Help me shorten my short list!

See the results of this poll: Best Girls

Respondents: 39 (This poll is closed)

  • Freya : 20 (21%)
  • Nina : 14 (15%)
  • Imogen : 16 (17%)
  • Ines : 8 (9%)
  • Marion : 6 (6%)
  • Thea : 18 (19%)
  • Aoife : 3 (3%)
  • Harriet: 9 (10%)

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your list are

1.[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
2.[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
3.[name_u]Marion[/name_u]

1.[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
2.[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
3.[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Louis[/name_m]

[name_f]Orla[/name_f] is lovely! The only thing that I see being bothersome is the “ah” ending of my favorites! haha! Other than that I think these all make a nice sounding sibset: [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] or [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u] and [name_m]Alastair[/name_m].

[name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u] and [name_f]Orla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] make a beautiful pair too! Ooh so does [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] and [name_f]Orla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]!! Oh goodness I’m no help at all, you have wonderful taste in names :slight_smile:

I love the name [name_f]Thea[/name_f]!!!

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourties that would work nice with [name_f]Orla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (which I find cute!),

  1. [name_f]Freya[/name_f]

  2. [name_f]Ines[/name_f]

  3. [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
    followed by [name_f]Nina[/name_f]

  4. [name_m]Leon[/name_m]

  5. [name_m]Alastair[/name_m]

  6. [name_m]Euan[/name_m]
    followed by [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

:slight_smile:

[name_f]Freya[/name_f]- It’s always reminded me of Vikings. [name_f]Freya[/name_f] sounds strong yet feminine, like [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. I like it.
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]- One of my favorite names. I think it might be a little too dainty next to [name_f]Orla[/name_f], but it could still work.
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]- It sounds fantastic with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]!
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]- I don’t like [name_f]Ines[/name_f] at all. It reminds me of a rather cruel lunch lady. What about [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]?
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]- Pretty…I’m not sure I like it with [name_f]Orla[/name_f].
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]- [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] shares a powerful sound with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. Although I like [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], I love [name_f]Hattie[/name_f].
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]- [name_f]Thea[/name_f] (like [name_f]Nina[/name_f]) sounds dainty paired with [name_f]Orla[/name_f], but it’s still a viable choice.
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]- One of my favorite Irish names! It’ll be a guilty pleasure because of pronunciation issues, but if that doesn’t bother you, I think it’s fantastic as a sister to [name_f]Orla[/name_f].

Keep: [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]

[name_m]Euan[/name_m]- [name_m]Euan[/name_m] is one of my favorites as well. I like it with [name_f]Orla[/name_f].
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]- It’s not really my style, and the “L” in [name_f]Orla[/name_f] runs into the “L” in [name_m]Leon[/name_m] when they are said together.
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]- I think [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] is a little too sweet to be a brother to [name_f]Orla[/name_f]/
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Louis[/name_m]- Although I love [name_m]Louis[/name_m], I think it has the same problem as [name_m]Leon[/name_m].
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]- A perfect sibset if I ever heard one!
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]- I like [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] better.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- I don’t think it fits with [name_f]Orla[/name_f].
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]- I think [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is too mild compared to [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. What about [name_m]Heinrich[/name_m]?

Keep: [name_m]Euan[/name_m] and [name_m]Alastair[/name_m]

You get negative comments about [name_f]Orla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]?! But it’s so pretty!

I voted for [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. But, I voted before reading your post (very silly of me, I know) and [name_f]Nina[/name_f] is no longer a favourite because I don’t think it goes with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]

•[name_f]Freya[/name_f] - it shares the -uh ending with [name_f]Orla[/name_f] but the rest of the name is so different I don’t think it matters. I’ve always liked [name_f]Freya[/name_f], it’s very pretty. I don’t know where you live, but it is quite popular in some countries
•[name_f]Nina[/name_f] - it’s a pretty name but I think it sounds strange with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - I don’t find this name very attractive at all
•[name_f]Ines[/name_f] - I am also not a fan of this
•[name_u]Marion[/name_u] - this is a nice name, but there are others on your list that I think are nicer
•[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] - I really like this and it sounds great with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]!
•[name_f]Thea[/name_f] - I like it but I can only imagine it as a nn. [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]? [name_f]Althea[/name_f]?
•[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Aoife[/name_f], though it is very popular in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] and also quite popular where I live in [name_f]England[/name_f]. It’s a lovely name

•[name_m]Euan[/name_m] - [name_m]Euan[/name_m] is nice and I quite like it with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_m]Leon[/name_m] - I am not really a fan, but I do like [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_m]Leander[/name_m]?
•[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - I like [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] but I dislike [name_u]Sam[/name_u]. I don’t think it goes with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Louis[/name_m] - I like [name_m]Louis[/name_m] (prn LOO-ee) but [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] is ok too. [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] sounds better with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] - I like it but it is kind of dated here, I don’t know if it is where you live? It sounds good with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] - nms, I don’t like it with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - this is one of my favourite names, for a girl, but I like it for a boy too. It’s a great name and I love the rowan tree. I like it with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
•[name_m]Henry[/name_m] - it’s ok but not as exciting as [name_f]Orla[/name_f]

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites of your boys’ list are [name_m]Euan[/name_m], [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

Who tells you they hate or dislike her name? [name_m]How[/name_m] awful! :frowning: [name_f]Orla[/name_f] is so sweet!

I voted for [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Ines[/name_f], and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] as my favorites, but [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is my top choice to go with [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. [name_f]Nina[/name_f] and [name_f]Ines[/name_f] don’t seem to go as well.

For boys, my top choices to go with [name_f]Orla[/name_f] are [name_m]Euan[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m].

I like [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. I think these names would be lovely with hers.

Girls

1 [name_f]Ines[/name_f] - I love this name. It’s feminine but not frilly like [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. A name to choose if you want something a bit different but complementary.
2 [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - it has a magical quality like [name_f]Orla[/name_f].
3 [name_f]Freya[/name_f] - this otherworldy choice is a good “match” with [name_f]Orla[/name_f].
4 [name_f]Thea[/name_f] - a sweet vintage gem

I didn’t choose…

[name_f]Nina[/name_f] - it sounds weak compared to [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] - they sound a bit staid next to [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] - a predicable Celtic choice for [name_f]Orla[/name_f]'s sister.

Boys

I love the name [name_m]Euan[/name_m] (although I like the [name_m]Ewan[/name_m] spelling more). [name_f]Orla[/name_f] and [name_m]Euan[/name_m] would be a smashing pair. Next choice would be [name_m]Alastair[/name_m]. Although wonderful names, [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] seem quite tame next to [name_f]Orla[/name_f]. [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] are all too similar in sound to [name_f]Orla[/name_f] in my opinion.