Opinions on girls names

[Fairiesanddragons]

Hiya, we are expecting a baby girl this month and still have a very long list which needs narrowing down. Please can I have your opinions on our list below.
Our surname begins with F and ends with an ee sound, middle name will be Elizabeth.
Freya
Lily
Grace
Eleanor
Beatrice
Abigail
Rebecca
Naomi
Anna

Freya - lovely if it sounds good with your F surname?
Lily - nice, but maybe a bit bland as popular for many years?
Grace - nice but a bit of a risk as it stands out when you meet an ungraceful Grace
Eleanor - nice, but I find this a little bland as it’s been very popular for ages and Ellie’s have been everywhere for decades now
Beatrice - the full name feels quite formal to me and Bea a bit informal - there’s not a good middle ground day to day version imo
Abigail - love this and Abbie is a great useable nn
Rebecca - not keen - too many in older generations and they are all Becky / Bec
Naomi - the pronunciation variations would bother me
Anna - nice

I would pick Freya, Abigail or Anna.

I would pick Freya, Abigail or Anna.

They’d be the ones I’d choose as well. I’d avoid Lily or Naomi because if your surname ends with an “ee” sound it could end up sounding a little nursery rhyme like.

Considering your surname and Elizabeth as a middle name I like Beatrice, Rebecca or Grace.

Have you considered Elizabeth as first name instead? Elizabeth Grace is lovely. Lots of nice shortening options like Betsy, Eliza, Libby

Beatrice is lovely

I love all your names apart from Freyanand Naomi.

my favourite is Elizabeth

and I’d use your names as a first name

Freya or Anna

Anna

Freya - don't like, overused
Lily - not keen,overused
Grace - not keen, overused
Eleanor - too many Ellas and Ellies
Beatrice - like
Abigail - like but she'll be Abi
Rebecca - ok, bit know loads of ones in their 20s
Naomi - too many variations in how people say it
Anna - best on your list

Assuming the surname is something like Farley, the - y names won't sound great, and Freya Farley is too much of a tongue-twister.

I can’t resist alliterative names as they tend to be very lyrical and memorable- so I’d personally pick Freya with your surname.

If the surname wasn’t in consideration then just as standalone name, I like Eleanor and Anna the best as can’t- go- wrong classics - and Eleanor Elizabeth sounds especially cool imo.

Nothing wrong with pretty Lily or elegant Beatrice either though (I just prefer the other 3 choices).

But I find Rebecca is a touch 80’s to me, Grace a bit dull and I’m not as keen on the sound of Abigail or Naomi compared to your other picks.

Freya, Lily. Grace, boring and overused. Loads of them. Eleanor is nice but there are just so many Ellies.. I work with 4 and know more Eleanors.

I don’t like Beatrice at all but I do like the rest.

What is the middle name and how many syllables in your surname? Your 1st names range from 1 syllable to 4. I like them all, but find Anne rather boring.

In general, a shorter 1st name flows better with a multi syllable surname, and vice versa. Have you checked the initials don't spell something odd? NAF, OFF, BOF, REF etc?

They are all nice names. I like Grace and Elizabeth best.

I love Anna, Eleanor or Abigail.

I do quite like all your names though. But I would say probably don't have Lily - it's pretty but it's been really overused for a few years now.

What a lovely list!

Freya - my least favourite
Lily - love
Grace - like
Eleanor - love
Beatrice - like
Abigail - like
Rebecca - like
Naomi - love
Anna - love

My faves ..
Grace
Eleanor
Rebecca
Anna

All of these are quite nice. Keep in mind some of them are likely to be shortened.

Freya -beginning to seem faddy
Lily -has been massively popular for years
Grace -a bit boring
Eleanor -will become Ellie
Beatrice -👍🏼
Abigail -will become Abi
Rebecca -will become Becca, Becky, or Becks
Naomi -whether you prefer NAYomi or NIGHomi, she will be called both
Anna -👍🏼

Eleanor shortened to Nell not Ellie?

Anna

Freya- perfect
Lily- love and not too common any more.
Grace- classic and not too common any more
Eleanor- not the biggest fan
Beatrice- not a fan of the “beer” part

Abigail
Rebecca
Naomi
Anna
i think as a bit dated🙈

I love Anna. That was top of our list for soon to arrive DD but we can't use it. Also love Eleanor and Freya.

I think go with your gut. I'm testing names by imagining myself saying things like "DH could you go and get [name's] bottle etc" and I've found I have quite a strong yes/no (mostly no) reaction when I do that so it's helped narrow down choices.

Elizabeth. overused
Freya nice
Lily overused
Grace overused
Eleanor overused
Beatrice nice
Abigail nice
Rebecca overused
Naomi nice
Anna best

I like Freya and Anna. Both were on our list. Beatrice is ok but much prefer Bea.

Anna ❤️

My favourites are Eleanor, Anna, and Naomi. Good luck mumma x

Lovely list! My top three would be:

1. Freya
2. Lily
3. Abigail