Help us choose a name from our list

[jasminesunflower]

Could you comment on our list to help us pick the perfect name?

Clio (pronounced like Cleo, but we like it spelt like the muse)
Lily
Eva (we prefer this said the European way so more like EH-va with a long EH sound)
Chloe
Emma
Fiona
Lilou
Shelby
Ruby
Isabelle
Cassandra
Isabella
Emmie
Ellie
Eleanor "Ellie"

We need to narrow it down a bit, to find our top 10 and then go from there. Thanks for your help, comments appreciated.

I like Clio, Eva and Ruby best

Agree with this. I'm not keen on Fiona or Emma/Emmie

I only like Eva & Ruby but I’m confused by your pronunciation of Eva. Are you saying it like Ava?

Lilou is awful. Sounds like a swimming pool inflatable.

It would be a nightmare to be called Clio with that spelling as it would always be misspelled. My daughter's friend is called Eva (pronounced Eh-va as she's from Eastern Europe) but everyone calls her Ee-va (against her mother's wishes). I don't think you can force people to pronounce it in an alternative way. So I would cross those two names off your list.

The other names are all nice, although I don't particularly like Fiona.

Eleanor is the nicest name on your list imo. Ruby is cool too.

If you like Lily and Lilou, have you considered Lilith?

You'll get a lot of hate on mumsnet over Ellie as it was very very popular in England for many years and is often described on here as twee, wet and proletariat. It's reducing in popularity and is low down in the top 100 however other EL names such as Ella, Elsie, Elizabeth, Eliza, Eleanor and Elodie are all popular atm.

Lily, Eva, Emma, Ruby.

I like Cassie as a nickname for Cassandra and Isobel spelt like that.

Sorry: Lily, Eva, Emma and Ruby are my favourites.

Cleo - like it.

Clio - I'd think you've named your DD after a car.

Clio - Very nice, haven't met any.

Lily - I love this name, beautiful, but think it is overused.

Eva - Another one I adore, but there are many of them around right now.

Chloe - A bit dated, I don't really see many small ones (was very popular when I were at school in the 00s)... I actually think it's very pretty.

Emma - Dull... I like Imma though.

Fiona - I have a bad association, I'm not keen

Lilou - Quite pretty, haven't heard it in life.

Shelby - Never met one. I think it's really cute for a child but also works as an adult.

Ruby - Lovely, very common atm though again.

Isabelle - Beautiful, I think it's nicer than Isabella.

Cassandra - It has a dated feel to me but it is a very classy name. Cassie is a beautiful nn.

Isabella - Much prefer Isabelle

Emmie - Cute, better than Emma. Have you considered Emer?

Ellie - Common and boring to me.

Eleanor "Ellie" - I don't like Eleanor or Ellie.

My top 5 from your list would be:

Isabelle
Shelby
Clio
Chloe
Lilou

I like Ruby and Isabelle (Izzy) most on your list.

I think the pronunciation of Eva will be confusing, assuming you are in UK

I like Cleo - spelled like this - and Eleanor, but hate Ellie. I like nickname Nell though. Eva is always said with a long e sound? So confused by this comment.

Cassia is much nicer than Cassandra and still gets cute Cassie nickname if that’s why you like it? Also Cassia is fresh and beautiful but rare

Not always. It's pronounced Yeh-va in Eastern Europe and Ee-fa in German.

I mean Eh-fa in German

Clio - I quite like it, but it sounds like a cat’s name to me, I don’t know why.

Lily - I like the name, but there are a lot of Lily’s

Eva - I think the way you want it pronounced, it will get mispronounced depending on where you live in the world.

Chloe - I like this name. It has a 90s feel, but at the same time it’s a nice name.

Emma -timeless name that I like.

Fiona - no, too old-fashioned sounding in a bad way.

Lilou - no, sounds like a character in a children’s TV show

Shelby - really do not like

Ruby - a nice name. I hear it less these days, though do know a child called Ruby.

Isabelle - every other child’s name, though it was on my name list when I was pregnant because I do like the name.

Cassandra - no. Really, really dislike this name. I would prefer just Cassie.

Isabella - again, every other child’s name. There are 3 in my daughters class.

Emmie - Don’t like. Sounds more like a nickname.

Ellie
Eleanor "Ellie" - I know 4 women called Ellie, none of them are very nice and it clouds my judgement on this name. Eleanor I really don’t like.

Clio (pronounced like Cleo, but we like it spelt like the muse) - OK
Lily - Overused
Eva (we prefer this said the European way so more like EH-va with a long EH sound) - It tends to be said with a short Eh sound in mainland Europe, and it's very popular said as ee-va. You'd be insisting on a unique pronunciation.
Chloe - was too popular about 20 yrs ago
Emma - fine
Fiona - ok
Lilou - sounds like a brand of tampons
Shelby - no
Ruby - ok
Isabelle - overused
Cassandra - ok, Cassie is nice
Isabella - overused
Emmie - no
Ellie - overused
Eleanor "Ellie" - overused

I know a brilliant Ellie for what it's worth (my 9yo) she's a sweet, bright lovely little pumpkin. If she was born today I would give her a different name because it got way too popular!

I really like Fiona :) what about Leona? congratulations!

We have a Lucy too, what about that? It fits with the style of your list

thanks so far!

it is pronounced eh-va with a long EH in my husband's home country that I don't want to name for privacy reasons, but it's a legit pr. in a European country. I know the pr. with a short EH exists in some European countries too.

Clio - nice but makes me think of the car
Lily - nice but overdone
Eva - love this but you would have to correct people on the pronunciation which could get tedious
Chloe - lovely, due a comeback I think
Emma - classic but a bit boring for me
Fiona - not a fan
Lilou - I wouldn't know how to pronounce this tbh
Shelby - like this one
Ruby - lovely
Isabelle - not a fan
Cassandra - not a fan
Isabella - not a fan
Emmie - lovely
Ellie - lovely
Eleanor "Ellie"

My favourites are Chloe, Ruby, Shelby and Eleanor (nn Ellie).

I’d take Shelby over Clio because if you’re going to name your daughter after a car you should definitely make it an expensive classic and not a cheap run around.

But being serious, I like Isabelle and Cassandra best of all. Chloe and Eleanor/Ellie are also nice and IME not overused at all for little ones.

Clio
Emma
Fiona
Cassandra or Kasserine
Emmie

I'm not keen on Fiona or Emma. Fiona just sounds really dated and I have never met a nice Emma.

Clio is a car, might be setting her up for some “take a ride in Clio” jokes when a teen.

Eva if your in UK it will end up as Ee-va.

I like Isabelle, Lily and Eleanor, I don’t like the others.

I only like Chloe and Ruby from your list but wanted to add there is an Eva pronounced Eh-va in dds preschool and it doesn't seem to be an issue, everyone pronounced it Eh-va

Shelby is a really down-market name in my area