What do you think.....?

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Registered: 11-10-2004
What do you think.....?
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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 11:10am

What do you think of these girl names? I want a pretty, feminine name with a European flare that will grow with my daughter. I don't want her to have issues regarding the name when she gets older.

Are there any issues I may be overlooking? (i.e. mispronounciation, spelling issues, too uncommon, foreign sounding, too popular, sounds like?, will have a nickname, too trendy, teasing issues such as Amelia Bedelia , etc.)

Lilia
Amelia
Sofia
Angelina
Anabella (Ah nah bella)

Thank your for your help.

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Wed, 11-24-2004 - 12:14pm

Well, Amelia's getting hot because it sounds similar to Emily and Angelina's too associated with Ms. Jolie these days for my taste, but they're all good names. I especially like Anabella.
This link:
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:8-1-QRELX9gJ:www.unece.org/stats/trends/ch1/1.4.xls+&hl=en
Has the top 5 names from various countries.. so you can see what sounds good around the world. :)

Good luck, you've got a great head start on cosmopolitan sounding names!

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Registered: 08-03-2004
Wed, 11-24-2004 - 1:28pm
Liliana may be too popular if people nn her Lily as I think that is getting very popular/trendy nowaday, but it is a very pretty name! Anabella could get the nn Belle...if you don't mind nicknames it's a very pretty one.
Think from your list Liliana is my favorite though, despite the popularity.
Best Wishes!
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Registered: 11-10-2004
Wed, 11-24-2004 - 5:57pm

The name is Lilia not Liliana. Liliana is pretty but I foresee numerous misspelling errors and constant mispronounciation -- and I don't like the way Lily Anna (annuh) sounds --IMO LOL.

What do you think of Lilia? We do not want her called Lily -- only by her full name.

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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 7:08pm

Amelia is getting popular, but it's beautiful, imo.


I also really like Angelina.







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Wed, 11-24-2004 - 11:16pm

I like Lilia the best out of all your names. I like it because she can be called Lia/Leah if she wants. Leah is a very nice name that will grow with your child. I am not crazy about Amelia, but know a little girl named this who goes by Mia which is sweet. She is 10 years old and she hates her name, but does like Mia. I kmow too many dogs named Sofia/Sophia. Angelina is nmsaa. Anabella is nice, but will likely be pronounced Annabella by most, or she may be called Bella for short. I like Bella.

Good Luck, Brooke

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 11-26-2004 - 12:29am
Lilia, Amelia and Sofia are all pretty and unique. But becoming popular
Angelina reminds me of Angelina BAllerina, a cartoon and too cutesy imo
Anabella-definately European flare but a little too cutesy for me too. I like Amelia then Sofia, then Lilia, then Anabella and last Angelina.
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Registered: 11-26-2004
Fri, 11-26-2004 - 5:46pm
I love Amelia! It's so pretty and you rarely hear it anywhere! All the names you're considering are pretty so your daughter will have a great name whichever you pick. (but my vote is for Amelia!)LOL
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