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Girl names - rate my list please

48 replies

feb1982 · 16/03/2022 11:23

/10

Thank you!

Phoebe
Astrid
Isabel
Rosa
Cordelia

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YvanEhtNiojYvanEhtNioj · 16/03/2022 17:30

Phoebe 5 (sounds like "feeble")
Astrid 2 ( I don't like "ass" in a name)
Isabel 5 (Isobel is a 7 though)
Rosa 5
Cordelia 8

Echobelly · 16/03/2022 17:32

Phoebe - 5 - nice, but ubiquitous
Astrid - 8
Isabel - 4 - Really ubiquitous
Rosa - 6
Cordelia - 7

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/03/2022 18:38

Astrid - 9
Cordelia - 8
Phoebe - 6

They are all nice (I just find Phoebe a bit more twee, and also PHeeeeebs) I’d knock off Isabel and Rosa because they are way way overused

MajorCarolDanvers · 16/03/2022 18:40

I really like Rosa - lovely
Isabel is alright but I think its much pretty Isabelle
Pheobe is ok
Not keen on either Astrid or Cordelia

feb1982 · 16/03/2022 20:52

@HuntingoftheSnark great name for a cat too! 😁

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CaringUncleMinpinct · 16/03/2022 22:00

Phoebe - 8 (marked down because people suck at spelling it right)
Astrid - 5 (I'm biased, I knew a girl that was a cow so she's ruined it lol)
Isabel - 3 (I prefer Isabella, Isabel feels unfinished to me)
Rosa - 6 (it's pretty and makes a nice change to Rose)
Cordelia - 4 (sorry, I knew a cordelia)

RaoulDufysCat · 16/03/2022 22:47

Phoebe 4
Astrid 7
Isabel 4
Rosa 6
Cordelia 9

WholeMilkIsMinging · 16/03/2022 23:09

Ooh, nice list.

Isabel/Rosa -7.5 very nice, classic names
Phoebe - 7 maybe a bit cutesy? But still a good name
Astrid - 5 mainly because I know an annoying hipster mum who called her daughter this
Cordelia - 8 love this. I have a Cora and sometimes wish she was Cordelia on the BS. Cordy and Delia are good too. Also I'm a Buffy fan 😂

crabette · 16/03/2022 23:11

Rosa is my favourite of your list.

Not a fan of Cordelia, but what about Cora?

feb1982 · 17/03/2022 06:58

@crabette Cora is lovely but we already have a Clara so unfortunately too similar.

@WholeMilkIsMinging I've heard a couple of friends say similar about Astrid and do feel like it's the most 'try hard hipster' of our choices 🤣- (probably wouldn't think this if we had a connection with Scandinavia).

Thanks for all the replies so far, v interesting / helpful to get other views!

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FlamingoDust · 17/03/2022 20:53

Phoebe 0
Astrid 6
Isabel 0
Rosa 3
Cordelia 10

TatianaBis · 17/03/2022 21:23

Phoebe 9/10
Rosa 7/10

Don't like the rest.

peaceinourtime · 17/03/2022 22:11

Phoebe and Astrid are fine. Isabel looks better spelt Isobel in my opinion, also good. Rosa is an Italian name i'm pretty sure its good too. I met a young Cordelia when I was at university (she was also a student aged about early twenties), I had only known it as a older name that's not common and has that old lay vibe about it, its my least favourite.

RaraRachael · 17/03/2022 22:15

Phoebe - 1/10 really don't like it
Rosa - 5/10
Cordelia - 3/10
Astrid - 9/10
Isabel - 7/10 (as long as it doesn't become Izzy)

tearinghairout · 17/03/2022 22:17

I like them all! No problem with any of them.

whysoserious123 · 17/03/2022 22:17

Phoebe 2/10
Astrid 0/10
Isabel 10/10 (very popular Isabela encanto)
Rosa 5/10
Cordelia 1/10

crispmidnightpeace · 17/03/2022 22:17

Phoebe - always loved this name 8/10
Astrid - love this name and its ethereal vibes 9/10
Isabel - too over-used, don't like it 0/10
Rosa - lovely but also just boring. Rose names I like Roseanne best 2/10
Cordelia - really don't like because I just think cordial 0/10

HunterHearstHelmsley · 17/03/2022 22:23

Phoebe - 7
Astrid - 2
Isabel - 8
Rosa - 8
Cordelia - 0 (for some reason makes me want to sing corvonia)

I like Phoebe, but she'd have a lifetime of spelling her name.

Isabel and Rosa are both beautiful names.

Astrid is.... OK. It feels a bit cartoonish, or like an animal name.

Cordelia is not a nice name. It's like a company name, or a brand. Not the name of a living thing.

BookHermitBlack · 17/03/2022 22:30

Phoebe 9
Astrid 0
Isabel 6
Rosa 8
Cordelia 4.

feb1982 · 18/03/2022 21:22

So (in case anyone is interested!) it looks like the current order of preference is:

Phoebe
Rosa
Isabel
Astrid
Cordelia

I'm still undecided - any more votes v welcome!

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Mcginn · 19/03/2022 12:23

@feb1982

Probably a little biased but:

Phoebe- 10/10- DD’s name and she’s anything but cutesy 😂 the only slight issue we have is people getting the o and e the wrong way round, but most do check. We love it and all of the random names she gets called that stem from it. Bee is her go to nick name though 😊
Rosa- 9/10 really like this
Isabel- 8/10
Astrid- 3/10
Cordelia- 5/10

DogsAndGin · 20/03/2022 19:49

Phoebe 9
Astrid 4
Isabel 6
Rosa 2
Cordelia 0

pilates · 20/03/2022 20:16

Phoebe- 7
Astrid- 4
Isabel- 8
Rosa- 10
Cordelia- 2

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