Help us whittle down this list

[Tenlittlemonkeys]

We have a long list of baby girl names and keep going round in circles trying to whittle it down. Let me know what you think!

Mabel
Willa
Edith (Edie)
Florence
Etta
Clementine
Phoebe

Mabel - like it
Willa - not a fan
Edith (Edie) - just a personal preference, not a fan of the 'th' sound, Edith, Meredith, Seth etc.
Florence - very popular and not my favourite sound.
Etta - like it
Clementine - I don't like the Clem bit. Prefer Genevieve for a similar vibe?
Phoebe - love Phoebe, was on my shortlist.

I'd go Phoebe, Mabel second.

Mabel - love it
Willa - it's ok, but I'm not a fan
Edith (Edie) - I like the full name, not fan of nickname, but overall, it's ok name
Florence - I really like this. Also love Flora. Love flowery meaning and sound
Etta - not a fan, just too nickname-y
Clementine - it's fine, but I never liked this
Phoebe - I love this

Like
Edith
Florence
Clementine
Phoebe

Not keen on
Willa
Mabel
Etta

Edith is my favourite from your list.

Mabel- love it
Willa - not a fan
Edith (Edie) - really like
Florence - its ok, loads at the nursery i work at though.
Etta - prefer a longer name with this as a nn so they can decide when older (such as henrietta)
Clementine- really like
Phoebe- really like

oooh lovely list. Clementine is probably my favourite although love Florence, Edith, Mabel, Willa, Etta…. So pretty much all!

Mabel - not keen
Willa - love
Edith (Edie)- too many around
Florence- as above
Etta - love
Clementine - not keen
Phoebe- love

Mabel - not for me
Willa - no and too close to Willy for me/ too easy to pun
Edith (Edie) - lovely
Florence - nice
Etta - again with the Puns (eg don’t call her Etta Clementine)
Clementine - it’s pretty but not lovely and the Clem it’s a bit phlegmy in some accents
Phoebe - lovely

Not a fan of retro names in general but if I had to choose one out of Mabel/Edith/Florence, then I’d pick Florence as it’s quite elegant sounding and has other references (the city) rather than just Great-Grandma cool.

Clementine would be nicer if it didnt have the horrible sounding nn’s Clem/Clemmy (Flem/Clammy). Constance instead? Mix of Clementine and Florence.

Not that keen on Etta as I find it a bit too nickname like - but weirdly I don’t find the same of similar Willa, maybe as it reminds me of classic author Willa Cather.

Nothing wrong as such with Phoebe- I just have an irrational dislike of the double “ee” sound as it feels whiny to me. If you want to go down the popular Greek name route then I think Zoe is nicer, although I like Xanthe even more.

So for me of your choices it’s pretty Willa or elegant Florence - although Etta would be fine as a nickname for something like the lovely Juliet or classic Harriet.

Mabel - like
Willa - no
Edith (Edie) - like
Florence - ok
Etta - no
Clementine - like
Phoebe - ok

Don’t like Willa (might get teased at school and called Willy)

Not keen on Etta, sounds hard

Clementine makes me think of satsuma

Love the rest!

It is fascinating how names go in cycles. I had a gaggle of maiden aunts with names just like this and I can't help thinking of them when I see these.

I like Florence.

Phoebe and Florence are my favourites. Edith and Mabel aren't really my style, but are ok. I'm really not keen on the rest.

Willa or Phoebe!

I love Phoebe and Etta

I love Edith( Edie) and Phoebe
Clementine is nice, but I don't like Clemmie
Friend has just called his baby Camille, that is lovely.

Phoebe, Florence or Clementine are lovely

Inspired from your list, I like..

Etta
Edie
Laura
Mietta
Phoebe - my fave
Henrietta
Clemency

I really like all your names, lovely, cute vintage names and all would be great.
I have heard of babies called Florence, Phoebe, Edith, Etta and Mabel but not met any babies or toddlers called Clementine or Willia in my area SW.
For that reason I would go for those two!

Sorry *Willa not Willia!

Mabel - I know a horse and a spaniel with this name so to me it’s a pet’s name.
Willa - it’s alright, it reminds me of the character in succession, bit nothing-y
Edith (Edie) - not bad!
Florence- nice!
Etta - nope
Clementine - nope
Phoebe - it’s okay

Mabel - really like, though it’s quite trendy
Willa - not keen
Edith (Edie) - like
Florence - like, love Florrie or Flossie too
Etta - not keen, unless as a nickname
Clementine - dislike, feels “too much” to me
Phoebe - love

My order would be

1. Phoebe - lovely classic
2. Mabel - love the vintage chic feel
3. Florence - another vintage chic one - quite popular
4. Edith - full name is just ok but I love the nn Edie
5. Etta - like it but feels unfinished - prefer as a nn for something (Juliet / Harriet / Henrietta)
6. Clementine - I used to dislike this but it’s growing on me and Clem / Clemmy nn’s are growing on me too
7. Willa - this gets misheard as Willy in the accent where I live! Love Willow.

Mabel - my favourite from this list
Willa - don't like it, Willow is better
Edith (Edie) - love it
Florence - it's ok but not my favourite
Etta - it's nice but might be dated in a few years, and more of a nickname than a full name. My friend's DD is Henrietta shortened to Etta which is nicer
Clementine - cute, but quite a mouthful and no nice options for shortening it, Clemmie is horrible, Tina or Mimi not great. You could go Emmie I guess
Phoebe - nice

I like Phoebe best and Etta least.