Girls name list

[EalingEllie]

Thoughts on these names please. Just want to get a general idea on how our shortlisted names are perceived. Thanks!

Jean
Sadie
Rebekah
Deborah
Gretel
Zoe
Naomi

A bit of a mixed bag, but it's what we've come up with so far.

Jean- not keen, find it a bit ugly
Sadie - like
Rebekah - love the name,? Spelling issues
Deborah - ok but i'm not keen on Debbie
Gretel - like
Zoe - like
Naomi - like and don't hear of many

Good luck OP - that is a varied list!

I like Sadie best.

Haven’t heard Jean in a while and don’t love it, but do like the nickname Jeanie you could use if you chose Jean.

Deborah feels a bit too my generation (born in the 70s or 80s).

Favourite is Sadie followed by Naomi.
Gretel is ok but prefer Greta. Somehow it doesn't 'look' very pretty.
Jean is ok as a mn. Not keen as a first.
Zoe is very 80s/90s and very dated.
Rebekah is a bit boring and I don't like that spelling.
Deborah - see Zoe ( except more 70s). It also looks and sounds ugly and I hate Deb's/Debbie.

I like Zoe best, with Jean as a nickname

Sorry that should say *with Jean as a middle name. Half asleep.

Jean - I dont like it sorry
Sadie - it's ok but a bit floppy
Rebekah - I quite like it but I never feel like people called Rebekah like their name
Deborah - nope
Gretel - sounds a bit harsh to me
Zoe - its ok
Naomi - my favourite from your list

Jean - dated and boring
Sadie - has the words "sad" and "die" in it, also brings "sadist" to mind
Rebekah - don't like this spelling but Rebecca is fine
Deborah - very dated
Gretel - harsh and ugly (sorry)
Zoe - love it
Naomi - pronunciation issues, some people will say "nay-omi", some will say "nye-omi"

Zoe and Naomie as my preferences

Love Naomi

Jean - awful - horrible sound to it
Sadie - love it -- joint favourite
Rebekah - ok but spelling terrible
Deborah - nah hate the sound of the name has "bore" and "bra" in it. The Deborahs I know go by Debs
Gretel - I like Greta. Not sure on Gretel
Zoe - love love love - favourite
Naomi - dislike. Pronunciation issues. Hate the "nay" horsey sound at the start

Love Sadie 💖 followed by Jean, in fact I think Sadie Jean sounds great together

I actually prefer the Rebekah spelling personally.

Not a fan of Gretel, Jean or Naomi

Sadie is nice and Zoe and Deborah are ok.

Jean - like it
Sadie - ok but I'm not keen
Rebekah - ok but I know so many
Deborah - yes if you don't mind Debbie
Gretel - different
Zoe - like it
Naomi - don't like it

Jean - quite like it, in a jolie-laide kind of way
Sadie - nice
Rebekah - nice name but I'm not keen on the short versions
Deborah - OK but a bit 1970s
Gretel - quite pretty but makes me think of Hansel and Gretel or the Sound of Music
Zoe - lovely
Naomi - lovely

Jean and Gretel are lovely---I think they are different-sounding and quite cool.

Naomi is nice too.

Not mad on the others, but they aren't terrible.

I'd have Jean as a middle name and I don't like Gretel (not keen on that hard G sound) but the rest are nice.

I only like Sadie

Naomi is my fav from your list, all a bit dated though imo

Rebekah is quite nice but dislike this spelling. Naomi is OK, not keen on the others.

The only one I like is Zoe. The rest sound a bit "midde aged librarian" to me.

That is a real mixed bag, OP.

I like the Naomi and Sadie best from your list and Zoe is ok.

I do actually also quite like Gretel - was this inspired by the sound of music? - but I think it sounds a little bit twee and childish because of Hansel and Gretel, so perhaps it's open to silly teasing.

How about Greta instead? I think it's nicer and not as unusual.

I'm not keen on the others at all especially with the k spellings. They look quite dated.

I like Naomi and Sadie best. Prefer Greta to Gretel.

Naomi :)

Though mispronounced often, even if you clearly pronounce it someone will parrot back with the wrong pronunciation!

Jean - A bit drab
Sadie - don't like
Rebekah - prefer the other spelling but Ok
Deborah - dated and very dull
Gretel - my favourite. Really sweet.
Zoe - nice
Naomi - nice

Jean is very plain and still quite dated to my ears. I'd prefer Jane really (more classic).

Gretel feels like she has wandered in from a fairy tale, quite a harsh sound too.

I like all the others. Favourites would be Zoe (beautiful) or Deborah, which has a lovely sound but I don't know if I'd be brave enough because a lot of people are just going to automatically say 'dated'.