Could I ask for opinions on these girls names please 🙂

[Rosetyler1]

Could anyone offer any thoughts on any of these names please? Rosanna, Amy, Bethany, Cara, Christina, Abigail, Faith, Hope, Joanna, Holly, Rhiannon, Tessa, Leona, Alice, Leah, Mariah. Really struggling to narrow it down! Thanks!

There are some lovely choices there. Quite a 90s vibe, but I don't think that's a bad thing?

I don't like Rosanna or Rhiannon - too country and western.
I don't like Mariah - unless it's Christmas and the song is coming out 🤣

My favourites are Amy and Joanna- Little Women if you shorten to Jo
I also love Hope, Faith and Holly (ironic given my comments about Christmas before I know)

I love Leah and Leona

I like Abigail and Alice best

I think you've made some nice choices but I'm not a fan of Alice and I've always thought that virtue names like Hope and Faith are a lot of pressure to put on a kid. Love Cara, Joanna and Holly especially.

Thanks! 😊 Little women was actually my favourite book as a kid so it may have subconsciously influenced my choices a bit! 😅

My vote is Christina

Seems perfect @Rosetyler1 !!

I like Holly, Tessa and Leah

Rosanna, Rhiannon and Mariah- not keen
Tessa- sound like a nn for something longer and not keen as the entire name
Amy, Alice, Abigail, Christina, Faith, Hope, Joanna- fine names but a bit boring and plain for some reason
Bethany, Cara, Holly, Leona, Leah- I like these the most. A good friend is Kara so I'm not familiar with the Cara spelling. Also, how are you pronouncing Leah? Its my cousins middle name but she lives abroad and pronounces it Lee-Ah. I 'think' I've seen it pronounced differently on MN before.

From your list the names I like the most are: Bethany, Abigail and Alice.

I don't mind Holly and Cara.

I am not that keen on the rest.

Thanks! I'd pronounce it Lee-ah, is another pronunciation common I don't think I've heard any others? 😊

Tessa is the nicest

Fairly current:
Cara - like
Leona - too many Leos
Leah - too many Leos
Alice - would be happy to use

Classic:
Abigail - like but it will get shortened
Joanna - like but it will get shortened
Alice - also current
Leah - see above
Tessa - I really like Tess
Christina - like but it will get shortened
Maria - said as Mariah, like

A bit dated:
Rosanna - like but it will get shortened
Amy - not keen
Bethany - dislike
Holly - quite like
Rhiannon - OK said properly. Ree-annun is not ok at all.

Virtue names:
Faith - quite like but think faithless
Hope- quite like but think hopeless

Shortlist:
Alice, Abigail, Tess, Cara, Christina, Holly

@NamingNoNames, genuine question- how would you pronounce Rhiannon correctly?

Faith, Cara and Holly are gorgeous. Alice is awful and wet. The rest are just OK.

Christina not many around. So good choice
What about Christy. I love it

Rh is one letter not two and sounds like R+H said at the same time, the IAN are almost 'yann', and the NON rhymes with 'on'. Stress is on the AN.

How to pronounce Rhiannon in Welsh | HowToPronounce.com

In the list, the 3rd one and the 5th one.

Ooh I hadn't realised that, thanks.

I like Rosanna and Abigail

@Rosetyler1 , it sounds quite different, doesn't it. I blame Fleetwood Mac but they also said Sara as Sarah.

There aren't any bad names on your list. I think with the longer names like Rosanna, Joanna and Christina you need to consider any short forms like Ros, Rosie, Jo, Chris, Tina.

Yes it was the song that made me think of the name in the first place. Thanks, I quite like all those short versions actually so I don't think that would be a problem. 🙂

All nice except Alice, which is an awful, wet overused name imo. Leona and Mariah Remind me of the singers though. Favourites are Rhiannon, Rosanna and Abigail as all are beautiful but underused, in England anyway.

I love
Holly
Abigail
Alice
I like
Bethany
Cara ( because of its meaning- friend )

Would Holly seem odd at all for a summer birthday or would it not matter?

Wouldn't matter a bit.