Girls list- what do you think?

[Wudgy]

Expecting a girl shortly and have several similar names we like as well as a few others.
Hannah
Alana
Lana
Leah
Lena
Elena
Alina
Beth
Julia

My initial favourite is Lana but saw a post on here recently about how if spelt backwards ( by friends, cruel classmates etc) it’s not a name to give!

What are your thoughts on all these names ?

Love Leah and Beth

Like Hannah, Lana (although I can't say it without singing Lana Banana!), Julia and Elena (but spelt Eleanor).

Not keen on Alana, Lena, Alina

Beth is my favourite, though I'd probably use a full name of Bethan or Elizabeth.

I don't mind Julia, but prefer Juliet.

Not a huge fan of any of the others. There's so many of those 'ah' names around at the moment and they all blend into one.

I like Hannah it's more unexpected and will stand out more than all the short girls names ending in a 😊.
Or use Anna, my name it's great works for all ages.

I like Alana (if it’s pronounced a-law-an)

A-law-na ^^

I had a relative who was Helena and Lena for short. Now I wish I’d used that for mine 😕

Hannah is my favourite

You have great taste!

My favourites are:

Hannah - classic, lovely
Lena - was on my list too but the Leena/Layna thing, having to correct pronunciation put me off
Elena - similar issue
Julia - beautiful

I vote Hannah

Julia is the best on your list.

Lana is lovely. How about Clara or Cleo

I like Beth, Julia and Hannah. Not keen on the others, lots of girls with similar names and agree with pp, they all blend into one.

Love the name Hannah. Doesn’t go with our second name or I’d choose that! Beth is lovely too

@Wudgy my favourite is Hannah. Love that name... timeless classic but not overused nowadays. I agree with others that some of the other options feel a bit lost in a sea of similar sounding names and therefore not ‘strong’ on their own, but it just come down to personal taste, your child will make the name their own.

Hannah✔️
Alana✔️
Lana, ✔️
Leah❌
Lena❌
Elena❌
Alina❌
Beth❌
Julia❔ but giulia ✔️

Don't like any, sorry

Leah is the nicest.

Hannah or Leah. My youngest was nearly called Leah but our surname starts with an L so it sounded a bit much together, but I still love it. And you don't come across many Hannah's these days

Hannah is my favourite. Also like Beth.

My favourite is Lena, followed by Beth and then Hannah.

How are you pronouncing Elena? As Eleanor, El-ee-na or El-en-a? If pronounced El-en-a it’s really pretty. To me though if you pronounce it Eleanor it just looks as though you couldn’t spell Eleanor.

Of the other names on your list I like Hannah & Leah.

I like them all except Alana and Alina. I like Hannah and Leah the best.

Beth is lovely! I'd definitely go for that.

I like Hannah, Beth, Leah and Julia. Not keen on the others.

Love Alana

Hanna
Beth
Leah