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If you had to pick just one!

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Milasmummy · 19/01/2019 19:47

I posted before comparing a couple of names. And there was a tie between the names Lara and Hannah.

If you had to pick just one of them, which would you pick?

Lara or Hannah

Thanks in advance

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Lucylou56 · 22/01/2019 23:48

Hannah

Sophronia · 22/01/2019 23:40

Lara

tammytoby · 22/01/2019 20:09

Hanna (without the last h)

Notso · 22/01/2019 11:32

Hannah, though I prefer the single H spelling. Although if you live in a place where H's are dropped as part of the local dialect maybe just cut your losses and H's and go straight for Anna.

I don't like Lara much.

Ngaio2 · 22/01/2019 11:22

The first Hannah I was aware of was the actress Hannah Gordon. Had/has a lovely Scottish accent and a rather serene aspect to her appearance and I guess that was what originally attracted me to the name.

SweetbutAPsycho · 21/01/2019 20:38

Hannah

Yakadee · 21/01/2019 15:48

Hannah was on our list but we've gone with something else. Do really like it though x

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Milasmummy · 21/01/2019 15:19

wow looks like Hannah just edges ahead of Lara.
It seems like Hannah is more timeless classic,
whilst Lara is somewhat classic but a bit more modern, but more uncommon.

I feel like Hannah is more english as well, whilst Lara is more european.

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MikeUniformMike · 21/01/2019 12:24

ChoccyBiccyTastic - wonder where you got the association between Hannah and pigs? dum-te-dum - de-dum-te-dum...

AnaaBananaa · 21/01/2019 11:24

I like Larissa and Lara for short. It sounds exotic and unique. Larissa is a region in Greece

Villainess · 21/01/2019 11:17

I agree. Hannah and similar names like Martha and Abigail are a bit Scarlet Letter for me. Lara is lovely.

PenelopeFlintstone · 21/01/2019 11:12

Lara. Dr Zhivago. Hannah sounds too puritan for me.

Stephanie01 · 21/01/2019 07:52

Hannah

VoteForPedrosLlama · 21/01/2019 00:12

Lara

ABitOTT · 21/01/2019 00:11

Hannah although both names are beautiful

Timmytoo · 20/01/2019 02:53

What about Lori? Love that name and he it's unique in its own way.

ninalovesdragons · 20/01/2019 01:59

Lara - I grew up with soo many Hannahs

BrendasUmbrella · 20/01/2019 01:20

Hannah

KathyBates · 19/01/2019 23:15

Lara

steppemum · 19/01/2019 23:06

Hannah

Autumnnymph · 19/01/2019 23:03

Lara

BalloonDinosaur · 19/01/2019 22:58

Lara, though I do like both.

Hannah was very popular when I was at school (I'm 33)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/01/2019 22:47

Hannah

hannahhanna · 19/01/2019 22:46

My name is Hannah, and I would much rather be called Lara, Hannah is such a common boring name and I don't think it sounds that nice either, I get called annah a lot as I'm in Yorkshire people tend to drop the H

tammytoby · 19/01/2019 22:45

Lara

Don't like Hanna/Hannah