Help me choose!

[Amazinggrace89]

Please help me choose between these for our DD.
Ruth
Winifred
Fern
opinions on all welcome!
Thank you!

Have you got any others you’re thinking about?

No these are our top 3

Wilfred! It's a great name, she could be Winnie or Freddie

I like Ruth. Winnifred sounds like whiney Fred and she could suffer bullying in school...

I'd hate to be called Winifred

Ruth and Fern however are nice. I havent met a young Ruth for ages

Ruth is a family name........

I love Winifred! Freddie for short.

Sorry but I really dislike Winifred, it sounds so witchy and frumpy to me! I think Ruth and Fern are both fine, slightly prefer Fern I think as it reminds me of the girl from Charlotte's Web!

I like Ruth and would be very happy to be called it as an adult. (But I did tell my 12 year old daughter recently that I considered calling her Ruth and she looked horrified! :))
Fern is quite nice - again, hard to imagine suiting a cool teen.
I’m sorry, Winifred isn’t to my taste as I wouldn’t like to be called it.

Really dislike Winifred. Can’t imagine wanting to be named that at all. It’s so ugly and frumpy.

Ruth is lovely. Fern is ok but not sure if I like that spelling.

I'm really trying to envision myself being called by each one, but I have to be honest that none of them really resonate with me. So, it's quite challenging to make a decision.
Ruth maybe.

Out of the 3 I prefer Fern but I don’t like any of them. Sorry!

Ruth is lovely and so underused. It's a beautiful name so that would be my choice.

Fern

I thought Winfred is a man's name?

I love Fern! It sounds really fresh and bright to me.

I'm not particularly keen on any I'm afraid. Winifred is rather clunky, Ruth has a dry quality that evokes the feeling of felt or cotton balls rubbed against teeth. Fern is like unseasoned chicken. Writing this I'm realising I have an irrational aversion to names containing "th" or "f" so take my opinion with a pinch of salt.

@sunflowerpinks Winifred.

Ruth is lovely.

I really like all three. I love the nickname Winnie, but have a soft spot for Ruth. People pronouncing it Roof does put me off a bit though. Fern is nice, the most current and safest choice seeing how polarised opinion is on Winnifred.

Winifred is awful. I’m not a fan but Winnie is a lot better. Out of your options I’d go with Fern, it’s lovely.

Fern is alright.
I would hate to be named Winifred, and Ruth(less) isn’t a nice sound.

Deffo Winifred.
N being Winnie, winter, Freda

Fern 100%. Ruth is nice but too dated and not due a reboot yet. Winifred is just awful!

I like Ruth. It's classic and simple.

Fern is ok but I don't love it.

Winifred sounds a bit harsh to be honest, although Winnie is ok as a nickname.