Opinions On These Names?

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Just want to get some opinions on these girl names. I'll post boy names separately to keep this shorter.

River - I think I prefer it for a girl.
Sunny
Indiana
Sabrina
Quinn
Joely - Like Holy, but with a J.
Avery
Luna / Lena

I love Hazel, Ivy and Mila but I think they are becoming to popular now? I also love Penelope but don't like Nellie or Penny so I don't think I'll be able to use it.

I’d pronounce Joely as in Angelina... Like Holly but with a J would be Jolly wouldn’t it?

Not really to my taste but Sabrina, Quinn, Luna and Lena are quite nice. I really wouldn’t want to be called Sunny.

I’d pronounce Joely as in Angelina... Like Holly but with a J would be Jolly wouldn’t it?
Like Holy not Holly!

I like Joely although the spelling seems odd. I thought it was Joley.
Luna and River are nice too. But that's because i like the Harry Potter and Dr Who references

Actually Joely looks more right than Joley so ignore that bit

River I like
Sunny to much like the boys name Sonny
Indiana I actually really like
Sabrina no
Quinn I like this
Joely - Like Holy, but with a J. This will get mispronounced all the time. Reminds me of Dom jolly so a bit too jokey for me
Avery no, I just think of birds
Luna / Lena not a fan myself.

Sorry I thought you meant Holly too, but joely pronounced like holy is actually quite nice.

River I like it for a girl
Sunny not keen
Indiana not keen
Sabrina I like
Quinn sounds more boy to me

Joely - nice
Avery I like

Luna / Lena not keen

My favourite of your names are Ivy and Penelope (I know a couple of Penelope's and they never get shortened)

I think Ivy is becoming popular but I wouldn't say Mila or Hazel are. Hazel is gorgeous yet understated. It's lovely. Mila feels a bit trendy, despite its not being overly popular

River - I like it on somebody else's child, though don't think I'd want to be called in personally. I do prefer it for a boy though

Sunny - not sure. Would they feel a lot of pressure to always be happy or face jokes

Indian - like it but prefer on a boy

Sabrina - lovely, has a classic feel to it

Quinn - OK, again prefer on a boy

Joely - Like Holy, but with a J. - not a fan. Makes me think of Angelina Jolie

Avery - don't like it sorry

Luna / Lena - these seem quite popular, I know more Luna's than I do Ivy's for example.

@ThirdTimeLuckyIHope I had made a post previously on Penelope and most posters were saying it would get shortened, so now I'm really unsure. 😕

@17caterpillars1mouse Mila is definitely popular in my area unfortunately. It's one of my favourites though. I wasn't quite sure if Hazel was or not. I know of 3 but don't know any personally. I do think Luna is becoming a bit too popular as well.

Like Holy not Holly!
Haha oh yeah!
Well in that case, I think it’s decent name. I’d rather be Joely than Sunny or River.

I like Luna and Sabrina.

Quinn is a boys name imo like Finn. Often short for Quentin.

River - I know a little boy called River, wasn't sure at first, but it's definitely grown on me. Thin it would suit either a boy or a girl
Sunny - no, a bit twee
Indiana - eerie Indiana
Sabrina - love, top of my list for a girl
Quinn - posh boy's name
Joely - quite like
Avery - birds
Luna - quite like, but starting to feel dated
Lena - ok, prefer others like Lyra and Lila
Hazel - like, pretty, underused, though always reminds me of rabbits, not sure why
Ivy - lovely, I know one - also love Iris
Mila - no, feels a bit trendy
Penelope - ok, love Nell as nn

I'm surprised so many of you think Quinn is a boys name. I've only ever known it as a girls.

I love Quinn for a girl.

Really love Sabrina, Luna and Lena

Avery is a nice sound but I just think of birds

Sunny and River I see as boys names.

Joely is awful, sorry!

It's funny seeing Mila written down. I often never see kids' names, only hear them, so for years I've been teaching a girl I thought was named Miller.

@Kenana
I know some people pronounce it that way but typically it's pronounced Meel-ah. (Like Mila Kunis)

Avery, Quinn and Sunny are all nice enough. The rest are awful

Sorry, but:
"We named the dog Indiana" (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

I absolutely love Indiana!

I don't know what it is, but I'm starting to like Hazel at the moment! Underused, classy and pretty.

Of your list, River

I think we have quite different taste in names, as the only one of those I really like is Sabrina - which is unusual but has a long history (and I also secretly like River which is one of my "hippy" guilty pleasure names for either sex).

Hazel and Mila are okay, but the others are either too trendy or nicknamey for my taste. I like India though (over more frilly Indiana), Sunny as a cute nn for Susannah, Lena as a nn for Helena etc.

I like Joely but not keen on the others on you main list

I like Hazel and Mila though

I like Sabrina and Joely.

I'm not keen on the rest. I particularly dislike Sunny, Quinn and Avery.

River - not keen at all. It's ok for a boy. But a bit naff nowadays for either
Sunny - "Delight". Am I showing my age? It sounds like a description and I don't like it
Indiana - no. Indie or India are nice but Indiana will just constantly get asked if she's got her whip
Sabrina - ok. Teenage witch but ok.
Quinn - not keen at all
Joely - quite like this one
Avery - very American but one of the better American names!
Luna / Lena - love Luna, not keen on Lena