Name Bella's sister :)

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Name Bella's sister :)
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Mon, 08-14-2006 - 11:05pm

Okay so my 3 year old is Bella Rose and we are expecting a sister for her in October. When we picked Bella - it was not at all popular and now it seems to be climbing up there. (I would like to avoid popular names - I was one of three Melissa's in my neighborhood growing up and it was annoying!) We want the name to go with Bella, but not be too cutesy.

Here are our top choices. MN are still up in the air. Although Parker, Michael, and Pearl keep coming up.

Tessa (concerned about popularity and the too cutesy Bella/Tessa factor), but we love it.
Maggie
Sadie
Zadie (to make Sadie a bit more distinct)
Alice

Thoughts?

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Tue, 08-15-2006 - 2:30am

Hi there, Melissa. Congrats on #2!

I like the name Bella Rose. It's very pretty. Here are my thoughts on your list:

Tessa (concerned about popularity and the too cutesy Bella/Tessa factor), but we love it.-Tessa is really nice, & not very popular at all to my knowledge. I don't think that it's too close to Bella. They seem to go nicely together.

Maggie -This is kind of cute. It's awfully nick-namey on it's own though.

Sadie-Adorable.

Zadie (to make Sadie a bit more distinct)-No, no, no.

Alice-Very nice. It's not popular at all, & has a classic feel like Bella.

Here are some more suggestions:

Audra

Clara

Cora

Daisy

Eve/Evie

Eva/Evie

Elaina/Lainey

Flora

Fiona

Gemma

Greta

Grace, but this is sort of popular.

Hope

Ivy

Jane/Janie

Juliet

Josephine/Josie

Karina

Lily, although it's popular.

Lucy

Lydia

Liana

Lillian, which is also common but beautiful.

Maya...see above.

Mia-Also sort of common, but I love it w/Bella (& on its own!)

Maren

Maura

Nora

Pearl as a fn...beautiful!

Sophia or Sophie, which are also sort of common.

Sylvia/Sylvie

Talia

Violet

Victoria

Zoe

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 08-15-2006 - 5:10am

Hi, Melissa.

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Registered: 05-27-2006
Tue, 08-15-2006 - 8:42am

From your list I would go with Sadie or Alice.

Other ideas...

Greta
Julia
Lucy
Sofia
Molly
Daisy
Calista
Violet
Eve
Vivian

or use Pearl as a first name?

Karen

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Tue, 08-15-2006 - 10:28am
The Bella I know has a sister Naomi :). GL
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Registered: 06-11-2003
Tue, 08-15-2006 - 10:35am
THanks for the list!!!! Many were on our larger list. We definitely have similar taste in names!!! I will reconsider each of them :)
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Tue, 08-15-2006 - 2:18pm
I like Tessa the best from your list. I like Maggie as a nickname for Margaret. BTW, Zadie (spelled differently) is grandfather in Yiddish.
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Tue, 08-15-2006 - 3:34pm

Tessa- I really like this name, although maybe Bella and Tessa is a little cute. Maybe Teresa nn Tessa?
Maggie- Love it, but only as a nn. (maybe Margaret or Megan?)
Sadie- cute, goes well with Bella
Zadie (to make Sadie a bit more distinct)- eh, I don't think it can hold its own, it seems like a nn to me
Alice- lovely classic

My faves for you
Bella Rose & Claire
Bella Rose & Zion
Bella Rose & Corey
Bella Rose & Darby/Darcy
Bella Rose & Audra


                             
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Tue, 08-15-2006 - 10:31pm

I adore both Sadie and Alice.

I have not read the previous posts, but my assumption would be that lots of people will comment on the "nicknamey" factor with Sadie. Since I love the name Sadie so much, I don't really think that's a problem. But, regardless, I think it fits perfectly with Bella, which is a widely used nickname as well (for Isabella, Annabella, etc.). So, Bella and Sadie sound completely perfect to me. I love it!

Alice is also nice, and one of my favorite names, but it seems a little heavy next to Bella, which is feminine and sophisticated, but still light and airy, for lack of a better word. I don't think it matches Bella as well as Sadie does.

I don't like Zadie at all...sorry.

I love the name Tess, but I can't get into Tessa. I know it doesn't really make sense, and I can't really explain it, but... I would love Bella and Tess, though. Great names!

I'm not crazy about Maggie, but it's not bad at all. I would just prefer Sadie, Tess, or Alice.

Great list of names!

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Registered: 08-14-2003
Tue, 08-15-2006 - 10:31pm

From your list:

Tessa(concerned about popularity and the too cutesy Bella/Tessa factor), but we love it. -- I LOVE Tessa, but I would use a different-ending name how about just Tess?
Maggie -- Cute but I like it as a nickname
Sadie -- Very cute with Bella
Zadie (to make Sadie a bit more distinct) -- Don't go there! Sadie is pretty unusual already.
Alice -- GREAT pic and sounds great with Bella.

Other ideas:

Abigail
Evelyn
Madelyn
Molly
Ruby
Sophie
Violet

HTH!

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Wed, 08-16-2006 - 2:41am

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