Florence or Eva?

[Ali398]

Struggling to decide between the two. I would prefer a name not too popular and would also like the option of a nn

[toobreathless]

Florence then based on your criteria:
Less popular (although trending)
Less faddy IMO
Much more nickname potentisl

[squoosh]

Florence is definitely faddy, it hasn't been as popular as it is now in over a century.

I prefer Eva, it's less fussy and more timeless, although it is very popular currently.

[rainbowfeet]

I love both would find it hard to choose.

Actually love the sound of Eva Florence as 1st & middle names respectively

[99redbafoons]

Eva is beautiful!

[pygmy]

Much prefer Eva. Florence is super faddy.

[toobreathless]

Having had a peep at namesdarkgreener they are equally faddy:

EVA (girls): Up from 271st to 24th

FLORENCE (girls): Up from 194th to 34th

This is since 1996. If you are looking for not too popular I'm not sure either is the right name for you. But they are justifiably popular- both beautiful names.

[noddyholder]

Florence Know about 4 or 5 Evas

[toobreathless]

What about Flora?

Bit of a cross between the two & more unusual.

[Ali398]

I think I'm happy that both are relatively popular. Funnily enough I do know a few Eva's but no Florence's as of yet. I would prob be more worried if they were top 10.

[kerala]

In dds class one third of the girls named a variant of eve. Ridiculously popular one to avoid.

[fedup21]

As a teacher, I've seen loads of younger siblings born over the last year who are called Florence which would put me off. Eva/Eve/ Evie/Evelyn/Ava have been extremely popular for ages.

If you're not fussed about popularity though, just go for the one you like best. Florrie/Flossie/Flora/Flo are all possible nicknames, though the AF acronym would put me off massively! You can't really shorten Eva except for Eve though?

[justjodie92]

I prefer Florence, but both are nice

[randdom]

I have cone across a huge number of eve/evey/Evelyn/Eva's in the last year through work. Only a couple of babies called Florence. I also think Florence is a nicer name!

[flopsybunny45]

I would be slightly biased !
When I was younger -1990s - I was the only one in primary and secondary school!!
Loved all the different nicknames I've had over the years.
My dh is actually the first person to call me by my whole name which I also love.
Xx

[HomeHypno]

I like Aoife which is pronounced a little like Eva. Obv a name that won't work everyone though.

[Ali398]

Can I ask what nicknames you used to get?

[flopsybunny45]

Sure -
Family - flop, flojo
Aunty - flopsy
School - Flossie, florrie
Uni - Flowsie, flops
Dh - Florence!!
Work - flo

[Puddles1234]

Florence.

It has wonderful nickname potential.

[Tinkertaylor1]

Florence

" come here flo!" -- love it!

[Tinkertaylor1]

I teach about fifteen Eva's

[NadiaWadia]

Eva is lovely, though it (and, I think, Eve or Evie) are very popular at the moment.

But then so is Florence, for which I don't really see the attraction. Always seems stodgy to me, I would prefer Flora, as someone else mentioned.

[Greentoothbrush]

Not keen on Eva, and I love the name Florence.

[SabrinaMulhollandJjones]

Florence is nice, but Eva is beautiful.

[OKmum]

I like Eva better

[CoffeeChocolateWine]

My DD is Eva so I would have to say Eva! Never been that keen on Florence.

But yes, Eva is very popular at the moment and lots of varients. I fully expect my DD to be in a class full of Evas, Evies, Eves, Evelyns and Avas. I can't deny it bothers me a bit (and I actually ruled out the name several times during my pregnancy for this reason!), but at the end of the day it was the only name DH and I agreed on. And we do love it.