Please rate these names

[Indecisivemamabear]

A narrowed down shortlist…please rate the following names!

Penelope
Heidi
Maeve
Erin
Astrid

Heidi is the only one I really like.

And I hate Maeve...

Like Maeve and Erin
Penelope is OK, but not keen on Penny
Dislike Heidi and Astrid

In ranked order

• Maeve - really like, this was on my list too!
• Heidi - recognisable but not common
• Erin - nice enough but quite plain
• Penelope - really dislike, sounds a bit wet and despise Penny
• Astrid - really dislike - sounds like a mispronunciation of asteroid

I would go with Maeve

Penelope / Penny - like a lot
Heidi - like

Erin - boring and overused
Maeve - also boring and overused

Astrid - hate it

Penelope- good. Not keen on penny but you could shorten to Nel
Heidi- no. Just doesn’t work on an adult for me
Maeve- ok. It makes me think of a dowdy elderly female called Mavis shortened to Mave though
Erin- good.
Astrid- no. I like the name but don’t think it works that well in English. A bit pretentious

Love...
Penelope/Penny (my sister's name)
Erin (I wanted this for my DD but DH vetoed)
Astrid

Like...
Heidi

Dislike...
Maeve (very frumpy)

Don't like Penelope, Maeve probably one a child would have to keep telling people how to spell the name, others no strong opinion.

Astrid
Heidi
Penelope
Maeve
Erin

Penelope lovely
Heidi ok
Maeve ok
Erin too dated
Astrid not nice

Isn't it funny looking at other people's opinions? Each to their own.

One said Maeve was frumpy, but here it's the most up to date and popular of the lot. Can't believe another didn't know how to say it.

I'd pick Erin or Astrid personally.

@RuthW , but by reading opinions, OP can get an idea of issues that there might be.
You might think that Maeve is current but I might think it's a granny name. You can't believe someone might not know how to say it, but someone posted that they wouldn't know.
It's only recently become popular, so might seem new to many.
Maeve

Penelope.; Astrid, Maeve; and Heidi and Erin joint last.

Astrid
Erin
Maeve
Penelope
Heidi

Who described maeve as frumpy?

@BungleandGeorge , specifically, @CoffeeChocolateWine , but others have used terms like dreary and dowdy. It makes me think of Mauve and Mavis.

Astrid
Maeve
Heidi
Penelope
Erin

Yes it’s unfortunate. Written down it looks pretty but for people of mid 30s upwards Mavis was popularised as a frumpy name eg Mavis from Corrie and was frequently shortened to mave. Probably why Mavis hasn’t made a comeback in granny chic. I guess many choosing this name are a little younger.
it’s ok. It sounds quite unfinished to me, Although I think it does sound better when said with an Irish accent

It’s a pity Mavis is so disliked. Isn’t it derived from French, meaning song bird? So many people see it as northern and working class so it has to be a no.

Just to add to my earlier comment about me finding the name Maeve frumpy (sorry if it caused offence to anyone...only my opinion), but my 4yo DD also has a very old lady chic name. I think it's beautiful, strong, elegant and like Maeve it's quite current (as in come round again after many years of not being so popular). I've had many compliments on it. But many people think it's frumpy old lady. It makes absolutely no difference to me. I love it anyway and she owns it!

Astrid - v nice
Penelope - nice but Penny is a bit wet, you’d have to impose Nell.
Erin - alright.
Heidi - very twee and a bit stripper, somehow
Maeve - too like Mauve

Zoe
Hope
Arran
Ffion
Verity
Felicity
Aislinn

might be others