Opinions on these unusual girls names?

[lavawater]

I'm not pregnant (!) BUT one of my biggest hobbies is looking through baby names

I've found some girls names that I love at the minute but would love to share them and see MN opinions on them. (I'm sure this board isn't restricted to those pregnant looking for opinions anyway?)

Here's the list of my new favourites:

• Brontë
• Chase
• Dolly
• Fallon
• Ginny
• Jay
• Leonie
• Noelle
• Zola

Fallon - felon...Fallin (place)...or "fall on my c---" once she hits high school

P.s. I agree names are fun!

Too fast. Leonie is boring. Zola sounds like a disease. Noelle is pretty

Brontë- it’s ok, don’t love it. Is it just a name to you or a homage to the writers?

Chase- prefer Monzo or Starling

Dolly- bit weird when you think what it actually means.

Fallon- Dynasty

Ginny- Weasley

Jay- Quite like it

Leonie- ok

Noelle- only for a Christmas baby or risk a lifetime explaining otherwise

Zola- Emile or Budd. My friend whose surname is Zola spent his school days known as Gorgon.

• Brontë - surname, no one will use the dieresis
• Chase - as in Manhattan Bank - No
• Dolly - ok as a nn
• Fallon - ok for a heroine in a chick lit book
• Ginny - ok as a nn
• Jay - boy's name
• Leonie - no
• Noelle - needs a dieresis (Noëlle) but No
• Zola - as in Emile? no

Love Dolly, Brontë (have met 2 under 8 years old), and Leonie. I've met two Chase's and they were male.

Brontë - I like it. But bear in mind if you spell it that way the umlaut will forever be a PITA for others to type if you live in the UK. It will just get left off when it’s not seen as essential.

Chase - boys name. Cliché American. Popular guy in a high school themed film who doesn’t have a proper main part and doesn’t get much screen time.

Dolly - Parton. Or the sheep.

Fallon - American talk show host I don’t know much about, but I know his name. Jimmy I think? He has an annoying face. Also reminds me of the word phallus - as in penis.

Ginny - It’s ok.

Jay - Boring male name. Making it a girls name doesn’t make it more interesting.

Leonie - Lovely. Not that unusual.

Noelle - Also lovely. And also not that unusual.

Zola - Also lovely. And is unusual.

I like Noelle the best I think.

Brontë - no
Chase - boys name/dogs name
Dolly - cute but can’t imagine an adult called this
Fallon - nice
Ginny - old granny vibes
Jay - different for a girl, neither love or hate.
Leonie - nice
Noelle - nice
Zola - sounds made up

you like Jay, have you considered Shay? I’ve heard it being used for both girls and boys.

Brontë - dreadful
Chase - dreadful
Dolly - ok
Fallon - surname
Ginny - ok if short for Virginia
Jay - ok if short for something
Leonie - not keen
Noelle - awful
Zola - Zola Budd

Ok I might be being dumb here but how do you pronounce Brontë?
I would pronounce it Bron-tay like the authors? But someone upthread said that's not right?
How is it meant to be said?

I've always loved the name Fallon, we had a cat called that, presumably after the Dynasty character. I think we spelt it Falan though?

Leonie is nice and Noelle is alright, but I don't like any of the others, especially not Jay which isn't a good name for girls or boys.

Fallon (Faah-Lon) it’s an Irish name. Pronounce with a long soft aaah
Means Ruler , Leader
popularised here in the archers

Falan I’d pronounce Faylan or FaLAN emphasis on the Lan

I like Leonie and Noelle, that’s it

Brontë - It's okay
Chase - Like the (male) Policeman dog from Paw Patrol? No!
Dolly - LOVE as a nickname for Dorothy, Dorothea, Theodora or Dolores. Really don't think it works as a full name though.
Fallon - reminds me of phallus
Ginny - I love Ginny but prefer it as a nickname, I know a Genevieve nn Ginny?
Jay - No boring
Leonie - cute and great meaning! Nickname Leo is cute too
Noelle - pretty but very Christmassy, would suit a winter baby!
Zola - A pretty sound

Brontë - love it, one of my favourite names. But I haven't seen it with the accent before. Does it change the pronunciation? I love Bron-tee but I'm not keen on Bron-tay.

Chase - ok for an American boy.

Dolly - cute for a little girl. I would want the choice of Dorothy on the bc.

Fallon - really like it. I've only come across it in the US but I think it's really cool.

Ginny - quite like it. But too Harry Potter and, like Dolly, I'd want a full name. Not Virginia! Georgina or Genevieve maybe.

Jay - I like it but have only ever come across it for boys.

Leonie - really like it.

Noelle - quite like it. Slightly masculine sounding for my tastes but it's a solid name.

Zola - plenty of other Z names I like better but this is quirky and cool. Like it.

@blameitonthecaffeine , it was the surname of three sisters who were writers. It was an invention of their father IIRC, and the original surname was Brunty.

Emile Zola
Chase Manhattan bank
Fallon Shoulderpads
Zoella Youtuber

are these really the best names to honour your daughter?

I like Brontë, Leonie and Zola but the others I'm not keen.