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Stella or Violet?

39 replies

namesstress2323 · 17/01/2017 09:35

opinions & which one?? :)

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TheNotoriousRBG · 23/01/2017 00:46

Stella

Joeybee · 23/01/2017 00:24

Really don't like Stella, it sounds so dated. Violet is nice.

Pemba · 19/01/2017 00:36

Stella is so much nicer, and means star, how could anyone dislike it?

Whereas Violet, doesn't have a nice sound, (although nice meaning) and IMO is one of the current crop of trendy 'old people' names, which will date. Viola is nicer.

Cami12 · 18/01/2017 23:57

Really like both. As pp said, Stella is fiestier and Violet is prettier. Can't go wrong with either.

WaitrosePigeon · 18/01/2017 23:33

I absolutely love both of these names.

Deadsouls · 18/01/2017 21:09

Stella

Roseandbee · 18/01/2017 21:08

Well I considered violet if I had two girls so that's my vote

Junebugjr · 18/01/2017 21:04

We have a Violet, I loved Stella as well, but because of the booze connotations we didn't go for it.
Estella is also lovely and similar.

DarkLikeVader · 18/01/2017 21:01

Love Stella!

rainbow99 · 18/01/2017 20:57

Violet. As someone else has said, Stella seems really dated and middle aged woman to me

Jasperthedog · 18/01/2017 19:54

Stella is wonderful. Don't like Violet.

HandbagCrab · 18/01/2017 19:46

I like both. I also like Estella and Violetta for a slight variation

Changerazelea · 18/01/2017 19:07

Stella is fantastic name classic yet unusual. Violet to me sounds like a harsher sounding person.... don't know why...

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 18/01/2017 16:35

Violet.

starkers1 · 18/01/2017 15:57

Violet- beautiful. It was only no.75 in 2016 list do hardly a trendy Wendy name?! Like Stella too but can't shake that slightly harsh edge it has.

Scattymere · 18/01/2017 15:52

Violet by a million miles, just beautiful and although becoming more popular, still out of the top 50 so the least common of the flower names. LOVE.

nigelforgotthepassword · 18/01/2017 09:52

I love both.dd2 was going to be Violet but exh vetoed it.She now says,aged 9,that she would far sooner have been Violet than the name we picked in the end.
Stella sounds feistier, Violet is prettier.

Nonameyet1 · 17/01/2017 18:57

Not keen on Stella either I'm afraid, don't think it's a very pretty name. Love Violet.

WallToWallDrugs · 17/01/2017 18:31

Violet, by a country mile!

Sophronia · 17/01/2017 18:23

Not keen on either, but Stella if I had to pick

DowhatIwanttodo · 17/01/2017 18:14

Prefer Stella. I don't know why names like Ivy and Violet have made a comeback. I don't like them at all.

Sophpau · 17/01/2017 17:38

Violet Defiantly

steppemum · 17/01/2017 17:03

not overly keen. Stella makes me think of a star which is nice.
Violet tends ot make me think of Charlie and Chocolate factory and the horrible violet in it, but it is in essence pretty.

Jooni · 17/01/2017 14:42

Don't like Stella, but Violet is lovely!

TDmoocher · 17/01/2017 14:36

Tough - both are excellent!

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