Love, loathe or indifferent..?

[justbeenforapromenade]

Impressions please?

Araminta (Minty for short)
Amethyst
Belle
Bellatrix
Camelia
Daphne
Dahlia
Delphine (Delphi for short)
Dove
Emmeline
Iris
Isadora
Mabel
Minna
Marigold
Magnolia
Pearl
Peridot
Penelope
S eraphine
Sunny
Tabitha
Xanthe
Zora

I seem to have missed the first 4 but dislike them.

Araminta (Minty for short)- dislike
Amethyst- dislike
Belle- okay, prefer Isabel or Bella
Bellatrix- dislike
Camelia- not keen
Daphne- love!
Dahlia- like
Delphine (Delphi for short)- like
Dove- dislike
Emmeline-like a lot
Iris- love but is becoming popular rapidly
Isadora- love!
Mabel- like
Minna- dislike
Marigold-like, perhaps a middle name
Magnolia- dislike
Pearl- love!
Peridot-dislike
Penelope- love!
S eraphine-okay
Sunny- dislike (okay as a nn)
Tabitha- okay
Xanthe- like
Zora- dislike

Love Daphne, Iris, Isadora, Pearl and Penelope but some of the others are dreadful!

Araminta (Minty for short) Nope
Amethyst OK but - er actually no, don't like it
Belle no
Bellatrix NO!
Camelia Don't like the sound of it or the flower.
Daphne No, hideous.
Dahlia again hideous. Makes me think of village flower competitions of the 1960s.
Delphine (Delphi for short) not unless you are French.
Dove No. NO.
Emmeline O.K.
Iris OK
Isadora Boring
Mabel Boring
Minna Short for what?
Marigold Yes very nice.
Magnolia nope.
Pearl Yes nice but getting overused now
Peridot NOOOOOOOOO
Penelope NO
S eraphine Ok but again only if French
Sunny N O with a passion
Tabitha Yes, pretty good
Xanthe Can't say it, most people won't be able to figure it out
Zora Ok but never heard of this one. Short for Zoflora maybe...

It is not a fairy, nor is it a cat. It is a person. Please try to remember this

I love Iris and Mabel and Hate Araminta, Amethyst, Bellatrix, Camelia, Marigold, Magnolia, Peridot and Penelope.

Araminta (Minty for short) no
Amethyst no
Belle no no
Bellatrix no no no
Camelia no
Daphne no
Dahlia no
Delphine (Delphi for short)yes
Dove no
Emmeline no
Iris no
Isadora no
Mabel no
Minna no
Marigold no no
Magnolia no no
Pearl no
Peridot no
Penelope no
Seraphine no
Sunny no
Tabitha no
Xanthe yes
Zora no

Sorry, that wasn't very positive

Helena - where do you live? Where on earth is the name Pearl overused?

SE eng.

sorry

I have v high standards of overusedness though.

I think Helena dosen't like anything within the top 1000 or so if she thinks Pearl is overused and Isadora and Mabel boring

I like in S England and haven't met any Pearls tummy tickler!

Sorry for having an opinion! OP did ask!

they almost all sound like eyeshadow shades

You are right Helena! I just meant that you are a hard lady to please

Araminta (Minty for short)pretentious -
Amethyst ditto
Belle quite like
Bellatrix sounds made up and ugly
Camelia not bad
Daphne ok but Scooby Doo
Dahlia just no
Delphine (Delphi for short) okish
Dove bar of soap
Emmeline will always be mistaken for Emily
Iris good
Isadora all right
Mabel good
Minna yuk
Marigold rubber gloves
Magnolia pain
Pearl sounds a bit Hyacinth Bucket
Peridot isn't that a drink?
Penelope ok
S eraphine ?
Sunny Delight
Tabitha cat's name
Xanthe pretentious
Zora features in the Zelda series on Nintendo

Yes you're right there

I had been hoping I wasn't as harsh as some of the replies, and worried when you mentioned me that's all. My comment on Penelope was obviously a typo

Araminta (Minty for short) - no
Amethyst - no
Belle - ok
Bellatrix - no no no no no she's the baddy in HP
Camelia - no
Daphne - ok
Dahlia - ok
Delphine (Delphi for short) - ok
Dove - no
Emmeline - yes
Iris - yes
Isadora - no
Mabel - ok
Minna - no
Marigold - no, rubber glove
Magnolia - no, type of paint
Pearl - ok
Peridot - no
Penelope - yes
Seraphine - yes
Sunny - no, won't ever be PM with a name like that!
Tabitha - yes
Xanthe - ok
Zora - no

Like Iris and Minna on your list. We have very differwnt taste in names though.

I like Iris a little, but none of the others.

My favourite names are seen as boring / horrendous by most some others though, so I think if you're sure about a certain name, just go for it. Uhm, except perhaps Bellatrix, which sounds like there should be dungeons involved in later years...

Lots of lovely names here.

Araminta (Minty for short) OK
Amethyst No
Belle Nice
Bellatrix No, absolutely not.
Camelia V nice
Daphne OK
Dahlia OK
Delphine (Delphi for short)Nice
Dove Er ... nope
Emmeline ... Excellent!
Iris ... OK
Isadora ... very nice
Mabel ... nah
Minna ... no
Marigold ... no
Magnolia ... definitely not
Pearl ... lovely
Peridot ... absolutely not
Penelope ... horrid
S eraphine ... OK
Sunny Lovely, but a bit too Sunny
Tabitha ... no
Xanthe ... OK
Zora ... no. Sound like a pretent futuristic warriror woman.

Araminta (Minty for short)LOATHE
Amethyst LOATHE
Belle INDIFFERENT
Bellatrix LOATHE
Camelia LOATHE
Daphne LOATHE
Dahlia LOATHE
Delphine (Delphi for short)INDIFFERENT
Dove LOATHE
Emmeline LOATHE
Iris LOATHE
Isadora INDIFFERENT
Mabel LOATHE
Minna LOATHE
Marigold LOATHE
Magnolia LOATHE
Pearl LOATHE
Peridot LOATHE
Penelope LOATHE
S eraphine LOATHE
Sunny LOATHE
Tabitha LOVE
Xanthe LOATHE
Zora LOATHE

Araminta (Minty for short): LOATHE (desperately, desperately posh... only use if you're going to send her to Cheltenham Ladies' College)
Amethyst: LOATHE but possibly slightly prejudiced by fact that my dd can't say her 'th' sounds, so would say it like 'I'm a fist'!
Belle: LOATHE (Have you never seen Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'?)
Bellatrix: LOATHE (means 'warmonger'... asking for trouble, IMO)
Camelia: INDIFFERENT, prefer Camille, which is lovely IMO.
Daphne: LOVE
Dahlia: LOATHE
Delphine (Delphi for short): LOATHE (unless you are French, in which case it's OK, but without the Greek-sounding nickname)
Dove: LOATHE
Emmeline: INDIFFERENT (kind of approve of the sentiment behind it, but couldn't quite bring myself to inflict it on a child)
Iris: LOVE
Isadora: LOATHE
Mabel: LOVE
Minna: INDIFFERENT
Marigold: LOATHE (rubber gloves)
Magnolia: LOATHE (paint colour)
Pearl: LOVE
Peridot: LOATHE
Penelope: LOVE (is the name of a very good friend; everyone calls her Penny, but I call her Poppy and she likes both)
Seraphine: LOATHE
Sunny: LOATHE (too hippy)
Tabitha: LOATHE (cat's name)
Xanthe: LOVE
Zora: LOATHE

Sorry to be so negative, but there are some lovely names here among the ones I don't like... My favourite here is Pearl.

Araminta (Minty for short) NOOOOOO
Amethyst - Not my cup of tea (NMCOT), quite pretentious
Belle - OK, could be a good 2nd name.
Bellatrix - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Camelia - Pretty
Daphne - Pretty
Dahlia - NMCOT, but nothing wrong with it.
Delphine (Delphi for short) - I like Delphine, but not Delphi (changes the name from one with pretty and soft connotations to one with a harsh god-like connotation)
Dove NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Emmeline - Pretty
Iris - Pretty
Isadora - NMCOT
Mabel - NMCOT
Minna - NMCOT
Marigold - NMCOT
Magnolia - NMCOT
Pearl - NMCOT
Peridot - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Penelope - Pretty
S eraphine - Pretty
Sunny - Lovely little girls name, not sure how well it would translate in an office setting.
Tabitha - Pretty
Xanthe - NMCOT
Zora - NOOO

Is this a joke? Surely nobody could name their child Bellatrix, which is either a poisonous plant or a Death Eater. As for suggesting that your child be named minty, as if she were a tube of toothpaste - the mind boggles.

Iris is not bad though.

Gosh jellybeans, we could have been separated at birth! Which names DO you like if you don't mind my asking

Bellatrix means 'Female Warrior' and is the name of a constellation, which I think is rather strong and lovely. It's only the Harry Potter connotations which turn people off and the 'trix' bit which can also be found in Beatrix. I have to admit it was something of a wild card.

I also really love the name Velvet, but know that would not go down well either.

Hi I quite like Isadora and Belle off your list but didn't 'love' them so had to say indifferent! Names are just so personal, so don't want to offend. I think most of your names are just abit too brave for me but they are perfectly fine if you like them