Rate our girls names!

[Wellington17]

Hello,

We’re having a girl in March and would like some thoughts on our name list. Some I love, some my partner loves.. there’s neither we both love but some we both think are nice.

What are your thoughts, favs and any suggestions?!

Rosa
Nessa
Cassie
Sylvie
Cora
Cleo
Callie
Rowan
Robyn
Noa
Lyra
Indie
Billie
Jessie
Elsie
Raya
Ria
Billie
Marla
McKenna
Florence

Rosa - like but I think an adult would prefer Rose
Nessa - ok (prefer Vanessa)
Cassie - not a fan of it as a standalone name, seems a bit unfinished?
Sylvie - lovely
Cora - ok
Cleo - has become a bit too common
Callie - nice enough
Rowan - sounds too male to me
Robyn - nice and strong name I think!
Noa - lovely
Lyra - sounds too much like Lycra
Indie - nice enough but maybe not serious enough for an adult
Billie - ditto
Jessie - ditto
Elsie - too cutesy
Raya - I like this - like a ray of sunshine
Ria - nice but prefer Nia or Mia
Marla - lovely! Haven't heard this before
McKenna - I find Mc names as first names a bit weird
Florence - bit boring/frumpy to me

I like Robyn, Noa, Jessie and Elsie. Although I’d use Jessica with nn Jessie.

My favourites are Sylvie (this has massively grown on me recently), Cleo and Rosa. I don't really like McKenna - that looks like a surname to me. My suggestions: Lydia, Daisy and Rowena.

I love Sylvie, (on my list too 😍) Rowan, Robyn, Florence and Billie.
Other suggestions are Wren, Juniper, Marnie, River, Willow and Fern.

These are my top 5 in no particular order:

Cassie
Callie
Noa
Indie
Florence

Rosa - nice
Nessa - no
Cassie - no
Sylvie - nice
Cora - awful
Cleo - ok
Callie - no
Rowan - I thought it was a male name
Robyn - she’ll be called Robbie
Noa - no
Lyra - but weird
Indie - ok
Billie - no
Jessie - meh
Elsie - over done
Raya - nice
Ria - ok
Marla - no
McKenna - yuck
Florence - nice

Rosa - I would use as a nn for Rosemary, Rosalind, Rosamund, Roseanne
Nessa - not keen
Cassie - really like, nn for Cassandra?
Sylvie - dislike , nothing wrong with name, just poor friend association
Cora - like
Cleo - not sure
Callie - like
Rowan - very popular
Robyn - like
Noa - dislike
Lyra - dislike
Indie - dislike
Billie - not sure
Jessie - like, or short for Jessica
Elsie - like
Raya - dislike
Ria - dislike
Billie - not sure
Marla - misread it as Maria
McKenna - dislike
Florence - like

Suggestions
Esme
Marnie
Sadie
Millie
Polly
Annie
Coral

Rosa - nice
Nessa - don't like this at all. Everyone will assume it's Vanessa
Cassie - lovely
Sylvie - lovely
Cora - I prefer Cara but Cora is nice enough
Cleo - lovely
Callie - lovely
Rowan - nice
Robyn - nice
Noa - I don't dislike this but everyone will confuse it with Noah
Lyra - lovely
Indie - ok
Billie - dislike this a lot
Jessie - meh
Elsie - lovely
Raya - dislike this a lot
Ria - yuck
Marla - old lady ish but not in a good way
McKenna - sorry but I think this is hideous
Florence - lovely

I like

Rosa
Cassie
Sylvie
Cleo
Robyn
Jessie
Elsie
Ria
Florence

Suggestions

Lucy
Esme
Clara
Annie
Jasmine
Scarlett
Stella
Sophie
Imogen
Xanthe
Megan
Gemma
Chloe
Grace
Maisie
Josie

Rosa - nice
Nessa - Vanessa is nice, not sure about Nessa
Cassie - ok
Sylvie - dislike
Cora - not keen
Cleo - ok
Callie - seems like a nn
Rowan - too unisex
Robyn - too unisex
Noa - too similar to Noah
Lyra - don't like
Indie - seems like a nn
Billie - like
Jessie - like if short for Jessica
Elsie - not keen
Raya - bit too trendy
Ria - short for Maria?
Billie - duplicate entry
Marla - not keen
McKenna - surname, son of Kenna
Florence - ok

Thanks for all the comments!

It’s making me laugh how much dislike McKenna is getting - I really don’t like it but my OH is obsessed with it! He tells me off for misspelling it though.. should be Mckenna, taken from the actress Mckenna Grace from ghostbusters.

I’m sure that spelling makes all the difference

McKenna 'Mc' and 'Mac' mean 'son of'. They are technical terms; no getting away from this. Will your daughter be a son?

Some lovely names

Favourites
Cleo
Cassia nn Cassie
Robin (spelt like that)

Nice
Jessica nn Jessie
Cora
Florence
Calista nn Callie
Sylvie
Vanessa nn Nessa

Lovely but way overused
Rosa
Rowan
Lyra

Don’t really like
Billie - blah
Elsie - twee and overused
Noa - the Noah confusion will be annoying

Dislike
Raya - sounds like a depressed barmaid in 1955
Ria - same
Marla - same
McKenna - not a name, naff
Indie - ditto, also being overused, will end up the Sharon of the 20s

Very nice names..to my taste

Especially like Sylvie and Lyra

I like Cassie. How about the similar Carrie?
Florence is nice I just dislike Flo.
Not keen on the others.
McKenna is the worst shortly followed by Ria which reminds me of having a dickie tummy

Rosa - ok
Nessa - gavin and Stacy
Cassie - nice
Sylvie - pretty
Cora - can’t explain why I don’t like it
Cleo - funky
Callie - sounds like a nn for something
Rowan - used to love, but now gone off
Robyn - like it, funky
Noa - not a fan
Lyra - trendy
Indie - trendy
Billie - not a fan
Jessie - meh
Elsie - meh
Raya - nice
Ria - meh
Marla - don’t like the sound
McKenna - bad
Florence - classy

Rosa - lovely
Nessa - NO but Vanessa I love
Cassie - good, only as a short form tho
Sylvie - lovely
Cora - lovely
Cleo - like, but know a few!
Callie - ok
Rowan - mad popular
Robyn - ok
Noa - no, just meh
Lyra - ok, find it harsh
Indie - like, Indigo good full name
Billie - impossible to critique as name of much loved MNers DD who passed away
Jessie - ok. Not keen on Jessica
Elsie - dull, granny chic names seem a bit naff now
Raya - dislike, v harsh
Ria - same
Billie
Marla - horrible, really harsh
McKenna - naff as hell
Florence - ok

Haha I could have guessed a stinker like McKenna in that list would be the sole offering from the DP!

Usually, it's a lower case k when the prefix is mac, not mc.

McKenna
Mackenna

Like McKenzie, Mackenzie.

Mckenna looks even worse. Tell him he's not naming an extra in Buffy.

Oh and suggestions!

Saskia
Inga
Anna

My favourites are Rosa, Cora (or Cara?), Robyn, Lyra, Jessie.

Least favourites are Cleo, Noa, Indie, Billie, Marla, Mckenna.

Nessa is my favourite - I love a good strong mythological name, and Nessa's transformation into a woman who was no longer gentle and easy is a great one to give a girl.

I also like Rosa, Cora, Cleo, Callie, Lyra and Florence. I'm a bit prejudiced against Billie because I know one who I don't like much, but I think I would probably like it otherwise.

Not massively into any of them but at a push I would say go with Cora

Rosa - nice but I'd prob go Rosalind
Nessa - no
Cassie - lovely but I'd choose Cassiopeia
Sylvie - no
Cora - I'd go Coraline
Cleo - no
Callie - ok
Rowan - no
Robyn - ok
Noa - love
Lyra - love
Indie - love
Billie - no
Jessie - Jessica is fine
Elsie - ok
Raya - no
Ria - I'd use Victoria
Marla- no
McKenna - no
Florence - love

That's quite a diverse list of names you have there. Here are my thoughts.

Rosa - lovely
Nessa - it's a nn for Vanessa. I prefer Tessa
Cassie - lovely
Sylvie - prefer Sylvia
Cora - lovely
Cleo - lovely
Callie - no
Rowan - boys name
Robyn - No
Noa - No
Lyra - No
Indie - prefer this as nn for India
Billie - No
Jessie - No
Elsie - s
Raya - No, though Rae is ok
Ria - No
Billie - still no
Marla - No
McKenna - absolutely not
Florence - lovely.

Rosa.