Opinions on these names please?

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Henrietta (Hetty for short)
Larissa
Athena
Alice
Aurora
Gaia

If you had to have one of those names yourself, OP, which one would you choose?

Aurora is a fab name
I would have it but my husbands exs middle name is aurora 😭

Order of preference:

Alice
Athena
Gaia
Henrietta
Aurora
Larissa

Also like:
Adelaide
Harriet
Laura
Lyra

I always used to ask if I would be happy being called any of the names I was considering.

Aurora or Gaia maybe.
Hettie/Hattie cute

Alice is my favourite girls name! Love it!

Henrietta is nice too and I like pp idea of Etta for short.

Gaia is quite nice but the mispronunciation of Gay-a puts me off a bit (it’s the kind of thing that could stick in secondary school)

Athena and Aurora feel a bit princessy for my taste

Larissa I’m not keen on - a bit fussy sounding - and I can’t think of a nice shortening

I like Larissa, Athena and Aurora.

They’re nice—simple and memorable

Larissa is Russian in origin, the traditional diminutive there is Lara but I think you’d have the devils own job making that work in the UK. I knew a Carissa who went by “Rissa” possibly not entirely out of choice, suspect a Larissa would have the same.

Henrietta (Hetty for short)- Chalet Girl/Mallory Towers or a pet chicken
Larissa - exotic beautiful Eastern European/Dr Zhivago
Athena- Greek Goddess/strong Amazonian woman
Alice- In Wonderland (but really just a classic, though I wish the medieval Alys spelling was more popular)
Aurora- Greek Goddess/Sleeping Beauty
Gaia- modern Italian girl/feisty, slightly hippy type.

My favourite is Gaia (so underused in the UK), but Athena and Larissa are lovely too. Least favourite is definitely Henrietta, although Aurora can sometimes feel a bit frilly as well (depends on the girl). No strong feelings on Alice - which could be a good reason for choosing a classic.

I always ask myself, with these Qs, what would I be happy to have as my name as an adult woman.

The only one on your list is Alice, and even then, it's only okay.

If my parents had called me any of the other names I'd change my name when I was I old enough.

Agreed except I prefer Hattie, as short for Henrietta like my cousin -( it just stuck )

Athena or Alice are my favourite choices

Love Athene rather than Athena

Henrietta (Hetty for short) - posh but I quite like it.
Larissa - very pretty, I've only ever met one. Also quite posh.
Athena - ditto to Larissa. It's pretty and I've only ever met one.
Alice - nice enough but seems a bit 'boring' compared to your other choices.
Aurora - a bit princessy but I do really like it and also like Rory as a nn for a girl.
Gaia - I've never known this on a British person. I think I'd assume Spanish/Spanish speaking country (but that could be wrong!) Quite like it though.

I like Alice, Henrietta, and Athena from your list

Alice is the best I think

Don’t like Athena or Aurora. Like the others.

Henrietta - I don’t like this one, just feels like you were expecting a boy called Henry and switched it to a girl.

Larissa - I adore this name, have done ever since I saw Dr Zhivago. Lara for short of course.

Athena - I like this.

Alice - Also like this one.

Aurora - I really want to like this name because I love what it means, and it looks pretty when written. But I dislike how it sounds when spoken. I feel like I’m a dog growling when I say it.

Gaia - I do like this too.

The more unusual names they will hate you for as they,l go thru life being asked to repeat it and spell it, x

All nice - my favourites are (in descending order):

Alice
Aurora
Athena
Gaia
Henrietta
Larissa

Henrietta- I love, Hetty is really cute too.
Larissa- Sounds too American for my tastes.
Athena- Lovely, met so many but I wouldn’t use it.
Alice- Pretty, simple and due a comeback imo, maybe as a middle name.
Gaia- I don’t love this one.
Aurora- Too Disney coded for me.

Alice is nice. The others are a bit flimsy.

I only like Alice. The others are far from my style. Alice is lovely though. Classic, elegant and timeless.

All lovely and on my lists . Especially Henrietta and Aurora .

Henrietta and Alice.