Helena, Gabriella, Adela or Nina??

[evalen]

Which one? Honest opinions pls.

[belgo]

Adele. Lovely name. Gabrielle also pretty.

[noddyholder]

I like Nina

[belgo]

And I've deliberately put 'e' on the end inside of 'a', I find the names less sickly sweet with 'e'.

[pinkhebe]

love Adele

[BeautifulBlondePineapple]

I like Nina the best. It's cute for a baby, but also suitable for a grown up. Lovely.

I would've thought about using it myself, but my sister has bagsied it (damn her!).

[Hedwig3]

Nina

[pjani]

I like Nina the best too - it's simple but lovely. And makes me think of Nina Simone (which is a good thing).

Like some others I think some names can seem fussy with the 'a' rather than 'e'. Not that I'm suggesting 'Nine'!

[evalen]

Which one for Clara's sister?

[pinkhebe]

Actually I like Clara and Helen.

[pilates]

Helena, don't like the rest.

[PurpleStrawberry]

Helena for me.

Nina is the Spanish word for girl, so as a Spanish speaker, I see a girl named Nina as a girl called Girl!!!!

[belgo]

at 'Nine'

[Hope88]

Helena

[boxofbugs]

Nina. It is a lovely name. It also goes well with Clara.

[CaptainBizarro]

Helena - no contest.

[Lonnie]

Adela is beautiful I do not however care for Adele.

How do you want to say Helena? I like it if it is not Hell ena

Dont mind Nina but find it very humdrum
Gabriella is to popular for me

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Helena by a mile, pronounced Hell-ena. Hel-ay-na is awful and a waste of a beautiful name.

[elseIlltellyourfather]

Adele, on my shortlist! Adela has a different feel to it and loses the lovely-ness IMO

[mathanxiety]

Helena, no matter what way you pronounce it. Adela comes in second, but not a close second.

I wouldn't choose the other two.

[evalen]

thanks for the comments :)
Clara's name has proven to be a real head turner and i would hate the other one not to be as popular. Do you think Helena (Hell-ena) has the 'wow' factor?

[MelinaM]

Helena, it's lovely, as is the nn Nell

[mathanxiety]

I think Hell-ena definitely has the WOW factor. It is such a graceful name, yet strong, like Clara -- but definitely able to stand on its own beside Clara.

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Definitely. I would use it in a heartbeat but it's my boss's name and, lovely though she is I'm not up for that level of crawling! :o

[jellybeans]

Gabriella is by far the nicest.

[ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie]

LOVE Adela and Helena pronounced hel-ay-na.