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Ava or Astrid?

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Kaytronkit · 26/05/2016 08:32

Your opinions please x

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MumOnACornishFarm · 31/05/2016 23:12

Love love love Astrid. This is on my list Smile It is a strong, independent sounding name to my mind, and much more memorable than Ava.

SorenaJ · 29/05/2016 18:43

Astrid is so lovely.

Bobbycatz · 29/05/2016 10:19

Astrid

HouseOfBiscuits · 29/05/2016 09:56

I think the name is much nicer in any of several Scandinavian accents.

WyldeGharlique · 29/05/2016 09:54

Adore Astrid but worth knowing that it is supposed to be pronounced Astree (in Norway, anyway) - the d is silent. This put me off using it for some reason, I guess just feeling that I would be always saying it incorrectly

HouseOfBiscuits · 29/05/2016 09:51

Astrid sounds a bit negative to me. I think it's the "rid", as in get rid.

KoalaDownUnder · 29/05/2016 08:28

Astrid. Fab.

So very tired of Ava.

1horatio · 27/05/2016 19:45

Ava is just soo popular.
Astrid is lovely!! Please use it:) I can't because my husband went to school with an Astrid that was called... a very unfortunate Thing, so he vetoed it... Sad

LadyAntonella · 27/05/2016 14:18

Ava. A friend of a friend at school was called Astrid and (inwardly) I always thought it sounded a bit like turgid.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 27/05/2016 14:14

My niece is an Astrid. Love it.

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MitzyLeFrouf · 27/05/2016 13:59

I don't like the ass sound in Astrid and Ava is a bit overly popular. So I'm not sure really.

pilates · 27/05/2016 13:44

Ava.

Astrid sounds harsh.

n0ne · 27/05/2016 11:36

My DD was nearly an Astrid. Gorgeous.

nectarini1983 · 26/05/2016 20:26

Astrid.

Ava has been done to death over the last 7 or 8 years.

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Kaytronkit · 26/05/2016 20:24

Thanks all, it's definitely looking like the majority prefer Astrid. I love that it means 'divinely beautiful' aswell. It might be the one!

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houseeveryweekend · 26/05/2016 19:49

Both are gorgeous but personally id go for Astrid as its less common.... i think Ava is in the top ten girls names for last year so there might be alot of girls around called Ava when she goes to school x

BoboBunnyH0p · 26/05/2016 19:44

Astrid, less popular, strong but not too harsh sounding.

twinjocks · 26/05/2016 15:01

Astrid - for all the reasons given above!

Sophronia · 26/05/2016 13:54

Astrid! Ava is nice but so popular.

BeckyWithTheMediocreHair · 26/05/2016 13:22

Astrid for sure.

Ava / Eva / Evie is so popular (and why would you spell it Eva if you wanted Ava? The pronunciations are totally different in the uk).

LillyVonSchtupp · 26/05/2016 13:19

Astrid is fantastic.

Avas are bloody everywhere. It and all it's variants have been done to death and then done some more.

Absolutelyfabulously · 26/05/2016 13:19

I know of an Astrid who has the nickname Asta - best of both worlds.😀

HouseOfBiscuits · 26/05/2016 13:18

I prefer Ava. Astrid sounds quite harsh.

IoraRua · 26/05/2016 13:09

Astrid.
There's a bit more to it than Ava. Ava is a bit bland imo.

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