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Isabella, Ruby or Abigail?

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Sparkleheart · 16/04/2015 23:14

A week to go until due date/induction with DD2 and we were pretty much set on either Isabella or Ruby and deciding which one when we see her. Isabella is probably my favourite of the two though by a slight edge. Have just seen someone else post about Abigail and am now really pondering that one too! It was on our list way back when but must've been discarded at some point. But now, seeing it again, I'm starting to see it as a possibility too I think.
I'd love your opinions on which name is the nicest, without necessarily bringing popularity into it, as there isn't too much difference between them where we are, plus it doesn't put us off anyway. DD1 is Louisa so we'd also like it to go well with that.
Many thanks!

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debricassartcleary · 17/04/2015 20:34

Louisa as a first name. I love it. Sorry not keen on the other three.

PeggySusan · 17/04/2015 20:31

My favourite is isabella but I don't think it goes so well with Louisa so I think Abigail is the next best

fionadal · 17/04/2015 20:15

Abigail and Isabella are both lovely.
But Abigail will probably be shortened to Abby and Isabella to Izzy or Bella.
Think you might need to think about whether you like the shortenings if you go for either of these.

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Sparkleheart · 17/04/2015 18:32

Ooh all very interesting thank you! Looks like Abigail seems to be quite the favourite! Although some of that seems to be down to the popularity of Isabella I think maybe. I still love the 2 names we had originally but am definitely now making it a list of 3 by adding Abigail. It is definitely no mean feat trying to match a name like Louisa as some have said but we have really exhausted all the names under the sun to whittle it down to our final ones, so we will decide when we see her I think which one she suits best. Nice to know that they are all liked by the majority anyway!

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Wishful80smontage · 17/04/2015 16:20

Abigail first choice, isabella is nice but very popular- really don't like Ruby at all

LeonoraFlorence · 17/04/2015 14:04

Isabella, though I am biased :) My second choice would be Ruby.

Leeds2 · 17/04/2015 12:11

Isabella or Abigail.

Not Ruby.

thatdoreengirl · 17/04/2015 11:18

Ruby & Isabella for me...
I already have a Ruby(age13)which I still love, I don't think it's faddy and I have only ever met 2 other Rubys in the last 13 years, I think it's a strong yet pretty name.
DC3 is due in 2 weeks & if it's a girl it's going to be either Isabella or Georgia, both beautiful, classic names.
Abigail is ok, but not a lover of it.

squoosh · 17/04/2015 10:40

Abigail.

Isabella is nice if a bit everywhere at the moment.

Ruby is bottom of the list as I think it's going to date pretty quickly.

HelenF350 · 17/04/2015 10:17

Isabella is one of my favourite girls names. I can't use it though as DP hates it ??

Dukketeater · 17/04/2015 10:12

Ruby

justjodie92 · 17/04/2015 09:30

Ruby.
Followed by Isabella nn Bella

burgatroyd · 17/04/2015 09:29

Abigail.

BubGal13 · 17/04/2015 09:19

Isabella- adore this, beautiful, elegant but fun, energetic, feminine without being twee and lovely NN possibilities Bella or Izzy/Iz.

Abigail- no from me, just a bit too twee/not special enough.

Ruby, like.

TheTravellingLemon · 17/04/2015 09:03

I started that thread OP. Glad I inspired you! I obviously like Abigail best, of the other two I prefer Isabella, but it is everywhere here too. Ruby doesn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe I grew up too near the East End

AliceAnneB · 17/04/2015 08:53

All are beautiful but I prefer Ruby and then Abigail.

sweetpeame · 17/04/2015 08:42

In order of preference:
Isabella
Abigail nn Abi
Ruby

Yes Isabella is very popular right now but it's beautiful and also classic I believe. Even though there will be a lot of girls of a certain age with this name, I honestly think it's quite different to names like Ruby which are likely to be more faddy. Abigail is nice, not really my taste.

Mrsindecision · 17/04/2015 08:36

Louisa is such an underused classic - timeless, simple and elegant. None of the names on your list quite match it - Isabella would be my preference of the names you are considering, I really do like it but it is EXTREMELY popular. Popularity may not be an issue for you but I'm just making a comparison with Louisa which is simply lovely.
Names I think go well which are outside the top 50 are Clara, Helena and Annabel. Charlotte and Sophia are in a similar vein to Isabella - lovely but very popular. How about Gabriella instead of Isabella?
I really don't like Ruby (no match for Louisa at all IMO) and Abigail is nowhere near as appealing to my ear as Isabella is but it is OK.
Good luck with you decision making - it'll be tough finding a match for Louisa!

parsnipbob · 17/04/2015 06:31

You can't move round here for kids called Isabella. I like ruby but I think Abigail and Louisa go together better.

lottieandmias · 17/04/2015 06:30

As an aside, I don't think popularity matters as much as having a name that suits the child.

Guin1 · 17/04/2015 06:30

If there really was no difference in popularity, say if all 3 names were not even in the top 100, then Isabella would be my favourite. However, given the huge number of Isabella (and variants of it) there are around, I would chose Abigail.

lottieandmias · 17/04/2015 06:28

Well I have an Abigail and an Isabella so I'm biased. Our Abigail is always Abi.

DeloresDeSyn · 17/04/2015 06:25

Isabella is the most timeless and pretty, Abigail reminds me of the 80s.

bringonyourwreckingball · 17/04/2015 06:16

I have an Abigail! Quite like Isabella but I think Ruby will date quite badly.

swimmerforlife · 17/04/2015 05:28

Abigail defiantly! Such a beautiful classic name yet not overly popular, it also has nicknames options.

Ruby and Isabella are perfectly nice and decent names but they are everywhere at the moment.

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