Girls shortlist - interested to hear opinions!

[tamarisk44]

So husband and I have been through every girl's name in existence (twice!) and these are the only ones he likes. Everything I love was vetoed so I'm having to form an opinion around a list of names that I wouldn't have necessarily chosen myself. I keep just staring at the list and am making zero progress! We've agreed not to discuss names with anyone else, but I could really do with a bit of a sounding board on this, so keen to hear general opinions on the following...

Lily
Rosie
Scarlett
Sienna
Violet
Olive
Margot
Maisie
Holly
Greta
Grace
Aurora
Audrey
Elsie
Flora
Aubrey
Darcy
Luna

Perhaps it's more of a long list but I'm struggling to really narrow it down. There's lots on the list that I like in isolation, but when it comes to calling a child that forever I find I don't even know what I think! I don't want to play it too safe with a "boring" name but also want something that isn't going to sound too silly if she got a serious job as an adult.

I love Luna the best and it was on our shortlist if DS2 had been a girl. I also like Lily, Rosie and Olive from your list. Flora is quite nice too. Audrey and Margot have quite a cool vintage theme to them.

Lily - nice but overused. Don't like Lil.
Rosie - nice
Scarlett - ok
Sienna - no
Violet - no
Olive - no
Margot - no
Maisie - not keen
Holly - prefer Polly or Molly
Greta - no
Grace - no
Aurora - no
Audrey - Roberts
Elsie - Tanner
Flora - lovely
Aubrey - old man's name
Darcy - this was a hideous name even for a beautiful ballerina
Luna - lunacy

Absolutely loving all your fierce opinions, it's proving so helpful, thank you to everyone so far 😊

Lily - boring, overused
Rosie - boring, overused, bit twee too
Scarlett - naff, on the way out
Sienna - awful, naff as hell
Violet - fashionable at the moment (isn't it funny how these things work?! He would NEVER have thought of Violet if you were doing this even 5 years ago!) But no. It's actually really harsh, and the short form Vi is AWFUL.
Olive - just no.
Margot - lovely, but gettign more popular if that bothers you
Maisie - Margot is nicer
Holly - like, but a bit meh
Greta - lovely, also getting more popular but great
Grace - boring, overused, may as well call her Baby103856433.
Aurora - too disney and naff
Audrey - can see where you're going, but too Coronation Street. Again, Margot's a better choice for this vibe.
Elsie - as above
Flora - lovely, classic, sweet
Aubrey - I think boy's name, also just not that nice
Darcy - naff
Luna - ok, bit nothing, getting more popular.

I'd go for Flora, Greta, or Margot.

And your H is a bit of a bully, no? Do you all share a surname, HIS surname by any chance? Then I suggest you tell him he's not showing a very nice side of himself right now. 'Won't budge' is a very unattractive look.

I love Violet and Mabel

I like Scarlett and Holly (but I have. Ruby, so maybe I just like red a lot aha).

Popularity wouldn’t put me off but Lily really is super popular. Gorgeous name though! I agree with someone’s earlier suggestion of ‘Lilian’ ?

I like Holly, Flora and Violet best from the list - my favourite is Flora. Although agree with those who have said Violet can sound good or bad depending on accent. We were next to a family with a 5 year old Violet on a campsite in the summer and all we heard was "VILE-ET??!! Stop that VILE-ET!" .

Mabel is lovely too and Tabitha but I'd always worry they'd get called Tabby which is a bit of a cat name to me!

It sounds like you're being a bit more compromising than your DH on this!

Love Lily and like Violet

@FizzyGreenWater I wouldn't say bully, but he is being a pain in this process, yes. I'm just trying to make the best of the situation - surely when I hate all the names he loves (not all of them are on this list because I took off my most hated ones) and he hates all the ones I love, someone has to compromise. I can't make him compromise, but I can make me compromise. I don't know. It's not ideal, but I'm not interested in forcing him into a name that he doesn't like either 🤷🏻‍♂️

I like Mabel best. Then Olive.

I really dislike Margot.

Really love Margot and Greta, old and not too weird bit still not very common. Both sound nice with Holly as a middle name.

I'd just like to ask as I can't seem to start a new thread, I would like to call my baby girl Versace Felicia, something unusual with something old but not too common! I love the sound of the name Versace, think it sounds high class and pretty.. and how tart looks written down, however I have never heard of anyone else called this as a first name. (Although there are lots of Chanels, Dolces, Diors etc..) Is it too weird or has anyone else heard of someone called Versace?

I like Violet and Greta.

I can't make him compromise, but I can make me compromise.

Yep, that's what I mean by bullying.

This came up on another name thread recently .The H simply refused point-blank to discuss any names except the ones he liked.

Compromise means something that goes both ways. You compromising because he won't isn't you compromising, it's you being pressured or bullied or whatever you want to call it.

How about you say, the baby has your family surname so sorry but I'm choosing the first name? Here's MY list, pick your best five and I'll choose out of those?

You won't do that because you don't want to force him into a name he doesn't like. He's quite happy to do that to you however.

So sorry, no, your nice DH isn't that nice. :(

So literally this list contains some names you hate, just not the worst ones, and you're tying to make the best of it?
That's so bloody sad and I really hope you get the courage up to tell him he's being a bully and ruining this for you.

Your DH is a shit!

Sorry ignore previous.. new thread started

@FizzyGreenWater Just an opinion on the names is fine, thank you.

No, you're good. Choose anything, it doesn't really matter probably. It's not like it'll be special for you or anything.