I was having a late night baby name chat with my hubby last night (which happens often as I’m a writer!) and we were talking about polarizing names and names that are well received. You might be able to spot immediately the ones he thinks are polarizing (I’m looking at you, Vienna).
I’d love to hear how you rate these individually. Scale of 1-10 for each one… if you are up for it!
Bernadette/Birdie
Mabel
Isadora
Marlowe
Fiona
Marigold/Goldie
Lorelei
Lola
Ottoline
Vienna
Clementine
Susannah
Penelope/Pepper (obsessed with Pepper Potts because my boys love Iron Man ha)
One syllables :
Elle
Belle
Blythe
Jules
Rae
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Bernadette/Birdie (7, because [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] is a 6 and [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] an 8 
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[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] 8
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] 9 - She’s so sparkly!
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] 6.5
Marigold/Goldie 10
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] 10
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] 6
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] 8
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] 9
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] 10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 10
Penelope/Pepper (obsessed with [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] Potts because my boys love [name_m]Iron[/name_m] [name_f]Man[/name_f] ha) 10. I love the variety of nn’s [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] gives. [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] is wonderful!
One syllables :
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] 8
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 8
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 9
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 9
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 9 (currently obsessed with singer Raye!)
Oh my goodness, the singer Raye is why I put this on here!!! That is too funny. Made me smile! And I left off Marlowe too, but just added her in. I saw Marlowe Ottoline from actress Sienna Miller and thought that was a beautiful name.
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[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] 6/10
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] 9/10
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f] 6/10
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Pepper[/name_f] 4/10
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 6/10
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 7/10
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 7/10
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Bernadette/Birdie - [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], for me, 2/10… I wish I saw the appeal but I don’t. I’d give [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] an 8/10 though—love her!
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - 8/10
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] - 6/10
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] - 5/10
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - 6/10
Marigold/Goldie - [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] 9/10, nn [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] - 7/10 but I can’t envision anyone but [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] lol
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - 10/10, one of my favorite nns ever!
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] - 3/10? [name_m]Just[/name_m] seems like “auto line” to me, I like [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and [name_f]Odilia[/name_f] much more (or [name_f]Odette[/name_f])
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] - 9/10, one of my favorites! I don’t love her quite as much as [name_f]Lola[/name_f] though!
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - 6/10 nice but I like other similar names (like [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementina[/name_f]) more.
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - this spelling, 5/10, [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]? 8/10. I like [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] so much more.
Penelope/Pepper (obsessed with [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] Potts because my boys love [name_m]Iron[/name_m] [name_f]Man[/name_f] ha) - [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] 5/10 (starting to feel commonplace?), [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] 6/10 I like it but I can’t see using [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] myself.
One syllables :
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - 5/10 I like [name_f]Ella[/name_f] much more.
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - 4/10, always felt rather cold to me, but it has a lovely meaning
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - 5/10, lovely meaning but it’s never felt very namey to me
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] - 4/10? I adore it for a boy and would’ve ranked it 10/10 for a boy, but for a girl I don’t love it nearly as much?
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] - 3/10? Has a sweet sound but I don’t think I’d use it. It feels rather filler to me.
Good luck!
Bernadette/Birdie 10/10
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] 9.5/10
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] 5/10
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] 8/10
Marigold/Goldie 6/10
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] 7.5/10
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] 6/10
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] 4/10
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] 4/10
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] 4/10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 9.5/10
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] 6/10
[name_f]Pepper[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] 7.5/10
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 6/10
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 5/5/10
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 4/0
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 3/10
Overall not my style but I do LOVE [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f] and [name_f]Rae[/name_f] as standalone first names 
Bernadette/Birdie- 5/10- too old fashioned
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]- 6/10- I like but a bit old fashioned
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]- 6/10- prefer [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f]- 3/10- not my story
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]- 7/10- ok, but I associate with Shrek
Marigold/Goldie- 5/10- for some reason I don’t like [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] as much as I’d think
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]- 6/10 not my style
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]- 6/10 decent name but feels kind of childish
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]- 1/10 not my style at all, but it does remind of [name_f]Amy[/name_f] Ray’s (a singer) daughter’s names
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]- 8/10 lovely and elegant
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]- 5/10 too old fashioned
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]- 7/10 lovely and I hope it get more use
Penelope/Pepper (obsessed with [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] Potts because my boys love [name_m]Iron[/name_m] [name_f]Man[/name_f] ha)- 10/10, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is one of my favorites, and [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] is cute nickname
One syllables :
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]- 5/10 feels incomplete
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 6/10 prefer [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 2/10 not feminine in my opinion
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 1/10 only like for boys
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 6/10 only like as nicname for [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
Bernadette 3
Birdie 7
Mabel 6
Isadora 9
Fiona 7
Marigold 8
Goldie 6
Lorelei 6
Lola 5
Ottoline 10
Vienna 5
Clementine 9 (gorgeous but less keen on [name_m]Clemmie[/name_m])
Susannah 10
Penelope 9
Pepper 8 (adore it but people would think of [name_f]Peppa[/name_f] Pig where I am!)
Elle 7
Belle 5
Blythe 6
Jules 5 (10 for a boy though!)
Rae 4
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] (1/10) [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] (6/10)
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] (7/10)
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] (2/10)
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] (8/10)
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (10/10)
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (5/10) [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] (2/10)
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] (3/10)
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] (4/10)
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] (1/10)
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] (3/10)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (6/10)
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (1/10)
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (3/10) [name_f]Pepper[/name_f] (7/10)
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] (4/10)
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] (5/10)
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] (2/10)
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] (3/10)
Rae(1/10)
(I too love [name_m]Iron[/name_m] [name_f]Man[/name_f] lol)
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Bernadette/Birdie 4
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] 7
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] 7
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] 2
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] 6
Marigold/Goldie 6
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] 2
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] 3
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] 8
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] 6
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] 6
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 8
Penelope/Pepper 6 (pepper is so cute as a nn for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], it makes me like [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] more!)
One syllables :
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] 2
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 3
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 1
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 3
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 4
Alrighty, let’s see…
Bernadette/Birdie-7
Mabel-7
Marlowe-4
Fiona-10!
Marigold/Goldie-8
Lorelei-7
Lola-6 (but would be higher as a nn for Lorelei!)
Ottoline-5
Vienna-2 (not a fan either)
Clementine-10!
Susannah-7…would be higher without the ‘h’ 
Penelope/Pepper-6? [name_f]Love[/name_f] love Penelope…not a fan of [name_f]Pepper[/name_f].
Elle-4
Belle-5
Blythe-3
Jules-2
Rae-3
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.
Bernadette/Birdie - 10 for both
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - 3
Marigold/Goldie - 8 for both
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] - 4
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - 5
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - 10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - 5
Penelope/Pepper - 5 for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and 7 for [name_f]Pepper[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - 9
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - 7
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] - 4
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] - 5
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] - 9
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] - 8
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] - 3
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - 6
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - 9
[name_f]Pepper[/name_f] - 2
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - 5
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - 7
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - 7
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] - 4
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] - 5
Bernadette/Birdie 6/10
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] 5/10
Marigold/Goldie 9/10
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] 9/10
Clémentine 9/10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 5/10
Penelope/Pepper 7/10
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] 8/10
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] 7/10
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] 9/10
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] 5/10
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] 5/10
Thank you. This has helped and most of you shared my husbands sentiments that several were old fashioned so I am going to rework the list a little.
I had Blythe at the top of my list for a little girl and I’m surprised to find her more polarizing than expected!
Such a cool list! 
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] “Birdie” - 9/10
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] - 7/10
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f] - 7/10
[name_f]Marlowe[/name_f] - 5/10
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - 6/10
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] “Goldie” - 9/10
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] - 10/10
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - 5/10
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] - 9/10
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] - 8/10
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - 7/10
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - 8/10
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “Pepper” - 7/10
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] - 5/10
[name_f]Belle[/name_f] - 6/10
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - 5/10
[name_m]Jules[/name_m] - 8/10
[name_f]Rae[/name_f] - 5/10