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Eva or Ava? Ahh, help!

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heylittlediddle · 19/12/2010 23:29

DH and I are finding it impossible to choose between the two. We have quite a long tongue-twister Spanish surname so we wanted easy names that flow well. It's getting close to due date now though and we still can't decide.

Which one you like best? x

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PollyMorfic · 19/12/2010 23:30

Eva. More classic, and works in more languages.

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LittlePushka · 19/12/2010 23:43

Oh I like Ava..it reminds me of the beautiful Ava Gardner.

(I believe in France & Germany the name "Eva" is pronounced Ava...just to make your choice even more impossible!)

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Edmundo · 20/12/2010 00:21

I see Ava as more classic and sets it apart from all the Eves and Evies.

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madhattershouse · 20/12/2010 00:24

Another vote for Ava..think it would sound great with a Spanish surname!

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ShoppingDays · 20/12/2010 10:51

Eva

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MardyQuickFollowThatStar · 20/12/2010 10:55

I like both a lot (sorry no help).

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festivefriedawhingesagain · 20/12/2010 10:57

Ava for me, it was very nearly DD's name.

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christmaseve · 20/12/2010 11:10

We have a little Ava in our family, it's a lovely name, so is Eva!

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perpetuallypregnant · 20/12/2010 11:27

I have an Ava :) Beautiful!
Eva is lovely too but I hear a lot more of those than Avas.

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SilveryMoon · 20/12/2010 11:30

I prefer Ava. It was on my list for if ds2 was a girl.

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RatherBeOnTheMulledWine · 20/12/2010 11:34

Do bear in mind they are both incredibly popular along with Eve/ Evie. Certainly where we are SW London.

The reason is they are both lovely.

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Nightstar · 21/12/2010 20:51

I wouldnt use it at all as very over done recently.

But if you must then Ava is much better with Spanish name.

There is a huge number of E names out there right now, Evelyn, Evie, Eve, Eva, Ellie, etc etc

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BlackWhitePlaid · 21/12/2010 20:51

Ava!!

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shopalot · 21/12/2010 20:52

I teach a Spanish girl and she is called Eva but it is pronounced "Ava" - just to confuse you even more!!!

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lovinme · 21/12/2010 20:55

Definately Ava,that's my DD name and as for it being really popular I would say it depends where you live my Ava is the only one where I live that I know of.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/12/2010 20:56

Agree that they are both incredibly popular at the moment and not just in SW London RatherBeOn, but here too in the NW.

If I had to choose it would be Eva but like Nightstar says, she will be one of a crowd of Evelyn, Eva, Eve, Evie, Ellie, Ava, Ella and even the odd Evangaline.

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tammytoby · 21/12/2010 21:50

Both Eva and Ava are overused and will soon start to sound dated as they fall out of 'fashion' again...

I'd look for another, less overused name if you can.

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Baublepink · 21/12/2010 22:06

Ava is lovely, and I think would definitely go with a Spanish surname nicely.

Eva is nice but... really overused and blends in too much to all the other very popular E names eg Eve, Evie, Elle and Ellie, like someone else said. I like the symmetry of spelling and glamorous association of Ava Smile

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Komondor · 22/12/2010 10:21

Ava

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joyandherboys · 22/12/2010 18:52

We had choose ava for our first child as hospital said we were having a girl just a shame i couldnt use it as she was a he lol
if this one is a girl im sure we will have ava as it is a unusual and lovely name x

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mazzystartled · 22/12/2010 18:54

I love both names (obviously both v popular at the mo, but I wouldn't let that bother me), but my mum is called Eva and she says she has hated her name all of her life. Sad

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TheCrackFox · 22/12/2010 19:02

Ava

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stillfrazzled · 23/12/2010 13:25

Eva would have been my name had DS2 (due in 6 weeks) been DD...

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tebbles · 23/12/2010 13:32

I would go for Ava. This is because the pronounciation for Eva cofuses me. Is it like "Ever" or Eee-va.

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mamaloco · 23/12/2010 13:40

Go with the one you pronounce "Ayva"
Eeva is awful IMO as is "EEvee"
I would pronounce Ava (with 2 A like cat though) and that is nice too.

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