - nice, not that popular at the moment
Mollie - nice if a bit frilly
Rainey - not a name
Phillipa/ Pippa - nice, use Philippa (that spelling) with nn Pippa

Zara is lovely. Love Eva too but there are a lot of babies called Eva/Evie

Also, dotty means crazy where I come from, like batty or loopy.

I'd use Dorothy instead.

Cross out all the ones that end in 'ie' (they are often diminutives and a bit cutesy) and see what you have left.

I like Grace, Ada and Thea

Sarah would be lovely. You don’t hear of many babies named Sarah anymore.

Marnie
Sasha
Nancy are my favourites.

Of your favourites I prefer Martha.

I personally don't like cutesy diminutives used as full names, nor do I like boys' names used for girls. You have some lovely names on your list - I love Martha, Matilda, Philippa, Cerys.

And Penelope and Ivy are also lovely.

Well Otillie isn't a name is it? And Michaela is spelt like that.

Not sure at all about names like dotty or Nellie.

Prefer sarah or Zara

I would choose Stevie and only Stevie.

@shpoot. Ottilie is a name. I know one!

Fair enough! There are so many weird names around. It's like a competition for the most unusual name

My friend has an Ivy Grace and a Nancy Rose
Both lovely names.

I like Sasha, Roberta (Bobbie), Ada, Philippa, Martha