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Could I ask for opinions on these girls names please 🙂

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Rosetyler1 · Yesterday 17:53

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!

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Rosetyler1 · Yesterday 19:14

dailyconniptions · Yesterday 19:12

Wouldn't matter a bit.

Thanks! 😊

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MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · Yesterday 19:14

I love Leona and Christina.

The rest are OK except for Alice and Tessa which are drippy names. Imo of course.

Sapphireandsteel2 · Yesterday 19:16

I don't like the virtue names Faith and Hope. I also find Hope quite difficult to say, comes to an abrupt stop with the 'p', partly depends on first letter of surname.

Lins77 · Yesterday 19:18

Cara, Christina, Joanna and Tessa are my favourites from your list.

CandyflossKid · Yesterday 19:21

Amy and Holly are my favourites

Brownbear8 · Yesterday 19:25

They’re a little 90’s for my own taste, but there’s nothing wrong with that!

I think Tessa, and Holly are the nicest. Alice is OK too but I think Alicia sounds nicer personally.

NamingNoNames · Yesterday 19:26

Would Holly seem odd at all for a summer birthday or would it not matter? Wouldn't matter but it is slightly Christmassy.

Try the names with the surname. Holly Bush or Tess Tickell might not be a good idea.
Think about short versions with the shorter names too. Amy's ok but Ames isn't.

PropertyD · Yesterday 19:30

Christina is nice. Sounds rather glamorous .You don’t need to shorten- just correct anyone who tries. I have a name that could be shorten but quite honestly it never is.

ButterYellowFlowers · Yesterday 19:35

I like Cara

TomatoSandwiches · Yesterday 19:38

I like Tessa and Alice.

mumofoneAloneandwell · Yesterday 19:40

I like Leah and Cristina (no H) x

NamingNoNames · Yesterday 19:41

PropertyD · Yesterday 19:30

Christina is nice. Sounds rather glamorous .You don’t need to shorten- just correct anyone who tries. I have a name that could be shorten but quite honestly it never is.

That's fine but generally people don't like being corrected and you can't stop a child if she prefers the shortened version.

I know a Christina who some people try to call Chris and two Tinas.

LilyLemonade · Yesterday 19:43

I really like Joanna, Hope, Bethany.
It's a nice list altogether.

Odellio · Yesterday 19:48

To give you some perspective as a Joanna, I love my name. But EVERYONE shortens it to Jo. I’ve only ever met one Joanna who everyone called Joanna and she was very hot on correcting people every time without fail. And as much as I prefer people calling me Joanna, I just cba with that. I do speak up if people call me Joanne though, which happens a lot.

Hoork · Yesterday 19:50

All are very nice! My favourites are Christina, Leona, Joanna, Holly and Tessa! xx

momtoboys · Yesterday 19:50

I wouldn't use any of those. Thank goodness I didn't have girls. We could have never agreed on a name.

Rosetyler1 · Yesterday 19:51

Odellio · Yesterday 19:48

To give you some perspective as a Joanna, I love my name. But EVERYONE shortens it to Jo. I’ve only ever met one Joanna who everyone called Joanna and she was very hot on correcting people every time without fail. And as much as I prefer people calling me Joanna, I just cba with that. I do speak up if people call me Joanne though, which happens a lot.

Thanks! 😊 I like Jo as well so that wouldn't bother me.

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NamingNoNames · Yesterday 20:08

@Rosetyler1 , Do you like Joanne? (see pp's comment)
If you like Little Women, do you like Josephine?

Rosetyler1 · Yesterday 20:18

NamingNoNames · Yesterday 20:08

@Rosetyler1 , Do you like Joanne? (see pp's comment)
If you like Little Women, do you like Josephine?

I don't mind Joanne though I much prefer Joanna. I'm not quite sure about Josephine, though I do like Josie. 🙂

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NamingNoNames · Yesterday 20:20

I prefer Joanna too but not Joanne. I know too many of them. I only know 2 Joannas.

BeckyBloom · Yesterday 20:26

Love Cara and Christy for Christina. My favourite aunt was Christina known as Christie.

mathanxiety · Yesterday 20:30

I only like Rosanna, Hope, Holly, Tessa, and Alice.

Amy, Bethany, Joanna, Christina, Abigail, and Leona all seem very dowdy and dated to me.

Cara, Leah, Mariah, Faith, and Rhiannon are all too wispy and insipid for my taste

Gorja · Yesterday 20:38

I’m a 50 year old Bethany so before it was popular. I only ever answer to Beth. Throughout secondary school I was bullied by some others who altered it to Bare-Fanny.
i refuse to use Bethany now as I always hear it the way it was used at school.

Rosetyler1 · Yesterday 20:42

Gorja · Yesterday 20:38

I’m a 50 year old Bethany so before it was popular. I only ever answer to Beth. Throughout secondary school I was bullied by some others who altered it to Bare-Fanny.
i refuse to use Bethany now as I always hear it the way it was used at school.

I'm sorry you were bullied, kids cam be so pointlessly cruel 💐

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Mumofgirls2017 · Yesterday 22:24

Most of them are a bit dated to 80s/90s sorry! I like Alice though