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Regina, but only if it is pronounced the Lithuanian way with the hard g. If not, Ramona.

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Raven seems insubstantial and I just can't get on board with it. I love Ramona, but Regina would win, I think, because it reminds me of my Great Aunt Regina, who is a lovely woman.

Raven

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Regina and Ramona kind of cancel each other out. I like them in *theory* but not so much in practice for my own using.

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I’m partial to nature names and also those that are vaguely “witchy.” Raven’s not a name that I consider often but I do quite like it, for either gender.

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I respect Regina and Ramona but would only seriously consider them for the possible nicknames, Reggie and Romy

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Raven just seems like it would be easier to wear, honestly.

Raven. I like the sound and the nature imagery. I like Regina slightly better than Ramona, not sure why.

I’m going with Regina. I really like Raven too, but it sounds too gothic.

This is a hard one because I don't really like any of them!

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I'd choose Ramona because I love Sherri Shepherd's character in the comedy Less Than Perfect.

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I used to pronounce Regina Re-jee-nah. Then I learned it actually rhymes with vagina. Put me off for life.
There are too many dark superstitions around Raven for me to be comfotable using it.

I'm def going to go with Raven. Because inside me there is a late 80s teen goth girl who has always loved it. I'd love to be named Raven. And anyway I first saw it on a soap opera character ffs, so how dark can it be really.

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It kills me that so many people seem to think Wren and Ivy and Ember and Luna and Lyric and Autumn and Rain and Willow and Winter and Ever and Poppy and Briar etc etc are cool, but then they say 'ew, Raven? that's a trendy gothy name!' haha... they're all trendy gothy names - you've just seen one of them on real people who grew up, so you can't pretend it's storybook perfect anymore.

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Regina is too title-like for my taste. I like Gina, but not the Reg- part of Regina.
Ramona I like okay, but for some unknown reason I have an image associated with it, of a loud and sensuous woman. Cool name but I'd never feel like I wanted to use it for a kid.

This message was edited 7/3/2019, 11:15 PM

Regina, because of the meaning and the fact that it has a couple of nicknames to fall back on.

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Ramona is next, but I dislike the "moan" sound.

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Raven seems vaguely trashy, and also more like it should belong on a cat or dog than a human.

Raven, easy. I love it. I think it's beautiful and still relatively uncommon. I heard it used on a real woman once and further fell in love with it, because I found it works just fine on a real person.

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I also love Regina!

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Ramona, not so much.

I despise Ramona with every fiber of my being and Raven isn't a good image to me, so I pick Regina. It's okay, although I'd try hard to avoid Gina.

In paper I prefer Ramona, but in my accent it sounds exactly the same as Ra-moaner.

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Raven is silly, like a name a teen Goth girl would choose.

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I'd go with Regina, but call her Gina.

For a real person, Regina because it feels dignified, and I like the queenly association.

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Raven is more of a guilty pleasure. I like it but wouldn't use it.

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Ramona makes me think of "Ramona and Beezus." Ramona always seemed a bit bratty.

Of the 3, I like Regina most because it means queen in Latin. Although I absolutely prefer the Spanish variation 'Reina'.

I think Regina. I like it and Ramona pretty equally but with Regina you can also get Gina, which I like too.
Raven just feels dated to the 1990s goth girl. Raven Star or Raven Nightshade or something dumb like that.

Ramona, I think it has a sort of vintage-cool feel, and I just find it more pleasant than the other two. I always love having a literary namesake, as well. Regina would be my second choice.