Other girls names

[ClaraBean]

So, I did the Frances thread, and I think we will add it to the list.
So here is our girls list
Eileen
Jean
Delia
Susan
Frances

My favourite ever girls names are Priscilla and Shirley but dp says no way. I will continue to try and persuade him, but realistically this is our final list.
Opinions? Which is your favourite?
Dps is Jean, and I move between them all.

Jean is my favourite.

I like Susan too.

I like Jean it's dds middle name.
Susan is really pretty I think.

Not keen on the others.

I don't like any of these. These are my mum's generations names. Not come round yet although maybe you'll start that off 😊

They'll all quite old fashioned but not in a trendy way.....maybe you'll start the trend?? I think Jean or Delia have the most potential to be more modern.

I really like Priscilla. From your list Frances is nice and I love Jean for a middle name.

Frances Jean
Or
Jean Frances

I don't like the others sorry.

Love Frances and Jean. Not sure about the others.

I like Mary and Daphne though

Eileen and Susan aren't very nice names imo.

The others are all passable.

I like Delia and Susan.
I also like Priscilla but my husband vetoed.

Frances. Don't like the rest.

I like Eileen best, I can just imagine a little Eileen, quirky and a lover of nature :) I also met an Aileen once which I thought was nice toob

I like them all. Delia and Frances are my favourites and both were on our list.

they are all awful sorry.

I only like Delia and Frances.

The others are too stuffy/formal/boring/old fashioned. I especially hate Jean sorry. I prefer Ellen to Eileen. Or even Aileen. My grumpy aunt in her 70s is Eileen, our grumpy organist in her late 80s is Jean, Susan reminds me of SuBo.

I like Daphne. Do you like older names like Cecily, Celia, Cecilia, Morven, Hazel, Edith, Cressida, Gwen, Irene etc as well or is the more no nonsense, no frills types you are looking for?

Frances, Jean and Susan to me are classic names that are just unfashionable at the moment. Eileen, Shirley, Priscilla and Delia feel more dated/unfashionable but not as classic imo so I wouldn't risk them personally.

I'd choose between Frances, Jean and Susan based on which nn you like best (because they are unfashionable she may choose to go by a nn once she's at school). I prefer Suki/Suze over Fran/Frankie or Jay/Jeanie, so my pick of your choices would be Susan (although I'd probably use Susanna on the BC myself to give her even more options).

If you like Delia, have you considered Celia? Because it's Shakespearean and not so clearly linked to a prominent older celeb (Delia Smith), Celia sounds less dated to me.

Blimey. They would be fine if you were naming 80 year old women.

The least awful is Frances I suppose.

I quite like them apart from Eileen, which is hideous.
Jean is a name that I thought quite ugly growing up but it’s now grown on me a lot.

Actually when thinking about it more - Delia has definite revive potential, so maybe you should choose that OP. It has a pleasant sound and enough similarities to currently fashionable names (Amelia/Emilia, Delilah) that I think you may be ahead of the pack, which your daughter might prefer over a more unfashionable name!

I like all of them

I love Frances. I quite like Jean too. I also love Joan which seems in a similar vein, but it’s my racist great aunt’s name and my Nan would never forgive me

Frances is the nicest. Please don't choose Eileen - not sure if you've heard the song "come on Eileen" 😬 it's pretty well known and catchy...

Come On Eileen was no 1 about 40 years ago

You could rule out lots of names if you went by past pop songs.

@KirstenBlest

Come On Eileen was no 1 about 40 years ago

You could rule out lots of names if you went by past pop songs.

True but I think this one particularly stands out and maybe I've got a dirty mind but the "come on" part isn't very flattering!

Eileen sounds nice though.

Is your real name Diana?

Frances. I have a Frances.