Sorry know this is done all the time but would love your opinion on girls names

[claraq]

I have been out of the country quite a lot in the last few years so am unsure how common/popular/laughable some of these names might be. Please let me know if you think I would be committing a hideous faux pas with any of these (or if you just like/dislike them):

Katy
Coral
Lois
Adele
Anya
Mimi
Gabrielle
M arsha

Katy - fine
Coral - not so keen (my DH loves Pearl, I'm working on it)
Lois - nice
Adele - I prefer Adeline
Anya - nice
Mimi - perhaps a longer name shortened to Mimi, it just seems like a wasted opportunity
Gabrielle - I prefer Gabriella
M arsha - not so keen, Marcia, Marta, Maria better

we have chosen lydia ellen

katy..nice but slightly boring
Anya.. pretty
Gabrielle...lovely
Mimi...reminds me of tom cruise's first wife

I like Katy (but very commonly used)
Anja
Mimi
Gabrielle

Not keen on Coral or Lois or Adele. Marsha I can't decide on.

You could also spell Anya as Anja the Swedish or German way (I think ...)

Katy - prefer kayleigh
Coral - not keen
Lois - not keen
Adele - like
Anya - beautiful
Mimi - no
Gabrielle - like Gabby!
M arsha - Dislike

i also really like Avaya

Katy - nice and traditional; still quite popular
Anya - quite pretty

Anya and Mimi are the best. I think Mimi as a shortened form of Amelia is nice.

Spell Katy Katie - its the more common spelling now and makes like easier.

Thanks again - looks like Anya coming out top and Coral the least popular!
Could use Mimi as a shortening of Miranda which I also quite like.
I don't think I could do Katie even though I really like Katy as it reminds me of too many people I didn't particularly like (esp that Katie on the Apprentice) but the only Katy I have known was lovely.
Any opinions on Piper or is that too WAY OUT? My DH likes it because it reminds him of his favourite champagne.

Don't like Piper at all!

Katy: Quite nice, but very popular

Coral: ok. I know a Coralie, and she is lovely.

Lois: Not sure I would go for this name because I just think Superman, but I do know a sweet little girl called Lois, so don't dislike the name.

Adele: Don't like

Anya: Gorgeous name & I don't know of any Anya's at all. (I work in a primary school too!)

Mimi: Not sure

Gabrielle: ok

Marsha: Ok.

Piper
Pippa would be nicer.

Mimi is my friends word for 'girls bits'

throgmorton, where did you get your name? my friends used to call me that!

my sister wanted me to call my son (if he was a girl) phaedra