Girls names shortlist

[BentleyVI]

Hi,

What are your thoughts on this shortlist?

Daphne
Cara
Clea
India
Cassia
Betsy

Thanks

Love Betsy and India

Cara

Cara. I also quite like Cassia. Not wild about any of your other picks.

I really like Daphne and Betsy. Prefer Clara to Cara. I don't like India or Cassia.

Daphne is my favourite.

India and Cassia are both gorgeous.
Don’t like the others.

I love Cara and India. Really don't like Betsy sorry.

Daphne - I always feel this a name I ought to love but just don't.
Cara - gorgeous. And love the meaning too.
Clea - not keen. Prefer Cleo or Thea
India - not keen. Katie Hopkins has an India which would really put me off
Cassia - I love this pronounced the British way (CASS - ee- uh) but not the American way (Casher)
Betsy - nice.

Cara or Cassia for me.

Cassia
Betsy
Daphne
Prefer Cleo to clea
Really don't like India sorry or cara but do like clara

I love Cara. Prefer Cassie to Cassia but do like it and like India too

Cara and Daphne for me.

LOVE Cleo... Clea looks too much like the word flea. Also prefer Cassie over Cassia. Betsy isn't great imho. Sounds a bit "trying too hard to be cute"... same for Daphne, but not as much, I could cope with this name. Cara is nice, prefer Clara. India, I don't mind, and NN Indie is nice. I do think this name suits some more than others. DD has a friend, India, who's very pale, with curly ginger hair, freckles, and glasses and I can't think of a name that would suit her any less. It truly just doesn't seem right on her. I'd go for Cassia out of your list, but mainly use "Cass" or "Cassie".

Don't like Daphne or Clea.

Cara and India are lovely. Quite like clea and cassia. Daphne is fugly to me and Betsy is too cutesy/insipid in my opinion!

Love Daphne!

Daphne - really like; nice plant/literary link (the myth maybe not so much!)
Cara - OK, prefer Clara and Cora
Clea - love Cleo but reckon you’d get major pronunciation issues with this (Clay-a vs Clee-a)
India - not keen, too boho/indie wannabe
Cassia - nice if pronounced Cass-ee-uh, don’t like Cash-uh
Betsy - too nicknamey/cutesy

Daphne or Cassia for me.

Cara

Cara

Thank you all - it's good to hear some opinions. I am leaning towards Daphne or Cara. Betsy is DHs favourite, I think it would be lovely until she's around 10 but then I worry it's a bit twee as she gets older. We aren't able to use Elizabeth on the BC.

I'm not massively keen on Clara or Cleo. Any other ideas would be welcomed!

Cara is lovely.

Betsy could also be a nn for Bethan, Elsbeth/Elspeth, Bettina, Beatrice/Beatrix.

Love Daphne & don't mind Cara.

Don't like the rest. Betsy in particular is awful unless on a toddler.

I like Daphne, Cara, Clea and Cassia. I think Cleo or Clara would be good.
Clemency?

Clea is dreadful. Is it even a name?

Cara is lovely, I also like Daphne and Betsy from that list - but share your reservations about cutesiness in relation to Betsy, especially if you can’t use Elizabeth on the birth certificate.

I’m less keen on Clea, India and Cassia, personally, and agree with others about potential pronunciation issues with Clea.