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Help[Opinions] Re: 19 Popular British Baby Girl Names That Should Be More Popular Stateside
in reply to a message by queenv
Love
Alice- Gorgeous
Like
Florence- Very pretty. I can't think of many good nicknames though, and the "Aunt Flo" reference could be unfortunate.
Thea- Prefer it as a nickname but even on its own it's nice.
Phoebe- Cute, but also appropriate for an adult.
Neutral
Freya- Uncommon and classic, but just nms.
Isla- Meh. Plus the "EYE-la" vs. "EES-la" pronunciation thing would get to me.
Emilia- Too common, along with its other Em-whatever counterparts. Those names are really nice but we need to branch out and move on.
Willow- Nice name, but got kind of trendy a few years ago. Willow Smith is also not the best association.
Dislike
Harriet- All I hear is "hairy".
Imogen- Seems like an offshoot from the Emma/Emily trend for people who want to be a little different, but not too much. Makes me think "imaging software".
Poppy- I love the idea of this because I'm crazy about flower names, but I know so many people who call their grandfathers "Poppy". Plus with the opioid epidemic it seems in poor taste.
Zara- I just think of the store, and of a lifetime of correcting people on pronunciation and spelling.
Martha- I love most old lady names, but this one should stay in the past.
Hate
Sienna- Dated.
Harper- On the borderline of becoming dated. Plus it makes me think of the Harpies, the awful creatures from mythology that were sent by the gods to defecate on an old man's food as punishment (and also a thing men call a woman to show their disgust for her).
Millie- As a nickname, adorable. As a given name, stupid. She won't be a kid forever.
Darcie- Ugh. Other-people's-surname names and boy's-names-on-girls need to die already. Plus this one sounds juvenile.
Lottie- Gorgeous, gorgeous nickname for the gorgeous, gorgeous Charlotte. NOT a name itself.
Scarlett- Rhyming with "harlot" isn't enough to make me hate it. After all, I love the name Charlotte. But couple the fact that scarlet/red are associated with hookers with the fact that the most famous example, Scarlett O'Hara, was a bit loose too, and this just does not work for me.
Alice- Gorgeous
Like
Florence- Very pretty. I can't think of many good nicknames though, and the "Aunt Flo" reference could be unfortunate.
Thea- Prefer it as a nickname but even on its own it's nice.
Phoebe- Cute, but also appropriate for an adult.
Neutral
Freya- Uncommon and classic, but just nms.
Isla- Meh. Plus the "EYE-la" vs. "EES-la" pronunciation thing would get to me.
Emilia- Too common, along with its other Em-whatever counterparts. Those names are really nice but we need to branch out and move on.
Willow- Nice name, but got kind of trendy a few years ago. Willow Smith is also not the best association.
Dislike
Harriet- All I hear is "hairy".
Imogen- Seems like an offshoot from the Emma/Emily trend for people who want to be a little different, but not too much. Makes me think "imaging software".
Poppy- I love the idea of this because I'm crazy about flower names, but I know so many people who call their grandfathers "Poppy". Plus with the opioid epidemic it seems in poor taste.
Zara- I just think of the store, and of a lifetime of correcting people on pronunciation and spelling.
Martha- I love most old lady names, but this one should stay in the past.
Hate
Sienna- Dated.
Harper- On the borderline of becoming dated. Plus it makes me think of the Harpies, the awful creatures from mythology that were sent by the gods to defecate on an old man's food as punishment (and also a thing men call a woman to show their disgust for her).
Millie- As a nickname, adorable. As a given name, stupid. She won't be a kid forever.
Darcie- Ugh. Other-people's-surname names and boy's-names-on-girls need to die already. Plus this one sounds juvenile.
Lottie- Gorgeous, gorgeous nickname for the gorgeous, gorgeous Charlotte. NOT a name itself.
Scarlett- Rhyming with "harlot" isn't enough to make me hate it. After all, I love the name Charlotte. But couple the fact that scarlet/red are associated with hookers with the fact that the most famous example, Scarlett O'Hara, was a bit loose too, and this just does not work for me.
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