Opinion on Girls' Names

[theodora.fairfax]

I love old and little-used names for girls (particularly, I like names that are at least unusual in the region in which I live). I like soft, feminine names such as Flora and Rosamunde; however, I also like a few other names that are rare in my area, but have a different sound. For the most part, people make faces when I mention these names, so I would like a Berry opinion

Here they are:
Ingrid
Sybil
Gwendoline

[alzora]

Ingrid -- To me, this sounds too Old World, or like someone who was not born and raised in an English-speaking country. There's nothing wrong with that at all, but I don't want people making wrong assumptions about my child before ever meeting her. I put this in the same category as Olga.

Sybil -- I like this. People may not know how to pronounce it, but it has a very nice sound when said correctly. Makes me think of the names Silvia and Cynthia.

Gwendoline -- This could actually be really cute, but I would go with the traditional spelling of Gwendolen. I like the possibility for the nickname Wendy, which is cute when you think about Peter Pan even though it's dated. I knew a baby named Gwyneth born about...whew, I guess about seven or eight years ago now. I was stunned that they had picked that name, but appreciated that it wasn't a sickening Top Ten name like everyone else was using.

[ashley of lovelock]

I don't love any of them, but none are awful. Sybil is much more cute to me since it's appearance in Downton Abbey! I think it will make a comeback for sure.