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Too dated?

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noodlefairy · 03/05/2019 16:48

We've managed to get our list down to 5:

Rachel
Maxine
Amy
Georgia
Amelia

Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated!

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BoomZahramay · 03/05/2019 21:12

Rachel is lovely. Amy and Amelia are nice.
Georgia is dated, and Maxine is bloody awful.

ScaredofMomo · 03/05/2019 21:25
  1. Amy is my favourite but I prefer Aimee
  2. Amelia love this name but it is VERY popular
  3. Georgia is quite a pretty name
  4. Maxine I'm not that keen but love the nickname Max for a girl
  5. Rachel really don't like it, I think it sounds harsh, and I hate when it gets shortened to 'Rach'
BackforGood · 03/05/2019 21:34

They are all nice names but I'd vote

  1. Rachel
  2. Maxine
Theweasleytwins · 03/05/2019 21:35

Amy is a beautiful nameGrin

DramaAlpaca · 03/05/2019 23:09

Rachel or Amy for me.

LittleDoritt · 03/05/2019 23:13

Maxine is pure 80s for me - and not in a good way, but I seem to be in the minority!
Rachel seems quite tired.
Amelia is way too popular.
Georgia is fairly nice.
So I guess Amy is my favourite from your list!

TildaTurnip · 03/05/2019 23:14

Rachel or Amy I’d choose.

I really dislike Maxine because i don’t like Max or the ine sound. I’d hate to be called it. (Also can’t help but say it like Boycie says ‘Marlene’)

MollyHuaCha · 04/05/2019 00:49

Rachel - love it
Maxine - no, no, no
Amy - lovely
Georgia - yes
Amelia - yes

viques · 04/05/2019 00:53

During the next 90 years of your DDs life names wil come and go in fashion, and will sometimes seem dated, sometimes fresh. Bear in mind that Rachel has stood the test of time for several thousand years, and people still like it.

Shadow1234 · 04/05/2019 01:09

The only one I like is Georgia

Bouncingbelle · 04/05/2019 03:03

Rachel & Georgia were my final 2 choices for my baby but i had a boy. They are gorgeous classic names imo.
Just dont like maxine - think there are so many boys called Max now, and maxi just makes me think of maxi-pad.

GiveMeFiveMinutes · 04/05/2019 04:06

Georgia is a beautiful name, very strong and classic.

Amelia is very overdone at the moment. There will be lots of Amelia's in her class when she starts school.

Rachel and Amy are very 80s/90's, but not in a bad way.

GiveMeFiveMinutes · 04/05/2019 04:08

@TildaTurnip Yes! I can't help but pronounce Maxine the same way 😂

AlbertWinestein · 04/05/2019 04:13

Maxine?! I am Officially old if that’s back in vogue. That’s like a Mum’s born in the 50/60s with uncool names name!

Sophronia · 04/05/2019 10:33

Rachel or Maxine. Don’t like Georgia.

NoSparkleLeft · 04/05/2019 10:37

Georgia is my favourite by far.
Georgia and Rachel both fall in the ‘classic’ name category for me.
Maxine very 80’s but is ok.

LarkDescending · 04/05/2019 10:52

Very surprised to hear people say Maxine is very 80s. I was born in the late 60s and Maxines (like Marlenes) are older than me! (Well, obviously not all of them).

I like Georgia, but Rachel feels fresher now.

GirlRaisedInTheSouth · 04/05/2019 10:53

Maxine is so cool! The rest are a bit boring.

TrumpsFerret · 04/05/2019 10:56

Maxine is really awful, sorry op. I am also not a fan of Georgia, probably as I've know a few horrible ones. Likewise Amy.

Rachel is lovely. Amelia too but they are literally everywhere. They're in double figures at my child's small school. So it would be Rachel for me.

LarkDescending · 04/05/2019 10:58

The ONS tells me Maxine peaked in 1964. I knew they were older than me Smile

formerbabe · 04/05/2019 10:59

They are all nice and none would raise an eyebrow except for Maxine...

outvoid · 04/05/2019 12:23

Rachel is awful, sorry. So is Maxine and my first thought is Maxine Carr.

I like Amelia best out of the five. The others are very 80s/90s.

MikeUniformMike · 04/05/2019 13:58

I don't like Amy or Amelia. Others are ok.

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noodlefairy · 04/05/2019 16:47

Seems as though Maxine is a marmite name! It took me a while to get DP on board but now it's a firm favourite.

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NameChangedNoImagination · 04/05/2019 16:59

Amy and Amelia are boring as sin. The others are great.

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