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Thoughts on these girls names?

34 replies

dreamfoliage · 18/02/2024 13:53

Evangeline
Felicity
Cecily
Madelief - Dutch name
Angelica
Bridget
Rosalie
Rosamund

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OrlaHarper · 18/02/2024 13:57

Bridget and Rosalie are lovely, both were on my list for a girl too. None of the others are overused at the moment but it'd be those two for me

Midnlghtrain · 18/02/2024 13:58

I love Evangeline, Felicity and Madelief! Such pretty names 😊

IggyAce · 18/02/2024 13:59

I love Evangeline and Rosalie from your list, in fact one of those is my dd middle name.

Purplecatshopaholic · 18/02/2024 14:00

Aww such pretty names.

Onelife2024 · 18/02/2024 14:41

I like Rosalie and Madelief and they both have lovely shortenings (Rosie / Rosa and Maddie).

Felicity is nice and Fliss, Flick, Lissy etc are nice for a child but don’t work so well for adults imo (and as it’s a 4 syllable name it’s nicer to have a more formal short version I think).

Cecily - again not keen on the short versions for adults (Cece is nice for a child).

I’m not too keen on Angelica, Evangeline, Bridget or Rosamund.

Barleysugar86 · 18/02/2024 14:45

I like Bridget and Felicity. Bridget especially feels quite fresh, it's been a long time since I came across one! I associate ir with the cool teen in 10 rules for dating my teenage daughter.

I know a lot of Eve/ Rose variants so I'd avoid personally, including a toddler Rosalie, if you were hoping to have something a bit more unusual.

The Dutch name could be lovely but I'd need help with how to pronounce it.

Mumofgirls2017 · 18/02/2024 15:00

I like rosalie

also Evangeline or madeleif but don’t like the nn’s afraid

NachosAndCheese · 18/02/2024 15:01

Bridget is such an ugly name. Evangeline will just become yet another Evie in the millions of other Evies.

Love Felicity.

MissyB1 · 18/02/2024 15:02

The only one I like (in fact I love it) is Bridget.

peaceinourtime · 18/02/2024 15:04

Felicity or Rosalie from your list

MaloneMeadow · 18/02/2024 15:04

Love Cecily!! I’ve only ever met one, such a gorgeous name. Evangeline is a close second

SummaLuvin · 18/02/2024 15:05

Evangeline - love it
Felicity - not fussed, I know a cat called Felicity (Fliss)
Cecily - dislike
Madelief - Dutch name - unfamiliar with this is pronunciation
Angelica - eliiiiiiza, otherwise not a fan makes me think of the horrid blonde girl on the rugrats
Bridget - love it
Rosalie - like it, but makes me think of Twilight
Rosamund - like it

Nicebloomers · 18/02/2024 17:28

Lovely list. Felicity and Bridget are my favourites.

Marcipex · 18/02/2024 17:34

I know nearly as many Evangelines as Evelyns. So I wouldn’t go for that.

Cecily is particularly pretty.

FayCarew · 18/02/2024 18:22

Evangeline - another Evie, not keen
Felicity- a bit long but nice
Cecily - not keen
Madelief - Dutch name - not seen it before so not sure
Angelica - it's ok
Bridget - like
Rosalie - not keen
Rosamund - ok

Bridget or Felicity.

FlatWhite2 · 18/02/2024 18:22

These are all really cute but not so sure on Bridget (too many old Bridies about)

love the name Ottilie which seems to fit with your choices and a little more unusual?

TheOriginalEmu · 18/02/2024 19:33

Evangeline- pretty, but long but that gives lots of scope for nicknames
Felicity- not bad, tho Flick from
neighbiurs put me off, it has so many nice nicknames flick is awful 😂
Cecily- not my taste
Madelief - Dutch name- I don’t know the pronunciation, so I can’t say
Angelica- nice
Bridget- not for me
Rosalie- pretty!
Rosamund- prefer Rosalie

Ikeameatballs · 18/02/2024 19:41

Felicity is my favourite

FayCarew · 18/02/2024 19:47

Madelief - I'd check that it is actually a name. If you got it from a baby name site it might not be.
Daisy is madeliefje according to the online translator

KThnxBye · 18/02/2024 19:48

Ottilie is very sweet, but it’s not more unusual. Ottilie is about to enter the top 100 (predicted when the new data lands, but currently just outside). Every single other name on that list is currently less popular than Ottilie, with Felicity being second. Bridget is outside the top 700.

Evangeline - I really like this, but I don’t like the shortenings, Evie/Angel etc are so much more blah and Evangeline is very strong.
Felicity - it ps nice but a bit too frilly for me.
Cecily - is very nice, but I don’t love female adaptations of male names, especially ones made so by just adding an a or y.
Madelief - if this is your heritage, it’s lovely.
Angelica - again lovely as a long name but I don’t enjoy the shortenings.
Bridget - is pretty ironic and cool actually.
Rosalie - feels like a made up name from Twilight and will date.
Rosamund - I like a lot.

For related/similar feel names, would you consider

Rosalind
Annaliese
Jocelyn
Constance
Vivienne
Celine
Genevieve

Happyher · 18/02/2024 19:50

my 30 yr old DD is Rosalie. I always think it’s such a pretty name

jenny38 · 18/02/2024 19:52

Rosalie is nice. I like Rosa too

JustJessi · 18/02/2024 20:13

Lovely list! My fave is Evangeline

theduchessofspork · 18/02/2024 20:22

Bridget, Cecily or Felicity - all great in very different ways.

If you want unusual go for Bridget, as Felicity and Cecily (in its various forms are getting quite popular.

Verity might be another option ?

Evangeline - no because she’ll be Eve/Eva or Evie day to day and there are millions of them, also lots of Lenas and similar L names

Madelief - it made me think Magaluf so hard no

Angelica - no because Angie is awful

Rosalie, Rosamund - no, too many Rose names

PickledScrump · 18/02/2024 22:55

I have a felicity so obviously I love it. Also love evangeline.

What about Vivienne