Rate my list please

[Felicity88]

Carmen
Lucy
Maria
Susannah
Scarlett
Bridget
April

Would also like to know what you think of each name beyond a rating. What kind of girls, women do you imagine with these names? Do they suit a child, teenager and adult woman...etc

Thank you.

I think they all sound clunky old lady type names except Scarlett and Lucy which I can imagine to be bubbly.. I think they suit all ages.

Carmen - like
Lucy - like a lot
Maria- like a lot
Susannah- like a lot
Scarlett - ok, don't dislike it
Bridget - ok
April - not keen but it isn't awful

Susannah and Maria are my favourites

LOVE Carmen and Maria. Lovely, womanly, timeless names.

Like Susannah. Not many little ones around.

Meh - Lucy and April. Not my cup of tea, but girly and wet.

Dislike Scarlett (was very popular a few years back and lost its charm for me) and
Bridget (I’m Irish and just not ready for that ultimate ‘granny’ name to make a comeback yet!)

bit girly and wet

Out of 10...

Carmen - 1
Lucy - 8
Maria - 4
Susannah - 6 (i really like Suzie)
Scarlett - 7
Bridget - 2
April - 3

Carmen - 1 old Spanish lady.
Lucy - 7
Maria - old Spanish lady
Susannah - 4 (I like Suzie)
Scarlett - 3
Bridget - 1 Jones Uber upper middle class.
April - 1.

On the plus side in 20 years of teaching I’ve only ever taught one Lucy and none with these other names.

Go with what you like though OP. Others who know you will learn to love a name they maybe previously disliked because they will love your child.

Carmen - love the name in the UK but have been told it’s extremely popular in Spain. Is the female version of Pedro.

Lucy - traditional and lovely
Maria - ok
Susannah - meh, very common for 40/50 yr olds
Scarlett - love it
Bridget - nooo just no! But it is my ex MIL name!
April - so so

Are you due in April? I always find it odd to see girls called April who weren't born then

Thank you everyone. This really is very helpful and interesting to get other perspectives.

I'm going to add 2 more to the list that I've been unsure of but they keep coming back to me:

Sasha and Louisa.

Not an April baby no. The appeal with April is how it's sweet and simple. Also quite uncommon atm, I think?
We have a June in the family born in winter but I get that it could be seen as a little odd.

Carmen - like. I imagine a Spanish/Mediterranean looking woman. There's also a Lana del Ray song called Carmen so I think of that too. 8/10.

Lucy - classic English name. Suits baby through to adult. I've never met a horrible Lucy. 9/10.

Maria - really like and unusual here although popular in other countries. Again I think it suits all ages. 8/10.

Susannah - it's quite nice. Suzy is a cute nn. 7/10.

Scarlett - totally different vibe to your other names! I liked this name as a teen. I'm less fond now although I don't know why. 6/10.

Bridget - no. Bridget Jones. Dated. Boring. 1/10.

April - nice enough, pretty sounding. The Aprils I've known have all been quite cheerful, friendly people so I associate it with that. 8/10.

Really like Susannah and Lucy, dislike Bridget and April. Louisa is nice.

Carmen - pretty, associate it with Spanish women.

Lucy - English, classic, lovely.

Maria - Marie is popular atm this makes a nice change. Like it

Susannah - to my surprise I actually really like it. Suzanne? Love the Leonard Cohen song.

Scarlett - She may live in the shadow of a Johansson. Otherwise I like the name but wouldn't choose it because of Johansson.

Bridget - Jones. Ok bit meh.

April - Sweet, youthful. Lacks the "classic" feel but you may not care about that. Alice, Anna?

Louisa - Elegant, classic, graceful.

Sasha - Spirited, chic, unisex?

Carmen - can never get past the Carmen in the opera - not a great character really. I think of it as very Spanish and a bit blousy. I can't imagine a delicate blonde Carmen.
Lucy - nice. I think this suits anyone
Maria - I don't like this. It sounds very middle aged to me.
Susannah - gorgeous. I think this is classic timeless under-used and just great. I personally would use Zanna rather than Susie or Sue as a nn
Scarlett - it's ok. I think of it as cute little girl but I can't really imagine an adult Scarlett
Bridget - old lady. The only ones I know are elderly Irish ladies
April - it's ok. Unfortunately the two I know are really dowdy but I could imagine really liking it if I knew someone young and fresh and fun with the name

Hi!
These are my thoughts:

Carmen - elegant, quite an old name, it reminds me of the famous Carmen of Bizet. So it is a yes for me

Lucy - I personally don't like common names and I don't like the sound of it. One like many others, no character whatsoever. A big NO for me.

Maria - Very religious name. Not bad in itself but it has that connection for me. Very common all over the world, although here in the UK it would be Mary.

Susannah - It will be shortened with Susie or Anna. Nice in itself but she will never be called with her full name

Scarlett - Original, I quite like it I have to say. It reminds me of Scarlett Johansson.

Bridget - NO, it reminds me of Bridget Johns the movie.

April - No, it reminds me of an apricot. I don't like the sound of it

Hope this helps!

Maria is so underused in the UK. Simple and beautiful. How about Maria Susannah?

Sasha - I love this name

Louisa - Not my favourite. It is like Louise

I’ve done it based on my like of the name plus the qualities I associate with each

Carmen - 10! Carmen’s are bold, brave, curious and determined
Lucy- 8, sweet, mischievous, kind
Maria- 7, classic, artistic, patient
Susannah - 3 (doesn’t inspire much)
Scarlett - 1, The Scarlett’s I’ve known have tended to be quite vain and self involved
Bridget- 8, Beautiful, thoughtful, compassionate
April- 7, independent, tenacious, resourceful

Carmen - OK, quite like
Lucy - yes, popular though
Maria - no, boring
Susannah - like, underused
Scarlett - OK, very popular
Bridget - no, awful
April - yes, I like this
Sasha - yes, like it too
Louisa - yes, underused

Sasha is lovely. 10 from me there.

Sasha is nice and unusual too. Louisa is ok, but not really my cup of tea.

Ratings are chosen after I imagine myself being called these names (for some reason it helped). Tried to summarise my response to each as succinctly as possible:

Carmen - ok sensuous, womanly
Lucy - yes crisp, sweet
Maria - ok West Side Story
Susannah - yes sweet without being girly
Scarlett - ok red, Johansson
Bridget - no granny knickers
April - maybe but leaning towards no common feel to it
Sasha - yes cool chick
Louisa - yes elegant. Little Women

Carmen - no
Lucy - yes
Maria - yes, I prefer Marie
Susannah - yes
Scarlett - no
Bridget - maybe
April - yes

Sasha - yes
Louisa - yes

Susannah is really nice. I prefer Zanna to Suzy as a nn. It's cute on a little kid, but it works for an adult too.

Louisa is elegant. You could use Lulu as a nn if you wanted.

Sasha is a pretty name but also has a cool unisex vibe.

Lucy is sweet but I know so many of them.

Carmen and Maria are nice names but, just to note, I would assume a Spanish connection, especially for Carmen.

April is my least favourite of your choices.