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rate my list please?

35 replies

chivesalive95 · 12/03/2022 16:19

/10

Louisa
Maria
Alice
Emma
Marina
Jane
Tess
Polly
Hazel
Lucy
Isobel
Christina
Josephine

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/03/2022 17:10

Louisa 10/10
Maria 10/10
Alice 7/10
Marina 3/10
Jane 30 years ago I'd have said 0/10. I'd definitely rate it 10/10 now though. How cool would a little Jane be now.
Tess 8/10
Polly 8/10
Hazel 2/10
Isobel. 10/10
Christina 10/10
Josephine 8/10

MissCarolina · 12/03/2022 17:15

Louisa - 7
Maria - 8
Alice - 5
Emma - 6
Marina - 10
Jane - 6
Tess - 6
Polly - 10
Hazel - 5
Lucy - 9
Isobel - 7
Christina - 4
Josephine - 4

AnnaSW1 · 12/03/2022 17:15

From your list I love Emma

RavenclawsRoar · 12/03/2022 17:18

Louisa 5
Maria 8
Alice 3
Emma 8
Marina 9
Jane 1
Tess 4
Polly 9
Hazel 2
Lucy 9
Isobel 8
Christina 9
Josephine 1

I was hesitant to put 10 for any of them but my top pick would be Marina!

Snowbell99 · 12/03/2022 17:23

Louisa - 3/10 it's bland because Louise was so common for so long
Maria - 5/10 solid classic but boring
Alice - 9/10 love it, but maybe a bit basic
Emma - 3/10 classic but so boring and very 80s/90s
Marina - 5/10 fine but nothing special
Jane - 3/10 sort of dull
Tess - 0/10 harsh, nickname
Polly - 2/10 too cute
Hazel - 5/10 decent but boring
Lucy - 6/10 cute but boring
Isobel - 6/10 fine, Isabelle would get 9/10
Christina - 6/10 bit dated but nice
Josephine - 3/10 full name is fine but I'd be worried she'd be Jo or Josie which I dislike

cptartapp · 12/03/2022 17:29

Louisa 10 love it
Maria 6 ok
Alice 6 ok
Emma 7 nice
Marina 2 no
Jane 2 no
Tess 1 definitely no
Polly 1 as above
Hazel 2 no
Lucy 7 nice enough but a bit wet
Isobel 3 far far too many of these already. Uninspiring
Christina 3 no, very dated
Josephine 6 quite nice in its entirety with no contrived nn

AdaColeman · 12/03/2022 17:44

I'm not keen on Emma Jane Tess Polly, or Hazel which is my least favourite from your list. I wouldn't use Isobel as there are already thousands of them especially when all the Belle Bella etc are included.

All the other names on your list are are lovely, I'd probably pick Christina or Marina as both are elegant grown up names, and a little more unusual and less frequently used these days.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/03/2022 17:49

Missed out Lucy sorry 10/10

Adventing · 12/03/2022 18:55

Louisa 7/10
Maria 8/10
Alice 10/10 I'm biased
Emma 8/10 all the ones I know are lovely
Marina 6/10
Jane 8/10 underused due a comeback
Tess 6/10 feels too nicknamey
Polly 6/10
Hazel 8/10
Lucy 8/10
Isobel 7/10
Christina 5/10 feels dated
Josephine 8/10

PinkSyCo · 12/03/2022 19:03

Louisa 8/10
Maria 7/10
Alice 6/10
Emma 6/10
Marina 7/10

Jane 6/10
Tess 9/10
Polly 8/10

Hazel 7/10
Lucy 8/10
Isobel 7/10
Christina 6/10
Josephine 5/10

muckandnettles · 12/03/2022 19:05

Louisa 5
Maria 5
Alice 8
Emma 10
Marina 3
Jane 3
Tess 3
Polly 9
Hazel 7
Lucy 9
Isobel 10
Christina 6
Josephine 6

Lilacsparkles · 12/03/2022 21:03

I like hazel, tess, polly and Jane. Simple, pretty and not too popular x

bonfireheart · 12/03/2022 21:05

Louisa - 6
Maria - 6
Alice - 7
Emma - 7
Marina - 0
Jane - 2
Tess - 8
Polly - 6
Hazel - 5
Lucy - 5
Isobel - 7
Christina - 3
Josephine - 3

EyesAsGreenAsAFreshPickledToad · 12/03/2022 21:06

Marina and Isobel are lovely. The rest are not.

Byefornow · 12/03/2022 21:12

Louisa 6
Maria 5
Alice 3
Emma 6
Marina 0
Jane 7
Tess 7
Polly 1
Hazel 0
Lucy 4
Isobel 5
Christina 9
Josephine 2

estoybien · 12/03/2022 21:17

Louisa 6/10
Maria 7/10
Alice 3/10
Emma 5/10
Marina 6/10
Jane 3/10
Tess 9/10
Polly 3/10
Hazel 4/10
Lucy 6/10
Isobel 5/10
Christina 6/10
Josephine 3/10

DramaAlpaca · 12/03/2022 21:20

Oh what a wonderful list!

I'd give all of them at least an 8/10.

Luredbyapomegranate · 12/03/2022 21:22

Tess - 10/10 if short for Esther or Teresa, 8/10 otherwise
Polly - 10/10 if, as is traditional, it’s short for a variation on Mary - eg Maria or Marianne, 2/10 otherwise - it’s too babyish as a full name

Marina - 9/10 cool and elegant
Emma - 9/10 a lovely classic, but popular for a long time so not a stand out

Jane - 8/10 - nice, time for a revival, slightly prefer Jean

Louisa - 6/10 - it’s a bit prissy but nice enough
Maria - 5/10 - it’s ok, Marianne, Maryam both much nicer
Isobel - 5/-10 - would be a 10 but so bloody overused

Alice - 4/10 - would be higher if not so overused. Lovely if a bit twee but Needs to be retired for a bit.
Christina -4/10 would be higher but Chris is so dull
Lucy - 2/10 - it’s sweet but a bit drippy.. Lucienne
Or Lucia nn Lucy would be a lot better
Josephine - 2/10 - it’s pudding-y.

Hazel - 0/10 - it’s just ugly to me, possibly because a teenage friend ended up with a stepmother hazel who dropped her hs and was very loud so it was AAAAAA-zzeoouLLL (she also tied scarfs around lamps at jaunty angles and had peroxide blonde hair and wore frosted pink lipstick)

SellFridges · 12/03/2022 21:27

Louisa - Iike it when audibly pronounced with an a not z
Maria - retro. One in school. I like Ria.
Alice - Pretty but common.
Emma - fine
Marina - I prefer the French Marine
Jane - dunno actually, classic
Tess - like a lot, but prefer Tessa
Polly - Like
Hazel - a bit wet for me
Lucy - One in most years
Isobel - I don’t dislike it, but along with Evie it’s the girl equivalent of Jack. Your child will not be discernible.
Christina - I like it
Josephine - my favourite

WeasilyPleased · 12/03/2022 22:34

Louisa 8
Maria 7
Alice 9
Emma 8
Marina 4
Jane 5
Tess 6
Polly 9
Hazel 10
Lucy 2
Isobel 8
Christina 4
Josephine 4

confettisprinkles · 12/03/2022 22:38

Louisa 6/10
Maria 6/10
Alice 10/10
Emma 7/10
Marina 4/10
Jane 4/10
Tess 4/10
Polly 2/10
Hazel 8/10
Lucy 7/10
Isobel 7/10
Christina 4/10
Josephine 9/10

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/03/2022 02:43

Louisa- 6
Maria- 6
Alice- 8
Emma- 2
Marina- 4
Jane- 3
Tess- 5
Polly- 8
Hazel- 7
Lucy- 5
Isobel- 5
Christina- 1
Josephine- 7

Rosieposie101 · 13/03/2022 03:23

Louisa - 7
Maria - 10
Alice - 9
Emma - 5
Marina - 6
Jane - 1
Tess - 10
Polly - 7
Hazel - 8
Lucy - 7
Isobel - 8
Christina - 4
Josephine - 10

Kitkat151 · 13/03/2022 03:41

It’s a long list...but here goes
Louisa 11 I just love it
Maria 3
Alice 6
Emma 2
Marina 4
Jane 5
Tess 8
Polly 4
Hazel 5
Lucy 5
Isabelle 2
Christina 2
Josephine 1

Kanaloa · 13/03/2022 04:09

Louisa - 7/10 pretty and very unusual now
Maria - 9/10 this is such a favourite of mine although some say it’s dated!
Alice - 5/10 it’s fine, I don’t really have anything to say about it. A bit blah.
Emma - 5/10 again, okay. Quite popular.
Marina - 6/10 not as nice as Maria but nice enough
Jane - 8/10 nice, quite unusual now as a first name. I also like Janie for a baby then Jane when she’s older
Tess - 3/10 it’s not much of a name? Feels like a nickname
Polly - 1/10 I really dislike this name. It feels oh so cute. Like a name for a child’s doll
Hazel - 6/10 it’s nice. Hard for me to evaluate honestly because there is one in one of my kids classes and she’s a mean little bully. Obviously nothing to do with the name but it’s like all I can think of when I hear it.
Lucy - 5/10. Nice, sweet.
Isobel - 6/10 I do prefer Isabelle. But it’s a nice name
Christina - 4/10 quite dated and I don’t like Chrissy/Christy
Josephine - 8/10 lovely name and could also be called Jojo, Joey, Josie etc

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