Thoughts on these names for a girl?

[theresa23]

Rowan
River
Mavis
Hazel

Also please let me know any similar names/ suggestions you may have

Mavis is just awful . Not keen on Hazel. Know a boy called Rowan and RIver is a bit hippyish. How about Delphie?

Not keen on those. How about:

Violet
Sylvie
Audrey
Lydia
Cecily

Rowan and Hazel are lovely. River seems a bit trendy and overused at the moment and Mavis is just no - I know some fantastic Mavis's but they are all over 70.

Willow
Seren
Maeve

Beautiful names!
Especially Hazel.

❤️ Rowan and River but my personal fave atm is Flo 😄

Sorry all awful. Rowan at a push

Mavis is due a comeback.

Mavis - excellent name. If your surname is Broggins it’s a must.

You cannot improve on Mavis Broggins.

Not Mavis
Not River
Rowan is a boy's name?

If you like River how about Reeva?
Really don't like Mavis
Hazel is so lovely

Big no to Mavis ... reminds me of Mavis Cruet from Will O the Wisp (fairy, top middle)

Only Hazel from your original list is acceptable. Here are some alternative nature themed names:
Heather
Briony
Willow
Fern
Calla
Rosa
Veronica
Vera
Delphine
Zinnia
Iris
Daphne
Coral
Olive

Hazel is fine

River and Mavis are dreadful sorry.

Love Rowan, River and Hazel. Less keen on Mavis. Other suggestions

wren
robyn
eden
maeve
mabel
skye
willow
opal
clover
iris
pearl
laurel

Hazel is the only one I’d even consider and I don’t like it much.

If you want a river-related name, what about Ondine or Aude? There are scads of lovely flower names. One of my favourite names is Hortensia, which means ‘garden’.

Rowan is a great nature name, clear to pronounce, easy to spell (though boys may get Rohan too). I know of both a girl and boy locally called Rowan - both teens now. I guess for a girl you could also lengthen to Rowana if you prefer? I like the 'an' ending though and the ambiguity of a unisex name.

Hazel- never liked this, a bit fey somehow and not in a good way. I think it's the Zel sound...also don't like Zelda!

River - a bit more attention-seeking than your other names. What if you have a quiet child who prefers to be under the radar? Just written down, it's not as neat and rounded a word as Rowan, so looks less of a name.

Mavis - a bit drippy. Not sure why Mabel seems fresher and Mavis so dreary, it just is - sorry!

Rowan is a boy's name and the rest are awful

Mavis is awful. River and Rowen are normally associated with boys. Hazel reminds me of my great aunt.

Other suggestions:

Wren
Quinn
Seren
Willow
Skyler
Eden
Nova
Noelle
Juniper
Harper
Cora
Callie
Aubrey
Avery
Blair
Cassia

A family l know with Mavis and Hazel also have Vera. I think Mavis fits into the old names that are coming back category so it's fine.
Same type
Edith
Bertha
Harriet
Dorothy

Rowan is lovely.

River and Hazel are okay.
I just can’t like Mavis; it’s too old-lady. Merle is a nicer bird name.

Prefer Maeve

like hazel and Rowen too

Rowan's lovely, my favourite unisex name. Hazel's nice - I knew a lovely one at university. Mavis isn't to my taste but I think it's part of the generation of names that will soon be coming back in a big way, or already are, so why not, if you want to be a bit ahead of the curve? River is in the 'no, just no' category for me. Far too associated with River Phoenix, and, like a PP said, quite a name to carry.

Mavis is a definite no. It makes me think of a larger elderly woman and I just can't picture it on a baby/child/young woman.

River is pretty but will always be associated with Phoenix in my mind.

Hazel is pretty enough but it'll almost definitely be shortened to Haze which I'm not keen on.

I love Rowan - it's a really pretty name (and is also the name of my friend's 12 year old who is one of the most charismatic, kindest and most beautiful girls I've ever met so all good associations!).

Other suggestions - Cora, Cara, Erin, Eden, Thea, Aspen, Robyn, Merryn?

I love Hazel. Rowan is quite nice, although I associate it more with boys. River I definitely associate with boys. I’m not keen on Mavis.

It sounds like you like nature names? How about

Wren
Willow
Amber
Summer
Fern
Laurel
Robyn
Saffron
Savannah
Skye