Fleur - yes, no? Why?

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Fire away...

I like it.
I would never tell anyone a baby name before they are born and given it though, someone would be bound to ruin it for you.

Looks lovely but sounds a bit like "bleugh" when you say it. And it's difficult to say. Odd mouth movement needed.

@LadyFeliciaMontague couldn't agree more, I'm going with "we've not had any ideas yet" to avoid the inevitable questions.

This is where MN is great for some help with names :)

I think it's great

I think you should read The Forsyte Saga.

I like it and recently used it for a pet but ended up changing it as for some weird reason I have trouble saying it .

I really like it. I met a little girl in Spain with the name and loved it.

I agree with a PP- sounds like ‘blergh’ to me. I LOVE it written down, but not spoken.

I really don’t like it (sorry). It feels like a sound rather than a name to me. And it doesn’t seem to end with a ‘proper’ sound if you see what I mean

Looks lovely, but not entirely sure I like how it sounds. Is an interesting choice though, I doubt you’d have another in her year which might be a good thing!

Much prefer Flora

I think it’s a gorgeous name ( french for flower) I love flora as well. If I’d have had a girl instead of 4 boys, Fleur would have been my first choice.

First thought for me is Harry Potter. I think it's a pretty name x

I also think The Forsyte Saga which dates me. Pretty name - but what if she's a snotty nosed kid with a face like a currant bun?

Reminds me of Harry Potter too. Very pretty when written but a bit pernickety to say out loud. I can't decide between saying it more like "flur" or "flaeur" (sorry hard to demo over text!)

I like the meaning, but it sounds too eurgh.

I really don’t like it, I just thing the sound it makes is ugly (bleurgh like PP said)

Love it. I had a friend called Fleur at school 30 or so years ago. Never once heard the bleurgh connection.

Also to add - reminds me of McFlurrie (but I think that might be my Scottish accent butchering things )

I love it in theory - the coolest girl in school was a Fleur (15-20 years ago!!) but it’s horrendous in some UK accents, so I took it off my list fairly quickly...

I know a Fleur. It's a nice name I think.

I think it's lovely, It's my neice's middle name.

Fleur was on my baby list. We didn't use it as I didnt like how it sounded in my Glaswegian accent! Sounded lovely in DHs southern accent!

Hadn't considered the accent. Ours just sounds like blur, so Fl-er

It's a funny one - I dislike the sound, a bit like 'eurgh', 'bleugh' etc., as others have said - BUT I know two Fleurs, both lovely, and I've always thought it suited them both and sounded very classy and feminine, so honestly, I'm really undecided - not helpful, I know! Others names I like with a similar kind of feel include Camille and Marguerite. Can't stand Flora. There's also the Welsh Ffion, meaning Foxglove - very pretty.