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Which baby girl name

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sunshowers04 · 03/02/2024 12:32

Imogen
Isobel
Erin
Rose (this will likely be used as a middle name but I love it as a stand alone name too)

Background we live in Ireland & DH's family are Scottish hence the Isobel spelling rather than Isabel.

Baby will be here next month & we cannot choose or agree.

Another possibility is Freya but it's super popular atm.

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KirstenBlest · 03/02/2024 12:41

Imogen - ok. Don't like Immy
Isobel - ok but Isabella, Isabelle and Isabel are popular so they seem to collectively be overused
Erin - Don't like it. It seems a bit harsh-sounding and nothingy
Rose - every other girl's middle name.

I'd go for Rose Imogen.

user1492757084 · 03/02/2024 12:46

Options inspired from your ideas...

Imogen Rose or Isobel Freya
Rose Imogen or Freya Isobel

SallyWD · 03/02/2024 12:48

They're all lovely. Erin is my least favourite but it's still nice. You won't go wrong with any of those names.

thatneverhappened · 03/02/2024 12:57

I hate Imogen but love the others

Onelife2024 · 03/02/2024 12:58

I really like all of your name choices! In order of preference-

Imogen is one of my all time favourite names, it’s great for all ages, never been overused in any particular decade, and I love Immy for short.

I also love Erin - it’s just so simple and quite pretty but cool sounding. I love that it doesn’t need shortening. Although it’s popular at the moment I don’t think it’s got to the point of being overused.

Freya - similar to Erin - I really like it - it’s popular but not to the extent that it would put me off using it.

Rose - timeless classic that’s proven to date well. And you have the option of Rosie as an affectionate version if you like.

Isobel - when you add up all the Isabel / Isobel / Isabelle / Isabella’s I think this is possibly the most overused name of the decade - that would personally put me off.

TrustPenguins · 03/02/2024 12:58

Erin Rose or Imogen Rose.

theduchessofspork · 03/02/2024 13:08

Isobel if it’s not too overused in Ireland (it is in the UK)

2nd choice Rose - ditto if not too overdone

Otherwise Imogen

Don’t like Erin much at all

NachosAndCheese · 03/02/2024 13:19

I would say they’re all super popular in the U.K, not sure about Ireland. Rose is also every girl’s middle name, it’s so overused.

I really like Isobel.

KirstenBlest · 03/02/2024 13:31

Isobel if it’s not too overused in Ireland (it is in the UK)
Isobel isn't overused in England and Wales but Isabelle, Isabel and Isabella are very popular and have been for years.

If there's another Imogen/Isobel/Erin in your circle, she'll probably also be Imogen/Isobel/Erin Rose

miniaturepixieonacid · 03/02/2024 13:31

They're all lovely. Imogen Rose, Isobel Rose and Erin Rose all sound great. I'm less keen on Freya.
I think my favourite is Erin. But all great.

BurbageBrook · 03/02/2024 13:32

Rose is great, it's overused as a middle name but relatively uncommon as a first name so I like it as a first name. I like all the others too.

Guavafish1 · 03/02/2024 13:33

erin

NoelJo · 03/02/2024 13:34

Love them all! I’d go for Rose Imogen

BoleynMemories13 · 03/02/2024 15:39

Erin is my favourite and fits well with the herritage.

Isobel isn't overly popular these days. Isabelle/Isabella were everywhere in the 2010s but both seem to be falling in the 2020s. I prefer the Isobel spelling anyway, less frilly. This would be my second choice.

Third choice would be Freya. It's nice but, unlike Isobel and it's variants, this one is very much on the rise so depends how much that would bother you?

I don't dislike Imogen or Rose but Erin, Isobel and Freya are definitely my favourites on your list.

Mumofgirls2017 · 03/02/2024 15:44

I like Erin, Isobel too okay

11NigelTufnel · 03/02/2024 17:20

Love Isobel, my favourite spelling of the name. There don't seem to be any around here, it's all a or ee sound ending names.

mathanxiety · 03/02/2024 18:25

Isobel is the name I'd choose.

Erin wouldn't be great in Ireland (it's a soup brand and the equivalent of calling your child Ireland).

Imogen comes across to me as a very twee and English sounding name.

Rose is nice but I prefer Roisin.

Freya is nice. I think it's been eclipsed by Fia at this point.

PickledScrump · 03/02/2024 18:30

The only one that isn’t incredibly popular is Imogen, all the others have been very well used over the last 15 years. My favourite of your list is Freya, Imogen would be second. I wouldn’t use Rose as a middle name as it’s the most common middle name

MolkosTeenageAngst · 03/02/2024 18:32

Imogen is my favourite and I think Immy is cute as a nickname. Isobel nn Izzy is also cute but Isobel and all the Isabelle etc variations are a bit too popular for me. Erin is fine but I prefer names which have a shortening which Erin doesn’t really, same with Rose.

serin · 03/02/2024 22:42

Rose is beautiful and so classic.

SkaneTos · 03/02/2024 22:45

They are all lovely names!
My favourite would be Erin.

lavenderjump · 04/02/2024 13:49

Imogen is my favourite. Rose has got to be the most popular girls Middle name, very over done.

CandiceEatsCandiez · 04/02/2024 13:50

I have really awful personal associations with Erin so I say Isobel or Rose but if I was able to be a bit more subjective I'd add it to the list.

Holidayhell22 · 04/02/2024 13:51

Imogen Rose.

HahaBooHiss · 04/02/2024 19:39

Isobel is one of my DC middle name for the Scottish reference!

Recently started loving Imogen as well, despite there being a few my age.

Erin seems to be hugely popular in Scotland no matter what age you are but it is lovely

I’m a bit bored of Rose to be honest.