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Help with names shortlist!!

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MacnSue · 18/12/2019 16:51

So I'm 37 weeks and starting to think more seriously about my names shortlist. Baby number 2 is a girl. Our DD is called Fern.

Possible names are:
Willa
Mabel
Nola
Anna

What are peoples favourite and least favourite in the list? Thanks in advance x x

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BatleyTownswomensGuild · 18/12/2019 21:20

In order best to worst:

Anna
Willa
Mabel
And then a million other names before....

Nola

Lyricallie · 18/12/2019 21:25

Only Anna for me all the others are iffy. However I'm Scottish so I'm always amazed with names that are popular down south.

DramaAlpaca · 18/12/2019 23:18

I love Anna.
Nola is unusual, it's OK.
Mabel is frumpy.
Willa is a very unattractive name.

I'm honestly not sure if any of them really 'go' with Fern (which is lovely, by the way)

MrsBertBibby · 18/12/2019 23:24

Definitely Anna, great name.

Anna and Fern is fine.

PlantPotting · 18/12/2019 23:25

You have the most amazing list!!
Only name I’m not sure of is Nola

But Willa has always been my no 1 girl name. There’s a little Willa ay daughters school and no she doesn’t get teased (because of her name or otherwise), I can’t really follow why she would.
2nd fav is anna - classic, simply gorgeous
Next is Mabel - another favourite of mine
❤️❤️❤️

Hatscarfandgloves · 18/12/2019 23:25

I don't like Nola at all.
I do like your other names but I was trying to work out why I thought Fern and Willa was a bad combination and then I realised that it sounds like Fern and Wilbur from Charlotte's Web. That would make it impossible for me.
I like both Anna and Mabel but I feel as though Mabel goes better with Fern.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 18/12/2019 23:28

In order of preference
Mabel
Willa
Anna
Nova

Jumpingforgin · 18/12/2019 23:47

Anna is beautiful, one of my favourite girls names. Not keen on the others if I'm honest. Mabel is quite "dull" sounding, and just another "old fashioned" generic name that's becoming more and more common. Nola and Willa both have a smiliar feel and sound alot like the increasingly common names at the moment that just all blend into one.... Ava, Isla, Maya, Raya, Nova, Mila, etc. Nina would be a nice option as it has a classic yet modern feel to it?

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Astronica · 19/12/2019 05:34

First to last:
Willa
Anna
Mabel
then a long way down:
Nola

Cosmoa · 19/12/2019 09:20

I love Willa the best 😁

Poorolddaddypig · 19/12/2019 10:23

Fern and Willa are perfect together! Mabel is a great name too. Anna is a bit dull in comparison. I don’t like Nola.

user1493494961 · 19/12/2019 15:05

Anna.

Batqueen · 19/12/2019 15:08

I like Nola!

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