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Name Bella's sister :)
| 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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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!
Hi, Melissa.
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
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
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!
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!
Ginger
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