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Do you like any of these girl names?

50 replies

GEK1983 · 25/08/2023 19:12

Hi. What about these names? Surname is Rossi. We are however English and have this surname as my husband was adopted by Italians!

Emilia
Isabella
Francesca
Alessia
Leonora
Gabriella
Marcella
Eleanora
Carina
Mariella
Louisa
Eloise
Imelda
Julia
Martha
Natalia
Esther
Sophia
Evelina
Olivia

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DarkAndWild · 25/08/2023 19:17

I like Esther, there aren’t many of them.
You obviously like names ending in A!

17caterpillars1mouse · 25/08/2023 19:19

Emilia - I like it a bit boring now tbh. I prefer just Emily or something similar like Emmeline

Isabella - nice enough, a bit frilly. I prefer the simplicity of Isobel

Francesca - nice enough but really dislike Frankie. I quite like Fran or Chesca though

Alessia - not a fan

Leonora - love it. My favourite from your list

Gabriella - OK, not keen on Gabby. There are 2 in my daughters class at school though

Marcella - not a fan

Eleanora - lovely

Carina - not a fan
Mariella - prefer just Marie

Louisa - very pretty

Eloise - not a fan

Imelda - not a fan

Julia - not a fan. There are 3 in my daughters class!

Martha - nice enough

Natalia - nice enough

Esther - lovely. I like it shortened to Essie

Sophia - OK, a bit dull
Evelin - not a fan

Rockandgrohl · 25/08/2023 19:20

i like them all apart from Julia we have similar taste in names! I like Amelia better than Emilia though

Whatsthepoint1234 · 25/08/2023 19:22

My favourites are Esther and Natalia. I love the nickname Talia as well!

Marcipex · 25/08/2023 19:24

I’m not a fan of Alessia or Imelda.
The others are all pretty.
I prefer Juliet to Julia.

Twazique · 25/08/2023 19:41

Eleanora is perfect!

lavenderjump · 25/08/2023 20:01

Natalia or Alessia. Both feminine and classy

KirstenBlest · 25/08/2023 20:02

Emilia - will get called Amelia
Isabella - pretty but overused
Francesca - sounds like she has a father or grandfather who's rocking all over the world
Alessia - too italian sounding with the surname
Leonora - not keen
Gabriella - not keen
Marcella - with the surname will be assumed to be March-el-a
Eleanora - same as Leonora
Carina - ok but makes me think if a car
Mariella - bit frilly
Louisa - nice
Eloise - sort of hard to say it. Will be Ellie
Imelda - ok but Marcos
Julia - nice but if I heard Julia Rossi, I'd write it Giulia
Martha - best so far
Natalia - ok but long
Esther - like but with the surname makes me think of Wester Ross
Sophia - pretty but overused, would hear it as Sofia Rossi
Evelina - don't like it at all, will be Evie
Olivia - overused not great with the surname

The names ending in a or r will run into the surname
Louise Rossi is very pretty but Louisa Rossi will sound like Louise Urossi

Theoldwoman · 25/08/2023 20:48

They all end in an A sound?

I prefer Isobel over Isabella.

I like:

Louisa
Julia (prefer Juliet)
Esther ( prefer Estelle)
Sophia ( prefer Sofia spelling)

Continuing your A ending sound:

Ella
Laura
India
Amelia
Saskia
Zara
Tabitha
Lucia
Freya
Una
Emma
Erica

Notlongnow01 · 25/08/2023 20:57

I like Francesca and Gabriella.

Not keen on Imelda or Esther.

SpamFrittersYouSay · 25/08/2023 21:13

It does rather depend on your surname .
If your surname begins with A , for example, then none of those names are great.

CallieJones · 25/08/2023 21:17

I've starred my favourites

Emilia*
Isabella
Francesca*
Alessia
Leonora
Gabriella*
Marcella
Eleanora
Carina*
Mariella*
Louisa*
Eloise*
Imelda
Julia*
Martha
Natalia
Esther*
Sophia
Evelina
Olivia

CallieJones · 25/08/2023 21:18

SpamFrittersYouSay · 25/08/2023 21:13

It does rather depend on your surname .
If your surname begins with A , for example, then none of those names are great.

The op has told us the surname.

punnetofcherries · 25/08/2023 21:20

What about Alessandra?

GEK1983 · 25/08/2023 21:25

Thanks! Yes, lots do end in A but not all. Did consider Alexandra but not sure I like Alex on a girl which feels inevitable.

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wellingtonsandwaffles · 25/08/2023 21:41

A lovely list!

If you worry about popularity I’d avoid:
Emilia, Olivia, Evelina (Evie/Eves everywhere)

my favourites are
Francesca - strong but feminine, with good nn options
Carina - international sounding but simple spelling and rare. The one I knew never had it abbreviated but Rina could be sweet

several of the others are quite frilly or don’t have good nn options

FindingMeno · 25/08/2023 21:45

Really like Francesca

SM4713 · 25/08/2023 21:47

Nearly all the options are very long, 3 syllable names. Fine with the current surname, but if she ever changes it, and even if not, she might be stuck using a shorter nickname forever, due to the given name being SO long!
These are my immediate thoughts to the names, but obviously if you like it, go for it.

Emilia- Prefer Amelia
Isabella- Prefer Isabelle or Bella
Francesca- really like, but don't like Fran as a nn as sounds like an old lady
Alessia- Prefer Elisse or Alisa.
Leonora- don't like. A bit like you'd hoped for a boy called Leon, and had a girl
Gabriella- don't like. I think of angels.
Marcella- fine, but not keen
Eleanora- Prefer Eleanor. Why make it even longer??
Carina- fine
Mariella- fine, but prefer Marielle. Again- why make it even longer?
Louisa-fine
Eloise- fine
Imelda- deadful!
Julia- Like, and not so common now
Martha- Awful. Martha Stewart, vineyard, just sounds dowdy and old
Natalia- Like
Esther- not keen. Always reminds me an ester in chemistry

Sophia- too common and old lady, grandmother from the Golden Girls
Evelina- Children's hospital. NO
Olivia- Fine

Gowlett · 25/08/2023 21:49

This isn’t being mean, but I don’t like any of them.
I guess, Carina, if any.
But they are all nice names!
I love the baby names question, because we all have such different taste.
Suppose that’s why we all have our own names!

uncomfortablydumb53 · 25/08/2023 21:58

My Favourites are Louisa and Martha

Thisnamechangehastakenme10minutes · 25/08/2023 22:03

Emilia -Lovely
Isabella -lovely
Francesca-lovely
Alessia- not sure, looks like it should be Alicia
Leonora- not my taste
Gabriella-lovely
Marcella- not my taste and I read it as Mar-Chella others might say Mar- seller.

Eleanora- lovely
Carina- as with Alessia it looks like it should be Corrina
Mariella- sounds dated for some reason
Louisa- is okay
Eloise- fine, think it's been quite popular for the last few years
Imelda- really not my taste
Julia- cute, somehow sounds dated and fresh at the same time
Martha- as above
Natalia- as above
Esther also really not my taste
Sophia- love this name but it's not the most original. Lovely name though.
Evelina- not heard before. Eve lina? Eval ina?
Olivia- similar to Sophia in that it's lovely but used a lot

punnetofcherries · 25/08/2023 22:08

GEK1983 · 25/08/2023 21:25

Thanks! Yes, lots do end in A but not all. Did consider Alexandra but not sure I like Alex on a girl which feels inevitable.

I suggested Alessandra.....Alessa for short or Alexandra (Alexa)

Orangebadger · 25/08/2023 22:17

Francesca, Gabriella and Sophia are all my favourites. My DD 1 has one of these names and the other is my DD2 middle name and the 3rd was on our list. I think they all sound great with your surname.

Also like but not as crazy about Louisa, Emilia, Natalia and Olivia ( but a LOT of Olivia's now)

Others are nice enough but not to my taste.

TedWilson · 25/08/2023 22:20

Well I have a Louisa and if I ever had another she would be a Natalia so I'd have to go with those!

Ohyousillydivvy · 25/08/2023 22:21

Anna
Adeline
Arabella
Azalea
Anastasia
Anya