Please help, I'm name blind and about to give birth

[otchayaniye]

Which do you prefer? Frida or Flora?

I have a Carmen Lois (dead easy to name as named after Spanish grandmother and my mother)

This one is heep um hard and I fixate on one, only to wobble soon after.

Husband really likes Frida (and so do I, love the artist) whereas I think Flora offers nickname potential -- although looking at Carmen that doesn't either and no probs there.

Flora is beginning to sound a little frilly and Sloaney to me now. Not that I really think it is, though. Argghhhhhhh

Like I said, I've been through Nancy/Camille (too similar) and a host of rather weird ones (I have a thing for Old Hollywood) and I've lost my compass completely!

We both have Spanish grandparents (my side has unusable names though) and Scottish/Welsh heritage. Surname sounds like Evans but has a lovely meaning. Certain names won't work and others I like I can't use as friends have.

Elizabeth would be a family middle name.

[LynetteScavo]

Frida.

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Frida is lovely and underused.

Good luck with it all.

[hatebeak]

Frida! It's lovely.

[otchayaniye]

you see, women of taste! Everyone else I've (or husband) has asked has said Frida. Nice and strong.

And thanks for the good luck.

[InstantAtom]

Flora

[otchayaniye]

Plus, my daughter when asked says categorically it's a Frida. She's not yet three but knows her onions

[fairieswearboots]

Frida is lovely. And the nickname could be just Fri (free) which is rather fabulous no?

[ellangirl]

Frida is a great name, and goes well with Carmen.

[Stars22]

How is frida pronounced? is it like Freida?

[exoticfruits]

Not Frida-it is horrible. I know an elderly woman called Freda-she hated it as a DC and hates it now.

[OiMissus]

I like Frida too. (but the other names are nice too - good taste!) And it's nice that it has no obvious nickname. People and friends will call her by the name she was given. Lovely.
Good luck.

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Oh love Frida, definitely go for it

[proudfoot]

Personally I like Flora best but I think Frida would be great with a little Carmen and it sounds like you are leaning towards Frida, so I think you should go with it.

[Catsu]

Flora!
Frida sounds odd next to carmen to me. Carmen is a bit exotic, dramatic and beautiful, frida sounds old fashioned and clunky!

[TheMoistWorldOfSeptimusQuench]

I have a Flora Elizabeth!
I love her name and have never regretted it (and its her birthday today

[minipie]

Would you consider using Elizabeth as a first name? Fab name.

How about Francesca or Frances? Would go v well with Carmen.

I think of Frida and Flora I'd choose Frida.

[muminthemiddle]

I prefer Flora, sounds softer and more feminine than Frida x

[LilyBolero]

Flora

[MerylStrop]

Frida is beautiful, but I think it depends on surname a touch.
Flora is a bit stolid.

[Purplebuns]

Flora, Frida does not have a single redeeming feature.

[Ephiny]

I like Frida better, it sounds feminine but strong. Agree with Flora sounding a bit frilly, and quite dull and old-fashioned to me.

[YaMaYaMa]

Flora is lovely but Frida is just beautiful I think. I also love Carmen, can I ask what nn you use please? As it's a name I love but can't think of a nn for.

[LadyClariceCannockMonty]

I love Frida as a name and for the Kahlo connection. Flora is very middle-class art-history PhD student IMO and rather stuffy.

[exoticfruits]

I can't think of a single redeeming feature with Frida either! I wouldn't call it beautiful-it goes with Elsie, Winifred, Ethel, Mildred, Muriel, Hilda etc-all dire.

[CandiceMariePratt]

Audrey