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Help me narrow down my girls list please.

105 replies

Notlong · 20/10/2022 21:27

Could you tell me your fav 3 and least favourite 3 please. Sorry it's a long one.

Fleur
Verity
Libby
Josie
Flora
Seren
Wren
Naomi
Alexandra
Sadie
Pippa
Felicity
Lara
Maeve
Erin
Margot
Thea
Eliza
Alice
Matilda
Emily
Rosie
Freya
Olivia

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outtheshowernow · 20/10/2022 22:23

Freya is my favourite. Sorry I dislike all the others

MacroTwigg · 20/10/2022 22:27

Sadie
Maeve
Thea

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/10/2022 22:29

I love Wren, Eliza and Matilda!

probably least favourite are Naomi, Felicity and Libby. Just find all a bit dated somehow.

andrea4321 · 20/10/2022 22:31

Favourite:

Lara
Emily
Rosie

Least favourite:

Sadie
Fleur/Flora
Libby
Wren

EstellaRijnveld · 20/10/2022 22:55

Fave: Rosa nn Rosie fine for a child but not for an adult
Eliza
Margot

not keen on:
Libby, Flora & Sadie

Adultchildofelderlyparents · 20/10/2022 22:56

Favourite: Lara, Erin, Freya

Least favourite: Maeve, Pippa, Naomi

ODFOx · 20/10/2022 22:59

Such an interesting list OP! Two distinct vibes going on there I think.
More than 3 from your list that are just lovely:
Elizabeth (Libby and Eliza)
Alexandra
Philippa (Pippa)
Felicity
Maeve
Alice
Josephine (Josie)

Least favourite:
Fleur (unless you are French) I'm not keen on Poppy/Daisy etc either.
Rosie (see above)
Wren (ditto)
Seren ( I know it's become popular for girls now but the two I know are men so in my head it's a boy's name.

RustyBear · 20/10/2022 23:02

Favourites:
Naomi
Felicity
Fleur

Don't like
Maeve
Sadie
Olivia

DramaAlpaca · 20/10/2022 23:03

Least: Verity, Margot and Thea.

Most: Matilda, Alice, Naomi, Felicity and Maeve.

I also like Rosie if short for a longer Ros- name, and Josie if short for Josephine

StampOnTheGround · 20/10/2022 23:13

I like Rosie, Thea or Eliza

StampOnTheGround · 20/10/2022 23:14

Missed the part about least fave, I think Seren, Naomi and Verity

Sparklythings1 · 20/10/2022 23:21

Fleur
Verity
Libby - fav
Josie
Flora
Seren
Wren - fav
Naomi - least fav
Alexandra
Sadie - least fav
Pippa
Felicity
Lara - fav
Maeve
Erin
Margot
Thea
Eliza - least fav
Alice
Matilda
Emily
Rosie
Freya
Olivia

FASDE1517 · 20/10/2022 23:38

Love Sadie, Matilda and Maeve although it was hard to pick just three.

Not sure about Verity (verucca) Fleur (vomit noises) or Olivia (way too common.)

shreddednips · 20/10/2022 23:38

Favourites: Naomi, Alexandra, Josie. All lovely names, I like ones that are not too 'out there' but not too popular.

Least: Wren (very trendy in certain areas, will sound dated IMO), Alice, Emily

AnotherNC22 · 20/10/2022 23:46

I have an Erin myself so obviously that one is my fave. Also got my eye on Maeve for number 2 so really like this one as well (do you have Irish links?)

We had Freya on our list for DD but ditched it due to it's current popularity - but you might not mind that and it's a lovely name.

Not a fan of Seren unless you have Welsh links. Least faves are Verity, Felicity and Sadie.

Pemba · 20/10/2022 23:56

Favourites, sorry I had to have four because I can't choose between them, Eliza, Olivia, Alice and Emily, all gorgeous and classic.

Three I most dislike although they seem to be recently popular, Wren (small brown bird, not even a nice sound, why?), Pippa, (try hard posh girl, rude meanings in several foreign languages), Maeve (sounds frumpy to me).

Barleysugar86 · 20/10/2022 23:59

Love Wren, Sadie, Margot

Would ditch Josie (sounds childish/ incomplete), Rosie (same as Josie in this room and so many of these around in every long form name), Olivia (again, overdone)

mathanxiety · 21/10/2022 00:00

Favorites:
Flora
Lara
Alice

Dislike:
Fleur
Libby
Felicity
Rose

mathanxiety · 21/10/2022 00:01
  • 'Rose' is a typo
mathanxiety · 21/10/2022 00:02

Also dislike:
Verity
Wren
Thea
Emily

Everydaywheniwakeup · 21/10/2022 00:03

Like: Matilda, Alice, Sadie

Dislike: Erin, Libby, Naomi, Felicity, Pippa

Really dislike: Freya and Maeve.

Spookypig · 21/10/2022 00:05

Fleur - it’s quite nice but someone said it sounds like ‘bleugh’ and now that’s all I can hear
Verity - I don’t like it, sounds like ‘ferrite’
Libby - nice as a nickname for Elizabeth but not a full name
Josie - lovely as a nickname for Josephine but I also love.
Flora - LOVE
Seren - it’s overdone
Wren - it’s okay
Naomi - love, beautiful sound and timeless and biblical. Can’t go wrong
Alexandra - nice
Sadie - lovely
Pippa - dislike, it’s slang for ‘blowjob’ in some European countries
Felicity - nice
Lara - pretty but prefer Zara
Maeve - very cool but very trendy, will date
Erin - nice but prefer Merryn
Margot - nice but very trendy
Thea - pretty
Eliza - pretty
Alice - pretty
Matilda - pretty but will date
Emily - a bit boring
Rosie - much prefer Rose or Rosa
Freya - I find this a bit ‘meh’
Olivia - done to death

I’d choose
Flora, Josephine or Naomi.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/10/2022 01:09

Fav. Naomi. Alexandra and Eliza.
Least Fav. Fleur. Pippa and Seren.

Aria999 · 21/10/2022 01:18

Best; Naomi, Freya, Olivia

Worst: Maeve, Matilda, Seren

AintNoPartyLikeANumber10Party · 21/10/2022 02:58

Favourite 3: Alexandra (nn Lexi), Matilda (nn. Tilly) and Thea but prefer it as full name Theadora with Thea as the nn

least favourite 3: Wren, Seren, Josie