Cannot choose. Please help!

[eckles7]

Hi! I cannot choose between Lydia, Rose, and Florence. I have gone back and forth between the three to no avail.
Which one is your favorite and why? Please!!

Also, please do not tell me to use one as a middle name or combine the names. I already have middle names, and I
prefer these names alone as a first name.

[malk]

Not crazy about any of them, but they're not my style. My fave of the lot s Florence. It has a nice classic feel and would suit a little girl with a cute nickname or a grown woman.

[baileyanne]

I much prefer Lydia to Rose and Florence. Both of the others seem rather outdated to me, but I feel like Lydia is timeless and will always be lovely and pretty.

[mischa]

1 Florence - I love this vintage name and I think it goes well with the boys names of Thomas and Nathan in your signature.
2 Rose - short, simple and sweet. It's great to hear it as a first name rather than in the middle spot for a change.
3 Lydia - ok but I always think of the irritable Bennet sister in "Pride and Prejudice" and it kind of turns me off the name.

[maude]

Rose! I am plum giddy that you are considering this for a first name. It's gorgeous! I love Rose as a stand-alone first name. So many people use it as a mn, but I think it deserves some love in the fn spot - classic, under-used and yet familiar, and the cute nn choice of Rosie if you decide to go that route.

I do like Lydia and Florence, too, but Lydia has become so common now that it has lost something to me. Florence is pretty, but it doesn't have that classic feel to me, and I don't care for the nn options.

[etak_llaw]

Florence is definitely my favourite. It's so pretty and elegant, while I feel Lydia is just old sounding and outdated. Rose is pretty but I think its just a nice nickname. I prefer Rosa, Rosaline, or Rosabel.

[mimimom]

Florence! I love Florence. Although Lydia is also very beautiful, its popularity bothers me. I hear the name often and that somehow makes it less stunning after a while. Rose is very sweet, but doesn't have that special something that Florence does.
Florence sounds smart, kind, classy and sweet. I would love to meet a Florence.

[ashthedreamer]

Lydia! I love Lydia, and the nn Lydie makes me just about swoon.

Rose is okay, but personally, I just don't see the appeal. Most Rose- names seem overrated to me. :/

Florence is nice, but it feels a bit old-fashioned and frumpy to me. I like Flora more, but I *love* Fleur. If Florence was Fleur, that might get my vote instead...

Good luck!

[kasmith101]

Florence! Although, I'm even more partial to sweet Flora. Lydia would be my next pick, although I can't shake the Lydia Bennett association. Rose is somewhat boring to me.

[tpat]

Florence sounds outdated. I think Lydia is a pretty name and Lydie is a darling nickname, but if you are concerned about a name being too popular it may not be the best choice. Rose is pretty and unexpected.