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Rate these baby girl names please

52 replies

Purpletopaz42 · 16/09/2022 17:19

Melody
Felicity
Kiera
Naomi
Isabella
Anna
Annabella
Lily
Verity
Jasmine
Gabriella

Which do you prefer? Thank you

We're definitely having Gillian as the middle name.

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Mummytobe333 · 16/09/2022 17:32

Not really a fan of any of them sorry - people just have different taste in names I suppose ☺️
I would say Kiera is my favourite of the list. Or Annabella (how about Arabella?)
My least favourites Jasmine, Felicity & Melody.

jrt2022 · 16/09/2022 17:34

Love - Naomi, Felicity

Like - Melody, Gabriella

Pretty but overdone - Lily, Isabella, Anna.

Dislike the others

KnickerlessParsons · 16/09/2022 17:41

Anna is the only one I like. I love the name Anna.

nancydroo · 16/09/2022 17:43

Melody or Felicity

KylieCharlene · 16/09/2022 17:44

Love Isabella, Anna and Jasmine.
I don't like Jasmine Gillian though.
I think Isabella Gillian sounds the nicest.

MissDollyMix · 16/09/2022 17:46

Love Lily, Isabella and Anna. Also like Annabel but not Annabella- that just sounds made-up and OTT.
I like Jasmine and Gabriella. But really don’t like the rest.

User6761 · 16/09/2022 17:46

Really like - Anna
Like - Kiera
Ok - Verity

I also like Annabel, Isobel and Elodie which are similar to names on your list.

JamSandle · 16/09/2022 17:59

I love Keira, Verity, Anna and Melody.

Myotherdogsaballboy · 16/09/2022 18:00

Anna and Verity are lovely imo. Not keen on the others.

ChagSameachDoreen · 16/09/2022 18:45

Melody - horrendous. Stripper name.
Felicity - it's ok.
Kiera - like.
Naomi - love.
Isabella - ten a penny.
Anna - a classic.
Annabella - fussy.
Lily - popular but nice.
Verity - pretentious.
Jasmine - doesn't seem like a real name somehow.
Gabriella - The "gab" sound is ugly.

KirstenBlest · 16/09/2022 19:02

Melody - ding dong
Felicity - too long
Kiera - Keira/Kira/Ciara are the usual spellings
Naomi - not keen. put off by people saying it different ways
Isabella - done to death
Anna - like
Annabella - Annabel is better. Too frilly
Lily - overused for too long
Verity - ok (but a bit ferrety)
Jasmine - like
Gabriella - a bit dated

KirstenBlest · 16/09/2022 19:04

Anna would be the one I'd be happy to use. Pretty and practical with no need to shortened

UnagiForLife · 16/09/2022 19:05

Melody - ok
Felicity - love
Kiera - no, prefer Kara or Cara
Naomi - like
Isabella - like
Anna - love
Annabella - no don’t like
Lily - ok
Verity - love
Jasmine - ok
Gabriella - no

Beaucielblues · 16/09/2022 19:08

How about Annalisa or Alessia two lovely Italian names.

BCBird · 16/09/2022 19:11

I have to be honest i.like them all. I would say the least well known would be Melody. I taught a girl called this and I very much doubt she became a stripper🤣Verity similar to Verité= truth in French. No idea what your surname is but I would be mindful of not creating any odd acronyms with initials, e.g. KGB?

Kanaloa · 16/09/2022 19:12

Melody - pretty but I don’t like ‘Mel.’ It still seems old to me since I went to school with loads of Mels! Probably 5/10
Felicity - really pretty, but getting more popular now 7/10
Kiera - it’s nice, not too popular, strong, 8/10
Naomi - also nice, but I don’t like thay it’s ‘I moan’ backwards 5/10
Isabella - nice but I look after so so many Bellas 5/10
Anna - really pretty, unusual nowadays in a baby 7/10
Annabella - too fussy for me 4/10
Lily - nice but way too popular atm 4/10
Verity - I just really dislike how it sounds 2/10
Jasmine - I do like Jasmine but Jasmine Gillian sounds odd 5/10
Gabriella - it’s nice but I hate Gabby 6/10

Adultchildofelderlyparents · 16/09/2022 19:14

Felicity Gillian and Jasmine Gillian both sound really pretty to me.

cptartapp · 16/09/2022 19:24

I only like Anna.

Itsanothergrunt · 16/09/2022 19:26

Like Anna and lily.

chickchickpox · 16/09/2022 19:29

Lily, Jasmine and Isabella - top 3 and in that order

DotDotDotDotDot · 16/09/2022 19:44

Melody - I like this it’s a bit different from the usual, dislike the nn Mel though.
Felicity - lovely name, it’s grown on me a lot recently.
Kiera - dislike the K spelling, looks a bit tacky to me, Ciara is far nicer.
Naomi - lovely name
Isabella - nice but very popular if that bothers you?
Anna - fine, just a bit plain.
Annabella - prefer Annabel, bit less flouncy.
Lily - ridiculously popular
Verity - nice enough
Jasmine - I like this, although I do know a lot of them in their 20’s so may seem slightly dated. I feel the same about Amber which has a similar vibe.
Gabriella - lovely name, again I don’t like the nn Gabby though.

just to summarise Felicity and Naomi are my favourites, good luck!

NuffSaidSam · 16/09/2022 19:48

Love Anna.

Really don't like Melody, Kiera, Jasmine Verity or Naomi

Felicity, Isabella, Anabella, Lily and
Gabriella are all ok, but a bit fussy and don't have the simple, classy, classic vibe that Anna has.

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/09/2022 20:36

Favourites
Verity - offbeat but familiar. Top choice
Naomi - unusual-ish but classic
Anna - a classic, if you want something more unusual Annis, Annest and Annalise are all great
Felicity - sparky and pretty, getting quite popular

quite like
Annabella - it’s nice if elaborate, I probably prefer one of the more unusual alternatives to Anna above. Annabeth is quite nice too.
Jasmine - pretty but sophisticated
and unusual ish
Kiera - quite nice, much prefer the authentic and prettier Ciara spelling, which is also less 90s/dated

No
Gabriella - it’s nice but the inevitable Gabby is grim - Abriella (Italian?) is lovely though
Melody - it’s alright but she’ll inevitably be called Mel which is horrible
Isabella - lovely but truly done to death - Isadora is a nice alternative, or the Cornish Ysella (Ee-Zella)
Lily - no - drippy, babyish and overused.

LynetteScavo · 16/09/2022 21:41

They are all lovely, IMO, apart from Keira.

Lily is very popular (and also Isabella) and so for that reason I would go for one of your other choices. You have great taste in names.

DramaAlpaca · 17/09/2022 02:10

I really love Jasmine Gillian.