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Which of these girls names should I pick?!

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NotStressedAtAll · 18/05/2010 00:55

Just interested to hear your impressions of these names! I am sure I?ll get flamed for saying so, but really, really want to avoid names that are too popular (I have a very unusual name and I love that everyone remembers it!)

So here goes:

Maeve (with Mae as nn? would be keen on Irish name as have Irish heritage. How common is it in Ireland?)
Nora ? on its own or as a nn for below
Eleanor ? shortened to Nora (not a fan of Ellie, Ella etc)
Georgia
Audrey

We also considered Aoife but is it becoming too popular?

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GuntherMcKilocodie · 21/05/2010 09:59

Eleanor shortened to Nell is absolutely lovely.

madly · 23/05/2010 20:21

If you love Nora and Eleanor yet don't want apopular name then how about Leonora.

Beautiful, very underused, easy to spell and pronounce, travels well and is an all round gorgeous name in any language.

muminthemiddle · 23/05/2010 22:52

I like Eleanor the best and would say it is averagely popular where I am if this helps!
Don't really like any of the others, but it sounds like Audrey might be making a comeback and so might become popular in time.

Just13moreyearstogo · 23/05/2010 22:57

I like Eleanor and Georgia

Clary · 23/05/2010 23:10

Georgia and Eleanor (often Ellie but sometimes Eleanor) are both very popular here. I know about 6 Georgias and about 10 Ellies.

Maeve, Nora and Audrey all less popular. I am not mad about Nora but the other 2 are lovely.

I know a small Audrey but she doesn't really have a nickname. When she was tiny I used to call her Audrette but that was just a baby name.

Not every name has to have a NN tho. I prefer names that stand alone.

Rubena · 24/05/2010 10:05

GEORGIA!

NotStressedAtAll · 24/05/2010 19:13

madly - I'm not against Leonora in itself but it wouldn't go with our surname (too similar). Actually even Eleanor is quite close to our last name written down but sounds different enough to run smoothly IFSWIM.

Clary - where abouts are you if you don't mind saying? I know Ellie is popular where I am/was (South West) but haven't heard of many Georgias down there...

THanks for all the opinions everyone!!

Also, yes, we have probably dismissed Aoife - partly cause of the tricky spelling and its similarity to the Evie boom but also because it seems to come up a lot (on baby naming forums anyway!) so I was worried that even in itself it was booming!

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