Which would you choose?

[loulou2021]

In the third trimester now and we are no closer to deciding on a girl's name (we haven't found out the sex). I'm interested in opinions on:

Emmie (possibly Emmeline as full name although we would never use it unless she wanted to when she was older)
Isla
Amelie
Lola

We already have a little boy with a short first name. Thank you!

They are all nice, Emmie with Emmeline is my favourite. Easy to spell, easy to say/won't be mispronounced, cute and not overused!

Amelie. I know a lot of Islas and Lolas. I like Emmeline nn Emmie but I have a weird aversion to naming a child with a nn or calling them a full name you’ll never use.

I just hear M.E. with Emmie, which is not great..

I don’t think any of those are great. They’re all soft sounds, dated, and not much style -to me.
Emmie is nothingy. Emmeline is a bit flouncy too, and surely dated. The Emmelines I know are 30.
Isla is too bland for me, but popular. It’s OK, the best of this selection.
Amelie is very dated, and wrecked by popularity and mangled accents.
Lola -again, too nothingy for me.

I like Emmie, but not Emmeline.

I like Emmeline.

You've got a short list now so I'd wait until baby is here and see what works.

We didn't find out the sex with either of ours. We had a boys name set both times but a short list for girls. When our daughter was born she didn't suit our front runner Eleanor at all! So we used another name on our list which was perfect for her.

Out of those id pick Isla
Definitely not M.E

Isla is the name I hear everywhere.
Amelie is lovely- though slightly prefer Amelia and the former being a nickname
Lola is lovely
Emmie- I’d prob just go with Emma

I love Emmeline - it's beautiful. My second favourite is Isla. It's a lovely name but many of them about.

Emmeline is nice. The others are overused.

Amelie

Lola

Emmeline - Emma is better or Anna
Isla - very popular - how about Lois or Iris?
Amelie - Amelia is better but very popular - Emily?
Lola - it’s ok, the best of your choices

I like Emmeline
Then Isla, others fine too

Lovely names. My favourite is Isla.

@Twizbe it's interesting to me that having a short list works for some. I always wished I'd just decided in advance because once baby arrives I found they don't suit any of the adult names I have on my list as just looks like a baby and no name on Earth seems to suit

I love your list especially Emmie

Thanks everyone for your opinions! Maybe having a shortlist and then deciding when she's here (if she is a she!!!) is best.

Isla is my favourite or if you would consider Emma you could use the nickname Emmie.

[quote bloominglovelyorange]@Twizbe it's interesting to me that having a short list works for some. I always wished I'd just decided in advance because once baby arrives I found they don't suit any of the adult names I have on my list as just looks like a baby and no name on Earth seems to suit

I love your list especially Emmie[/quote]
Tbf it was a mix for me. I had a set boys name both time and luckily my top boys name suited my son when he was born.

I found girls names so hard. I felt a lot were just too 'girly' or 'flowery'. I'm very tall and my daughter is likely to be the same. I just couldn't imagine a 6ft Lilly or Isla etc.

I prefer Emmeline (Emmie) because it is less popular than the others. Or Emma.

Emmie - Emma is much nicer
Isla - overused
Amelie - overused about 15 yrs ago, never really liked it
Lola - blends in with all the Lily, Lila, Luna, Lyra names, so a bit meh

Emmie stands out because the others are meh, but I'd put Emma or Emmeline on the BC

Or Emily

Emmie or Lola for me.

Lola

Emma nickname Emmie