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Stuck on name for baby girl

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Username123987 · 11/02/2023 23:08

What are your thoughts on the names below? Love, like, lose?

Sadie
Maeve
Romilly
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’)
Frankie
Zoe
Sylvie
Beatrix/ Beatrice
Annie
Rowan

Really struggling to pick - please help!

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everythingsapickle · 12/02/2023 00:43

Sadie - like
Maeve - love
Romilly - I’m not sure. I’ve always thought it was a bit much, but I keep seeing it on these threads and it’s possibly growing on me…
Robin - dislike
Frankie - dislike
Zoe - OK
Sylvie - like
Beatrix/ Beatrice - like
Annie - love
Rowan - really dislike

antipodeancanary · 12/02/2023 00:53

Sadie, big no.
Maeve, big no.
Romilly, terrible.
Robin, nope, but not as bad as the above.
Frankie no unless Frances - give your kid some dignity.
Zoe best in list.
Sylvie second best but Sylvia would be better and give more options.
B&B nope
Anne or Anna would be way better than Annie.
Rowan I prefer for a man

DramaAlpaca · 12/02/2023 00:56

Sadie - not keen
Maeve - love, but think it's best if you have Irish connections
Romilly - not my style, but quite nice. Like Romy/Milly as diminutives
Robin - dislike
Frankie - absolutely detest
Zoe - fabulous name, my favourite
Sylvie - very nice, pretty
Beatrix - no, because detest Trixie
Beatrice - fine, classy
Annie - lovely, but Anne/Anna on bc preferably
Rowan - dislike

LakeIsle48 · 12/02/2023 00:57

Eliza. I love it. You can use Eliza or Ellie both beautiful names x

xprincessxjanetx · 12/02/2023 00:58

Sadie - Like
Maeve - Lose
Romilly - Lose
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) - like
Frankie - Like
Zoe - Like
Sylvie - Lose
Beatrix/ Beatrice - Lose
Annie - Like
Rowan - Like

mathanxiety · 12/02/2023 01:11

Love -

Sylvie
Annie
Rowan

The rest - meh.
I like Robyn for a girl.

Rosecherry · 12/02/2023 01:31

From your list of girl names these ones I find lovely.

Robin
Zoe
Sylvie
Beatrice
Annie

Congratulations on baby coming !😀

Jadviga · 12/02/2023 01:52

Sadie - like
Maeve - like
Romilly - meh
Robin - love
Frankie - on the fence
Zoe - boring
Sylvie - boring. Prefer Sylviane.
Beatrix/ Beatrice - the first is too Harry Potter and the second is too boring
Annie - bit nicknamey, prefer Anya
Rowan - like

AnotherSpare · 12/02/2023 01:58

Love: Robin, Rowan

Like: Sadie, Romilly, Zoe

Lose: Maeve, Frankie, Sylvie, Beatrix/Beatrice, Annie

ShellsPebbles · 12/02/2023 02:07

Sadie - I really like

Maeve - strongly dislike. It sounds boring.

Romilly - I don’t like at all.

Robin - nope. To me it’s just a bird.

Frankie - I don’t mind

Zoe - it’s ok

Sylvie - I like both this and Sylvia.

Beatrix/ Beatrice - I like it a lot.

Annie - too ordinary

Rowan - really don’t like it. Tome it’s a boys name as I only know boys called it. But I don’t like it for a girl or a boy.

plumduck · 12/02/2023 05:04

Sadie - no
Maeve - very "trendy" there was a TV show with a Maeve during lockdown so it got quite popular. I don't like it.
Romilly - is this pronounced as it looks? If so that's quite nice they can be Rom or Milly.
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) - no
Frankie - no
Zoe - I like this one.
Sylvie - lovely.
Beatrix/ Beatrice - no
Annie - YES! Love it. Perfect low fuss but not too plain name.
Rowan - no.

plumduck · 12/02/2023 05:05

If you do choose Robin people will misspell it with a Y. Which is fine, unless that bothers you correcting it.

Twoinapod · 12/02/2023 06:26

I like Maeve, Beatrix and Annie, the rest are awful sorry

Mumofgirls2017 · 12/02/2023 06:53

Sadie- like

Maeve- ok

Romilly- love

Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’)- meh
Frankie- meh
Zoe- meh

Sylvie- like
Beatrix/ Beatrice- Beatrix ok, not keen on Beatrice

Annie- short for Annabelle, ok

Rowan- prefer on a boy

garlictwist · 12/02/2023 07:05

I like them all apart from Sylvie which is very old fashioned and ugly sounding to me.

FredinBread · 12/02/2023 07:31

Sadie love
Maeve -like but live
Romilly love
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) no setting a lifetime if spelling out but also think Robyn looks odd
Frankie - very popular for both here
Zoe - no 1, love
Sylvie - ok
Beatrix/ Beatrice - like
Annie -too twee
Rowan no it's a posh accountant in his fifties

Kentlassie · 12/02/2023 08:22

Love Robyn (but only with a y).

Teeshirt · 12/02/2023 08:28

Sadie -OK but lacks a bit of gravitas.

Maeve- a bit bland. Good if you have Irish links.

Romilly -fine.

Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) -No.

Frankie - definitely not.

Zoe -yes

Sylvie -twee. Sylvia is much better.

Beatrix/ Beatrice -yes.

Annie -Anna is better, or Anne.

Rowan -yes, my favourite.

Whydoitry · 12/02/2023 10:12

Sadie - like
Maeve - loathe
Romilly - ok
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) - love
Frankie - ok but only if short for something
Zoe - like
Sylvie - love
Beatrix/ Beatrice - not keen
Annie - like
Rowan - only like on a boy

goldenfoliage · 12/02/2023 11:24

Love Sadie, Romilly, Sylvie and Beatrice.
My favorite is Romilly and Beatrice.

Cheeseandabsolutelycrackers · 12/02/2023 11:27

Romiley is near Stockport

Teeshirt · 12/02/2023 11:32

Cheeseandabsolutelycrackers · 12/02/2023 11:27

Romiley is near Stockport

But as that’s not a name, it has no relevance, really. I’m sure lots of names sound or look a bit like a town if you change some of the letters.

Rauha · 12/02/2023 11:32

I love Sadie, Maeve, and Sylvie

Coxspurplepippin · 12/02/2023 11:35

Sadie - no
Maeve - like
Romilly - don't dislike but wouldn't choose
Robin (prefer it with an ‘I’ rather than ‘y’) - ok
Frankie - no. Frances nn Frankie if you have to
Zoe - ok
Sylvie - like
Beatrix/ Beatrice - like
Annie - like
Rowan - like

Poppitt58 · 12/02/2023 11:38

Love Frankie and Zoe - but would have Frankie as a nickname for Frances or Francesca.
Like Annie.
Wouldn’t choose the rest.