My girl shortlist wdyt?

[curlyaqa]

just to help narrow down

Kitty
Martha
Verity
Lyra
Helena
Molly
Eliza
Celeste
Pippa
Rita
Ellen

Martha. Wonderful name.

Kitty- really like
Martha- don't like and getting far far far to common, I think
Verity- don't like
Lyra- not sure about tis one
Helena- really like
Molly- don't like at all, sorry
Eliza- love
Celeste- love
Pippa- don't like at all
Rita- yuk, sorry
Ellen- tis o.k. I suppose, but boring, imo

Love Verity but DH hates it.
Love Helena but it's my boss's name so I wasn't going there!

Rita is cool.

my faves are:

Kitty
Martha
Helena
Eliza
Celeste
Pippa

Martha

Don't like Verity - too Head Girlish. A bit iffy about Celeste, Pippa and Rita. Like all the rest but Helena would be No1. Martha No2.

Ok, here is my opinion:

Kitty - lovely. love it as a nn for Katherine too.
Martha - really don't like this.
Verity - don't like at all.
Lyra - looks too much like lycra.
Helena - pretty.
Molly - very cute.
Eliza - its ok. love Elizabeth.
Celeste - its ok.
Pippa - cute.
Rita - awful.
Ellen - lovely.

My favourites from your list are Kitty, Molly and Helena/Ellen.

My least favourites are Rita, Verity, Lyra and Marth.

JMO

you are not allowed to have rita.

it is on my list and no one else was supposed to like it

(that means I like it....)

In order of preference:

Ellen
Martha
Celeste
Helena
Eliza
Verity
Pippa
Molly
Lyra
Kitty
Rita

Might vary a bit depending on surname (e.g. I really like Celeste but it doesn't go with my dh's surname - would just sound ridiculous!).

My votes would be for

Kitty (but only if you put Catherine on the birth certificate, as Kitty to me is a name only for a baby)
Martha
Helena
Pippa (ditto with Philippa. I just can't imagine the Rt Hon Pippa, Foreign Secretary)

Kitty - ok
Martha - love it
Verity - bit like your trying too hard
Lyra - no
Helena - like
Molly - like but popular at the mo
Eliza - love
Celeste - love
Pippa - i like it
Rita - nice
Ellen - like it but i just see the comdeien

Kitty - not keen
Martha - lovely
Verity - lovely
Lyr - not too bad
Helena - OK
Molly - too many around here
Eliza - like it
Celeste - I really like it, would have had it for DD, except it sort of reminded me of incest. Sorry.
Pippa - not keen
Rita - OK, it was my g'mas name, but I wouldn't give it to my DD.
Ellen - OK

i know loads of mollys and marthas.
eliza is very lovely.
pippa too horsey
verity and celeste remind me of names for the pill.
ritas nice...haven't heard that for ages.

Rita is the one I like.

Eliza, Helena, Martha, Ellen, would be my preferred order of choice.

Great shortlist.

No to Pippa, Ellen and Verity.

Maybe to Kitty, Martha, Helena, Molly.

Big yes to Eliza, Celeste.

Biggest yes of all to Lyra.

Kitty - Very nice but I think I would prefer as a nn for Katharine.
Martha - Lovely
Verity - Like
Lyra - Don't like because it makes me think of tights.
Helena - Very nice
Molly - Like
Eliza - Very nice
Celeste - Too French although I am not averse to using foreign names, I prefer Cecily which has the same sort of sound to it.
Pippa - Quite like.
Rita - Too many Fifty somethings with this name.
Ellen - Don't like. Ellie and Ella are prettier.

Martha, Helena & Eliza are my favourites.

Kitty - ok but it's a bit twee
Martha - ok
Verity - no
Lyra - ok
Helena - yes
Molly - yes
Eliza - prefer Elizabeth
Celeste - yes
Pippa - yes
Rita - no
Ellen - ok

Like Kitty and Eliza - tres sweet!

Kitty - lovely
Martha - A bit meh
Verity - eww no
Lyra - Nope
Helena - Very nice
Molly - OK a bit overused
Eliza - yes
Celeste - Barbar's wife
Pippa - no
Rita - no
Ellen - ish