Rank my (current) Girl’s List

[Edenember]

Eve
Esme
Eliza
Tilda
Rowena
Cordelia
Orpah
Iona
Eila / Isla
Imogen
Saoirse

If you can be bothered, feel free to give reasons, be as brutal as you like 😊

@Amdone123 I know, I adore it. I’ve also just realised that Ingrid’s not on there either, which I love.

I would have thought Eliza would be shortened to Liza rather than Ellie?

Orpah is awful, with Cordelia close behind!

Iona is lovely. Like Eve too.

@Anoisagusaris more likely I think.

@MerryMarigold fair enough 🤣

I love (in your order):
Eliza
Tilda
Rowena
Imogen
Saoirse

I like:
Eve
Cordelia
Iona

Neutral:
Esme
Eila/Isla

Dislike
Orpah

My favourite 2 are Rowena and Imogen.

Eve. Good strong name. I appreciate its beauty and elegance but I don't like the sound
Esme. If you're pronouncing it Ez-may yes. If it's Ez-Mee no. It's strange how just one sound or one letter can make a huge difference to a name.
Eliza. I love this, can't fault it.
So as not to be too negative ill just say I'm not keen on the others at all. With the exception of Saoirse which is passable.

@MercyBodle thanks for taking the time to do that! I think Rowena is coming out on top for me too 😊

@Awwlookatmybabyspider thanks for your answer. Yes mine would be Esmie, so I think Eliza is the clear winner for you.

[quote Edenember]@MercyBodle thanks for taking the time to do that! I think Rowena is coming out on top for me too 😊[/quote]
Rowena is very pretty and different

Love Eve, Esme second x

@Curlysusie Thankyou. Eve has been the longest standing name on my list, so I’ll have to use it somewhere, even as a middle.

I like Eve and Eliza best out of your list.

Incidentally, according to Oprah's Wikipedia page, the name on her birth certificate was Orpah but people frequently mispronounced it Oprah.

Eve
Eliza
Iona
Isla
Imogen

These are all nice. I don't like the rest. If you go with Isla please spell it this way.

Eve Love!
Esme I have one of these!
Eliza Ok
Tilda No
Rowena No
Cordelia Ok
Orpah would assume it is Oprah spelt wrong!!
Iona Love (was on my list!
Eila No
Isla love (was on my list)
but it is v v popular
Imogen No
Saiorse ok if you have Irish roots

Considering you have 3 names that were on my list and I used 1 of them, what about;
Vivienne

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Oh and I went with the middle name Violet so her initials are E.V.
My other favourite name was Evie but I didn't like it for an adult but her initials are this name ! (I look back and think how much I over thought things due to pregnancy hormones )

@GintyMcGinty the Eila spelling is a family honour thing, so tbh the name doesn’t hold as much appeal spelled Isla. However, there would be constant corrections as Isla would be assumed, so maybe best to avoid as a first altogether.

Eve - like, but there are an awful lot of them born in the last few years. Does that bother you?
Esme - ok, but I don't go a bundle on names with more than one pronunciation
Eliza - lovely
Tilda - like, but rice
Rowena - OK
Cordelia - like
Orpah - don't like
Iona - like
Eila / Isla - hate the first spelling, like the second
Imogen - lovely
Saoirse - lovely

@MumofSpud ha! I love that you’ve managed to shoehorn Evie in as well! Good work. I’m not keen on Vivienne, plus there’s already a Vivian in the fam.

@AuntieStella ‘like, but rice’ is my fave comment yet 😂 .

Iona is the only name on your list that I really like.

I like Isolde much more.

@Ninkanink I love Isolde! It was my favourite. It’s been firmly vetoed 😡

Not Saoirse as it's a nightmare to spell for everyone and say for that manner.

Well I would veto the veto, tbh. The one who does absołutely all the work and takes on absolutely all the risk of pregnancy and childbirth gets an extra veto.