girls names-stick to traditional?

[lynn1]

What do you think of Elliott for a girl? I read about a woman artist named Elliott (who happens to be a charming, pretty young mother) and I think it sounds kind of cute. In practicality, is that too strange? I'm not an "out-there" sort when it comes to names, but I don't know...my dh also likes Harper or Alcott for a dd, but I'm not sold on those yet.

My more trad. list includes names like Helena, Georgia, Emilia, Annabella, Anna-Claire, Carolina, Cate, Madeline - but I don't know if these are overused in the UK since I'm not from here. Basically we just can't come to a decision! What do you think?

Helena is a beautiful name, one I've earmarked for potential future dd should I ever have one! Is not particularly prevalent.
I don't like Elliot for a girl. Sorry.

I don't think I could call MY dd that either. It's just too boy-ish.

Elliot, Harper and Alcott are all, well, surnames. It's becoming more common to give them as first names, esp in the US, but I really wouldn't, particularly not for a girl.

Your trad list are all at least used in the UK (although Kate is the more usual spelling and Anna-Claire is a compound I haven't seen before) - some are very popular indeed.

I like Elliott for a girl, but definitely not for a boy. Really like the name Emilia and wanted that for dd1, but dh didn't like it enough. Also, it is not that common here, although Amelia is a little more well used.

Helena is beautiful, classy and stylish

More than can be said for Elliot, Harper or Alcott I'm afraid

Whoops, meant to say I like Elliott for a boy definitely NOT for a girl

Elliott deffo a boy name, NOT suitable for a girl

All your trad list names are nice, tho' Cate unusual spelling (usually Kate) - though you could go for Catherine/Katherine and abbreviate. Georgia is very popular - I know loads!

Georgia is really popular, it exploded about 5years ago.

Emilia, I like, it's another that will be really popular in the next few years though, so it depends if you want something different.

Annabella, I like, alot, I also like Arabella.

Not keen on Anna-Claire, at all.

Carolina, nice, it reminds me of the song by Shaggy though (MiL's name is caroline)

I think after the madeleine mcann stuf I'd be put off naming my child madeleine.

I like Catherine, shortened to Cate.

Elliot is a boys name.

I actually like it
can be shortened to Ellie/Elle/Lottie

Elliot, Harper, Alcott - all dreadful for a girl.

Helena, Georgia, Emilia, Annabella, Anna-Claire, Carolina, Cate are all fine, but I would steer clear of Madeline because ot the McCann case., which is a shame because it's a lovely name.

Carolina though reminds me of the American state. Prefer Caroline or Carolyn.

thanks all! didn't know Georgia was getting up there in popularity. And wasn't aware of the Shaggy song. That's why it's good to ask these things...

harper and Alcott not to my taste though

the others are all fine,safe, nice traditional names

Yes, I like Carolina with the Spanish pronunciation (car-oh-lee-na), however no one would probably pronounce it that way since we are not Spanish/Latin!

I really dislike the whole surnames-as-a-first-name thing, as well as boys-names-as-girls-names.

Helena is beautiful. I also like Rachel, Imogen, Clara, Claudia and Sophie.

Agree - these names are very 'surnamey'. We also seem to have a proliferation of Taylors and Mackenzies around too.

There's a (blonde, female) Elliot in Scrubs. There was a thread about this a couple of days ago and I'm warming to it. I like Harper a lot - makes me think of Harper Lee, not a surname. Alcott is a bit surname-ish though (as in Louisa May!).

For some reason your trad list made me think you were American - then I got to the end of the paragraph and you said you weren't from the UK! I think they're all nice, though maybe considered a bit posh here, apart from Cate and Madeline - try sticking the word "Lady" in front of them to see what I mean!

Sorry but Elliot, Harper and Alcott are not nice at all.

Helena and Anabelle are lovely - and not too common in the UK.

I like traditional names and no, they aren't overused here anymore, more's the pity. Out of those, I would choose Helena. Don't much like Harper, Elliot or Alcott. Like Rachel as well Sidge.