My girl shortlist wdyt?

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just to help narrow down

Kitty
Martha
Verity
Lyra
Helena
Molly
Eliza
Celeste
Pippa
Rita
Ellen

Kitty - not keen; sounds like a nn als, would prefer full name
Martha - love it; my fave
Verity - no
Lyra - no
Helena - sounds too uppity
Molly - love it (DD's name but spelt ie)
Eliza - prefer Elisabeth, but fine
Celeste - not so keen
Pippa - ok, but sounds like nn; surely should be phillipa
Rita - no!
Ellen

Kitty - sweet, but only as a nickname for Katherine.
Martha - I don't like this name and am baffled by its rise in popularity.
Verity - Awful.
Lyra - Prefer Lara.
Helena - Nice and realtively uncommon.
Molly - Don't like this name - too cutesy for me.
Eliza - OK - but can't escape the Doolittle connection. Prefer Elizabeth.
Celeste - Doesn't rock my boat.
Pippa - Sweet nickname; but I don't like Philippa as a full version so that would be out for me.
Rita - Hate this. Poor child!
Ellen - Prefer femininity of Helena.

Favourites on your list: Helena and Kitty (if used as a nn)

Kitty - like it, very sweet
Martha - ok
Verity - like it
Lyra - not keen
Helena - ok
Molly - too common
Eliza - like it
Celeste - not keen
Pippa - don't like at all
Rita - not keen
Ellen - sweet

Eliza Eliza Eliza

I have a friend called Rita and i think its a nice name but i would remind you that there is a ride at Alton Towers called Rita Queen of Speed. Apparently you can get stickers and t-shirts saying "I Rode Rita"

Kitty - ok
Martha - really don't like and far too popular
Verity - most mad person I ever met, and not mad in a nice way
Lyra - don't like
Helena - ok
Molly - its very, very popular
Eliza - its ok but a bit ikea
Celeste - love
Pippa - no
Rita - like the Beatles' song?
Ellen - again too popular for me.

Verity or Pippa (though name Philippa and shorten as nickname).