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Mumsnet Discussions: Baby names : Alexa or daniela.Are these names too STRANGE? Help pls! (26 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By slinkiemalinki on Sun 18-May-08 22:34:59
Alexa is nice, and very noughties I think, although sounds a bit like you are hopping on the Alexa Chung fanclub train (a la Scarletts and Keiras springing up everywhere). Maybe not to anyone else - obviously I read Sunday Times Style too much as nobody else has mentioned her...!
Daniela just makes me think Westbrook and Burberry babies... eek no, no no! Sorry
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By WestCountryLass on Fri 16-May-08 20:10:12
Both Alexa and Daniela are lovely names!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By WendyWeber on Fri 16-May-08 19:59:47
Alexa was a book/slightly naughty TV prog in the 70s (?) - forget who by - but it is a nice name, actually.

DD1 had a friend called Alexa when she was little, the only one I ever knew of - they moved away but she was a pleasant child.

We also know a girl called Alexis, but she lives in California.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By JackieNo on Fri 16-May-08 19:58:03
I like both smile.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ggirl on Fri 16-May-08 19:55:54
Daniella is lovely

I had a lovely friend called Daniella ,I like it much more than Danielle.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By CantSleepWontSleep on Fri 16-May-08 19:53:20
I like Daniella with 2 'l's, but not with one, as she'd have it spelt wrong her whole life.

So so about Alexa, but strangely like Alexis.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By twinklytoes on Fri 16-May-08 19:52:40
love alexia but I'm biased grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ElizabethBeresfordSW19 on Fri 16-May-08 19:30:58
And the 'churmans' spell it with one l. Looks cleaner and less frilly with one l.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By RustyBear on Fri 16-May-08 18:54:32
I know a Portuguese girl called Daniela with one l
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By EyeballsintheSky on Fri 16-May-08 18:52:13
Niece's (5yo) best friend is Alexa - it's the only name I flippin' hear! Nice though.

Not so keen on Daniela (which incidentally is the correct spelling in some countries - I went to school with a Romanian girl who spelled it like that)
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Seashell71 on Fri 16-May-08 18:44:39
Alexa makes me think of a s&m mistress name, don't know why! Daniela is beautiful imo!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By VictorianSqualor on Fri 16-May-08 18:44:38
DD is Danni-Ella, we hyphonated it because I hate the way people say dan-yella, the way it's spelt people pronounce it properly, we call her Ella though.

DS2 is Alexander, was possibly going to be Alexandra or Alexia, not as keen on Alexa though, Nice shortened to Lexie.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MaloryBoden on Fri 16-May-08 18:43:11
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not eye

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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ItsPotatoesForYouMyLad on Fri 16-May-08 18:43:06
i hadn't thought of dw. i had thought of my friend's adorable 16yo daniella smile
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MaloryBoden on Fri 16-May-08 18:42:34
oh yes danni/danny is awful

have taught loads and you know what??thye have all been the sorts who do a heart over the eye and are really into disco dancing classes in inapproproiate sequinned catsuits
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ItsPotatoesForYouMyLad on Fri 16-May-08 18:41:37
i presume you've spelt daniela with one l on purpose as you've done it twice? i love daniella, not sure about daniela.
like alexa too.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MaloryBoden on Fri 16-May-08 18:41:29
lol at nanncy 666 croosm posts
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ElizabethBeresfordSW19 on Fri 16-May-08 18:41:16
I don't like Alexa or Lexia or any of those names.

Daniela I like though. An unusual choice without being at all weird. Pretty.

HATE Danny though. And Danni with a love heart over the i.

There is an Italian name 'Aniela'. AnYELLA.
wdytot?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MaloryBoden on Fri 16-May-08 18:40:57
alexa is ok iprefer alexandra myself

daniela is NAFF

makes me think of daniella westbrook
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By lilolilmanchester on Fri 16-May-08 18:40:56
Definitely not strange - infact a bit different without being weird IMO.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Nancy66 on Fri 16-May-08 18:40:24
Do you mean mixed race?

Alexa is ok - she's bound to get called Alex though.

Don't like Daniela though because:

1)that's now how you spell it

2)makes me think of Daniella Westbrook
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By sawyerisyummy on Fri 16-May-08 18:39:46
Alexa lovely
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Jojay on Fri 16-May-08 18:39:12
Lovely, both of them
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Lulumama on Fri 16-May-08 18:38:32
suntanned? eh?

they are nice names

definitely not trendy, IFYKWIM

we had alexia on the list for DS if he had been a girl.

but he wasn;t!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By saltire on Fri 16-May-08 18:37:01
I like Alexa, but prefer it as Alexia. Not keen on Daniella, but theres a reason for that
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By wen26 on Fri 16-May-08 18:34:44
I would like your honest opinion about these two names for a suntanned baby girl:

Alexa or Daniela.
Do you consider them to be nice names, too trendy, too strange or plain ugly.

Many thanks!!


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