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Girls name help

35 replies

purpleelephant8 · 08/06/2023 08:08

Opinions on these girls names please x

Maya
Hallie
Tessa
Blythe
Anya
Lena
Margot
Clara

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Justaponder · 08/06/2023 08:19

What a lovely list of girls names!
The only one I'm not sure about is Blythe. My favourites are Maya, Hallie, Lena and Clara

Takemyselfdancing · 08/06/2023 08:21

I don’t mind Anya or Tessa (prefer Tess) but not keen on the others sorry. Clara and Margot are popular on here but not my taste.

user1492757084 · 08/06/2023 08:22

Inspired by your list, I would use ..
Tess
Claire
Blythe
Maisie
Katya
Hayley
Xanthe

SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 08/06/2023 08:23

Justaponder · 08/06/2023 08:19

What a lovely list of girls names!
The only one I'm not sure about is Blythe. My favourites are Maya, Hallie, Lena and Clara

I quite like Blythe! I don't think I'd use it myself but its unusual without being too weird.

Hazelnuttella · 08/06/2023 08:26

Maya - I like it pronounced My-a but not May-a
Hallie - really like it
Tessa - prefer Tess. Also Nell is a similar feel.
Blythe - not sure we’re ready for a revival
Anya - very nice
Lena - lovely
Margot - over done, think it will date.
Clara - pretty

Hazelnuttella · 08/06/2023 08:26

Also you might like Callie

CheerfulYank · 08/06/2023 08:28

I like all of them! Maya is probably my least favorite but it’s still nice, so it’s a very good list to me!

Hallie and Margot are my favorites, I think.

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/06/2023 08:59

Maya- blah
Hallie- quite like
Tessa- meh
Blythe- ok
Anya- ok
Lena- ok
Margot- it’s growing on me
Clara- love

Miabella89 · 08/06/2023 09:09

All of them are nice - but I like Hallie the best, then Lena and Margot.

Pemba · 08/06/2023 09:15

I like all the ones ending in 'a'! The others not so much.

My least favourite is Blythe as it seems more like a surname to me. A nice enough sound though, would be OK as a middle name.

jackles · 08/06/2023 09:21

Pemba · 08/06/2023 09:15

I like all the ones ending in 'a'! The others not so much.

My least favourite is Blythe as it seems more like a surname to me. A nice enough sound though, would be OK as a middle name.

Makes me think of skylarks - I've never seen it used as a name.

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LulooLemon · 08/06/2023 09:28

Maya - love if pronounced Mye-a (to rhyme with sky-a), no if it rhymes with fay-a
Hallie - no
Tessa - yes, but I would put Theresa on bc
Blythe - no
Anya - lovely
Lena - no
Margot - lovely
Clara - beautiful, but watch out for regional pronunciations which may be different to you're

FayCarew · 08/06/2023 10:21

Maya - too many Maya, Maia, Mia, May type names around. Meh
Hallie - too trendy, lacks substance
Tessa - like
Blythe - nice sound but grim town up north
Anya - nice enough but prefer Anna
Lena - too many L names around. Len-a, Lee-na or Lay-na?
Margot - too trendy. Maggot
Clara - prefer Cara

TheMurderousGoose · 08/06/2023 10:31

Maya - nice name but there are loads of mias, mayas, maias about
Hallie - lovely
Tessa - I prefer Tess
Blythe - sounds a bit WASPy
Anya - reminds me of onions
Lena - I like this one
Margot - never met a baby Margot until a couple of years ago and now it feel like every second baby girl is called Margot.
Clara - nice enough but a bit dull

KayEmAy · 08/06/2023 14:57

Maya -Like
Hallie - Like
Tessa - Like
Blythe - not my style
Anya - Love
Lena - Like
Margot - dislike
Clara - hate

FawnDrench · 08/06/2023 18:20

I love Blythe.

shoopshoopdedoo · 08/06/2023 19:29

Maya - OK, never sure how to pronounce
Hallie - really dislike
Tessa - OK
Blythe - like
Anya - love
Lena - love
Margot - OK, very popular where I live
Clara - like, also prefer Cara

cptartapp · 08/06/2023 19:35

Maya - billions of them
Hallie - seems incomplete
Tessa - as above
Blythe - God no
Anya - mmm, ok
Lena - no
Margot - vv popular atm. I know several
Clara - no but love Cara

Rauha · 08/06/2023 19:37

I like Margot and Clara

PickledScrump · 08/06/2023 19:39

I like Clara, Tessa and Anya. Not keen on the others

misspollycat · 08/06/2023 19:43

Maya - I quite like, but not one I would use personally.
Hallie - I like the sound of it, but feels like one of those faddy names that will date in a few years.
Tessa - I like, but prefer Tess.
Blythe - I dislike, but could be one of those names that might grow on me after I'd heard it a few times.
Anya - I like, but not enough to use.
Lena - I love it pronounced Lee-na, but been informed it's actually Lay-na, and this doesn't have the same vibe for me somehow.
Margot - I have a feeling it will date easily, but seems really popular at the moment.
Clara - My absolute favourite! Love it!

Confusion101 · 09/06/2023 21:11

Maya: as others have alluded to, is it pronounced My-a or May-a? There are quite a few variations of this name which turns me off it.
Hallie: absolutely love! And love this spelling.
Tessa: don't hate it, don't love it.
Blythe: not a fan
Anya: prefer Enya
Lena: love it pronounced as Lee-na
Margot: love it but will everyone associate it witb Margot Robbie?
Clara: i absolutely love this name, unfortunately I can never use it!

continentallentil · 09/06/2023 21:51

I’d go for Blythe - lovely underused name
Tessa is also v nice

Maya - nice but so overdone
Hallie - faddy
Tessa - v nice
Blythe - really great
Anya - not as nice as Anna. Annis, Anest or Annelise maybe?
Lena - OK - but so many Lara/Lyra/Lola/Luna/Leila/Lila names - they all blur
Margot - really nice but very of the moment and being overdone
Clara - nice, popular

Mummytobe333 · 10/06/2023 06:35

My favourite is Hallie 💓

RoseMartha · 10/06/2023 07:43

I like Lena and Clara (although I prefer Claire)