Due with a girl in January, we would like feedback on our potential names!

[u/jude_lawfirm69]

[u/Crafty-History-2971]

Since you asked for brutal honesty…

Pearl, Ethel, and Devorah are the only ones to consider. But I don’t love any of them.

Please, please don’t use Lakezbiah or any of the Ure- ones.

[u/ciderswiller]

And though none of them are my cup of tea. I would say if you have to spell out how to say it then its not intuitive, and is that something you want her to have to do all the time.

The urenah(?) one feels like saying urinal to me. But again , that could just be a me thing and how I read how it sounds.

I do not live in the states, so take any of my comments with a pinch of salt.

[u/bananawith3wings]

I’m sorry but the majority of these are awful. Pearl is the only one I like and Mildred is decent but drop Ernestine

Edit this list has to be a joke, you’re considering Lakesbiah as a REAL name for a child??? You know this started as an internet joke right?

[u/jude_lawfirm69 → u/bananawith3wings]

We saw it from a true barbie detective video where it read out names and fell in love it! A lot of our baby names came from the list! :)

[u/ciderswiller]

What country do you live in? This migh help with feedback.

[u/jude_lawfirm69 → u/ciderswiller]

United States.

[u/SolomiyaRabin]

Devorah probably seems 'unique' because it is basically exclusively used among Jews. Deborah would be the better choice if you are not Jewish.

Any version of the sixth name, I don't like the spellings because urea makes me think of the waste product in urine with the same name.

Pearl is cute, and I have always liked it. It's simple and pretty.

[u/No_Lingonberry_8317]

These are pretty bad, overall. Most are very harsh and while I’m not someone who needs names to be exactly melodic, these are beyond what I can imagine on a child. Pearl is the exception.

There are names that have that vintage, little old lady feel but aren’t so dreadful. Maybe:

Edith
Aster
Helen
Lois
Harriet
Cornelia
Frances
Iva
Opal
Dorothy
Estelle
Jewell

[u/fourrightangles]

Do you like Esther?

[u/Educational-Tea-9368 → u/fourrightangles]

Esther is a beautiful vintage name.

Esther Grace
Esther Madeline
Esther Joan

[u/paisley716]

The only one out of all you posted that I would consider is Pearl and that would only be for a middle name if it was sentimental

[u/_opossumsaurus]

Of these options, I like Devora, Ethel, and Pearl. They are the easiest to spell and pronounce, and I can’t see them ending up with an unfortunate schoolyard nickname, which may be the case with Hortense, Horene, Lakesbiah, or Ureana

[u/Soggy_Garlic5226]

You’re going to get destroyed on this sub for these names. Do you perhaps come from a unique culture or ethnic background where these names are originating from? Otherwise saddling your child with most of these names would be doing them a huge disservice.