Comments on this shortlist of girls names please?

[detachablehoof]

Here's our shortlist - I favour Audrey but DH favours Marnie. I am not sure if Marnie sounds like a "proper" name - sounds a bit American / made-up / as if it's short for something? (no offence to any Marnies out there!). Sylvia and Francesca are compromise names that we are both OK with. Middle name is likely to be Joy, Valentina or Elizabeth.

Audrey
Sylvia
Marnie
Francesca

I like Audrey a lot, Sylvia is nice but I prefer Sylvie. I agree with you that Marnie sounds less like a proper name, more like a shortening for something.

Love Audrey

I feel like there are so many little Sylvies, that Sylvia is actually more unusual these days?

I know a few baby Marnies recently , I'm not overly keen to be honest , the only Marnie I'd heard of was the one from Geordie Shore so obviously not a great impression !

Francesca is my favorite from your list, Audrey and Silvia just sound quite old fashioned to me. Sylvie is cute though? Not sure why I prefer that

detachablehoof how many Sylvie's do you know? There aren't any round here.

*Sylvies, damn autocorrect

Sylvia

@applesthehare I have heard of several new baby Sylvies recently! Mostly just friend of a friend sort of situations, but have heard it said in the supermarket too.

I like all of those names, although Sylvia seems like an old lady name and Francesca just seems a bit dull, really. (Sorry!)

Audrey and Marnie are good. I prefer Marnie and it doesn’t sound made up to me, I wouldn’t have batted an eyelid.

Absolutely love Sylvia and Audrey.
Not so keen on the other two.

Like Francesca and Marnie. Audrey and Sylvia sound a bit too old ladyish for me

I agree with you about Marnie, sounds like a nickname/ shortened name.

Audrey Elizabeth is nice.

Love all of them. Marnie the least though.
I would say that Audrey and Sylvia are v popular here at the moment (we considered both for DD) so they might date. Although that’s not necessary a bad thing. But you might mind.

Audrey - I hate this name, just sounds frumpy and non feminine to me (sorry!
Marnie - okay. I think it's a proper name but I know 2 (who spell it Marni) so never questioned it.
Sylvia - prefer Sylvie by a mile and don't know of any so nice and unusual.
Francesca - it's alright, only for the nn options (Frankie or Cheska!) I'd use Cheska on its own though!

Dd (7) watches a lot of crap YouTube videos and the name Audrey crops up a lot but seems to be pronounced "Odrey" which is what dd has called one of her new Baby Alive dolls at Christmas.
She spells it as Audrey but pronounces it the American way!

I didn't like it at first but it has really grown on me.

Francesca is lovely, with lots of shortenings. fran/Frankie//Franny/ Ceska.

Audrey would be my second favourite.
Not keen on Sylvia or Marnie

Absolutely love Audrey.

I knew a Marnie at school - it was a nn for a boy called Martin.

Audrey and Sylvia are dinner ladies in their late 60’s.

Prefer Francesca but not keen on Frankie. Don’t like Marnie.

Sylvia or Francesca all the way. Audrey and Marnie are much less nice and also currently trendy.

Massive Hitchcock fan so I love Marnie, but also Francesca - really nice. Sylvia reminds me of Dr Hook and Audrey should make me think of Audrey Hepburn but actually makes me think of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads!!!

Audrey Elizabeth or Sylvia Joy

Audrey or Francesca. These are miles out in front of the other 2. I like Sylvie rather than Sylvia. Sylvia just doesn't have the style and charm of the beautiful and feisty Francesca. Marnie just doesn't appeal to me at all. Francesca over Audrey because it's less used and has great nicknames.

I like them all with the exception of Francesca. I dislike all its diminutives as well.

Audrey is my favourite.

I am not mad keen on any of them. But Francesca is alright, classic name, not that popular and I like Frankie as nn.