Girls names - Help an indecisive mama!

[Mummatobefeb2022]

Hey! Could I get your views on these baby names? Pregnancy has made me so indecisive and I flit between these names all day LOL!

Feel free to give me other names to be indecisive with too 🤣

Emmy
Reese
Rae
Nuala
Nancy
Nellie / Nell
Noa
Betsy
Nora
Brooke
Billie
Marla

Emmy: bit Nick namey would pick Emmaline for bc.
Reese: ok
Rae: like
Nuala: no
Nancy: like
Nellie / Nell: the elephant, I’d avoid kids can be cruel.
Noa: ok
Betsy: no

Nora: no
Brooke: no
Billie: ok
Marla: like

My suggestions: Robyn or Frankie.

Emmy - agree with pp would be great nn for Emmeline
Reese - prefer it on a boy, and even then I’m not keen
Rae - quite like
Nuala - I knew someone with this name, always thought it was pretty
Nancy - this is my grandmother’s name so I’m biased but I love it
Nellie/Nel - only as a nn for Penelope
Noa - meh, prefer Noah for a boy
Betsy - not a fan, would be alright as a nn for something though
Nora - again not a fan but I see why people like it
Brooke - it’s okay
Billie - not bad, much better than Billy
Marla - not a fan of the ‘marl’ sound, which is why I also can’t stand Marley

Some suggestions:
Brooklyn
Lois
Pearl
Blythe
Ida
Margot
Jada
Birdie
Elsie
Sadie
Bronwyn
Edie
Hallie
Blair

We have very different taste in names so I won't comment on your list other than to say that I like Emmy as a diminutive of Emmeline.

Marla or nell

I’d choose Nancy from your current list. Suggestions are Sadie, Hazel and Eliza.

I vote for Nora.

Thanks everyone, I'm hoping it's true what they say and I'll just know when I meet her...

Like
Emmy - not on its own - too baby. But as diminutive for Emma, Emmeline, Emily, Emilia - all good.

Nancy - great
Nellie / Nell - nice, ideally as a diminutive for Eleanor or Penelope though
Betsy - nice, it really is a diminutive of Elizabeth though, so I'd call her that.
Brooke - nice and simple

OK
Noa - it is nice, but it will be endlessly confused with Noah.

Billie - I quite like it, it's just very nicknamey, also if I were here I would feel my parents wanted a boy
Nora - it's a marmite name and I don't like it, so I would personally call her the more universally liked Eleanor, and use it as a diminutive, in case she doesn't either
Nuala - also marmite - it's short for Finnuala / Finola - I'd use this as a full name to give her options

Don't like
Reese - it's a boy's name! (a phonetic spelling of Rhys)
Rae - made up / makes me think of a depressed barmaid from 1970
Marla - ditto

I only like Nancy, Betsy (if short for Elizabeth) and Nell (if short for Eleanor, Helen etc). None of the others.

Emmy - I like this but prefer it as a nn for Emmeline
Reese - no, I can't understand the appeal of traditionally male names for girls
Rae - don't like it.
Nuala - ok
Nancy - lovely
Nellie / Nell - lovely
Noa - ok
Betsy - nice
Nora - ok
Brooke - don't like at all. Very 80s
Billie - no don't like
Marla - don't like

Nancy, Betsy, Nell or Emmy are all lovely

I love Noa, Brooke and Billie are nice too

Emmy- no
Reese- Love Reese for a girl
Rae- No
Nuala- No
Nancy- Lovely
Nellie / Nell- Like nell but feels nicknamey
Noa- Like
Betsy- No
Nora-No
Brooke- Like
Billie- no
Marla- no

How about Blake or Sky? These go with these names I think

I like Emmy as a diminutive of Emmeline/Emily

Rae as a diminutive of Rachel, know an adult one and it really does suit her.

Nuala is lovely as is Nell.

I love Betsy but would give Elizabeth as the full name.

Nora is nice and fits with the current trend for older names.

Not keen on your others but then it's not my baby

Emmy - another who prefers Emmeline I'm afraid. Not Emelia as I know 3 Emmy/Emelia's
Reese - I like this
Rae - not keen. I just still think of a big man called Ray (sorry!)
Nuala - I like. Also like Finuala
Nancy - I like
Nellie / Nell - not keen but I know its popular at the moment
Noa - not keen
Betsy - I like. I also like Bets and Betty
Nora - I like.
Brooke - its ok
Billie - not keen
Marla - really dont like

Other suggestions you may like: Tessa, Mallory, Joss

Emmy - cute! I really like it, but it might be better with a longer name like Emily, Emma or Emalyn
Reese - I love Reese for a girl!
Rae - I love this name, but it’s quite short on its own so I would use it as a middle name
Nuala - just no, it just sounds ugly to me
Nancy - it’s ok, but a little old fashioned
Nellie/Nell - not a fan, sounds like it should be short for something
Noa - prefer it on a boy
Betsy - like, but it is a nickname for Elizabeth so I would call her that
Nora - it’s ok
Brooke - love it!
Billie - I love Billie for a girl! It’s a nice name and it’s unusual too
Marla - I like it, it’s quite pretty and uncommon

Emmy - lovely as a nickname for Emilia or Emily
Reese - for me personally it makes me think of peanut butter cups
Rae - OK
Nuala - OK
Nancy -Love it
Nellie / Nell - OK, but does sound short for something (Helen?) and also makes me think "not on your nelly!"
Noa - May be confusion with Noah
Betsy - OK
Nora - OK
Brooke - I like it, I know a really cute little Brooke
Billie - not for me
Marla - OK

My favourite from your list is Nancy.

Other ideas - Marnie, Mally, Dora, Camille

Forgot Nancy and Noa! Don't know why as I like both of them

Nancy and Nora are lovely.
I also like Martha on the same kind of lines

Emmy- no
Reese- no
Rae - like
Nuala-no
Nancy- no
Nellie / Nell- defo not
Noa- no
Betsy - no
Nora- no
Brooke- like
Billie - no
Marla- no

Suggestions: Callie-rose, esma, Paisley, ruby- rea

I have always loved the name Marla. Love Nancy and Nellie too.

I like Nancy, but it does make me think of Oliver Twist. How about Romilly, Edie (short for Edith), Ivy

From your list these are my favourite five

Rae
Nancy
Nell (definitely not Nellie)
Billie
Marla

I like Nora