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Rate these girls names please

27 replies

Purpletopaz42 · 16/11/2022 19:03

Ciara
Melody
Cassandra (Cassie for short)
Lara
Ruby
Kimberly

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ThatshallotBaby · 16/11/2022 19:05

Lara is by far my favourite.
Not so keen on any of the others.

Redsharks · 16/11/2022 19:29

I like Cassie and Lara, don't feel drawn to the others at all.

Purplecatshopaholic · 16/11/2022 19:34

Love Lara, what an ace name! Ruby is nice but I know at least two dogs and a cat called that.. (which I personally wouldn’t care about, but some might). Don’t like the others so much. Cassie is ok. Ciara would be a pain as you/she would be constantly spelling it out.

LulooLemon · 16/11/2022 19:51
  1. Ciara
  2. Lara
  3. Ruby
Ani57 · 16/11/2022 19:58

Really like Cassandra and Ruby, think Melody and Lara are ok and not so keen on Ciara and Kimberly.

Gummibär · 16/11/2022 21:17

I like Lara and Ciara.

Strongly dislike Kimberly

PinkHeadphones · 16/11/2022 22:10

Love Lara
Like Ruby
Quite like Cassandra
Not majorly keen on Melody
Don’t really like Ciara
Really don’t like Kimberly

Bluelightbaby · 16/11/2022 22:21

Ruby is the only one I like….I don’t love it though

SallyWD · 16/11/2022 22:27

I only really like Lara and Ruby. Cassandra isn't bad.

Dontaskdontget · 16/11/2022 22:31

I like them all except Kimberley, I think because in 1980s tv/movies Kimberley was often the name of the mean girl / bimbo cheerleader.

Ciara is beautiful but becoming quite popular.

Melody is particularly sweet. Depends on your surname tho. Melody Adams sounds different to Melody Brody.

Dontaskdontget · 16/11/2022 22:31

Ps what about Cassia?

Curtainsorblinds · 16/11/2022 22:34

Kimberley is my favourite but spelt the British way

TheBeautifulNorth · 16/11/2022 22:34

Ruby, Cassie and Lara are the only ones that I like.

miniaturepixieonacid · 16/11/2022 22:37

Lara - love it. Elegant and pretty. Quite posh maybe.
Cassandra - love it. Prefer the full name to Cassie but Cassie is also sweet and pretty.
Ciara - love it. For some reason I prefer the look of Keira and Kiera but I think Ciara is the authentic spelling?
Ruby - quite like it but I think it's a bit overused in comparison to your other, much more unusual, choices.
Kimberly - I think it has a really pretty sound but it's so dated. Loads of middle aged Kimberlys but it hasn't started to be reused yet. I group it with Stacey, Deborah, Donna, Gillian, Susan, Sharon type names. How about Amberly?
Melody - not keen. I don't know why not, it's such a pretty meaning. But there's something about it that I can't get on board with. I can't see it as a child's name.

inappropriateraspberry · 16/11/2022 22:37

Kimberley makes me think of Victoria Wood! "Have you seen my friend Kimberley?" Very dated.
Ruby is overused, like Scarlet.
Melody - meh
Lara is ok
I like Cassandra, she could be Cassie or Cass.

inappropriateraspberry · 16/11/2022 22:38

Forgot Ciara! She will be forever correcting the pronounciation and spelling. How would you say it? Like Keira or Key-ar-ra.

Theoldwoman · 16/11/2022 22:40

I only love Ruby on this list.

Used to love Lara, but don’t like the way Americans pronounce it.

GlassDeli · 16/11/2022 22:50

I like Ciara, Melody and Cassandra best.

Luredbyapomegranate · 17/11/2022 02:07

Ciara - Ok

Melody - no, because she’ll be called Mel

Cassandra (Cassie for short) - ok, Cassia much nicer

Lara - nice, popular - lots of names that sound like this right now

Ruby - cute

Kimberly - no, very 80s

AmandaMirandaPanda · 17/11/2022 02:16

I love Cassandra.

I quite like Kimberly/Kimberly, and really like Kim as a short form, it reminds me of the amazing Danish journalist Kim Wall, who was killed for her desire to tell the truth.But I think Kimberly is generally in the kind of purgatory of suddenly overused names.

Used to love Lara, but don’t like the way Americans pronounce it. How do Americans pronounce "Lara"?

RosaCaramella · 17/11/2022 02:37

4.Ciara

3.Melody

1.Cassandra (Cassie for short)

2.Lara

6.Ruby

5.Kimberly

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/11/2022 09:22

Ciara- dated, prefer Clara

Melody- love

Cassandra (Cassie for short)- love

Lara- meh

Ruby- ok

Kimberly- no dated

Spidey66 · 17/11/2022 10:30

I like Ciara, Ruby and Lara best from your list.

RandomMusings7 · 17/11/2022 10:32

Ciara - too early 2000s
Melody - meh. A bit stripper-y
Cassandra (Cassie for short) - decent
Lara - great. Short and sweet. Works for all ages
Ruby - stripper-y
Kimberly - meh

babyjellyfish · 17/11/2022 10:53

I don't like Melody and Kimberley seems very dated to me.

The others are nice.