Which name do you prefer for a girl?

[Jnl90]

Hi,

We are currently struggling to agree on a name for our baby girl who is due in 9 weeks.

We know we want a rare name as our son already has this and do seem to prefer 2 syllable names.

Between both our lists these are the names we have so far:

Marcie
Orla
Minnie
Nelly

Be great to get your opinions on these or also your ideas too as the only one we currently kind of agree on is Marcie.

Thanks!

Marcie or Orla for me. Really don’t like the other 2.

Marcie is lovely. How about Marnie

I like Orla or Nelly. Have you considered Nella? I love that.

Orla

Others are not great. Nelly will get 'Nelly the elephant' throughout her life

Orla it's beautiful x

Nelly is lovely and people will make fun of absolutely anything.

But those aren't rare op, they're very trendy.

The only 1 i like is marcie

Minnie and Nelly don’t feel like complete names, especially Minnie. Minnie is overly twee and makes me think Mouse and also a twee name for female private parts. I can’t imagine a Minnie as any age except very young child.

I like Marcie and Orla, they feel like real names that will be suitable for a baby, child, teenager and adult.

Not keen on any of them sorry.

What about
Sally
Wilma
Lexa
Talia

I like Marcie and Orla. Marcie is my favourite. I’m not keen on the others.

What about Marcella or Marsilea, nn marcie?

I like Nella too

I like Orla best.

My friends 18 year old is called Nelly. (After nelly Furtado. She said she’s never heard any elephant reference strangely.

Out of your list I prefer Marcie
Or how about Missy?

I like Orla, we had it as an option until my dyslexic brother read it as Oral 🙈 it’s not that rare though, there’s a lot of them popping up everywhere.
Not a fan of the others. I do like Nell rather than Nelly though.

Orla

Marcie or Orla. Not keen on the others. Definitely not Nelly.
What about Della?

Apart from Orla, they're all diminutives.

Orla is very nice. Marcie is OK but doesn't sound complete.

I very much dislike Minnie and Nelly, and as a pp says they are both diminutives.

Sorry hit post too soon!

I'd have loved a Minnie short for Minerva, but I do think it's better to have a full 'formal' name. Just in case she becomes PM or whatever. It's an old fashioned view I know, & all 3 of my dc go by their nicknames/diminutives in every day life, but they all have suitably formal full names.

So eg Nelly is cute, but I'd put Eleanor on her birth certificate.

Marcie - different, a bit harsh sounding
Orla - a bit bland
Minnie - like it
Nelly - the elephant

Maisie?

Orla is lovely 😊

not Minnie or Nelly - use those for nick names but not on birth certificate

Orla.

I'd definitely avoid Minnie

Orla definitely.
Not too keen on the others I'm afraid.