Joni, Iris, Cleo

[NimmuGreen]

Hi, interested in thoughts/opinions on these three names (and any others you think I might like - I’m not 100% convinced by any of them).

Our surname is double barrelled but both quite common/simple sounding names. Names ending in ‘a’ don’t sound great with it.

I think I like simple, strong, recognisable but not too common names. I also like nature names. Finding it so much harder the second time around and my partner and I have such different taste. These three names are the only maybes we agree on at the moment…

Many thanks!

Cleo.

Joni's my favourite but they are all OK

Cleo

Iris is ok

Don't like Joni.

Joni and Cleo are both great! Iris is nice too but much more common around here anyway.

Joni

Fern
Lois
Nerys

It's unlike me but I really like all three!

I guess if shoved I'd go for Iris.

I like Cleo best but all nice

Cleo is lovely. I don’t like the other two.

Three lovely names, but Iris is my favourite.

Iris, out of your choices

Love them all! Throwing Robin in to the mix as another nature-based, simple name that I also love.

Love Joni, I love Cleo too although it's definitely gaining popularity. Iris is really popular where I live with the rich hippy types, which puts me off the name a bit.

Poppy
Lily
Rose

Fern

Cleo

Iris lovely but a lot of them

Not even Joni M can make Joan appealing, although alright if short for Joanna.

Lois? Ines?

Of your three like Iris best.

Lily,
Ivy,
Frith,
Jane

Hazel?

Robyn?

Iris or Cleo - gorgeous names. Don’t like Joni at all.

Iris is very trendy round here, but it's grown on me a lot. Cleo is ok. Not a fan of Joni, even though Joni Mitchell made that spelling famous I still think a lot of people would read it as "Johnny" more often than you might expect. I thought why not Joan NN Joanie, but that tips it from hipster oldie to just plain oldie, in my book.

Iris is my favourite

I like all three a lot.

Iris

Daisy
Violet
Jasmine