Brutally Honest Opinions and Suggestions Wanted

barnwife

Here is my current list for girls. Please give me the good, the bad, the ugly about them and make lots of suggestions. I am really struggling with girls this time. Nothing feels like "the one".

Mary Elise
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s")
Maren 
Marah
Josephine
Annika (On-ni-ka)
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use?
Meredith

Middle name will probably be Josephine/Jo or Jessie, both of which are family names.

Helenahhandbasket

What a great list! 

Mary Elise- LOVE
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s")-- LOVE
Maren- Like it a lot, but I wonder if you have pron issues
Marah- See Maren
Josephine- LOVE, of course
Annika (On-ni-ka)- this is the only one I am not crazy about.  It's not pretty to me.
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use? Like a lot--I would probably use Cece
Meredith- Like a lot!

Middle name will probably be Josephine/Jo or Jessie, both of which are family names.

Empireceo

Agree, this is a great list!

I really like Elisabeth, Maren and Josephine.  Maren Josephine is probably my favorite combo of what you have.

Suggestions:  Nora, Marcheline, Rosalie, Eloise 

graciesmurf

I LOVE Meredith!!

Mochadoodle

Mary Elise (Not a fan of double FNs!), Marah, Celina, and Meredith are NMS.

I love the names Elizabeth (this spelling!), Marin (this spelling!), Josephine, and Annika (AHN-nee-kah).

Love Josephine as MN!

FN Suggestions: Amelia, Anna, Audrey, Eleanor, Hazel, Lila, Rose, Violet, Eliza, Abigail, Ada, Cecily, Cora, Edith, Mae, Louisa, Ruth, Ruby

Favorite combos: Rose Josephine, Mae Josephine, Ruth Josephine

sunlavender

I like Josephine and Meredith the best from your list.

jane.says

Mary Elise - Don't love double names, but like both of them independently

Elisabeth - like it

Maren - love it

Marah - medium on this; prefer the spelling Mara

Josephine - lovely, just nms

Annika - don't like, also think everyone will pronounce w/ a hard a sound (ANN-ika)

Celina - don't like this, but would nn Lena

Meredith - love it, was on my short list this time

jobiann

I really like your list...here are my opinions.

Mary Elise-I'm just not a fan of two names...but it's very classic
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s")-nice but Elizabeth is super popular lately (at least I think it is)
Maren-love this! 
Marah-I'm honestly not sure how to pronounce this...I'd probably like it if I figured it out. 
Josephine-I really like this name, sounds very family-ish and I love the NN Josie!
Annika (On-ni-ka)-not a big fan
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use?-this one doesn't float my boat either
Meredith-I actually thought of this for my list...DH knocked it off. 

My pick...Josephine or Maren

candrew05

I like Celina and Meredith!

LittleLMom

Mary Elise - LOVE
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s") - Like
Maren -dislike
Marah - dislike
Josephine - Love
Annika (On-ni-ka) - dislike
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use? - dislike
Meredith - like

magsugar13

love Elisabeth, Josephine, and Meredith

like mary elise and Annika

do no like maren and marah

 

notapastasauce

I like Maren Josephine. It's unique and can fit a little girl or adult. But if none of them feel like "the one", maybe keep your options open until something feels right?

mrstengallonhat1

I would go with Maren Josephine! Such a gorgeous and unique name. If not Maren, I'd go with Annika.

msmerymac

Well, not to be too full of myself, but Meredith really is the best name in the world. *dusts off shoulders*

You have a great list, though. 

 

Mary Elise - not for me, but I like it. Double Mary ___ names are pretty. 
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s") - love it, although the s is much less common
Maren - love it!
Marah - haven't seen it with the H, prefer the spelling Mara
Josephine - NMS
Annika (On-ni-ka) - nice, not for me
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use? - NMS, but I like Lina/Lena best as a nn. 

KatFCo

Mary Elise--This seems like a nice classic name
Elisabeth (yes, with the "s")--I've known a few Elisabeths, and as long as you're prepared for constant misspellings, it's fine
Maren --not my style at all
Marah--like the Hebrew word for "bitter"?
Josephine--pretty
Annika (On-ni-ka)--nice but might be mispronounced
Celina - If you were going to nn Celina, what would you use?--meh. NN could be Celie or Lina, both of which I think are pretty
Meredith--pretty

FTR, I think Celina Jo is pretty

kaswanson

My favorites are Annika first, and Celina with the nn "Lina."  Pronounced like Lee-na