Which girls name?

[hollybelle2]

Bit stuck but vote your favourite! Any other suggestions welcome. Come up with the shortlist of Maeve, Anais, Eleanor, Hazel, Jasmine and Leah

No:
Maeve - don't like the way it looks or sounds
Anais - too much of a mouthful but looks pretty. Probably 'Ana' or 'Uh-nay'.
Leah - ok but a bit plain

Yes:
Jasmine - like
Eleanor - classic, unremarkable. Probably Ellie
Hazel- nice enough, a bit rabbity

Suggest:
Annalise or Anna instead of Anaïs

I adore Leah and it’s so under used.

I know so many Eleanor’s and Ellie’s it’s quite ridiculous.

Hazel is by far my favourite. By a long way.

Leah and Jasmine are quite nice, but a bit dated now.

Eleanor is ok, if pronounced El-eh-na. I dislike El-eh-nor, so it's accent dependant. Either way, it will inevitably become Ellie which is quite dull and bland.

Maeve is the latest fad. I don't get it personally. It's just Dave with an M. Not pretty sounding.

I personally don't like the sound of Anais either. It's quite trendy. Do you like Anya?

@BoleynMemories13 , Daeve has a certain flourish
Meadhbh doesn't invoke the same reaction in me, but the spelling isn't obvious to everyone.

Like most of them!

jasmine and Leah are a bit common to me though sorry

I voted for Hazel - pretty, simple, fresh sounding and not too dated or overused.

Leah would be my second choice - a nice simple classic.

Maeve is also lovely - a bit trendier but I like it.

Jasmine is nice, I just find the sound a bit harsher.

Eleanor is a solid choice if you don’t mind Ellie or its popularity.

Anais I really dislike - it’s pretentious sounding to me (if no linked heritage) and has pronunciation variations that would annoy me.

Ideas

Niamh
Iris
Lydia
Holly
Amelie
Eliza
Zoe
Cara
Harriet
Georgia
Freya
Zara

Maeve or Eleanor

@hollybelle2 , I say Leah as 'Lay-ah' , and based my opinon on that. Lee-ah sounds nicer.

I like them all. Top 3 are Jasmine, Leah and Maeve.

I absolutely love Anaïs, but I know one and everyone including her parents pronounce it wrong

Maeve and Leah are my favourites.

I'm not keen on Hazel, reminds me of a nut tree too much, be prepared for a huge range of pronunciations and spellings if you use Anais.

Can’t go wrong with Eleanor - it’s almost the “Elizabeth” of girls names ie. super classic/unlikely to date, lots of nickname choice if she doesn’t like it/wants one, interesting historical and cultural namesakes etc

Voted Hazel but also love maeve

mabel
stella
harriet
alice
annabel
lilah
thea
esme
ruby
scarlett
violet