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Narrowed down to 4 girl names

105 replies

glasshalffull0 · 26/07/2023 17:55

Molly
Erin
Isla
Grace

Thoughts?

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Justaponder · 26/07/2023 18:12

Erin gets my vote. I also really like Molly :)

Me too.

Isla and Grace are just too overused atm.

wineschmine · 26/07/2023 21:29

Erin's a funny one.

I agree with a pp that it "barely sounds like a name", and I also associate it with heron.

However, I do actually quite like it, and out of your four it would be my preferred name.

Molly; agree with a pp, very dated and infantile.

Grace; so horribly overused. People seem to think it's incredibly classy for some reason, but it just isn't. I also just don't like the sound, I don't like the hard G.

Isla; have always loved it but the popularity would sadly put me off a lot. It's sudden rise in popularity will mean it dates very quickly (it already sounds dated to me).

Hazelnut9 · 26/07/2023 21:36

Molly or Erin

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 26/07/2023 21:38

Erin is the best of the choices, though you could have Margaret with Molly as a diminutive..? Then I'd change my vote.

miamiibiza · 26/07/2023 21:39

Molly

OrlaHarper · 26/07/2023 21:54

Why not all of them, in that order. Also, you'll know who she is when you meet her. Good luck!

Pepperama · 26/07/2023 21:54

Erin or Isla

Daftarchie · 26/07/2023 22:03

Erin absolutely

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 26/07/2023 22:05

Isla is prettiest and Erin least common

momtoboys · 26/07/2023 22:07

Erin or Molly.

CoffeeChocolateWine · 26/07/2023 22:09

Definitely Erin. I wanted Erin for DD1 all the way through my pregnancy, but 2 weeks before due date DH admitted he didn't love it as much as I did 😭

Isla is nice but I know lots of them. Not keen on Grace...I think it's the Grrr sound that makes it quite harsh to my ears.

Molly is awful. Wet, inelegant, frumpy and infantile.

Hankthehonk · 26/07/2023 22:14

Erin is my favourite. My dh vetoed it because it was an ex girlfriend's name which is fair enough!
I also like Isla but it's a bit overused here in Scotland.

ScuttleMcButtle · 26/07/2023 22:16

Grace

Ohyousillydivvy · 26/07/2023 22:17

Erin
Isla is overdone but Iona is beautiful

42wordsfordrizzle · 26/07/2023 22:18

Have you Irish roots?

Eireann, pronounced almost identically as Erin, is the Irish language name for Ireland. It's used in the US by Irish-American families. I don't think it used much in Ireland as a name.

LulooLemon · 26/07/2023 22:19

Grace or Isla

Viviennemary · 26/07/2023 22:19

They are all fine. But I like Grace best.

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/07/2023 22:29

Erin
molly
isla
grace

that order

Yoyoban · 26/07/2023 22:35

@continentallentil
. Molly is slang for ecstasy/MDMA
(as @TropicalTrama has also said)

lordloveadog · 26/07/2023 22:38

Mary or Margaret with Molly as diminutive? Then she can choose later if she finds the slang a problem.

The other names are nice but very popular at the moment.

Fleur405 · 26/07/2023 22:43

I’m biased because I have an Erin! it’s not too common (at least not where I am) but not in anyway unusual or weird.

Molly is not my cup of tea at all but I like the others. I’m in Scotland and Isla is super popular right now. I think Grace is lovely too (we know quite a few close friends and family with the name so couldn’t use it).

Daisybuttercup12345 · 26/07/2023 22:44

I love Isla.
Grace and Erin are both pretty.
Molly not so much.

Fleur405 · 26/07/2023 22:46

Ohyousillydivvy · 26/07/2023 22:17

Erin
Isla is overdone but Iona is beautiful

I find it so weird that Isla is mega popular and Iona isn’t. I think Iona is lovely!

OopsieeDaisy · 26/07/2023 23:11

I like Molly the best. Isla is nice but overused, Grace is also overused but I’m not keen. Really don’t get the love for Erin, it’s got a scratchy sound to it imo.

SpecialOnes · 26/07/2023 23:11

Molly