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Favourite of these girls names

51 replies

eloiseoh · 24/02/2021 10:55

Hi everyone! Wondering if I could have some opinions on our shortlists, for both girls and boys!

Girls:
Freya
Alma
Maisie
Charlotte
Harriet
Elisa
Jasmine
Eva
Anna
Maya
Iris
Tamsin
Maeve
Lily
Fern
Elodie
Diana
Amelia

Boys:
Toby
Charles
George
Edward
Arthur
Louis
Noah
James
Isaac

Any other suggestions welcome too Smile

Thank you!

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eloiseoh · 24/02/2021 10:56

To be fair, I suppose you couldn’t really call that a shortlist! Nvm!

OP posts:
BingBongToTheMoon · 24/02/2021 10:59

Charlotte & Issac

BingBongToTheMoon · 24/02/2021 10:59

Isaac

SummaLuvin · 24/02/2021 11:03

Diana and Isaac.

Staffroomdoughnut · 24/02/2021 11:05

Maya and Isaac

Lillylola · 24/02/2021 11:05

Girls:
Charlotte ok
Harriet ok
Elisa ok
Iris ok
Lily ok
Diana my favourite from the list

Boys:
George can never go wrong with this one
Edward nice
James nice
Isaac best ;)

Suggestions:
Rebecca
Margaret
Caroline
Hannah
Elizabeth

Alexander
Elias
Joseph
Thomas
Theodore
Maximilian

ivfbeenbusy · 24/02/2021 11:11

I actually really like Diana too!

And Noah or George for the boys

IggyAce · 24/02/2021 11:12

Girls:
Freya - I like it.
Alma - nice but possibly the new granny chic name.
Maisie - no quite popular.
Charlotte- like
Harriet - ok
Elisa - not a fan
Jasmine - nice
Eva - too popular
Anna - ok
Maya - not a fan
Iris- quite popular
Tamsin- no
Maeve- no
Lily - ok but quite popular
Fern- ok
Elodie- like this
Diana- like
Amelia - too popular for my taste.

Boys:
Toby - dogs name
Charles nice, do you like Charlie? As they will likely be called this at school.
George not my taste.
Edward nice but popular.
Arthur- no
Louis ok
Noah no
James- lovely classic name, don’t come across many.
Isaac like.

If I had to choose from your list I’d probably go with Diana and James.

adrianmolesmole · 24/02/2021 11:27

Freya, Alma and Noah

Fifthtimelucky · 24/02/2021 11:55

Girl: Charlotte, Anna or Diana
Boy: Edward or James

VenusClapTrap · 24/02/2021 12:33

I like Iris, Fern and Diana from your girls list, and Edward from your boys list.

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 24/02/2021 13:35

Fave girls: Iris, Harriet, Maeve, Fern

Fave boys: Isaac, Louis, Edward, Toby

partyatthepalace · 24/02/2021 15:59

That is some shortlist!

Freya - lovely, very popular a while ago.

Alma - nah - 1980s barmaid
Maisie - it's cute but twee, will date. OK as a nn for Mary, Margaret etc
Charlotte - likeable but SO many of them
Harriet - nice
Elisa - nice, it will get muddled with the more popular Eliza though
Jasmine - pretty and not overused
Eva - OK - many of them
Anna - Lovely classic, popular right now
Maya - nah, will date and multiple pronunciations will irritate
Iris - lovely and not super overused, a rare grown up flower name!
Tamsin - no, ugly, and just too close to tampon...
Maeve - no, ugly.

Lily - no, way overused, super drippy
Fern - nice and up and coming

Elodie - ok, bit fussy.

Diana - lovely, classic, rarely used - very much due a revival.
Amelia - nice, but a lot of them about, slightly twee

Boys:
Toby - no, wet.
Charles - nice, with a nice nn option, lots of them though
George - ditto, without the nicknames
Edward - ditto with even more nicknames
Arthur - lovely but very popular
Louis - I think it's also very popular? I much like it but it's nice name
Noah - very nice, not overused right now
James - great classic, becoming more popular I think, nice range of nn
Isaac - great strong name

partyatthepalace · 24/02/2021 16:00

.... so from your list I would go for Diana and either James or Issac

DramaAlpaca · 24/02/2021 16:03

Too many names for me to go through the lot, so I'll just tell you which I don't like:

Alma & Maisie from the girls' list, and Noah & Isaac from the boys'.

The rest are all nice or I don't mind them.

toolazytothinkofausername · 24/02/2021 16:04

I like:

Girls:
Lily
Elodie

Boys:
Edward

OldRailer · 24/02/2021 16:07

Iris
Louis

feelingverylazytoday · 24/02/2021 16:09

They're all quite nice. My favourites are
Freya, Tamsin and Fern.
Edward, Louis and James.

Freedom21 · 24/02/2021 16:10

Maeve, Elodie and Diana stand out on your girls list.

Love Maeve so much, although its definitely surging in popularity.
Elodie is such a beautiful, classy name.
Diana is a strong and lovely name, and I think is due a comeback!

Isaac is the only one to my taste on your list. Strikes the right balance between classic but not boring. Zac is a good potential nickname.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 24/02/2021 16:20

10.Freya - bit too popular, but pretty
17.Alma - too old-fashioned for me, prefer Alva
18.Maisie - too cutesy for me as a given name
5.Charlotte - very classic, long history, great namesakes
16.Harriet - classic but a bit harsh sounding for me
13.Elisa - will get confused with trendy Eliza, prefer Elsa
14.Jasmine - much prefer more elegant Jessamine
4.Eva - classic and international but quite popular sounding now
2.Anna - classic, feminine, international, a can't go wrong name
7.Maya - trendy but pretty and international
6.Iris - lovely, both nature and mythological vibes
8.Tamsin - nice, would stand out now
3.Maeve - beautiful, poetic sounding
9.Lily- popular but pretty, slightly prefer Lilia
12.Fern - okay, don't like or dislike
11.Elodie - nice, very French sounding
1.Diana - beautiful, elegant, long history and cool namesakes
15.Amelia - too popular and prefer similar Emilia

Boys:
8.Toby - a bit too cute (prefer Tobias)
3.Charles - nice classic, but Charlie quite popular
7.George - classic but dislike the sound
2.Edward- lovely classic, won't date, lots of nn choice
5.Arthur- lovely but trendy now
6.Louis - okay, prefer similar Henry
9.Noah - too trendy for me
1.James- gorgeous, ultimate classic boys name
4.Isaac - nice , slightly quirky sound

Bruce2 · 24/02/2021 16:40

Harriet & Edward

I prefer Tobias to Toby

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 24/02/2021 16:48

Freya ok
Alma. Like
Maisie. No
Charlotte ok
Harriet. Ok
Elisa. No
Jasmine. No
Eva. Ok
Anna. Like
Maya. No
Iris. Love
Tamsin. Like
Maeve. Like
Lily. Love
Fern. Love
Elodie. Ok
Diana. No
Amelia. Ok

Boys:
Toby. Ok
Charles. Ok
George. Love
Edward. Love
Arthur. Love
Louis. No
Noah. Ok
James. Love
Isaac. Like

Nell96 · 24/02/2021 18:49

Iris and Fern are lovely. You may also like Sylvia - beautiful nature name but less obvious, or Rosa.

I like George and Louis best. How about Finley or Rowan?

KirstenBlest · 24/02/2021 19:28

Freya - overused.
Alma - ok, wouldn't choose it
Maisie - ok, wouldn't choose it
Charlotte - like
Harriet - like
Elisa- ok, wouldn't choose it, too many El- names popular
Jasmine - like
Eva - dislike. overused
Anna - like
Maya - don't like it
Iris - ok, wouldn't choose it
Tamsin - like
Maeve - dislike
Lily - ok, wouldn't choose it
Fern- ok, wouldn't choose it
Elodie - dislike. El- names too popular
Diana - like
Amelia - dislike, too popular

Boys:
Toby - ok
Charles - ok
George - ok
Edward - ok
Arthur - ok but wouldn't choose it
Louis - ok but wouldn't choose it
Noah - overused
James - would choose it
Isaac - ok, but wouldn't choose it. Gets misspelt as Issac.

Choice: James and Diana

ftmum94 · 24/02/2021 20:42

Girls:
Freya - love it!
Alma - too old lady-ish for me.
Maisie - one of my absolute favourites!!
Charlotte - I find it common and a bit of a stiff name.
Harriet - I find this a stiff name also.
Elisa - sweet and less common.
Jasmine
Eva - lovely.
Anna - lovely.
Maya - really like this and this is the best spelling too.
Iris - not as keen
Tamsin - I like this
Maeve - love!!
Lily - love!!
Fern - not as keen
Elodie - not as keen
Diana - I just think of princess di
Amelia - too common for me

Boys:
Toby - sweet
Charles - not keen
George - not keen
Edward - not keen
Arthur - nice
Louis - lovely
Noah - lovely
James - lovely
Isaac - not keen

My favourites are Maisie and Noah

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