Opinions on baby name shortlist

[Violet1988]

Any opinions on my shortlist for baby girl would be much appreciated.

Emily
Martha
Alice
Merryn
Molly
Nina
Sophia
Zara
Eve
Lydia
Iris

Iris is one of my absolute favourite girls names. Lydia and Alice have also been on my own list over the years.

So I vote Iris, Alice or Lydia, in that order.

Great list.

Alice is my top girls name now, has been for ages.

Also love Emily, Nina, Zara, Sophia and Eve.

Depends on middle name, any siblings, and surname.

I am not keen on martha, molly or Merryn but really like the rest.

I love them all except merryn Sofia and eve whom k know far too many of

Alice iris Nina and Martha would be my favourites in that order

I don't know any Merryn's at all. Or any Eve's though I know plenty of Evelyn's, Evie's and Eva's.

You'll not be sick of hearing it then! I'm in Scotland maybe they are more popular here than where you are

I think Emily is such a lovely classic name! All my dolls were called Emily!

I also love Eleanor and Esme.

I love Iris too!

Similar to our names. Also LOVE Merryn but DH concerned it's too unknown...

Emily- love. Classic
Martha- I don't think the sound of this, sounds dated not in a good way
Alice- love. Classic
Merryn- don't like
Molly- don't like
Nina- it's OK but prefer your others
Sophia- I like this.
Zara - it's ok but prefer your others
Eve- not keen
Lydia- love.
Iris- I like it

My favourites are Emily, Lydia and Alice (in that order)

Emily and Lydia were on my own list.

Top list, in order:
Alice - like
Martha - ok, slightly frumpy, Arthur is popular
Lydia - like. Not keen on Lyds. Like Lydie

Maybe:
Emily - ok but seems a bit overused
Nina - ok, seems bit current
Iris - ok, quite placid sounding. Nce flower

Know too many:
Molly - ok, slightly twee
Zara - nice but I know loads of them
Eve - nice but Evies are everywhere
Sophia - overused. I like Sophie.

No
Merryn - don't like it

I agree with these comments except that I’d put Alice at the top.

Martha always makes me think of the housemaid in Secret Garden - not that she wasn’t lovely. And Molly sounds like a nickname and a doll ( I think maybe some weird association with the Miss Molly had a dolly song!)

I’m not a great fan of Nina and Zara, and Merryn to me is entirely different in feel from the rest of the list. Love the rest!

I like Iris a lot. I prefer Sophie to Sophia.
The others I'm not crazy on I'm afraid.

I love all those names except Iris.

Not keen on Merryn, but the rest are lovely ☓

I’m a Martha and have an Alice and Sophia! 😂

Obviously I love my girls names but also love Zara and Nina.
Lots of Merryns where I live. It’s not my cup of tea.

Merryn is the only Cornish name I like! It’s in my top 10 hypothetical baby girl names.

Not keen on martha or molly.

Weirdly feeling Nina!
Its a cool name and prob due a comeback...

I like them all!
Alice, Emily and Nina are my favourites.
I prefer Sophie to Sophia.
Molly and Merryn probably would be my last two picks from the list.

I love Nina, Zara, Eve and Lydia, all were on our list. Also like Iris a lot, and Emily is nice too.

Lovely list!! It’s rare I like all the names on a list!
I absolutely love Alice - that’s my favourite.
I also love - Martha, Iris and Eve.
I really like all the others.

Emily - hate this name so much, bland and boring. hate it.
Martha - could be dowdy on one person but elegant on another
Alice - bit dull but okay
Merryn - pretty
Molly - like
Nina - like
Sophia - so many of them about. I always want to pronounce it with a strong New Jersey accent 'yo sophiiiiiiiiia'
Zara - pretty
Eve - pretty but overdone
Lydia - like
Iris - not a massive fan

Emily - 7th choice, another absolute classic that’s relatively timeless, and another very safe option but there are just others I like the sound of better.
Martha - 11th choice, never understood the love for this as it sounds dreary/drudge like
Alice - 4th choice, absolute classic, pretty timeless and definitely the “safe” option.
Merryn - 9th choice, pleasant enough, feels less classic than your other picks.
Molly - 10th choice as I’m generally not keen on nickname style names.
Nina - 3rd choice, simple, yet feminine and elegant plus surprisingly underused. I’m just not sure if I prefer more classic but similar Anna? 🤔
Sophia - 6th choice, beautiful and fab meaning but I think having so many of them (when you include all the Sophie/Sofia’s too) has spoilt it a bit.
Zara - 5th choice, pretty and simple with a slightly exotic feel. I just personally prefer similar Lara or Sara more.
Eve - 1st favourite and on my own girls list .Gorgeous, elegant and simple - but a funky palindrome too. Only concern is the myriad of other Ev- names that might be in her class too 😢
Lydia - 2nd choice and again on my list, beautiful, classic and elegant yet with a slightly quirky feel
Iris - 8th choice, gorgeous imagery in the flower and goddess, I just think it has a slightly harsh sound.

Quite a few your choices were on my own girls list, nice picks! ( I also had Anna, Elizabeth, Claudia, Antonia, Verity, Lara and Isabel on it if it’s of any interest).

Actually Antonia is a good call and ready for a revival.

Iris
alice
nina
molly

those are my picks! Lovely list though