Girls names - opinions and inspiration please!

[rambini]

Honest opinions on the following girls names please, and any other ideas welcome!

Isobel
Imogen
Marielle
Sophia
Amelia
Jasmine
Marissa
Coral
Hazel
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve
Poppy
Taryn
Willow
Paige
Sapphire
Ebony
Lilly-Rose

Thank you

[Marne]

I like

Nieve
Willow
Poppy

I like Lilly-rose but quite popular at the moment.

[janeite]

Isobel - yes
Imogen - yes
Marielle - too fussy
Sophia - ok
Amelia - ok
Jasmine - no
Marissa - no no
Coral - no
Hazel - yes
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - silly spellings - Niamh is nice
Poppy - yes
Taryn - no
Willow - no
Paige - no
Sapphire - gads no
Ebony -no
Lilly-Rose - Lily or Rose yes but this, no

[Kyrie]

Isobel - lovely name and the best spelling imo but so popular if that matters.
Imogen - too pony club for my taste
Marielle - sounds a bit dated
Sophia - Very nice and classy
Amelia - Nice
Jasmine - Very nice
Marissa - Not keen
Coral - a betting shop
Hazel - it's a bit of a plain name imo
Nieve/Neave/Neeve - Naff spelling, Niamh is good
Poppy - To cutesy
Taryn - No, sounds like a boys name
Willow - Nice, not a name to be short and fat with though
Paige - Naff
Sapphire - Very naff
Ebony - Really bad, can I say chav
Lilly-Rose - hyphen names are a big no no

I like Sophia, Niamh and Jasmine best

[JaynieB]

Like Isobel (same as my DSD)
What about Mirella or Marista if you like Marielle/Marissa?
Not keen on Coral/Sapphire/Ebony/Paige or hypenated names in general.
I shortlisted Ursula for my DD but suspect its a bit pretentious!
One name I've heard recently which I think is cute is Marnie.
My all time fave though is Beatrice ;-)

[Eglu]

Isobel - too popular
Imogen - okay
Marielle - don't really like
Sophia - too girly
Amelia - too popular
Jasmine - disney princess
Marissa - don't like it
Coral - yuck
Hazel - old dear
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Niamh
Poppy - okay
Taryn - nice
Willow - like this but can't imagine it on an adult
Paige - nope
Sapphire - nope
Ebony - okay if you are black
Lilly-Rose - nope

[mathanxiety]

Isobel -- too popular
Imogen -- sounds prim to me
Marielle -- like Mariel spelling also
Sophia -- love
Amelia -- too popular
Jasmine -- like
Marissa -- too frilly
Coral -- ok
Hazel -- love
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve -- love if correct spelling used (NIAMH)
Poppy -- frilly
Taryn -- like
Willow -- lovely, but a girl named Willow would need to be 'willowy' imo
Paige -- no, too American
Sapphire -- prefer Saffira
Ebony -- no
Lilly-Rose -- no, too chintzy

[MrFibble]

Isobel - lovely
Imogen - elegant
Marielle - a kind of plum. Or is that mirabelle?
Sophia - lovely
Amelia - nope.
Jasmine - a kind of tea.
Marissa - too much like clarissa.
Coral - no. Coral is hard and scratchy stuff.
Hazel - heroine of The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Great character but dodgy moral standards.
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - only if you are Irish!
Poppy - lovely
Taryn - nope. Too made up sounding.
Willow - will guarentee you a chubby toddler.
Paige - Wasn't she one of Dr Who's assistants?
Sapphire - nope.
Ebony - nope.
Lilly-Rose - Prefer just Rose as it is a lovely name.

Please don't take offence at any of my comments - I do suffer from foot in mouth occassionally.

[Nancy66]

Isobel - Nice but way too many of them
Imogen - boring.
Marielle - horrible sounds like a sanitary product
Sophia - dull
Amelia - horrible.
Jasmine - don't like. Porn star name.
Marissa - don't like
Coral - ok
Hazel - 1960s .
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - don't like the name but at least use the traditional spelling not this american version.
Poppy - Cute but very popular
Taryn - chavvy
Willow - chavvy
Paige - chavvy
Sapphire -chavvy
Ebony - chavvy
Lilly-Rose - Lily is nice. Rose is over used as middle name.

[Nancy66]

Correction - I really like Amelia - best name on the list.

[houseworkhater]

I like :
Isobel
Imogen
Sophia
Amelia
Nieve
Saphire
Lilly-Rose
Ok:
Poppy
Taryn
paige
Jasmine.
D on't like any of the others.

[brimfull]

Isobel-no
Imogen-yes
Marielle-yes
Sophia-yes
Amelia-yes
Jasmine-no
Marissa-no
Coral-no
Hazel -no
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve-no
Poppy-nickname
Taryn-no
Willow-no
Paige-no
Sapphire-no
Ebony-no
Lilly-Rose yes

[brimfull]

I love Mary

[StillCrazyAfterAllTheseYears]

Only since you asked ...

Isobel - Ubiquitous. No.
Imogen - Lovely.
Marielle - Sounds like an air freshener. No.
Sophia - Lovely but a bit wafty.
Amelia - Lovely but a bit wafty.
Jasmine - Another air freshener.
Marissa - No.
Coral - Yes. Is very groovy.
Hazel - Crikey, no.
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Yes if you have Irish roots and spell it accordingly.
Poppy - Not suitable beyond the age of four.
Taryn - Hmmm.
Willow - No.
Paige - Certainly not.
Sapphire - Eeek. Only suitable for gin. No.
Ebony - No.
Lilly-Rose - No.

But why listen to strangers on the internet?

[ChynaDoll2006]

Love
Ebony

Like
Jasmine (although very poppular)
Sophia (ditto)

What about Amiela? More interesting alternative to Amelia.

[Pasiphae]

Those three are beautiful!
Marielle
Coral
Hazel

Some more ideas?
Isadora, Isolde, Mariana, Solveig, Emilia, Jemima, Maribelle, Cora, Coraline, Dahlia, Fern, Maeve, Trixie, Meadow?

[redllamayellowllama]

Imogen is lovely, but I must strongly advocate that you do not call your daughter Ebony. It's just awful.

[Fourleaf]

Isobel - ok but popular
Imogen - nice
Marielle - bit fussy
Sophia - nice
Amelia - bit boring
Jasmine - ok
Marissa - don't like
Coral - lovely!
Hazel - great
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - ok
Poppy - nice
Taryn - not sure
Willow - nice
Paige - cute
Sapphire - ok bit silly
Ebony - dislike
Lilly-Rose - bit blah

Coral is my fave

[Elsa123]

Isobel- lovely, nice spelling too.
Imogen- sophisticated
Marielle- pretty and elegant
Sophia- love it- my middle name
Amelia- no
Jasmine- pretty
Marissa- No
Coral-yuck
Hazel- see coral
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve- reminds me of the girl in scream
Poppy- pippety poppity poo....
Taryn- agree that it looks masculine
Willow-agree about the tall thin thing
Paige- nope
Sapphire- unusual, but not my thing
Ebony- see willow- what will the likely colouring be? Would not recommend if there's a likelihood of being blnde, fair, pale, red etc
Lilly-Rose- see poppy.

[FimBOW]

Isobel - nice enough but there is one round every corner along with Isabel/Isobella/Isabella
Imogen - like
Marielle - A bit Darling Buds of May
Sophia - like
Amelia - see Isobel
Jasmine - another name growing in popularity round this way
Marissa - Not keen
Coral- dislike
Hazel - nope
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Niamh is nicer but do you want a name no-one can spell?
Poppy - nope
Taryn - nope
Willow - I know 2 dogs with this name
Paige - ok if you are from USA
Sapphire - yuck
Ebony - dog like
Lilly-Rose - don't like hypened names

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Isobel - nice enough but there is one round every corner along with Isabel/Isobella/Isabella
Imogen - seems a but prissy to me
Marielle - I like it
Sophia - like
Amelia - see Isobel
Jasmine - another name growing in popularity round this way
Marissa - Not keen
Coral- dislike - what about Pearl instead ?
Hazel - a bit unfeminine -
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - Niamh is nicer but do you want a name no-one can spell?
Poppy - a bit twee
Taryn - don't like
Willow - like this
Paige - ok if you are from USA
Sapphire - NO
Ebony -NO
Lilly-Rose - don't like hypened names

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

What about :

Lydia
Serena
Erin
Carla

[WolverineInMarigolds]

It's such a minefield isn't it!

Our 3 DD's are called:

Mollie Ava
Liberty Violet
Flora Beatrice

Good luck. Whatever you call them, you know they'll throw it back in your face when they're 18 .

[KAEKAE]

You have soime nice names and a few were on our shorlists....we couldn't decide between Amelia and Poppy and we went for Poppy in the end, although I do know that it is fast becoming popular.

My thoughts..

Isobel- ok - v popular
Imogen- Nice and not overally popular
Marielle- ok
Sophia- I don't like, plain and too many around
Amelia- LOVE, but SO popular
Jasmine- pretty
Marissa- No
Coral-harsh
Hazel- ok
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve- Yes, I really like
Poppy- LOVE!
Taryn- I am not keen, prefer the spelling Tarryn for a girl
Willow-Nope
Paige- nope
Sapphire- not my thing
Ebony- not my thing
Lilly-Rose- ok but popular

[Doozie]

Isobel - lovely but too popular
Imogen - ok, nice
Marielle - lovely
Sophia - beautiful and sophisticated, but popular
Amelia - ok, popular again but please don't nn her Millie.

Jasmine - no
Marissa - no
Coral - NO
Hazel - NO
Nieve/Neave/Nee ve - spelt Niamh
Poppy - Too baby-ish
Taryn - NO - made up name
Willow - only if you are tree
Paige - Absolutely not
Sapphire - see above
Ebony - see above
Lilly-Rose - Lily or Rose

Some other suggestions for you.. Caroline nn. Carrie, Marianne, Louise, Louisa, Elsa, Eliza, Tessa, Emilia, Tamsin, Flora, Emma, Katherine nn Kitty, Georgina, Phoebe, Madeleine, Jessica, Annabel

Good luck.

[Hulababy]

Isobel - quite nice
Imogen - don't like, find it harsh sounding
Marielle - don't like
Sophia - pretty
Amelia - nice but popular
Jasmine - ntot keen
Marissa - don't like
Coral - don't like
Hazel - don't like
Nieve/Neave/Neeve - not keen; is Niamh not proper spelling?
Poppy - pretty
Taryn - don't like
Willow - quite like this
Paige - don't like
Sapphire - don't like
Ebony - not keen
Lilly-Rose - Lily (one l) is pretty; prefer Rose as separate middle name, not keen on hyphenated