Is Eliana too weird?
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Is Eliana too weird?
| Mon, 07-30-2007 - 12:49am |
We are expecting our baby girl any day now (due August 5)... my favorite name is still Eliana (nn Ellie), but my husband is pretty unsure about it since it is so unique. It's #242 on the Soc. Sec. Dept's ranking of names... I love the meaning: "God has answered us." However, my husband's favorite is still Samantha (Sam), but I'm not as excited about that one. What are your thoughts?
Our older daughter is Alexandra and we call her Alex... we'd like it to blend with that, but it's not our number 1 criteria to have a perfect match with her name.
THANK YOU to all who replied to my previous question from a few days ago... SO helpful!

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I don't think Eliana is weird at all. Unique, somewhat (not completely because Ellie & Ana are not so unusual), but definitely not "weird".
I like both Eliana & Samantha & I think both would go w/ big sis' name. Eliana, to me, sounds a bit ethnic so I think I slightly prefer Samantha.
Oh my gosh, I think Eliana is beautiful. I am huge on meanings of names and that about brought tears to my eyes. I think Samantha is becoming pretty common and it is not really my style. Loving Eliana!
I agree with you b/c Samantha doesn't do much for me either. It's not bad, just not anything special. Eliana is a beautiful name, and I don't think it's weird. Has a Spanish feel, but that doesn't need to be a big deal. I agree w/ pp that it might be good to see which seems to "fit" your little one better after you see her and hold her for a few hours. Good luck with the delivery and the naming situation!!!
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I was going to say I like Eliana much
Well I am biased. But I don't think Eliana is weird at all. In fact, I almost think the opposite. I know people say this all the time, but when I named DD Eliana, I had never heard it before and now I have met AT LEAST 3 other Eliana's.
I do think that Samantha might go better with your older DD's name (just from feel). But I don't think that really matters, I mean they won't always be together - in school and life. And I dont think that Alex and Ellie sound too similar.
good luck on making your decision.
Oh and Eliana has been rising on the SS chart. When I chose it, it was 319. It went up the next two years! (by quite a bit actually)
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