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Zelda or Holly?

71 replies

Hugsandpastries · 07/11/2019 07:55

I’m having trouble deciding between Zelda or Holly. Will be a Christmas baby. Her middle name is likely to be Cariad.

Would appreciate your honest thoughts! Thanks Smile

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Poppydaisys · 08/11/2019 08:05

Zelda is interesting and memorable.

Holly is boring and dull imo.

EleanorShellstrop100 · 08/11/2019 07:41

Zelda! Amazing name. Holly is pretty but dull

mathanxiety · 08/11/2019 07:09

Zelda Cariad is a wonderful name.

GoFiguire · 08/11/2019 07:01

Zelda Lara Croft

Grufallosfriends · 08/11/2019 06:57

I'd choose Zelda! Cool, beautiful and memorable.

Holly is quite popular , a little dull and a bit cheesy if born at Christmas.

DramaAlpaca · 07/11/2019 22:46

I'm not mad on Zelda, it's sort of trendy granny or something, a bit 1920s flapper style as Tillygetsit said.

Holly isn't very exciting but it's nice enough.

ZeldaPrincessOfHyrule · 07/11/2019 22:43

Zelda. Awesome name Grin

Tillygetsit · 07/11/2019 22:42

I love Zelda. It's so sophisticated. More flapper than witchy to me.

MrsBertBibby · 07/11/2019 22:36

You say that like it's a bad thing.

thorswife · 07/11/2019 21:46

Zelda sounds like a witch

Bumpingalong84 · 07/11/2019 21:38

My daughters middle name is Zelda. We get so many compliments on it, I kind of wish we’d saved it and used it as a first name for a second child. Tho she fits her name perfectly and she has listened to Zelda’s lullaby to get to sleep since she was teeny. She’s 4 now and asks for it all the time. She’s our princess Zelda and I don’t care if that’s geeky.

As someone said, I think it’s stylish, cool and cultured. Holly is very pretty but very different.

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Hugsandpastries · 07/11/2019 21:25

Thanks everyone, you’ve given me lots to think about. I’ve gone from leaning more towards Holly to more towards Zelda.

Wouldn’t mind Cariad as a first name either except that I’m a bit worried about people mispronouncing it.

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daisypond · 07/11/2019 20:43

Zelda is fabulous. Scott Fitzgerald and all. Cultured and literary and stylish. Holly is OK but bland.

DidntLikeRugbyAnyway · 07/11/2019 20:36

Zelda is awful, so harsh sounding. Love Holly but agree it being a cliche at Christmas.

Winifredgoose · 07/11/2019 19:41

Holly 100%.

user1493494961 · 07/11/2019 19:38

Holly. Zelda is a dreadful name, really ugly.

diddlediddle · 07/11/2019 19:20

Zelda Cariad is too too much.

Holly is much nicer.

PlanetMJ · 07/11/2019 17:45

"She refused to be bored, chiefly because she wasn't boring"
A quote from Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the Great Gatsby. A great beauty of the flapper-era.
It's a glamourous name, much better than Holly.

annabelsmama · 07/11/2019 15:49

zelda!!

dreichwinter · 07/11/2019 14:41

Zelda would make the think her parents were huge gaming fans.
Although reading your OP I don't actually think that is the case.

PsychosonicCindy · 07/11/2019 14:06

Another one remembering terror hawks! I like Holly it's pretty and festive!
Other Christmassy names:
Carol
Ivy
Gloria
Angel (a)
Star

BuffaloCauliflower · 07/11/2019 14:01

Zelda is awesome, it’s on our list. Holly is nice but boring.
Cariad Lloyd is awesome, it does mean love but is used as a name sometimes

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 07/11/2019 13:58

Zelda reminds me sabrina the teenage witch, I love that show!!!
Definitely Holly, I have children in yrs 5,6 & 10, there is only 1 Holly out of all 3

BonBon411 · 07/11/2019 13:50

Holly is boring.
Zelda is fresh!

Grobagsforever · 07/11/2019 12:35

I have an Esmeralda who could obviously shorted to Zelda, but also have other options. That's the best plan Wink

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