Help me narrow this down

Girl Names
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Right now my list is getting too long, I need some help narrowing it down to a more manageable size. 14 is my maximum number. Here is what I have:

[name]Clara[/name] (The only name that is 100% set and will not be dropped)
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
Avielle
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]

2

I love most of your names.
The names I would drop are [name]Collete[/name], [name]Philomena[/name], Avielle, [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Priscilla[/name], and [name]Cassia[/name]

3

Phoebe - Love
Vivienne - Love
Elise - Meh, it’s okay.
Victoria - It’s pleasant but not exciting. I like the NN Vita but not Vicki or Tori.
Avielle - Not a big fan.
Anastasia - Not a big fan.
Annabelle - Would prefer Annabel.
Adelaide - Dislike
Ruth - Like, but very simple compared to most of your others.
Stella - Dislike
Priscilla - …someone else likes Priscilla? Love! But shock, too. :wink:
Eleanor - It’s okay. I’d cut it in the face of most of your other choices though.
Cassia - Love.
Willa - Like
Cecilia - Love.
Lucia - I like loo-see-uh, I dislike most of the other pronunciations.
Catherine - Like
Emily - Inexplicable attachment, it’s very popular though. But I like it anyway!
Genevieve - Like
Charlotte - Overused, to me.
Maria - Prefer Marie.
Colette - Okay, but prefer Violet.
Violet - Really like Violet.
Philomena - Distinctive. Would be odd to sibset with some of your popular ones but would be okay with the more obscure ones.

I’d drop: Adelaide, Avielle, Charlotte, Stella, Eleanor, and probably Maria. Elise I would probably make a middle name if I used it at all.

4

So many lovely names here!

I really like all of these:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]

These are the only ones I don’t like:
[name]Victoria[/name]
Avielle
[name]Maria[/name]

Good luck!

5

My top 14

[name]Clara[/name] (The only name that is 100% set and will not be dropped)
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]

They’re all stunning. My sister is [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]. I also like [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Violet[/name], [name]Emily[/name] [name]Philomena[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] as combos.

6

I would keep:

[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

(The others are lovely, but those are the standouts for me. :))

7

My top 3 from your list:

[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]

8

If I had to cut your list down to 14 this is what I would pick. Names I actually like are bolded.

[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
Avielle
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

9

[name]Clara[/name]- It’s okay, but you seem pretty smitten with it. Not a bad name, but I like lots of your options quite a bit more.
[name]Phoebe[/name]- Never been a fan of [name]Phoebe[/name].
[name]Vivienne[/name]- I like this name. But no strong feelings in particular.
[name]Elise[/name]- Very nice name! I like [name]Eloise[/name] even better though.
[name]Victoria[/name]- It’s a nice name, just NMS.
Avielle- Eh, not a fan of the bat, but could grow on me.
[name]Anastasia[/name]- Sounds ‘disney’ to me. Too over the top.
[name]Annabelle[/name]- It’s okay. No strong feelings either way.
[name]Adelaide[/name]- Personally I feel it sounds a bit clunky, but it is classic and would be good for lots of people, just not me.
[name]Ruth[/name]- No. Boring.
[name]Stella[/name]- It’s okay. Always sounded kinda ditzy to me for some reason.
[name]Priscilla[/name]- Sounds evil.
[name]Eleanor[/name]- It’s pretty nice. No strong feelings.
[name]Cassia[/name]- I like this name a lot. It’s beautiful and unique.
[name]Willa[/name]- It’s okay, but feels like a NN for [name]Willow[/name] or Wilhemina rather than a stand alone name.
[name]Cecilia[/name]- Very nice name.
[name]Lucia[/name]- It’s okay, but NMS.
[name]Catherine[/name]- No, kinda boring to me.
[name]Emily[/name]- No, very boring to me.
[name]Genevieve[/name] - I like this name a lot!
[name]Charlotte[/name]- I like it, just not as much as some of the others
[name]Maria[/name]- No, boring.
[name]Colette[/name]- [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Violet[/name]- Naw, too purple.
[name]Philomena[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name] this name and the meaning. Not a name I would use myself, but one of those names I wish more people would use in general.

I’d drop: [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Priscilla[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Emily[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Violet[/name]

[name]How[/name] about [name]Cerelia[/name]?

10

My 14 favorites from your list are:
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]

I like the top 7 the best.

11

Keep:

[name]Anastasia[/name] (elegant & regal)
[name]Annabelle[/name] (I was thinking of naming my daughter [name]Annabelle[/name] Eleanor, as a play on Poes poem “[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Lee[/name]”)
[name]Eleanor[/name] (loving the meaning and nicknames, as well as the history behind the name.)
[name]Charlotte[/name] (love the nickname possibilities: [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name])
[name]Clara[/name] (reminds me of the Nutcracker, which reminds of my favorite time of year. [name]Clara[/name] hardens and makes the softer [name]Claire[/name] more memorable.)
[name]Maria[/name] (classic)
[name]Victoria[/name] (GORGEOUS. I was thinking of pairing this name with [name]Maureen[/name]. [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Maureen[/name].)
[name]Violet[/name] (beautiful all around)
[name]Vivienne[/name] (love the meaning)

In Between:

[name]Adelaide[/name] (vintage)
Avielle (never heard of it before, starting to like it)
[name]Catherine[/name] (kind of plain. prefer [name]Katharine[/name] spelling)
[name]Emily[/name] (Too common)
[name]Genevieve[/name] (difficult spelling for some. reminds me of the dog from [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] (prefer [name]Lucrezia[/name])
[name]Phoebe[/name] (sounds like [name]Fee[/name] B. Not that nice of a sound. Also has ho in the middle. Knew a girl in highschool who was bullied because of this name.)
[name]Willa[/name] (NMS. Fresher than [name]William[/name] or [name]Wilhelmina[/name].)

Drop:

[name]Cassia[/name] (prefer [name]Cassandra[/name])
[name]Cecilia[/name] (don’t like the meaning: blind one)
[name]Colette[/name] (means steak in my language)
[name]Elise[/name] (not strong, forgetful name)
[name]Philomena[/name] (all I see is [name]Phil[/name])
[name]Priscilla[/name] (NMS)
[name]Ruth[/name] (NMS)
[name]Stella[/name] (NMS)

Some suggestions:

[name]Agnes[/name]/Eirlys/[name]Freya[/name]/[name]Hermione[/name]/[name]Josephine[/name]/[name]Leocadia[/name]/[name]Melusine[/name]/[name]Minerva[/name]/[name]Mirabella[/name]/[name]Ophelia[/name]/[name]Petra[/name]/[name]Primrose[/name]/[name]Severine[/name]/[name]Tempest[/name]/[name]Umbria[/name]

12

My top 14:

[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

13

My top 14 (in order of preference):
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]

The top 7 are my favourites.

So I’d drop:
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
Avielle
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]

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My top fourteen would be:

[name]Lucia[/name]… [name]Love[/name] this. [name]Lucy[/name] is a cute nn!
[name]Cassia[/name]
Avielle… Different, but I really like it!
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] (The only name that is 100% set and will not be dropped)… it would be higher if it was [name]Claire[/name].

-<3

15

What I would keep:

[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
Avielle
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

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My top 14 would be (favourites in bold):

[name]Clara[/name] - Beautiful, delicate choice, glad it’s not going anywhere :slight_smile:

[name]Phoebe[/name] - Spritely and fun, I like that it has deep history but can feel modern.

[name]Anastasia[/name] - Stunning, melodic name that’s rich in history.

[name]Annabelle[/name] - [name]Lovely[/name], plus this is my favourite spelling.

[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]Adore[/name] this, one of my absolute favourites.

[name]Eleanor[/name] - Classic and regal.

[name]Cassia[/name] - [name]How[/name] are you pronouncing this? I’ve heard both cash-uh and cass-ee-uh. [name]Both[/name] are lovely.

[name]Cecilia[/name] - Beautiful but not keen on the meaning.

[name]Lucia[/name] - Exotic and pretty. Curious which pronunciation you’re using?

[name]Catherine[/name] - My favourite from your list. I love it’s meaning, it’s history, it’s nicknames, the list goes on.

[name]Genevieve[/name] - Dainty and lacy with plenty of nn opportunity. To me, this strikes the perfect balance between unusual and familiar.

[name]Maria[/name] - I don’t hear this very often at the moment. It’s refreshing, actually.

[name]Violet[/name] - A tad trendy, but gorgeous nonetheless.

[name]Philomena[/name] - [name]Love[/name] how unexpected and quirky this is. Perhaps slightly clunky, but I really like that.

Dropped:
[name]Vivienne[/name] - Very pretty, but I much prefer the spellings [name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivien[/name]. [name]Vivienne[/name] looks a bit fussy to me.

[name]Elise[/name] - This is nice but bland to me. Sort of generic, and blends in with all the [name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Elsie[/name]/[name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Ella[/name]/[name]Elle[/name]/[name]Elisa[/name]/[name]Elsa[/name] etc names without really adding anything new or fresh.

[name]Victoria[/name] - I love how this looks and sounds in theory, but it seems fairly overused. The possibility of [name]Vicky[/name] puts me off slightly, too. Would be lovely as a middle name (it’s one of my own, actually!)

Avielle - I have a feeling I’ll really like this name in time, but at the moment it feels too tragic.

[name]Ruth[/name] - This has always seemed very blunt and plain to me, although the nn [name]Ruthie[/name] is sweet.

[name]Stella[/name] - A bit harsh and trendy to my ears. However, I love [name]Estella[/name] so I’m probably just fickle. To my ears, [name]Estella[/name] is much softer.

[name]Priscilla[/name] - Very, well, prissy… To me it lacks a bit of strength or substance.

[name]Willa[/name] - Sounds flimsy and incomplete, but again, I really like [name]Willow[/name], so I’m very strange.

[name]Emily[/name] - This is so pretty but so so common.

[name]Charlotte[/name] - Overused to the extreme in my area, plus the harlot thing always gets me. Also, while it looks very attractive on paper, it somehow sounds sort of slurred and insubstantial when said out loud. Maybe that’s just to do with accents.

[name]Colette[/name] - Not a fan of the Col- sound in girls names.

[name]Hope[/name] this helps :slight_smile:

17

My top 14 from your list are…

[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

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[name]Clara[/name] (The only name that is 100% set and will not be dropped)
[name]Phoebe[/name]-Keep
[name]Elise[/name]-Keep
[name]Annabelle[/name]-Keep
[name]Ruth[/name]-Keep
[name]Stella[/name]-Keep
[name]Eleanor[/name]-Keep
[name]Cassia[/name]-Keep
[name]Willa[/name]-Keep
[name]Catherine[/name]-Keep
[name]Emily[/name]-Keep
[name]Genevieve[/name]-Keep
[name]Charlotte[/name]-Keep
[name]Violet[/name]-Keep

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My favorite 5: [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], and [name]Genevieve[/name]

My least favorite 5: Avielle, [name]Stella[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], and [name]Colette[/name].

You could try to pair the names up with each other. For Example: [name]Stella[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] are both celestial in nature. Choose one. Or [name]Cassia[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name] are too close to be sisters. Which one do you prefer?

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#1 [name]Elise[/name]
#2 [name]Clara[/name] (The only name that is 100% set and will not be dropped)
#3 [name]Genevieve[/name]
#4 [name]Stella[/name]
#5 [name]Ruth[/name]
#6 [name]Charlotte[/name]
#7 [name]Violet[/name]
#8 [name]Colette[/name]
#9 [name]Eleanor[/name]
#10 [name]Victoria[/name]
#11 [name]Willa[/name]
#12 [name]Cassia[/name]