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Unable to decide between Eva, Nina, Olivia and Daisy.

58 replies

TheCorrections · 22/07/2018 16:25

Title says it all really. Out of these four names which do you like the most? What do they each make you think of:
Eva
Nina
Olivia
Daisy

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Srilli · 22/07/2018 18:34

Nina!

Daisy for an adult is just too cutesy

4yearsnosleep · 22/07/2018 18:31

Nina

Others are over used & daisy is too childish

TheGrumpySquirrel · 22/07/2018 18:27

Nina definitely!

Eva and Olivia are too common now - there will be 5 in a class

Daisy is twee IMO sorry

Purdyflick · 22/07/2018 18:25

My Dd is a Daisy. Throughout her whole school life there wasn't another Daisy at any of her schools. So I'm going for Daisy. It's such a pretty name🙂.

iloveredwine · 22/07/2018 18:25

I have an Olivia and don't know another one so that that common here and is in a huge school!

bridgetreilly · 22/07/2018 18:23

In order, I like:
Olivia
Eva
Nina
Daisy

Nina is the most unusual, Olivia the most common. The first three on my list are all good strong names. Daisy strikes me as a bit childish or girly.

strawberrypenguin · 22/07/2018 18:21

Nina would be my choice!

TatianaLarina · 22/07/2018 18:17

Isadora. Just veto the others right back or tell him to come up with something more original.

P00ka · 22/07/2018 18:02

Love Nina. They're all nice but popular I think Nina is going to become more popular too though
What about Lena?

AtticaRose · 22/07/2018 18:02

Nina!

Mindchilder · 22/07/2018 17:58

I'd discount Olivia due to popularity.

I don't think Eva is as common as Evie. Daisy is cute on a child but maybe not so great for an adult.

I like Nina more than Eva.

probatenovice · 22/07/2018 17:53

Like Olivia best. There's a reason it's popular as it's classic and strong. Its sudden spike in popularity means that i bet there won't beats of people using it this year.

Have you thought of Thea? Love it and it's not on many people's radar.

MadameJosephine · 22/07/2018 17:47

Eva and Olivia are incredibly popular, there are loads of them so I wouldn’t use either one of those

Daisy is sweet but a bit girly for me

Nina is a gorgeous name, strong but feminine. I prefer it by miles to the others on your list

StoatOfManyColours · 22/07/2018 17:41

Nina, all the others are soooooooooo popular.

RiverTam · 22/07/2018 17:40

Eva. I’ve never come across one, or an Olivia, for that matter. But I think I live somewhere populated by MNers terrified of giving their DC a ‘common’ name which means that even the most popular names (particularly for girls) are thin on the ground.

Cakecrumbsinmybra · 22/07/2018 17:40

Nina. Lovely name and I know so many children with the other names.

Tinywhale · 22/07/2018 17:37

Isadora is lovely, any chance of it growing on the vetoer?

I'm not hugely keen on any of the others, especially Daisy - that is for cows.

LostwithSawyer · 22/07/2018 17:33

Olivia. Elegant and timeless.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 22/07/2018 17:30

Daisy, very pretty.
Not keen on Nina.
Like Eva and Olivia.

Oopsy41 · 22/07/2018 16:41

Nina definitely

thethoughtfox · 22/07/2018 16:37

Everyone is called Eva or Olivia. They are both the new 'common'. Don't do it.

Cosmoa · 22/07/2018 16:37

I find them all quite boring personally.. Nina is the least popular but I find it to be a kind of annoying sound.

Summersup · 22/07/2018 16:35

Dorothea is lovely! I like Dorothy as well.

I would keep going til you find a name you love as well, giving your child an 'ok' name isn't great when you are probably the one to say it the most!

I chose the first dd's name, my husband chose the second. I'm happy with his choice, although it's a bit more mainstream than I probably would have gone for given a free choice.

EmmaC78 · 22/07/2018 16:35

Nina

raspberrysplit · 22/07/2018 16:34

What Fenwick said