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Alexa or Nicole?

28 replies

AbsolutelyIDo · 20/06/2016 13:31

Or any other suggestions? Thanks!

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 20/06/2016 14:39

Nicole.
Other suggestions to consider.
Alicia
Olivia
Lilia
Laila
Lara
Georgia
Ellena
Isla
Maya
Priya
Ana
Maria

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KoalaDownUnder · 20/06/2016 14:40

Alexa.

Nicole wasn't pretty even in its 70s heyday.

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MouldyPeach · 20/06/2016 14:41

Alexa

How about Nicola? It was v popular when I was at school but haven't heard it used as a baby name for a long time.

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MrsChrisPratt · 20/06/2016 14:43

Alexa for sure. Lovely baby Lexie.

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Portobelly · 20/06/2016 15:19

I know someone with dds Alexa and Monica

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BestOnlineCommentSite · 20/06/2016 17:36

Well, I think Nicole is very, very pretty.

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Salene · 20/06/2016 17:38

Nicole gets my name lovely name

Don't like Alexa

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GoldPlatedBacon · 20/06/2016 20:06

I really like Nicole

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margewiththebluehair · 21/06/2016 11:51

Alexa sounds pretentious like she has a brother called Hugo.

Nicole is better.

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nectarini1983 · 21/06/2016 13:26

I prefer Alexa, although I do think Nicole is pretty.

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ems942 · 21/06/2016 15:49

alexa is lovely

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jenna951357 · 21/06/2016 16:03

I personally prefer Nicole

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CourtJester · 21/06/2016 16:09

I prefer Nicole out of the two.

How about...
Naomi
Natasha
Elise
Marnie
Lucy
Laura
Hannah
Kerry
Katrina
Keira
Una

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JamieVardysParty · 21/06/2016 16:29

I really like both.

Others:
Adele
Danielle
Kirsten
Lara
Jade

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Marcipex · 22/06/2016 00:03

Nicole, very pretty.

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squoosh · 22/06/2016 00:36

I like them both and I really wanted to be called Nicole when I was in primary school.

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KoalaDownUnder · 22/06/2016 10:06

Surprised by the love for Nicole, mostly because it is sooo dated.

So is Alexa, tbf - although the impact seems less because it was much, much less common than Nicole

I'm 43 and about half my contemporaries were either Nicole, Michelle, Lisa or Kylie!

Quite possibly different in the UK though!

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Oysterbabe · 22/06/2016 10:17

Alexa. That was our first choice for a while.

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squoosh · 22/06/2016 10:23

To be fair Nicole is pretty dated in the UK too. Maybe it's the memory of those 'Papa? Nicole?' Renault ads that give it a bit of a popularity boost.

Alexa or Nicole?
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Ambroxide · 22/06/2016 10:30

I think they are both a bit dated, tbh! Are they names of friends or something, OP?

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purplefox · 22/06/2016 10:53

Alexa, but I prefer Alexandra

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1horatio · 22/06/2016 10:54

Alexa is lovely. Nicole is just... either a bit frumpy or sleazy IMO (sorry, not sure why, but that's just what I associate).

What about Carina? Cora? Andrea?

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foreverandalways · 22/06/2016 11:07

Alexa for sure.....Alessandra.....Isla....

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AbsolutelyIDo · 22/06/2016 18:09

Thanks so much everyone. My DD's name has been mentioned a few times as a suggestion so you're on the right track. Carina is another that we like. DH loves Nicole, I'm not sold on it. I like Alexa but he's not keen! There are very few others that we like enough to seriously consider. I like Sophia (too popular) and lots of 'L' names but as our DD is an L we are not too keen on another. Finding this so hard this time around!

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Britnyspears · 25/06/2016 09:34

Makes me thing Cheung

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