Rank our favorites!

[jbenn656]

Hi all! Husband and I are discussing TTC soon and I’d love some feedback on our girl shortlist!

Last name is [name_m]Benn[/name_m], preferred middle names are “[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]” to honor both moms or [name_u]James[/name_u] to honor a naming tradition on my husband’s side, but other options could include [name_u]Louise[/name_u]/Louisa, [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], and [name_f]Julia[/name_f], all also honor options. Suggestions welcome!

Nina
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/Clare
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] ([name_f]Nell[/name_f]/Nellie)
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/Sofie
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]

[Naomi991]

(Rated out of 10)
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] - 5 (don’t like it spelt [name_u]Clare[/name_u])
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] - 7

(Ranked)
1 Eliza
2 Charlotte
3 Mary
4 Helena
5 Nina
6 Sophie
7 Georgia
8 Claire

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is very classy, I also like [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u].

[Rainbowflowers]

First Names.

Georgia
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]

Middles:
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]/Louisa
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

My Fav combos

Georgia [name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f] or [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]

[VEL]

1. Mary
2. Charlotte
3. Eliza
4. Helena
5. Georgia
6. Claire/Clare (prefer [name_u]Clare[/name_u])
7. Sophie/Sofie (prefer [name_f]Sophie[/name_f])
8. Nina

You really can’t go wrong with any of these, but I love the idea of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]!

[futuremama]

Favourite to least favourite:

Eliza
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] ([name_f]Nell[/name_f])
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofie[/name_f]

The only ones I don’t like, though, are [name_f]Sofie[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. I like the [name_u]Clare[/name_u] spelling, but I prefer it for a boy and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] for a girl.

[princesspanda]

First of all congratulations❗️ I hope it goes well, everybody seems to have a set rating of 10 so I’ll be doing that too:

Nina - 4/10 I love the name but feel it doesn’t go good with your last name, “[name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_m]Benn[/name_m]” also sounds like “Come here girl” in Spanish

Claire - 6/10 I love the name and the combo [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]! I personally prefer [name_f]Claira[/name_f] —> “[name_f]Claira[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Benn[/name_m]” would be another alternative I suggest

Eliza - 9/10 [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is a beautiful name I feel it’s beautiful and I prefer it over [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] as a whole! [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] would make a beautiful combo but [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] sounds beautiful too if you want the honor names

Georgia - 10/10 I love this name but if your American I can see why it could be hesitant, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] sounds so vintage but I also love [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Stelle[/name_f] (Taken from [name_f]Estelle[/name_f])

Charlotte - 3/10 I think this name is so common, I love [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] by itself so maybe [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_m]Benn[/name_m] sounds like a amazing name

Helena - 1/10 Hate this name more than [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]! [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_m]Benn[/name_m] sounds so grown up, so you definitely won’t have a problem later on in life, love the combo [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] still

Sophia - 3/10 A name thats not for me but I can see why people chose it! [name_m]Feel[/name_m] it doesn’t go with any middle name without sounding so common :^(

Mary - Beautiful name I feel there are more [name_f]Mary[/name_f]- names you can use as honors, I personally love [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] and [name_f]Maribelle[/name_f] but maybe that’s too feminine and girlish for your taste? [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] as a favorite, and [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f] for the vintage feel!

Hope this helped! And good luck once again

[Greyblue]

Nina [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] would be wonderful

[jbenn656]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

Nina [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] has been my #1 for years, but my husband will be happy to hear all the positive feedback for his favorite, [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]! I personally think it’s beautiful but too popular - worse, [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is awfully close to the little princess [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f], isn’t it? I just can’t get fully on board, but that could change of course if we ever do find ourselves expecting a little girl!

My hangups with [name_f]Helena[/name_f] (which would be an extra honor nod to aunt [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]) and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] are the three syllables - I had kind of hoped to keep names to two syllables because I like more tailored names, but nicknames [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] are pretty cute…

[SparkleNinja18]

Ranked from favorite to least:

Helena ([name_f]Nell[/name_f]/Nellie)
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/Sofie
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/Clare
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]

[BronwynParry1]

Nina - 7: Never used to be a fan of this, but I’m recently starting to think it’s rather sweet, especially with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f].
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] - 4: [name_m]Just[/name_m] not much of a fan to be perfectly honest. Seems a little dated to me, but I can see how it can appeal to others.
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - 6: I do like this, but much prefer [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] - 5: [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t really decide if I like this one of not, but [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] does sound lovely.
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - 8: Generally not a huge fan of this, but I love the regal and elegant sound of [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f].
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - 5: [name_m]Just[/name_m] rather indifferent to be honest.
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] - 4: Same as above.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] - 5: Not sure about it as a first, I prefer it as one of the middles.

[Ashleyann8]

Favorite to least favorite:

Charlotte
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]

[sophia_elena]

Eliza
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/Sofie
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] ([name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]/Nellie though!)

[elanorelle]

Ranked:

1. Helena [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
2. Sophie [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
3. Georgia [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
4. Charlotte [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
5. Nina [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]

Eliza and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] are also great, but I don’t know if they flow super well with any of the alternative middle names. I personally would keep the [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] double mn combo – it’s so classy and I love them together.

[voughtlori]

For me, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] are the standouts. I’d go with [name_f]Georgia[/name_f].

[kidpix21]

I’m a little biased here because my name is [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and mn 3lizabeth. I love seeing little girls names [name_f]Mary[/name_f] because it’s so uncommon. I get a lot of compliments on my name. I was also named after my two great grandmothers

[sgsg8]

Nina 8/10
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/Clare 9/10
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] 9/10
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] 9/10
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] 7/10

Claire
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]

I really like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]!

[heloise_chrissa]

Georgia
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]

[ash287]

My ranking and rating of your names along with middle names from your list I think work well:

1. Charlotte 9/10

I adore [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u], and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] works too.

2. Eliza 8/10

I’m not sure from your list? [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]? I personally wouldn’t choose a middle name that starts with a vowel because it would cause the names to ‘blend’ together when you say them or make them harder to pronounce/they wouldn’t flow as well. I would naturally go for a one syllable middle name (like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]) but because your last name is one syllable I don’t think it would work.

3. Helena 8/10 (love [name_f]Nell[/name_f]/Nellie as a nickname!)

From your list I like [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f] and [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]

4. Georgia 7/10

Georgia [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u], I think personally think [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is stunning

5. Sophie/Sofie 5/10 - I’m neutral, I prefer [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]

Sophie [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

6. Nina 5/10 - sounds like a nickname and not a full name to me

Nina [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f]

7. Claire/Clare 4/10 - I don’t hate it but it sounds old fashioned to me

Claire [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f]

8. Mary 3/10 - sounds old fashioned but works well as a middle name imho

Mary [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (I think this works because the names are familiar so they don’t give me that blending feeling, I’m not sure my rule applies here )

Good luck on finding the perfect name!!

[baya44]

From high to low, with notes:

Eliza - one of my all time fave names, it’s definitely the best on your list. I can’t get over how amazing it is!!!

Sophie - I prefer [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], and it’s cute, but a little so common for me.
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]

Charlotte - I used to love the name, but now it’s getting used by berries so much, I’m kind of sick of seeing it.

Claire - I think [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is cute- with the [name_f]Claire[/name_f] spelling. It would be way lower on my list if you went with [name_u]Clare[/name_u].

Georgia - I’m pretty much neutral about this name, and I like the nickname [name_f]Gia[/name_f].

Helena - this would be above [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] on my list without the nn [name_f]Nell[/name_f]. The name is fine, I just don’t like [name_f]Nell[/name_f].

Mary - just not my thing, but I see the appeal.

[firefly305]

Charlotte, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] are my favorites.

Charlotte (9) This is on my list; literary, classic, warm, and great nn potential; it’s only downside is how common it is nowadays.
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] (9) Lively and lush! [name_m]Just[/name_m] exquisite, but it is tied to the state in [name_u]America[/name_u], but I don’t think that’s such an issue [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] is a cute nickname!!
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (7) Soft and sweet, the name is undoubtedly popular for a good reason… it just lacks strength and vitality imo.
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] (7) Fresh, bold, and literary; just kinda pointy to my ears.
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] (6) Somewhat dated. I prefer [name_f]Clara[/name_f] much more.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] (6) Classic and nice sound, but boring.
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (4) [name_m]Can[/name_m]’t separate “Hell” from name, but it’s interesting for sure.
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] (3) Hate this name, unfortunately.