Hazel or Ingrid?

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Which name and why?

Hazel because every Ingrid I have ever known has not been a very nice person.

No other reason.

Gosh, they are very different names.

Ingrid. It's stronger. I've never met one under 50.

Hazel sounds a bit wood nymph-y.

I like Ingrid. Hazel is a bit 'fey' and weak-sounding.

Both lovely imo. Difficult to choose between, tbh I'd probably be deciding based on surname

Hazel.
Ingrid just doesn't sound nice, it's an ugly name IMO.

I’m an Ingrid. Interesting to know I’m not nice and my name is ugly🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I am on the incorrect side of 50🥲

Funnily enough I’ve name changed for this.

Ermm any other options ? Not keen on either tbh If I had to pick Hazel … Ingrid I just picture a large brusk women 🤣

Not keen on either in all honesty.

I like Hazel best (I have a soft spot for nature names) but I do like Ingrid too. Quite underused nowadays.

In my sleepy haze I initially read Hagrid in the thread title. Both are infinitely better than that!

Both lovely names OP

If I had to choose I would choose Ingrid as it seems a more solid robust name that would suit and adult and a child.

Brusque? Hazel for me too.

Hazel and ingrid are very old fashioned names. What comes to mind for me is they are part of the local tea sippers club, they like bird watching, they collect money for charity on a Friday, collect their pensions every second Wednesday and work in the local cancer research shop on a Saturday. They like knitting and local gossip. Please don't do it x

Hazel is sweet.
Do you like Astrid?

Both great. I know fantastic women called both of these.

Both lovely. I don't know what anyone else is talking about.

I prefer Ingrid as it is slightly less used. I know a couple of young girl Hazels.

Hazel as long as it works for your surname.

Ingrid is lovely!

I like Ingrid more. I’ve never met Ingrid in my life but the name gives me the vibe of a strong and sensitive person at the same time. And someone tall and gracious.
Hazel is fine, I just like Ingrid better.

Hazel. Ingrid is not an attractive name imo.

Hazel

Ingrid

Do you mind me asking your age/what age bracket you're in? I'm just interested because that's not my perception at all

OP I really like both. I know a lovely Hazel but no Ingrids. Would it bother you that it's hard to shorten the latter, or is that part of the attraction? Astrid is also lovely, as a pp has pointed out.

Ingrid is a bit of a beefy battleaxe name.

Hazel is okay.

Gosh, Ingrid. It's just beautiful. It was on our list for DD.

And I quite like Hazel!

Both nice but very different! Interesting to see how people’s perceptions on the same name can differ.

Ingrid to me isn’t a frumpy old battle axe; I find it elegant, strong but a bit ‘cold’ (icy Scandi vibes). It’s probably a harder name to wear than Hazel.

I don’t find Hazel a weak or fey name either. It’s a tree name and quite unfrilly so to me it has a quiet strength. It’s warmer and softer than Ingrid though, and currently much more popular so a little Hazel would probably have an easier time fitting in.