Which girl name do you like best?

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We are due in October so I’ve still got a little bit of time to fully decide.

This is our short list (although it is not that short) some names have been inspired from threads I’ve seen on here, and some I’ve loved for years.

Our shortlist is:

• Thea
• Ivy
• Nara
• Cassia
• Aliya / Alia
• Eira
• Mila
• Gia

Thank you :)

Thea

My favourite is Cassia.

Thea and Ivy are too 'of the moment' for me.

Nara - Haven't heard this before, but not keen on the sound of it.

Aliya / Alia, Mila and Gia are all nice, but not as classy as Cassia.

Eira - I haven't heard this before and not sure how to pronounce.

Ivy

I like Mila most off that list.

I like Ivy best. Not too keen on many of the others. Cassia is quite nice

Cassia is lovely. Ivy (poison?) is bloody awful, a baby Ivy? Ooft, don’t do that to your child! The rest are somewhere in the middle.

Thea or Cassia

Thea. Though my name of the moment is Sylvie.

I like them all apart from Gia which has strong civil service acronym vibes. Congrats on your imminent arrival!

Ivy. It's a strong sounding name.
I feel like our daughters need strong names in the future. 💪

I'm not a fan of the name Ivy but there are lots of baby Ivys! It's an extremely popular name (top 5 in England and Wales in 2024) and has been popular for a while now.

Thea

Oh I know, I just don’t understand why. But I don’t get the old lady name thing at all, lol.

Thea

First time I read a list where I actually like them all 🥰 they are all lovely names

Cassia

But Gia only if you're Italian!

Cassia

Cassia or Eira for me as I think both are beautiful.

Eira might depend on where you live though- where I am in Wales it’s well known and always pronounced “Ay-ra” but you might have issues elsewhere. Cassia is unlikely to have that problem (I suppose you might get the odd “Cah-shah?” if it’s mistaken for Kasia but that would probably be rare).

Third choice would be Gia - simple, pretty and surprisingly underused in the UK and likely no pronunciation or spelling problems.

Nara is okay but I much prefer the sound of similar Mara. And Thea also fine, again just prefer similar Theia. Alia/Aliya is also nice but the variety of spellings will be a pain. Mila is okay but feels quite trendy atm.

The only one of your choices I dislike is Ivy - I’m surprised it’s on the list as it’s a very different style to the others, as it’s super trendy “Anglo Grandma chic” (which is not my taste).

Ivy is the only one I like.

Thea should be nice, but so many can't pronounce it properly and say 'fear'. That would annoy me.

Cassia is ok, but a bit fussy.

Mila is ok but a very trendy 'of the moment' name. There are loads around me.

I'm really not keen on the others.

Cassia

Cassia is lovely. Would be my choice!

Not keen i.n the rest although Thea is OK, just 'trendy'.

Ivy and Thea are my favourites from your list x

Do you need two names since “we” are due? Are both you and your partner expecting?

I like Ivy and Thea

i think a lot probably depends on your surname. Cassia is lovely but quite 'fussy'- I'm not sure many surnames would go.

Gia is beautiful if you have an Italian surname. I like Nara too.

Thea or Ivy. Not keen on the rest.