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Elizabeth or Eve?

29 replies

Lironlavie1 · 11/07/2019 12:14

Hello!
Our baby girl had arrived on Tuesday and we still don’t have a name!
We kinda down to
Elizabeth, Eve, Anna, Ella....
which would you choose?
Her siblings are Emily and Ben. We like strong, beautiful, classic and feminine names... but I struggle to find what I like third time round. All seems a bit boring and bland.
Any ideas/ suggestions please??
Thank you!

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Fifthtimelucky · 13/07/2019 13:16

I would normally say Elizabeth Anna, but you already have an Emily, and it might be confusing to have two daughters whose names start with the same initial, so I'd go instead with Anna Elizabeth.

Bellsandholly · 13/07/2019 13:10

Eve definitely

Eustasiavye · 12/07/2019 23:19

I also think Anna Elizabeth.

PurpleCrowbar · 12/07/2019 23:01

Anna Elizabeth rolls quite nicely if it goes with your surname.

I definitely prefer Elizabeth of your options, but two E names could be a nuisance (although would save on nametapes...).

Elizabeth with nn Liz/Liza etc maybe. Emily, Ben & Lizzie?

CloserIAm2Fine · 12/07/2019 22:56

Elizabeth

TurquoiseDress · 12/07/2019 13:23

I'd go for Elizabeth

Solid, traditional name

Eve is lovely, so is Eva...but for me they are too similar to Ava/Ave etc and there are lots of all of them around (or so it seems)

Mishappening · 12/07/2019 09:54

Elizabeth is good - lots of choices to shorten it if she wishes - our Elizabeth is known as Beth - a lovely gentle name.

MikeUniformMike · 12/07/2019 09:53

Anna

Sophronia · 12/07/2019 09:45

Anna

Astronica · 12/07/2019 03:19
  1. Anna
  2. Elizabeth
  3. Eve
  4. Ella

I also suggest: Harriet, Eliza, Anneliese, Tabitha, Ingrid, Jemima, Victoria.

DramaAlpaca · 12/07/2019 01:04

I'd choose Anna.

Fatkins · 11/07/2019 21:27

  1. Anna
  2. Eve
  3. Elizabeth
  4. Ella

Congratulations Flowers!

Popsicle30 · 11/07/2019 21:26

Anna for me. I am bias as I have an Anna but I still love it. It’s a classic and beautiful name.

I like Elizabeth as next preference but I’m not a fan of Eve or Ella

bridgetreilly · 11/07/2019 21:24

Anna or Elizabeth. Or I like a pp's suggestion of Eliza.

MadameJosephine · 11/07/2019 21:11

Definitely Elizabeth, beautiful and not too common these days

SleightOfMind · 11/07/2019 21:10

Good taste there OP.
I’ve got both (one is a very lovely dog though Grin).

HeronLanyon · 11/07/2019 21:02

Anna then Elizabeth then Ella.
Anna is such a lovely name.

daisypond · 11/07/2019 21:00

Elizabeth or Anna. Both are great. Eve is 20 years out of date and Evie is so bland. Similarly, Ella. Dated and bland.

FamilyOfAliens · 11/07/2019 21:00

Elizabeth is one of my favourite names. It’s a shame you already have an E name though.

So it would be Anna for me.

Frith2013 · 11/07/2019 20:57

Emily and Ella are too similar and difficult to say in one go.

MyCatDrinksFlatWhites · 11/07/2019 13:31

All lovely - Anna may be the least frequently used at the moment if that matters to you.

Elizabeth is great for nickname potential, though. How about Eliza? I think that would sit well with the others.

HMArsey · 11/07/2019 13:15

Elizabeth. Eve in all its forms is horribly popular.

Whoops75 · 11/07/2019 13:11

Anna
Love this name
Also it would avoid having two E names.
Make life easier when labeling the girls belongings

Idratherhaveacupoftea · 11/07/2019 13:04

I love Anna, classic name.

BigusBumus · 11/07/2019 13:00

Anna is lovely!