Please rank

[xxMountainMamaxx]

DH and I are looking for names that are strong and timeless. We don’t care about popularity.

Please rank our girl names:

Olivia
Charlotte
Anna
Violet
Susannah
Emily
Julia
Lily
Leah
Alice

xx

Also Leah just sounds like 'leer'.

Really? I say it with two syllables, Lee and Ah. I would say Leer with just one. I'm Scottish though, maybe it's do with your accent?

Top 2 by a mile:
Violet- adore this
Alice - lovely

Then:
Susannah
Emily
Lily
Charlotte
Anna

Julia
Leah
Olivia

Have never understood the like of Olivia, less so now every third young girl seems to be called it! Just sounds really stuffy.

Violet is my favourite its such a gorgeous name for a girl or lady, followed by Alice, Charlotte and Emily.

It IS timeless and incredibly pretty, despite FizzyGreenWater and her very violent, bizarre vendetta against it. It is nowhere near "the last of the flower names to be revived" how about Primrose, Clover or Marigold- these are many more to choose from! Violet is becoming more popular (not not horribly so- not near top 30) as it is beautiful. If you change 1 letter from most names they could become something else/negative?!

Agree, love Violet.

Olivia - pretty insanely common atm
Charlotte - pretty
Anna - pretty, classic, simple
Violet - meh
Susannah - prefer Suzanne or Susanne or Susan
Emily - nice, fine
Julia - same as above but does remind me of Julie which makes me think of cashiers at your local coop and dinner ladies
Lily - meh not for me
Leah - ok
Alice - nice

Susannah
Julia
Alice
Anna
Violet
Emily
Charlotte
Lily
Leah
Olivia

Leah, Violet and Anna are the nicest.

Alice
Emily
Lily
Leah
Olivia
Charlotte
Anna
Violet
Julia
Susannah

1.Alice
2.Anna
3.Olivia
4.Leah
5.Charlotte
6.Emily
7.Lily
8.Violet

9.Susannah
10.Julia

1. Violet
2. Alice
3. Charlotte
4. Emily

Not keen on others.

If I had to pick from your list I would pick Alice (albeit with Welsh spelling of Alys), Leah, or Susanna/h.

I can't use Anna myself but I think it's an excellent name and you can't go wrong with it. Annie is a lovely nick name too. Suits all ages - timeless, classic and classless. It's probably the name from your list which most fits your brief IMO.

We know several young Polish girls named Julia, so it doesn’t seem old to us, but is it just too closely tied to Julie and the nn Jules?

Also, we’ve got a 3yo named Daniel. Will his name sound naff with Anna? DH is German, so these names are closest to his roots, as is Alice due to its popularity in his village back home.

I love Anna, Susannah (prefer the Susanna spelling) and Julia!

Susannah (it is unusual now and Susie is cute)
Charlotte
Julia
Anna
Emily
Alice
Olivia (love but too overused at the moment)
Violet
Lily

What a lovely list!

My favourites are: Charlotte (love Lottie too), Susannah, Emily, Lily and Alice (in fact, this was pretty much my shortlist 5 years ago!)

I like: Leah and Olivia

I'm not so keen on: Violet or Julia

Oh I forgot Anna, I'd put that as a favourite too but slightly below the others

Susannah (also like the Susanna spelling)
Anna
Charlotte
Julia
Olivia
Emily
Lily
Alice
Leah
Violet

Or Juliana?

Lily
Alice
Charlotte
Violet
Olivia
Anna
Emily
Julia
Susannah
Leah

I like your choices but I wouldn’t say any of them are ‘strong’.
Alice I suppose maybe 5/10, the others not strong at all.

Girls names I think are strong:
Lauren
Dido
Bronte
Bridget
Juno
Hero

Not that I like any of those, I just think they are strong.

Alice
Charlotte
Olivia
Emily
Anna
Violet
Julia
Susannah
Lily
Leah

Names are listed in order of likeness Alice being favourite and Leah being leat favourite

I love Anna and feel it's timeless, classic and will suit anyone. I also like Charlotte and Leah :)

Violet

Susannah
Julia
Violet
Leah
Lily
Charlotte
Emily
Alice
Anna
Olivia