Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 14:44     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:I don’t want more suggestions of names. Just tell me what comes to mind when you hear these names:
- Vera: Vera Bradley (that said, I have a friend with a school-age child named Vera and I like it, but it's a family name in that case).
- Clementine: Dog's name
- Lenora: Old, stuffy house
- Valentina: Spanish name?
- Lila: my personal favorite, I did watch a show once where that was a hooker's name.

Toddler big bro is Clarence.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 14:27     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Vera - classy, easy to spell, #1 choice
Valentina - beautiful, just want to point out it’s in the 40s for popularity, which is higher than others
- Lenora - a bit dramatic, but cool nickname potential
- Lila - a little simple, plus the many ways to say it drop it for me
- Clementine - reads as a dog name to me, but cute
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 12:50     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:lol how old are some of these commenters who mentioned Mel’s Diner? I had to look it up. Odds are this kid isn’t going to be interacting with many folks who have that as a cultural point of reference (I.e., anyone born before 1965).

I love these names and appreciate they aren’t super overused (Ava, Charlotte, Olivia, Maddie, Ellie-variants, etc.).


I was born WAY after 1965 and mentioned it as well. Some of us have a broader cultural viewpoint and there is a thing called syndication. In fact, you could watch some of it on streaming services a few years ago.

Vera matches Clarence in that they're both unattractive names that belong on old people. Also--Clarence Thomas? No thanks.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 12:45     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
All are doing too much for me personally, but it’s not my kid and none are egregiously bad or anything. I probably would not have Clarence and Clementine as siblings, I feel like that’s just incredibly twee in a “Brooklyn hipsters having kids in 2009” kind of way.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 11:53     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
I don’t understand all the comments about Lila being so popular. It hasn’t cracked the top 100 names in the last 24 years according to the SSA.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 07:45     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Vera, Lenora, and Clementine (Clem/Clemmie=ugh) are terrible.

Lila is nice, but super popular.

Valentina is pretty, and I've met Valentinas who are Latin, Italian, and Eastern European, so it isn't really confined to one specific nationality as some other posters maintain.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 07:41     Subject: Re:Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:I mean, the fact that you named someone CLARENCE tells us everything we need to know here. But sure, why not.

Vera - an old woman who smells weird
- Clementine - she will hate her name by middle school
- Lenora - her mother is an 80 yr old Italian grandma
- Valentina - her parents are from Italy
- Lila - parents are trying to classy up the family with this kid


I also feel so badly for Clarence!
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 00:19     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
lol how old are some of these commenters who mentioned Mel’s Diner? I had to look it up. Odds are this kid isn’t going to be interacting with many folks who have that as a cultural point of reference (I.e., anyone born before 1965).

I love these names and appreciate they aren’t super overused (Ava, Charlotte, Olivia, Maddie, Ellie-variants, etc.).
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 18:13     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:I don’t want more suggestions of names. Just tell me what comes to mind when you hear these names:
- Vera
- Clementine
- Lenora
- Valentina
- Lila

Toddler big bro is Clarence.


Vera - Russian, truth
Clementine - Oh My Darling!
Lenora - halfway to a stripper name, Anora
-Valentina - Russian
-Lila - no associations
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 18:06     Subject: Re:Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:I mean, the fact that you named someone CLARENCE tells us everything we need to know here. But sure, why not.

Vera - an old woman who smells weird
- Clementine - she will hate her name by middle school
- Lenora - her mother is an 80 yr old Italian grandma
- Valentina - her parents are from Italy
- Lila - parents are trying to classy up the family with this kid


What does it tell us? That she has horrific taste in names?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 13:44     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Add Vanna, help her if Vanna White ever passes but matches well with Clarence
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 13:41     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Can you add Vanessa and Veronica since you are in to V names?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 13:39     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
Anonymous wrote:I don’t want more suggestions of names. Just tell me what comes to mind when you hear these names:
- Vera
- Clementine
- Lenora
- Valentina
- Lila

Toddler big bro is Clarence.


Not clementine it makes me think of hunger games
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 12:37     Subject: Re:Impressions of these girl names
I mean, the fact that you named someone CLARENCE tells us everything we need to know here. But sure, why not.

Vera - an old woman who smells weird
- Clementine - she will hate her name by middle school
- Lenora - her mother is an 80 yr old Italian grandma
- Valentina - her parents are from Italy
- Lila - parents are trying to classy up the family with this kid
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 09:29     Subject: Impressions of these girl names
I like Vera and Lenora best. Lenora can be shortened to Leni or Nora, and I like both.

Lila is nice but popular and will get lost with all the girls named Lily too.

Valentina is very pretty.

Clementine would be shortened to Clem, hard no.