Zara, Joella, Rosie, Alannah or Marie

[lemondrophannah]

I'm down to these 5 and would really appreciate some outside perspectives. Ty :)

Like Zara.
Dislike Joella - Joely is much prettier
Rosie - fine.
Alannah - very 80s.
Marie - quite dated Irish catholic.

Zara - fine, but the shop
Joella - Seems made up. Joely is much nicer
Rosie - fine
Alannah - nice but some will say it as Al-AHN-uh
Marie - nice

I think I'd piick Marie, unless you add Joely

Zara for sure
Rosie is nice but way overused
The rest are a bit low rent

Love Marie

Zara or Rosie for me.

Zara or Rosie for me too.

Yep Zara or Rosie

I like Alannah best

I vote for Zara. I have a Zahra, age 13 now. Arabic spelling for family connection. Only ever had positive comments

Joella - a bit Alabama trailer park imo.
Alannah - pretty.
Zara - nice
Marie - I like this a lot! Very different these days.
Rosie - just doesn't measure up to the other Ros names (Rosalie, Rosanna, Rose, Rosa) imo. But it's a pretty nickname.

Zara or Rose.

NOT Joella 😳

Joella makes me think of the Duggars. All the others are fine.
Zara is my favourite.

Alannah is my favourite out of them and is on my list. Spelt Alanna/Alana though so pronounced - A-lar-na. A few people we asked said Alannah like - Al-an-ah.

In order of preference
1)Rosie - love
2) Alannah - love
3) Zara- meh
4) Marie-meh
5) Joella - really dislike

Zara or Rosie for me, although I prefer Rose or Rosa for a full name. Not keen on any of the others for a lot of the reasons already mentioned.

Rose or Rosemary rather than Rosie
Marie is acceptable
The rest are awful

How about Zelda instead of Zara? Rosannagh is good too. Don't like the others.

Rosie is my favourite by a mile on your list. Zara second and not keen on the others i'm afraid.

Zara - I really like. Having said that I tend to love all 2 syllable names that end in "ara" - Clara being my favourite.
Joella - I actually think this really pretty. Reminds me of a lovely childhood friend I had called Joelle.
Rosie - Love this. My favourite from your list I think. I also love Rosa and Rosanna.
Alannah - Pretty. I'm always confused as to whether it is pronounced Al-anna or Al-ar-na, but I like both!
Marie - The only one I'm not so keen on. I prefer Maria.

Zara and Alannah are lovely (although I prefer the simpler, more popular Alana spelling).

Marie is okay, but sounds more dated currently compared to classic Maria imo.

Not keen on Joella - and I'm not sure most people would know how to pronounce it (Jo - ell -ah or Joel -ah?).

Rosie is popular but I find it a bit cutesy personally (fine as a nn for Rose/Rosa or Rosalie, Rosanna etc though).

although I prefer the simpler, more popular Alana spelling
It's a simpler spelling but I would say it as Alan-ah, some would say Al-ahna. Alannah is easier because it tells you it 's Al-annah

@KirstenBlest

although I prefer the simpler, more popular Alana spelling It's a simpler spelling but I would say it as Alan-ah, some would say Al-ahna. Alannah is easier because it tells you it 's Al-annah

I suppose it depends on what OP finds easier - if she's in E & W Alana is in the top 200 and nearly 3 times as popular as Alannah so it will likely be the default spelling.

I'd also pronounce all the variations as "Ah -lah -nah" personally (unless corrected), as anecdotally that's how the ones I've met/heard of have pronounced their name (in the US, England and Australia - I'm not sure about other countries though).

Do you pronounce Hannah as Hah-nah too?

I like Zara.
I don't like Joella but do like Joely.
I don't know the pronunciation you mean for Alannah. I would say
A-LAN-ah like Alannah Morissette. Don't love it either way.
Marie sounds dated to me
Rosie is pretty for a wee one but I don't like it for adults. And there are loads of them.

The only one I don't like is Alannah.

Joella is quite pretty and I've never met one before. I also really like Marie. Zara is a name I've always liked as I think it sounds strong. Rosie is a bit cutesey for me and I know of two babies recently named it