opinions on these names please!

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DH and I are beginning to gather together a shortlist of girls names, could you give your opinion of each of these names individually please

Ava
Honey
Margot
Elle
Beatrice
Cleo
Darcey

and Lola ^

Ava - overused and I don't like it
Honey - nice to eat but a bit sickly
Margot - ok but likely to be overused
Elle - ok but a bit nothingy. Just Her in French.
Beatrice - fine. The best on your list
Cleo - nice.
Darcey - awful
Lola - a bit too nicknamey

Ava- pretty, depends on how you will pronounce it. Very very common.
Honey- No. cute for a baby, not for an adult
Margot- hate, looks like Maggot
Elle- don’t like. Or Ellie. Very common.
Beatrice- ok.prefer Beatrix
Cleo- pretty
Darcey- I like. Marmite name
Lola- cute. my let’s name

I like Ava - I know it's very popular but I don't come across many under fives called Ava (in my area anyway). Beatrice is lovely, with Bea as a shortening. Not keen on any of the others.

I meant my pets name!

Beatrice and Cleo are the best of the bunch. Honey and Lola are awful.

Ava- very popular. Prefer Eva
Honey- ok for child not sure for an adult woman.
Margot- hate it.70s/ 80s wannabe posh woman with hostess trolley
Elle- ok but too close to the common Ellie
Beatrice- I just don't like the sound or look of it
Cleo- cat. Egyptian.
Darcey- ok but I think it will date badly
Lola- I like but do wonder about it suiting an adult. I'd choose it as a mn.

I know a huge number of Ava/Eva/Evies so that puts me off Ava.
I find Darcey a bit common (but my opinion is clouded by 2 specific children with that name).
Lola is a cute nickname but I wouldn’t use it as full name.
Margot is your mum’s 55 year old neighbour.
I like Cleo and Beatrice and Bea is a lovely nickname for a little girl.
Don’t mind Elle but prefer Ella.
Honey is a name for a cat.

Hi OP, please don't take offence, it's not meant to be rude :

Ava - will always be Ava S in a class full of Eve/Evie/Evey/Elle/Ellie/Elly/Ava/Eedie. I think it will date horribly.
Honey - to some, will always be a stripper name although I think it's sweet
Margot - yuck
Elle - see Ava
Beatrice - horrible, reminds of the dreadful York woman
Cleo - Cleopatra or a cat name, no
Darcey - reminds me of Mr Darcey, is a man's name to me although I do know sisters Honey & Darcie in RL
Lola - the Kinks song about the "walked like a woman but talked like a man".

May I suggest Florence & Juliette xx

Ava - like but very popular
Honey - more of a nickname?
Margot - vintage feel which is on trend, ok
Elle - like but lots of Ellies around
Beatrice - very popular, it's ok
Cleo- like
Darcey - I've always liked this name
Lola - makes me think of Copacabana but it is a nice name

I'd go with Cleo or Beatrice.

I love Margot, but it seems to be gaining in popularity a bit, if Mumsnet is anything to go by!

Ava and Elle are quite blah to me. Honey I find a little OTT and Darcey a bit... down-market (sorry).

@MidnightVelvet9 Which awful York woman? I’m intrigued

oh sorry, Lola is quite nice, but there seem to be a lot of Lilahs, Lyras, Laylas, Lilies etc knocking around. It may just get lost amongst them.

Cleo Beatrice has a nice ring to it.

Okay thanks all:
Have taken Honey and Lola off the list.
We’ve added these names too so opinions on them please:

Maia
Esme
Eliza
Isla

Ava - very popular/Safe
Honey - I think eastenders character
Margot - poor mans Margaret
Elle - very popular/safe
Beatrice - twee
Cleo- I love cleo, it's lovely to say
Darcey - another safe option

I love Eliza!

Esme is also very nice.

Ava—nice but popular
Honey—nicknamey
Margot—I don’t like it personally but it’s fine, getting popular though
Elle—I like it but see it as a nickname
Beatrice— I love it
Cleo—a car
Darcey—love it
Lola—pretty, but I know a lot of dogs called Lola
Maia—it’s a nice name, but might get mispronounced
Esme—nice but popular
Eliza—I like it
Isla—nice but popular

Like them all except Lola and honey, those two are babyish names. Favourites are Margot, Cleo and Darcey.

Love Eliza and Esme. Eliza is my dd’s name and I haven’t met another one yet. Esme is getting more popular.

@robs Yeah, I like that about Eliza. DSD2 friend is called Eliza and she’s 15 but that’s the only one I know

I only know one Eliza. I think she is 4yo. If you wanted, you could put Elizabeth on the BC and call her Eliza. Then, you / she would have the option to use another shortening when she's older. There are so many with Elizabeth. Lizzy, Beth, Betty, Betsy, Elle etc etc.

Ava: nice but popular
Honey: no just awful.
Margot: I like this but it’s popularity is on the rise I believe.
Elle: ok
Beatrice: I like this, elegant.
Cleo: no
Darcey: not a fan

Eliza is by far the best

Definitely Eliza.. that's lovely!

@Robs20 I just looked them up out of curiosity and Eliza was the 41st most popular name in 2017, and Esme was 42nd!