Juniper!

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I've always had a soft spot for this name, and amazingly it is now on DP's and my agreed shortlist - although it's not his favourite.
Is it just too...nippy? I think it's got a great sound to it, and good shortenings. (I never thought choosing names would be this hard.)
For interest, other names on list:
Freya
Lilias
Theadora
Ada

It’s lovely. Nothing wrong with the gin association either! I’m also sure Theodora is spelt this way rather than Theadora?

Juniper - almost certain to become June ?? I like June. Hugely underused now I think. Less find if juniper. Like your other names.

It sounds way too banal and ingredient-y to me. Like calling a child Cornflour or Onion or Tomato Purée

Of your other names, I like Ada.

@BuffaloCauliflower You're right, I meant Theodora! Typo 🙈

Have you Googled it? I only ask because I LOVED Juniper - it was my DDs name for a while before she was born, we were so sure that we almost started telling people when they asked. But then I Googled it. And one women said that she had asked a friend their opinions and they’d said it sounds like:

Jew-nipper (noun). One who bites Jewish people.

And it put me right off.

Love juniper! Your other choices are lovely too, but I know several babies of each (North West and London) so my perspective is that they are getting more popular. I would choose juniper in a heartbeat.

Love juniper.

I’d love to be called Juniper.

Not a fan of juniper I'm afraid but freya and thea are lovely

I think it's now between Juniper and Ada

And Freya.. 🙈

I really like Juniper and it's my favourite from your list. 2nd choice Ada.

I love all of your names!
Of your final three I would order favourite to least favourite:
Juniper
Freya
Ada

Juniper is absolutely beautiful

Love Juniper and Theadora!

Never liked Ada.

Go for Juniper - she could be Juni for short. Beautiful.

I love it!

My heart wants Juniper!! (Cringe..) But Ada, Freya and Thea feel like safer options, and still lovely imo :s

There is one other thing...I had alcohol problems in my youth and have been sober for quite a few years now. Most people aren't really aware of this, but I do wonder if that just makes the gin link extra weird, and if I'll get slightly tired of it..

I don’t think so (gin link), OP!

Go for whatever you love now. You never go off your child’s name once it’s theirs, because it becomes “them”.

I live in N London, and Juniper wouldn’t be an unusual choice here at all.

(And a PP said I agree - I think it is spelled Theodora, not Theadora. If you went for this name, she could be Teddy, Thea or Dora. So sweet!)

I wouldn’t use Juniper myself but I really love it. Theodora I also love - I suggested it but it was veto-ed sadly

Love love love Juniper!

Well if you have 3 names OP that's a fab shortlist so why not just wait until baby is born and see which of the 3 suits her best? I know heaps of folk who had "decided" on a name then changed it once they saw their new little person.

It’s ok, a million times better than Ada.

Yep, I know you're not an Ada fan @NoSauce...

I'm surprised so many people say they like it. It's unbearably hipster. I'd cringe so much if I heard the name irl.

I love Juniper 🥰