Rate girls names out of 10 and comments

[EveryoneLoves09876]

In order, 1 is the worst and 10 is best.

Please add any comments and associations next to each as well. This is my list!

Noellia
Juliette
Evalina (evah-leena)
Elara
Hestia
Hera
Juniper
Ginevra
Elowen
Maddalena

Noellia 1 just awful
Juliette 3 OK but prefer Juliet as a spelling. Then 7
Evalina (evah-leena) Is this a typo . Evelina. 5
Elara it's an IT program App type thing.
Hestia Greek goddess names are great if your kids associate the Greek gods crew. If your friends kids aren't called Apollo and Artemis I really wouldn't. If you'd have to shout it in Aldi rather than Waitrose just don't
Hera as above
Juniper Gin. Say no more 2
Ginevra Guinevere would be nicer. Also isn't this similar to the French name for Geneva? Reminds me of airports
Elowen ?? 3
Maddalena Typo 2

Sorry

Too frilly for me sorry

Oh dear, I'm not sure about any of my names anymore! Girls are hard as so many you hear everywhere.

Noellia 3
Juliette 10
Evalina (evah-leena) 2
Elara 4
Hestia 3
Hera 3
Juniper 7
Ginevra 1
Elowen 1
Maddalena 1

Noellia 7
Juliette 1
Evalina (evah-leena) 6
Elara 6
Hestia 1
Hera 1
Juniper 2
Ginevra 3
Elowen 5
Maddalena 4

@Marylou2 I shop in both!

Noellia - a bit too frilly for me, not a fan of the Noel names anyway.

Juliette- prefer Juliet but perfectly nice

Evalina (evah-leena)- children’s hospital and yet another Evie name

Elara- lovely but will be seen as part of the el trend eg Eloise, Elodie, Eleanor many of which are rapidly becoming very popular

Hestia- don’t like personally, a witch name but it’s ok

Hera-love

Juniper- perfectly nice

Ginevra - not a fan, don’t like the spelling although it’s correct and hate Ginny

Elowen- love but it again is on the El name trend

Madalena- fine but personally I prefer Magdalen and I’d worry about the nickname Mad

They're all really close to being nice names but just don't quite sound right.

The only 2 I like as I think they work well for a child and an adult are Juliette and Elara.
Juliette is safer, Elara a bit different.

Noellia (sounds like a made-up African-American name)
Juliette - like but people will spell it Juliet
Evalina (evah-leena) - sounds line a children's hospital name
Elara - sounds made-up
Hestia - sounds like a plant name
Hera - she wasn't the nicest of Greek Gods was she?
Juniper - pretty but hippy
Ginevra - Sounds like Geneva
Elowen - Sounds like the name of a sprite or woodfolk (but quite pretty)
Maddalena - Name of a Spanish cake!

I only really like Juliet, Juniper and Elowen of those ten (sorry). Juliet is very pretty but if you're going to be different go the whole hog and opt for Elowen

I have a Juliette so I am biased. We always get compliments on it. Strangely enough I did the book at school and absolutely hated it.

Noellia 6
Juliette 3
Evalina (evah-leena) 5
Elara 4
Hestia 10
Hera 9
Juniper 2
Ginevra 1
Elowen 7
Maddalena 8

Girls are hard as so many you hear everywhere.

The thing is, I can understand not wanting to choose a name that is super popular but I also think there is a reason why so many people call their daughters Lily and Evie but not any of these names. I think the key is to find something that isn't super popular but is also something that won't be a burden for your daughter as she goes through life.

Oh dear - I did mine the wrong way round with 1 best, 10 worst sorry

@peperethecat my name is quite unusual though and I've never had an issue with it. I've always quite liked being the only person with that name. It is from a different country though.

Noellia (sounds like a made-up African-American name)

To me, it sounds like a late middle-aged Australian - I can just imagine Noellia's husband, Stu, yelling it down the aisle in Coles (Aussie equivalent of Tesco). Awful.

Haven't you got any less silly frilly names on your list, OP?

Noellia 5
Juliette 8
Evalina (evah-leena) 6
Elara 7
Hestia 1
Hera 2
Juniper 9
Ginevra 10
Elowen 4
Maddalena 3

I really like Ginevra. I had an Italian friend named Ginevra years ago. Beautiful, warm, funny and kind.

I think what I don't like about them is that they are too fussy and frilly.

If you'd said Juliet, Noelle, Madeleine/Magdalena, Elena/Lara, Elowen, Juno, Evelyn, I'd like the list a lot more. But it seems like you're adding frilly bits for the sake of it, which isn't to my taste.

Exactly this. There are lovely names that are close to the names on your list, but the extra fancy-ness you've added ruins them.

@NewModelArmyMayhem18
Noellia (sounds like a made-up African-American name)
Yeah, made up, unlike names in other cultures.

@MrsNoah2020 ok to Noellia - it's Greek but I get the picture 🤣

I used to have:
Georgiana
Thea
Elena (Elay-nuh)
Evanna
Adriana

But the mumsnet boards are littered with them so went off them all!

@EveryoneLoves09876

I feel super mean! Hope you're OK. I loved Xanthe as a name when I was pregnant. DH thought it was hilarious. Still adore it 15 years later. Not DDs name though

Difficult to rate - I don't like any of them.

Names are very personal and so what one likes another might dislike

Elara is really strange to say out loud...it doesn't roll off the tongue at all.

Noellia is a mouthful too...Noella would be better.

I think Juniper is going to get popular very fast...very trendy. I personally cringe at it.

@Marylou2 what did you choose in the end?

I don't mind. I'm starting to understand why dh keeps saying veto. 😂😂😂

When you add in those other options, Elena is the best by a country mile.