Erin, Eloise, Elsa, Martha, Matilda or...Claudia

[Dylemma]

How will I ever choose? Literally cannot do it so could one of you choose for me? Please?

[Dylemma]

Actually, think front-runners are Matilda, Claudia & Eloise.

[LeslieKnope]

Elsa is the nicest on your list. It's lovely. Followed by Martha.

Erin - faux Irish. Also packet soup.
Eloise - bit wet
Matilda - too cutesy and over-popular
Claudia - just plain dislike this one

[tywysogesgymraeg]

Erin - like it
Eloise - pretentious
Elsa - like it in theory, but find it hard to say for some reason
Martha - love it
Matilda - love it
Claudia - like it

[YoMamma]

I like Erin and Martha best. I like the name Matilda very much but I'm not keen on the shortening of Tilly and I think it has become very popular recently.

[WeeNoggi]

Erin is lovely! DH vetoed it for us though...


Eloise makes me think of The Damned & band member Rat Scabies!

[WitchSharkadder]

Elsa or Claudia- love both if those names.

Not keen on Erin or Martha.

[nickelbabe]

oooh, I love Eloise, Matilda and Claudia :)

[ouryve]

Eloise was on my possible list for DS2 (before we knew the sex, obviously!)

It's the name of a bloody good song!

[honeybeeridiculous]

Martha or Elsa, but I agree Matilda very popular now

[mathanxiety]

Elsa or Matilda. Both have a nice Nordic ring to them.
I like the NN Tilda for Matilda, and I don't think Elsa needs one - it's short and elegant and not a bit cutesy.

Martha makes me think of hens and feathers and clucking for some reason.
Erin I don't really like. It says Irish-American to me. And yyy to packet soup. Reminds me of rainy Saturdays of my youth in Dublin.
Eloise is an excuse to use the nn Ellie, which is everywhere. I prefer good old 70s style Louise.
Claudia sounds harsh to my ear.

[elcranko]

I love all of them... except Claudia!

Martha and Matilda are my favourites.

[PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline]

Elsa is the name of the group at DS1's school to talk about their feelings and any issues. I don't know if that is common across other schools?

I like Claudia.

[SugarMiceInTheRain]

Martha is my favourite. Elsa second place. I used to love Eloise, but little Ellies seem to be ubiquitous, so I've gone off it. Somehow not a big fan of Erin and Claudia, and Matilda (nn Tilly) is getting too popular now :(

[allyfe]

I love Eloise. I knew one as a child, but she was called Ellie by her friends. I also like Martha. I don't like Claudia and Matilda I love but it is very popular. Eloise not nicknamed to Ellie is the best :D

[GirlsTimesThree]

All those were on our list for our Eloise! She's 19 now and strong, single minded, bright and funny. She's always been Eloise, never an Ellie - that was saved for all the Ella's and Eleanor's she was at school with.
They're all lovely names which will grow with your DD. Lucky you, I wish I was doing it all again!

[ponywony]

Eloise sounds a bit like cheese. Might get the nickname cheese Louise.

[Junipersky]

I strongly like 3 and strongly dislike the other 3, but everyone has their own opinions so just go with the one that feels right for you.

[Tavannach]

Erin.

[DramaAlpaca]

I would call her Eloise Matilda.

I don't like Erin, Martha or Elsa at all.

I quite like Claudia but can't get past the meaning.

[DotDotDotDotDot]

ZOMBIE THREAD!!!!!

[DramaAlpaca]

Dammit! Got caught there. Bastard Zombies.

[mumsiedarlingrevolta]

@Dylemma oooh come back and tell us what you chose!!

I hate an unresolved thread from 8 years ago

I think a MN rule should be that the OP has to come back on any baby name thread and tell us what they picked

[Theoldwoman]

Erin followed by Claudia.

[Cowbells]

@Dylemma

Actually, think front-runners are Matilda, Claudia & Eloise.

Funnily enough I was going to say the best ones are Claudia, Eloise and Mathilda! (In that order.) But all of them lovely, classic names.

[Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo]

I love Matilda. Strong and not sweet and cutest like many names popular at the moment. I like Tilda too. Dark greener has Matilda at 30th with 0.25% of babies named it at last stats which isn’t really very popular.

Also like Elsa.

I almost like Martha but Marth I dislike.