Views on these 3 girls names, please!

[cushioncover]

Ok, a while to go yet but here they are;

Frances
Ruth
Martha

One mine, one is DH's and one we both like but not either of our favourites IYKWIM.

Opinions please,ta very much!

[notnowbernard]

Frances - a bit old-fashioned, IMO

Ruth - a 'strong' name, IMO

Martha - lovely

[AdamAnt]

I like them all, but particularly like Ruth

[MiMao]

I like Martha best

Sounds friendly, girlie and strong

[Pollyanna]

love Martha and Frances.
Not so keen on Ruth.

[bossykate]

frances is my favourite of those, but like them all.

[Nemoandthefishes]

prefer Martha too.

[Botbot]

Like them all. Nice sensible names. And I mean that in a good way.

[Hulababy]

I love the name Martha

[PaulaYatesBiggestFan]

Ruth

frances and martha too 'in vogue'

10 years ago Martha

[Leslaki]

Don't like Frances - DH auntie called Frances and is always called Fran - she HATES both names.martha and Ruth OK.

[cushioncover]

Thanks. Martha is my favourite
DH likes Frances (Fran). We both quite like Ruth.

[hana]

martha

[CantSleepWontSleep]

Rate them as Martha, Ruth, Frances.

[Unfitmother]

1 Ruth
2 Martha
3 Frances

Like them all though.

[Chunkamatic]

Our first baby is due this thursday and if its a DD it will be Martha, so you cant have that!!!!

[Tortington]

i love both ruth and martha - indeed, i toyed with Ruth myself.

these are 'strong' names to pull off i feel - and my reasoning for not using the name was ...if i have an ugly child - its a god awful ugly name.

[kittywise]

martha, frances, ruth ( don't like ruth)

[Bluestocking]

I like all of them. I have a slight preference for Frances, possibly because I loved Russell Hoban's Frances books so much as a child.

[ivykaty44]

I like frances

[janeite]

All lovely but I especially like Martha.

[TheFallenMadonna]

I like them all. I love Frances.

[janeite]

Martha Frances very nice together methinks.

[lovetIngles2]

Frances.. my lovely friend is frankie
Martha
Ruth
but I like them all

[cushioncover]

Thanks everyone. It doesn't sound like there's too much distaste for any of them, which is nice.

I really do like Martha. My one slight reservation is that there's no derivitive of it, unlike my other two DCs. Frances would be Fran and Ruth would be Ruthie.

[shabster]

I know a lovely young woman called Martha. We met on holiday a few years ago. She is beautiful, very funny, quite crazy - so for me it has to be MARTHA every time!