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Rank my girls names please?

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claranette · 26/04/2021 23:49

Have three girls names I'm thinking of, all different vibes! And can't decide. Could you rank favourite to least favourite please?

Anna
(love that it's classic, but is it dull?)

Nina
(old lady revival that's just jumped 40 places in the charts, so maybe too popular soon?)

Mila
(very cute, more modern but maybe more dated??)

Help please!

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Nannyamc · 26/04/2021 23:51

You will know as soon as you see her

stackthecats · 26/04/2021 23:55

I love Anna, and would go Anna, Nina, then Mila. But yes, it will settle into place when you meet her!

Enidblyton1 · 27/04/2021 00:02

Love Anna and Nina.
I used to love Mila, but that’s my least favourite of your three now as I know a few so it feels less fresh to me.

Susannahmoody · 27/04/2021 00:03

Prefer Anna

MorriseysGladioli · 27/04/2021 00:03

Nina is my favourite.

RickiTarr · 27/04/2021 00:05

Nina,
Mila,
Anna.

cassrose · 27/04/2021 00:37

I really like Nina. The other two are a bit dull for me. How about Vera, Nora or Veda? I also heard Amma recently which I thought was cute.

DramaAlpaca · 27/04/2021 00:41

Anna. Certainly classic, definitely not dull. It's strong and feisty.

Nina. Insubstantial and forgettable.

Mila. Too bland. Cute isn't good in a name.

Zzpplant · 27/04/2021 00:52

I like them in the order you’ve listed them. Theyre lovely names

ForwardRanger · 27/04/2021 00:55

@claranette

Have three girls names I'm thinking of, all different vibes! And can't decide. Could you rank favourite to least favourite please?

Anna
(love that it's classic, but is it dull?)

Nina
(old lady revival that's just jumped 40 places in the charts, so maybe too popular soon?)

Mila
(very cute, more modern but maybe more dated??)

Help please!

They are all beautiful. My only reservation with Mila would be that it can be easily confused - I know Mias, Maias, Milas and I notice them being called the wrong name quite frequently.

Anna and Nina are both simple, beautiful, singsong names which are not confused.

MercyBodle · 27/04/2021 03:34
  1. Anna
  1. Nina
  2. Mila
Purplesparkle34 · 27/04/2021 05:59

Anna is my favourite, followed by Nina. I don’t like Mila.

MitheringSunday · 27/04/2021 06:01

I like both Anna and Nina a lot. Anna edges it, I think. Not keen on Mila at all. Feels 'trendy'.

Starryskiesinthesky · 27/04/2021 06:05
  1. Nina - love
  2. Anna - like but very ‘safe’
  3. Mila - not keen
AlmostSummer21 · 27/04/2021 06:06

Anna -classic

Mila of you don't mind inflicting a lifetime of Meela/ Myla & MilllllAa

Nina middle aged

She's be gorgeous & will make any of them seem perfect!

Best wishes.

BeneathYourWisdom · 27/04/2021 06:06

Mila makes me think of those bumps you can get under your eyes ?milia

Anna is ok but a bit dull.

Nina sounds dated but maybe it’s risen in popularity?

pilates · 27/04/2021 06:43

Love Anna
Strongly dislike Nina

FizzyApricot · 27/04/2021 06:47

Anna is my favourite by far.

Then Nina

Not a fan of Mila, like BeneathYourWisdom, my first thought was Milia.

AbsolutelyPatsy · 27/04/2021 06:50

i dont know mila
but love anna
and also like nina

Chunkymenrock · 27/04/2021 06:59

Nina-lovely
Anna-dull as ditchwater
Mila-absolutely not. I loathe names with the 'meal/mealy' sound in them.

sunflowertulip · 27/04/2021 08:06

Really love Anna. Not keen on the the others.

toastofthetown · 27/04/2021 08:13

Mila shot up out of nowhere recently, and fell in popularity in 2019. Its early to say without the 2020 data, but it looks like it could end up being a fast fashion type name, which rises rapidly out of nowhere and falls just as quickly.

As for Anna and Nina, they are different names. Anna is a classic name, which won’t thrill people, but it’s been in constant use for so long it won’t date. Nina has also been in relatively steady use for some time, but less common than Anna, so potentially more interesting. Maybe if you wait until she is born one will suit her more than the other. Another name I love which fits the sound you seem to like is Vita.

JemimaJoy · 27/04/2021 09:35

Nina

Junebabe · 27/04/2021 12:12

Anna first
Nina second
Mila third

claranette · 27/04/2021 12:21

Thanks all! Definite food for thought... maybe will know when we see her!

@toastofthetown the 2020 data is out where I am, so Mila went up 6 places in 2019 and down 7 in 2020, currently ranked 36! It's so hard to tell longer term though.

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