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Please help me shortlist these girls names

105 replies

goldandpink · 13/10/2019 11:01

Hi everyone
Can't settle on a girls name. Really keen to hear views on my long list and hopefully I can start to whittle it down!

Tamsyn
Savannah
Ember
Freya
Emmeline
Elodie
Francesca
Talitha
Azalea
Tegan
Felicity

Thank you!

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Jj2431 · 13/10/2019 11:09

Tamsyn- No, don't like this spelling. It should be Tamsin.

Savannah- No

Ember- No

Freya- Not bad

Emmeline- really like this

Elodie- quickly becoming popular. Not sure why.

Francesca- love this and is on my list.

Talitha- love this.

Azalea- No

Tegan- not bad

Felicity- love and is on my list.

Best ones are Emmeline, Francesca and felicity

user1493494961 · 13/10/2019 11:10

Only like Francesca and Emmeline, Ember is particularly awful.

Ohilovedinosaurs · 13/10/2019 11:11

Francesca

userabcname · 13/10/2019 11:12

Felicity or Elodie are the best choices by far!

goldandpink · 13/10/2019 11:16

Thanks all so far, I am keeping a tally on my written list of yes and nos against each name which I shall definitely take into consideration. Very helpful so far!

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milliefiori · 13/10/2019 11:21

I love Francesca and Emmeline, really like Elodie and Freya. Also like the meaning of Felicity more than the sound of it. I prefer other happiness names like Allegra and Hilary.

MissHenty · 13/10/2019 11:23

Tamsin is spelt wrong on your list is it? Don’t like name sounds harsh and def not with weird spelling

Elodie felicity and Freya are lovely - names I would use

Francesca - no. Lovely name on its own but the two I know are saddled with inevitable nickname Franny. Sounds like..... Fanny. Oh dear

Letthemysterybe · 13/10/2019 11:27

Tamsyn - I don’t like this spelling, and I also find it hard to say anyway, as my brain wants it to rhyme with Jasmine.
Savannah - ok
Ember - don’t like.
Freya - lovely name.v popular
Emmeline - very cute
Elodie - lovely , seems fairly popular
Francesca - nice name. I don’t like Fran though.
Talitha- a tongue twister for me
Azalea- not keen
Tegan - don’t like
Felicity - ok. A bit prim.

goldandpink · 13/10/2019 11:28

Interesting couple of comments on Tamsyn. I prefer the y spelling to the i and the only person I knew called tamsyn used a y but if people think it's just weird then that's good to know!

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subwaysaladfan · 13/10/2019 11:31

I only like savannah from your list.

AverageMummy · 13/10/2019 11:35

Tamsyn - awful & my phone tries to correct to an i
Savannah - awful
Ember - awful
Freya - ok
Emmeline - lovely
Elodie - ok
Francesca - ok
Talitha - love
Azalea - ok
Tegan - really really terrible
Felicity - love

goldandpink · 13/10/2019 11:36

This is good. I'm glad I put the names up... I'm like a detective taking notes here!

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MrsJoshNavidi · 13/10/2019 11:42

Tamsyn - Tamsin is nice
Savannah - OK
Ember - as in ashes? No, not a name. What about Amber?
Freya - lovely
Emmeline - OK
Elodie - ok, but don't forget the accent on the E - Élodie
Francesca - OK
Talitha - prefer Tabitha
Azalea - No
Tegan - No (chav)
Felicity - ok (bit Enid Blyton)

Butterfly005 · 13/10/2019 12:08

Great names - I especially like these ones:

Tamsyn (prefer it spelt with an 'i')
Savannah
Freya
Emmeline
Francesca
Felicity

FindaPenny · 13/10/2019 12:26

Tamsyn, but like everyone else prefer traditional spelling... Also like Tasmin

Savannah-really dislike

Ember-no

Freya-it's fine

Emmeline-no

Elodie-fine

Francesca-its fine
Talitha-dont like, prefer Tabitha Azalea-really dislike
Tegan-really dislike
Felicity-not keen

Tamsin is my favourite
Good luck :)

missmouse101 · 13/10/2019 12:27

I only like Tamsyn and Ember.

CatteStreet · 13/10/2019 12:33

Tamsyn ... OK, but should be spelt Tamsin
Savannah ... no
Ember ... no
Freya ... not as bad as Savannah and Ember, but still not keen
Emmeline ... really like this
Elodie ... like
Francesca ... like this a lot
Talitha ... like
Azalea ... no, not as a name
Tegan ... no
Felicity ... really like

Francesca and Felicity are my favourites. Emmeline and Elodie are good too. Francesca Elodie and Felicity Emmeline would be brilliant twin names!

goldandpink · 13/10/2019 12:41

I have converted my notes into a full on tally chart 😂
Francesca, Emmeline, Felicity are neck and neck closely followed by Elodie and Freya.

I love them all! Tamsyn was top of my list when I originally posted but wasn't sure due to the meaning. I think DP is keenest on Francesca and Emmeline so these are currently top. Love Elodie and Freya but they are quite popular and we want something slightly more underused.

This is great!

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Doyoureallyneedtoask · 13/10/2019 12:42

Tamsyn ... Tamsin is a beautiful name but quite different from most of the others in your list.
Savannah ...No but I like Susannah.
Ember ... I never heard this name before. Amber sounds better but I don’t like it personally.
Freya ... I really dislike this nane.
Emmeline ... I like this shortened to Immy.
Elodie ... I like this but I know a child with the name and it never sounds very nice when I hear her mother calling her.
Francesca ... A gorgeous name.
Talitha ... Never heard of it. I like Tabitha though.
Azalea ... no, not as a name
Tegan ... Really dislike.
Felicity ... I like but wouldn’t use it personally.

Astronica · 13/10/2019 12:42

Love:
Tamsyn (I like all spellings of this), Francesca, Felicity

Like:
Ember, Elodie, Freya, Tegan

Neutral:
Emmeline, Azalea, Talitha

Dislike:
Savannah

DramaAlpaca · 13/10/2019 12:50

Tamsin/Tamzin are nice, but spelled one of those ways, not Tamsyn.
I'm not keen on Savannah, Ember or Freya.
Emmeline & Elodie are both lovely.
I dislike Francesca & all of its diminutives.
Talitha is pretty but it'll get confused with the awful Tabitha.
Not keen on Azalea & hate Tegan, it's so harsh.
Felicity is gorgeous.

OublietteBravo · 13/10/2019 13:06

Tamsyn - please spell it Tamsin (it’s taken me 5 attempts to comment on this name because my phone doesn’t recognise your spelling.
Savannah - I’m not keen, it’s very “now” and I think it will date.
Ember - I’ve never come across this as a name, but I do like it.
Freya - perfectly nice name.
Emmeline - I really like it.
Elodie - another perfectly nice name.
Francesca - I have an irrational dislike of this name.
Talitha - not keen (I think people might assume it’s Tabitha)
Azalea - I quite like this. More than I expected to.
Tegan - not keen.
Felicity - I like it.

TLDR: my favourites are Emmeline, Azalea and Ember (in that order).

bridgetreilly · 13/10/2019 13:30

Tamsin, Freya, Talitha and Felicity are lovely. I also quite like Emmeline and Francesca. I really don't like Elodie, Ember, Savannah or Tegan. Azalea is ridiculous.

Lilyannarose · 13/10/2019 13:40

I think my favourites would be Talitha and Emmeline.

I like Elodie, but I know of five born in the last year.

FoggyDay58 · 13/10/2019 13:43

Emmeline is my top choice!

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