Semi-final shortlist for soon to be DD

[Luxmum]

Hi,
Here is my girls names shortlist. My nicest ones got vetoed by DH, so this is the current list. Am I forgetting any obvious name-calling/nicknames or awful name associations with these names? BTW, I am Irish, hence the leaning..
Albha
Aoife
Ruth
Bethany
Avril
Helena
Phoebe
Aifric
Keziah

Love to hear my DDs name has been described as chavvy, common, ordinary, teenagers rude word and hideous all on the one thread.

Just as well I don't care or I could have been quite upset

Oh, Poor you! I assume you mean Bethany? I don't think it's chavvy, but it is common, in the sense of being very popular. That's the trouble with names, they throw up so many different opinions/feelings and as they become more and more popular they tend to be adopted by certain types of people and soon you begin to associate the name with the type of parent/child who would have it. None of us have a crystal ball and I deeply regret one of my children's names (Cameron) he's 14, so when I picked it it was very unusual, but within five years you couldn't move for little Camerons. The most annoying thing is that it wasn't even my first choice but DH and GPs etc, all pulled horrid faces at everything I liked, so I went for the one that pleased everyone. Big mistake. In the end you have to pick what you really like, and sod anyone else. (Except DP obviously!)

Keziah is actually a classic in my opinion, I knew one (a nice clever well spoken one) at school and she was great, but have never met another one.

I like:

Keziah, Helena and Phoebe from your list. helena is probably my favourite, it seems the most elegant to me

I'm sure I'd like some of the more Irish ones if I had a clue how to pronounce them

Tiggy - thank you it was just ncie to have it slated in so many different ways on the one thread. I only know one other Bethany (Beth) and she is 6, my Bethany is 13 months old btw.

Been really sad and checked and she is one of 75 Bethanys (64th most popular name) born in Scotland last year, she will be surrounded by Sophies, Chloes, Emmas, Katies, Islas, Emilys, Amys and Evas. So where we are it is not common.

You are right though I remember naming by dog Chloe a few years before every little girl started to be called Chloe or so it seemed. Cameron is a lovely name you shouldn't deeply regret it.

I think Cameron is a really lovely name - never met one or heard of one come to think of it...

Albha - I dont like the spelling to be honest - prefer Ailbhe, my aunt spells hers Alva but I dont like that either.

Aoife - its ok - but theres probably about 10,000,000 around here (my age) - very boring to be honest (but Im in Ireland?)

Ruth - I'm sorry - I just hate the sound of this name. Really hate it. Its very harsh imo to be honest, I remember a girl in school and everyone prounounced it ROOT!! yuck!

Bethany - I think this is sweet. Not at all common where I am!.

Avril - nice but again a bit boring to me (loads round here - my age again)

Helena - lovely (although I had a bad experience with an Helena years ago and always relate the name to a person so not the best person to judge this one)

Phoebe - would have never have thought of this one and think its absolutely adorable - really quirky. Just really like it.

Aifric - sorry dont like it.

Keziah - nice

I have only ever known one Bethany and I didn't even know her well.

I think Phoebe is a lovely name as well. I know one, and she is 20. It is quite trendy, in a good way, but has never become over-popular.

It's interesting that the people in Scotland and Ireland don't have the same reactions to the same names as Engish people. It's obvious that the trends don't necessaily follow suit, so all Scottish and Irish mothers of Bethany can rest easy - at 64th most popular there probably won't five in the class.

I still like the name Cameron, it was just really important to me that my kids had names that people tended only to associate with, not half a dozen other people they may know. But that's very tricky to pull off unless you go for something outlandish, which can backfire. I've achieved it with my other two, though, so far!