Honest Opinions- DD’s name

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What do you (be brutally honest) think about each of these names:

Indigo (NN- Indie)
Blair
Willa
Coco
Silver
India
Lola
Isla
Olivia
Olive
Polly

My favourites from your list are:

Indigo
Coco
India
Isla
Olivia
Polly

I really don’t like Olive or Blair.

Blair is horrible (Tony Blair / Blair With/ Bla Bla Bla)

Sylvie is nicer than Silver IMO

I like the rest.

Indigo (NN- Indie) Don’t mind indie but dislike indigo
Blair - love
Willa- too much teasing potential
Coc - ok but prefer as a nickname
Silver - just no, Sylvie?
India - better than indigo
Lola - Charlie and Lola
Isla - lovely but v popular
Olivia - lovely but very popular
Olive- like
Polly - dislike

Indigo (NN- Indie) - not a fan
Blair- witch, Tony
Willa- Nope
Coco- the clown, Chanel, pops
Silver- usually a boy's name in my experience
India- OK. Katie Hopkin's kid's name
Lola- more of a dog's name to my mind
Isla- OK, a bit popular for my tastes
Olivia- see above
Olive- Oil
Polly- wanna cracker? Also Aunt Polly from Mr Tumble and Miss Polly who had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick

Don't like any but the best to my mind are India and Isla (providing you don't have an inappropriate surname, such as White or Mann).

Indigo (NN- Indie) - hm, at a push
Blair - no, downmarket
Willa - yes, it’s got class, but people will think Willow.
Coco- I quite like this. I do know one. But I’d never use it as a proper name.
Silver- Quite like but I’d assume you had Romani links.
India- no way. Borderline offensive.
Lola- bland, downmarket. Good if short for something else, like Louisa.
Isla- I do quite like it but it’s popular.
Olivia- as above.
Olive - seems a bit dreary to me.
Polly-yes, growing on me. I know a ten year old one.

Willa would become Willie in seconds at school.

Isla, Olivia - very commonly used, nice names, but now a bit boring because of this.
Blair - no opinion. Very surnamey
Willa - no opinion
Coco - seems too nicknamey to be a given name
Lola - as Isla and Olivia, with added showgirl connections
Olive - ok
Polly - LOVE IT!!!!

Indigo (NN- Indie) - I think this is more often used for a boy. I like Indie though. What about India. Indigo sounds like an internet provider or something.
Blair -I do like this, but I'd put an e on the end, Blaire.
Willa - not sure, prefer Willow but Willow is like Isla and Lola, was SO trendy that now it's a bit 'done'.
Coco - ok as a nn
Silver - again, use this as a nn for Sylvia - otherwise, hi ho Silver will drive her crazy.

India - like it don't love it.
Lola - ok, bit of a stripper name. Prefer Lyra
Isla - Ok, pretty but was nom du jour over five years ago now.
Olivia - ok. Prefer Livia
Olive - Ok. not sure I like that it's less frilly than Olivia but I just think of a stuffed Olive.
Polly - like it. Like Paloma and Penelope too and maybe Polly could be a nn for either of those.

Indigo (NN- Indie) - it would be cute on a toddler and small child, less so on a teenager. It's really not a name I would want as an adult though. 70 year old Indigo? Basically it's a very youthful name

Blair - Tony
Will - I like it
Coco - sounds like a pet name
Silver - I like it as a nn
India - Meh, unless you have some meaningful connection to the country
Lola - not a fan
Isla - they are everywhere
Olivia - ditto though prefer it to Isla
Olive - love it
Polly - like it

Indigo (NN- Indie) - quite like this. Much prefer it to India
Blair - awful. Really masculine and horrible associations (Tony. Witch Project)
Willa - nice
Coco - awful as a given name. Cute as a nickname. I know a Constance known as Coco (she's in her 50s)
Silver - we discussed this recently. Not keen. Prefer Silva spelling. Much prefer Sylvie
India - don't like. Seems tacky.
Lola - it's ok. I'm not sure my generation is ever going to get past the stripper connotations
Isla - lovely, classic but fresh. But very popular
Olivia - boring
Olive - nice
Polly - gorgeous. I hate Molly and Holly (so dull) but Polly is lovely

For me it would be Polly then Olive, Willa or Isla followed by Indigo

@TheClausSeason @MotherOfAllChristmases @17caterpillars1mouse

Will Tony Blair really be that important or relevant enough that babies born in the 2020s will relate him to names?

My cousin (fairly distant so fine to reuse names) named her DD Blair in 2003 and got many comments and odd looks but surely, 16/17 years on times have changed?

The majority of your list are quite unusual/ quirky so on that basis you are perhaps better avoiding Isla, Lola & Olivia because there are LOTS of young children around already with those 3 names

Of those that are left I like Polly, India & Coco best

Polly wins.
I also like Willa but a bit too different sounding.
Coco is a stripper's name!

I like Indigo!

I know @NobJobWinker
Actually Isla, Olivia and Lola were all DH’s original ideas and I quite like them so went along

Possibly not, though he is currently in the news and does keep turning up like a bad penny. Even without that association though, I don't like the name. It's like the noise you make when something tastes bad. Blair, bleurgh, bleck...

I like Coco, Indigo and Olivia best.

Indigo (NN- Indie) - quite like
Blair - unpleasant politician
Willa - OK, prefer Willow
Coco - quite cool, not one I'd use but it's fine
Silver - Long John. Sylvia or Sylvina are nice though
Olivia - very nice, popular though if that makes any difference?
Not particularly keen on India, Isla, Lola, Olive, Polly.

@skiiboot They are all lovely names which explains the popularity!

Polly is gorgeous. No issues with spelling or pronunciation. Pretty but not as overtly 'girly' as Molly or Holly. Suits babies, children & adults equally!

I think people do have long memories and no-one is calling their baby Thatcher either.

I like Indigo!

Are you sure? Inigo is a great name. Indigo is silly.

Indigo (NN- Indie) - no
Blair - Tony
Willa - no
Coco - no, sounds like a dog's name
Silver - no, too Lone Ranger
India - no
Lola - no
Isla - overused, a nice name ruined
Olivia - overused, a nice name ruined
Olive - Oil
Polly - lovely

Inigo is a boy's name. Indigo is a colour.
Blair is a surname, and is too closely linked with a recent PM. I have heard of it as a girl's name but it's more a noise than name.

Indigo (NN- Indie) - LOVE

Blair - awful. Also think of Tony and he’s a war criminal and responsible for deaths. Sorry but I could never give my child a name that has so many negative connotations for me.

Willa - Love. One of my favourite names of all time. A very good friend has a “Willa” - Willa loves her name and has never had any problems with it. It’s been mistaken for Willow a couple of times when she was little but rarely happens now, especially once someone sees it written down.

Coco - it’s ok
Silver - too try hard. I’d feel silly introducing

India - love
Lola - Love
Isla - Love (much less common than it used to be 10 years ago)
Olivia - Love
Olive - love
Polly - Love (joint favourite). Also love Holly

I love the name Polly

Olive is cute. Also like Isla and Willa
Not keen on the name Polly - sounds prim

Some of your options are too 'out there' for me. What if your kid grows up to be a quiet kind of kid who hates the statement name they've been lumbered with?