A few girls' names

[Rachiesparrow]

Hello everyone,

DH and I are stumped for a girl's name - we've gone through so many. I have this list and wondered whether any jump out for any reason, good or bad - just for fun really, as who knows what we end up calling her. DH is worried that we will still be dithering when she's doing her GCSEs. She's due next week.

Kitty/Catherine
Martha
Ruth
Lila
Laura
Gretchen
Justine
Lalita
Asha
Zorah
Nina

I like

Kitty
Ruth
Laura

Gretchen?

I love Martha

quite like Kitty

and I do actually like Gretchen as well

RnB - I know, I'm surprised that I like it. I worry that if we call her that, it'll get shortened to something like Wretched.

Still, I can't help but think it's very pretty - pookabelle, thanks! I'm not crazy!

But I do like unusual names, so maybe not the best person to listen to!

I like these-

Catherine
Martha
Ruth
Laura
Gretchen
Justine

Gretchen and Martha are my favourites from that list.

Kitty is OK as a nn for Catherine but sounds twee and childish on its own.

Lalita is too close to Lolita, Asha and Zorah sound a bit made up. Don't like Lila and Nina either.

Kitty/Catherine lovely, classy, timeless
Martha- yawn sooooo Boden
Ruth- sounds harsh
Lila- Urgh- Kate Moss.
Laura- see Catherine
Gretchen- has those rolly plaits over each ear and is a milkmaid.
Justine- I like this. V cool.
Lalita- no, just no.
Asha- is a boy's name I believe?
Zorah- harsh
Nina- like this as well, misgiving would be I think Nina's have to be delicate and ballet-like. I don't breed them like that so would be wary.

Greta is very cute, imo. Gretchen sounds a bit witchy to me for some reason. Good luck with choosing

Ooh - interesting reactions!

Sweetnitanitro - Asha can be arabic, but my fave is the sanskrit meaning, Hope. Bucharest - it can be either a girl's name or a boy's name. Sounds feminine to me.

Zorah - means 'dawn' in Arabic and Slavic apparently, but according to wikipedia, also means 'place of wasps'

RnB - I think it's witchy too - it's why I like it!

Kitty/Catherine - Catherine is elegant. Kitty is cute.
Ruth - very grown up name. I like.
Lila - not to my tastes. Sounds made up. Prefer Leila.
Laura - lovely, classic, feminine.
Gretchen - Not keen. I love Greta though.
Justine - NOOOOOO. SORRY JUSTINE MN!!! It's just soooo sixties/seventies.
Lalita - horrid
Asha - unusual and strong. I like it.
Zorah - I prefer the Neale-Hurston spelling - 'Zora'. Love it. Almost named by DD this.
Nina - beautiful, simple, classy. Again, was on my shortlist.

Btw - Asher is a boy's name. Asha is a girl's name.

Martha is sweet

Lila always reminds me of sanitary towels, for some reason.

Nina or Laura are both pretty and will suit baby, toddler, child and adult.

Kitty always makes me think of a stripper.

Martha is ok.Laura is ok. Gretchen isn't.Nina isn't bad. I don't particuarly like the others.

Mamalazarou - that is not good. Thankfully, it's relatively low down on the list.

Kitty/Catherine -- OK
Martha -- No
Ruth -- Love
Lila -- Love
Laura -- No
Gretchen -- Like, but much prefer Greta
Justine -- No
Lalita -- NO, NO, NO! Too like Lolita
Asha -- Like
Zorah -- Love
Nina -- Like but only for a slim, slight DD.

So, Ruth, Lila, Greta, Asha and Nina

I vote for Laura, Catherine and Martha.

Definately Laura or Nina.

Lila and Martha...yes.

I think Kitty/Catherine is my favourite

I also really like Martha, Gretchen (and Greta) and Nina

I love Kitty - def my fav on your list. Only know of one amongst hundreds of olivias, Ellies and Charlottes.....

Also love:
Martha
Ruth
Laura

Asha cool but always thought it was short for Natasha or Sasha in a girl?

Catherine/'Kitty', Laura or Nina (although agree with the comment that somehow Ninas are willowy. anyway I know a very nice slender and willowy (grrr!) Nina).

I would go for the Catherine nn Kitty rather than simply Kitty, just in case Her Honour Justice Whatever prefers Catherine iysim.

Kitty/Catherine - babyish/dull
Martha - lovely
Ruth - lovely and really unusual
Lila - very of the moment. along with lily, leila, ella etc
Laura - ok
Gretchen - kind of cool! i like it!
Justine - nope
Lalita - heyzoos, no way
Asha - ummmmm. no
Zorah - no. like Zyla though, cross between lila and zorah
Nina - love this one.

ps Greta short for Gretchen would be fab