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Rate my girls names

66 replies

Lelophants · 17/11/2022 08:16

Not even pregnant yet (I wish!) these are my girls names:

Rate them or tell me your top 3!

Runa
Fabia
Blythe
Beatrix
Raya
Hera
Zinnia
Romy
Romilly
Romeilla
Hermione
Persephone
Lucia
Gianna
Ginevra
Mina
Elowen
Hebe
Darya/Daria
Dasha
Juniper
Arwen
Asha
Damara

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Comedycook · 17/11/2022 08:17

Lucia
Gianna
Mina

Lelophants · 17/11/2022 08:18

Oh and if you hate any please tell me why (I don’t get offended easily by this)

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Comedycook · 17/11/2022 08:21

Only ones I dislike are Persephone.... very pretentious and Juniper...way too trendy. The rest are meh.

brighterthanthemoon · 17/11/2022 08:22

I'm sorry but I don't like any of them

GlassDeli · 17/11/2022 08:23

Lucia
Romilly
Zinnia

2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

Fluffygoon · 17/11/2022 08:40

Lucia
Gianna

Fabia? That’s a Skoda car, may as well add Capri and Allegro to the list

dream28 · 17/11/2022 09:20

Runa - lovely 10/0
Fabia - not a fan, love Fabian for the boy, but girl versions are fractioned 3/10
Blythe - doesn't it sound like blight? 2/10
Beatrix - prefer Beatrice 9/10
Raya - soo trendy and not pretty 1/10
Hera - prefer Hero, but too similar to heroine and archetype 2/10
Zinnia - I find it hard to pronounce, do you say it like Venetian Z? but pretty otherwise 6/10
Romy - never understand this, vastly prefer Romilly, 6/10
Romilly - love this 10/10
Romeilla - dont get this and too similar to nazi general 1/10
Hermione - I would use it in first name spot, but otherwise good middle material 10/10
Persephone - like this, but never been biggest fan 10/10
Lucia - yes to this, even with all pronunciation, it's pretty name that will work internationally 10/10
Gianna - no, it's Italian for Joan, very common and very regional (from EU perspct), you're basically choosing name for the sake of choosing common name but refreshed 4/10
Ginevra - I understand why people think this is attractive and I loved Griselda, so I won't shit, but maybe it's not those of names that every kid would dream of being named - 7/10
Mina - I understand why some people love it, but there's better nicknames names, there's better shorter names, there's better cuter names and there's better M names, for example Molly, Mary, Manon, Melise, Melly, Mercy, Meryl, Misty, Mirela are all names that are similar, and have some if not all of qualities of Mina and are similar enough to Mina 6/10
Elowen - love it, but it's not historic name, but modern name and apparently there's controversy about pronunciation in Cornish 9/10
Hebe - there's already Phoebe 1/10
Darya/Daria - I find it to be Russian Mom name, my collegue was called Daria 6/10
Dasha - I find Masha to be cuter, which is also Russian nickname and prefer Masha significantly 7/10
Juniper - up and rising name, 9/10
Arwen - no, this variant is too particular, too "Arya" type of names and not pretty 7/10
Asha - no, another "Arya" type of names, but I prefer Arwen 4/10
Damara - prefer Damaris miles away 3/10

TalkisChips · 17/11/2022 09:22

I like Arwen and Raya. They all read as if you’ve been reading too much Harry Potter tbh.

brighterthanthemoon · 17/11/2022 09:24

Had another look as I felt a bit harsh. Raya is pretty cool.

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/11/2022 09:25

Runa*
Fabia
Blythe*
Beatrix
Raya*
Hera
Zinnia*
Romy*
Romilly*
Romeilla
Hermione
Persephone*
Lucia
Gianna
Ginevra
Mina
Elowen*
Hebe
Darya/Daria
Dasha
Juniper*
Arwen
Asha
Damara

starred my favourites

WarriorsComeOutToPlayaaay · 17/11/2022 09:27

Not Fabia, they will be called Labia at school

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 17/11/2022 11:08

My favourites are:

Beatrix
Romilly
Hermione
Mina
Elowen
Hebe
Juniper

toastofthetown · 17/11/2022 11:27

Runa - love it
Fabia - not a fan. I like Fabian for a boy, but not the feminine version
Blythe - insipid
Beatrix - it’s fine, rising in popularity though
Raya - brings to mind the lacklustre Disney movie
Hera - it’s ok, but feels a little much
Zinnia - sounds too buzzy to me
Romy - a bit wet
Romilly - clunky sounding
Romeilla - way too frilly
Hermione - love Hermione, though the Harry Potter connect would stop me from using it personally
Persephone - I like Persephone as well
Lucia - it’s pretty
Gianna - not a fan
Ginevra - Harry Potter again, and it’s so clunky sounding it’s not worth dealing with the association
Mina - in my non-rhotic accent this sounds just like meaner
Elowen - El- names are all a total bore to me
Hebe - I love Hebe, though everyone I mention it to in real life says ‘heebie jeebies’
Darya/Daria - not a fan
Dasha - I’ve only known Dasha to be short for Daria, and also not a fan
Juniper - nice sound but painfully trendy
Arwen - lord of the rings
Asha - fine
Damara - not a fan

toastofthetown · 17/11/2022 11:28

2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

You must be very sheltered to have never come across one of these names before.

Lelophants · 17/11/2022 11:51

2greenroses · 17/11/2022 08:24

Are these names?

I love this comment

and you must have at least heard of Hermione 😂

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Lelophants · 17/11/2022 11:52

TalkisChips · 17/11/2022 09:22

I like Arwen and Raya. They all read as if you’ve been reading too much Harry Potter tbh.

This made me laugh out loud as is scarily accurate. Oops!

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Lelophants · 17/11/2022 11:54

dream28 · 17/11/2022 09:20

Runa - lovely 10/0
Fabia - not a fan, love Fabian for the boy, but girl versions are fractioned 3/10
Blythe - doesn't it sound like blight? 2/10
Beatrix - prefer Beatrice 9/10
Raya - soo trendy and not pretty 1/10
Hera - prefer Hero, but too similar to heroine and archetype 2/10
Zinnia - I find it hard to pronounce, do you say it like Venetian Z? but pretty otherwise 6/10
Romy - never understand this, vastly prefer Romilly, 6/10
Romilly - love this 10/10
Romeilla - dont get this and too similar to nazi general 1/10
Hermione - I would use it in first name spot, but otherwise good middle material 10/10
Persephone - like this, but never been biggest fan 10/10
Lucia - yes to this, even with all pronunciation, it's pretty name that will work internationally 10/10
Gianna - no, it's Italian for Joan, very common and very regional (from EU perspct), you're basically choosing name for the sake of choosing common name but refreshed 4/10
Ginevra - I understand why people think this is attractive and I loved Griselda, so I won't shit, but maybe it's not those of names that every kid would dream of being named - 7/10
Mina - I understand why some people love it, but there's better nicknames names, there's better shorter names, there's better cuter names and there's better M names, for example Molly, Mary, Manon, Melise, Melly, Mercy, Meryl, Misty, Mirela are all names that are similar, and have some if not all of qualities of Mina and are similar enough to Mina 6/10
Elowen - love it, but it's not historic name, but modern name and apparently there's controversy about pronunciation in Cornish 9/10
Hebe - there's already Phoebe 1/10
Darya/Daria - I find it to be Russian Mom name, my collegue was called Daria 6/10
Dasha - I find Masha to be cuter, which is also Russian nickname and prefer Masha significantly 7/10
Juniper - up and rising name, 9/10
Arwen - no, this variant is too particular, too "Arya" type of names and not pretty 7/10
Asha - no, another "Arya" type of names, but I prefer Arwen 4/10
Damara - prefer Damaris miles away 3/10

Ooh I like Damaris

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Spookypig · 17/11/2022 12:00

Runa - dislike
Fabia - dislike
Blythe - LOVE
Beatrix - LOVE
Raya - dislike
Hera - dislike
Zinnia - I’m not sure
Romy - like
Romilly - it's okay
Romeilla - sounds like a disease
Hermione - LOVE
Persephone - LOVE
Lucia - LOVE
Gianna - like
Ginevra - it’s okay
Mina - dislike
Elowen - LOVE
Hebe - LOVE
Darya/Daria
Dasha - cute but it is a nickname
Juniper - LOVE
Arwen - like
Asha - like (it’s a lovely traditional Indian name but has been a bit ruined by GoT!)
Damara - dislike but love Damaris.

Great list! Some wonderful and interesting choices on there!

Rauha · 17/11/2022 12:04

I like Blythe, Gianna and Mina

ChillysWaterBottle · 17/11/2022 12:07

Very interesting selection OP. My favourites are:

Elowen
Juniper
Arwen

Dreamingcats · 17/11/2022 12:13

Zinnia
Hermione
Ginevra

Dislike
Mina (a bit nothingy)
Blythe (always sounds masculine to me)
Hebe (heebie jeebies)

fairycupcakes · 17/11/2022 12:16

Runa - sorry I don’t like this at all 0/10

Fabia - sorry I don’t like this at all 0/10

Blythe - lovely 8/10

Beatrix - 5/10. Much prefer Beatrice.

Raya - 2/10 Just a bit nothingy

Hera - don’t like at all 0/10

Zinnia - it’s alright 4/10

Romy - 3/10

Romilly - it’s ok 5/10

Romeilla - don’t like 0/10

Hermione - it’s had it’s time. Really dated now. 4/10

Persephone - bit pretentious 5/10

Lucia - lovely but could be mispronounced. loo see ah and Loo chee ah 9/10

Gianna - I like this 7/10

Ginevra - never heard it before, could you mean Minerva?

Mina - Quite sweet 7/10

Elowen - Met a baby with this name recently, it’s gaining popularity now 6/10

Hebe - Not really sure on this 4/10

Darya/Daria - not keen 3/10

Dasha - Sounds like one of Santa’s reindeers 1/10

Juniper - Getting very popular now but I do like it 8/10

Arwen - sounds like a boys name to me 0/10

Asha - not keen 0/10

Damara - not keen 0/10

ToastAndJames · 17/11/2022 12:21

Runa- I find this confusing
Fabia- Fabio's sister
Blythe- like
Beatrix- like, prefer Beatrice
Raya- no
Hera- yes
Zinnia- yes
Romy- makes be think of Boris Johnson
Romilly- like
Romeilla- again, I feel confused
Hermione- ok, will get HP comments
Persephone- love it
Lucia- love it
Gianna- no
Ginevra- makes me think of gin
Mina- meaner
Elowen- nice
Hebe- heebie jeebies
Darya/Daria- that cartoon girl with glasses
Dasha- dancer, prancer, vixen...
Juniper- my schoolfriend's mum whose name was June changed her name to Juniper and we all thought it was hilarious, sorry
Arwen- well I like it, although I don't generally like naming kids after fictional characters
Asha- Brimful
Damara- no

Emmamoo89 · 17/11/2022 12:41

Don't like any of them.