Thoughts on my list of girls’ names?

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So far I have:

Lois - DH vetoed though
Helena
Erin - DH also not keen
Juliet (my current front runner, DH a bit meh about it)

DH likes Mary and Alice. I think Mary could be a bit grown up for a little kid, and it doesn’t go with my preferred middle name which is Margaret. Alice is just a bit forgettable IMO.

Any thoughts or alternative suggestions?

Her older brother is called Douglas if that’s helpful!

I like Erin and Alice.

Not keen on the others.

I'm afraid I think Mary is a great name and Mary Margaret is a lovely combination! Of yours, Lois is my favourite. Juliet is ok, but I don't like Jules. I think juliet is actually v grown up, though I mostly associate it with a v ancient tv show that will have no bearing on your dd.

Douglas & Lois is a bit of a mouthful.

I like Helena, Erin & Juliet but definitely not Mary or Alice.

Mary & Margaret are sometimes the same name aren’t they? I worked in elderly care for years & I’m absolutely certain I’ve met several Margaret’s known as Mary.

DH will be sooo smug if he knows he’s winning this so far

@CoffeeRunner

Douglas & Lois is a bit of a mouthful.

I like Helena, Erin & Juliet but definitely not Mary or Alice.

Mary & Margaret are sometimes the same name aren’t they? I worked in elderly care for years & I’m absolutely certain I’ve met several Margaret’s known as Mary.

Apparently Daisy and Peggy are also nicknames for Margaret. Who knew?!

Mary is lovely, so refreshing on a kid these days as well.

I like Helena but the whole Helayna/Heleena thing puts me off it. Not a fan of Alice, Erin or Lois. Juliet is pretty but I think Mary wins for me!

I like Lois best. I do think Margaret is due a come back.

I agree about the pronounciation of Helena so would avoid it.

Erin is the nicest and it goes well with Margaret.

I really like Mary, I don't think it's too grown up and it has a lot of traditional nicknames like Molly, Polly, Mimi, May.

How would you pronounce Helena? I like all the variations.

Juliet is nice (I also like Julia).

I quite like Alice but I agree it is quite soft sounding compared to the other names you have chosen.

Do you like Elizabeth, Catherine, Sophia, Erica?

@emilybrontescorsett

I like Lois best. I do think Margaret is due a come back.

Thank you. Margaret was my grandmother’s name, we lost her earlier this year at the start of lockdown. I can’t use it as a first name though because Douglas was my grandfather’s first name, and I can’t really have another Douglas and Margaret!

@August20

I really like Mary, I don't think it's too grown up and it has a lot of traditional nicknames like Molly, Polly, Mimi, May.

How would you pronounce Helena? I like all the variations.

Juliet is nice (I also like Julia).

I quite like Alice but I agree it is quite soft sounding compared to the other names you have chosen.

Do you like Elizabeth, Catherine, Sophia, Erica?

I think I’d be pronouncing it Hel-EN-a, but I see that the various ways would get irritating.

Ah, totally forgot about Elizabeth, that was also on my list! Yes, I like it a lot. And lots of NN potential. Love Erica but DH is not keen.

Oooh, Elizabeth nn Libby. I like that a lot.

Lois would be the winner for me but I agree with pp that Lois and Douglas are a bit of a mouthful.

Next it’s Mary or Alice.

What about

Hannah
Cecelia
Lydia
Frances
Diana
Harriet
Miranda
Serena

Eloise Margaret sounds lovely and is kind of a mixture of some of the names you've suggested. Or Eliza Margaret. I also love Louisa for a bit of a comeback name.

Not Erin. Elizabeth/Libby is good. Mary and Alice are also good.

Margaret = Marguerite = Daisy.

Mary is the winner for me

I dislike Alice, Lois, Erin or Helena but I absolutely love Juliet! I actually really like Mary as well. Both Mary Juliet and Juliet Mary would be beautiful.

For Juliet I do slightly prefer it spelt Juliette. Some names you might like are Julianna, Lena and Adriana.

I adore Juliet, closely followed by Helena - both are classic names (Shakespearean beauties) that are pretty, elegant and still sound interesting as although they're well known, they have never been overly popular/trendy.

Erin and Lois feel a bit blah in comparison to me (I think because they are less classical).

Mary is actually a bit too traditional for me - I think because it was the number one name for so long historically, it still feels a bit common old-ladyish (I believe it will make a comeback very soon though, so maybe you want to be ahead of the pack?). I actually think it goes fine with Margaret though and May is a sweet nn.

Elizabeth and Alice are also very traditional - I would say they are "can't go wrong", safe names (as they have always stayed fairly popular). Of the two I prefer Elizabeth (more than a dozen nn's to choose from!) but neither of them are as beautiful as Juliet or Helena.

I like Helena and
Mary

Followed by
And Erin
And Juliet

1.Erin favourite
2.Mary like equally as 3 and 4
3.Lois ditto
4.Helena ditto
5.Alice boring reminds me of the song who tf is alice
6.Julie no sounds like a 50 year old office worker

Douglas and Helena, beautiful. Helena Margaret is lovely

I am a Helena. Everyone mispronounces it if they only see it written down. I then have to decide whether to correct them or just leave it because I won't see them again. It is awful. Worse yet is if you do correct them and they still mispronounce it (like one of my line managers 😡) Don't do it to your child please.

@Ghosts2020

1.Erin favourite 2.Mary like equally as 3 and 4 3.Lois ditto 4.Helena ditto 5.Alice boring reminds me of the song who tf is alice 6.Julie no sounds like a 50 year old office worker

It would be Juliet rather than Julie but I see that it could get shortened to that

There’s a mixture of love and dissent for both Juliet and Mary it seems. I could be talked into Mary...