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Juniper, Evangeline, Laurel or Ada

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CassandrasCastle · 21/03/2020 13:56

The due date grows closer. We grow no closer to settling on a name and loving it. Aaaggh. (Yes, I am focussing on this to block out massive coronavirus anxiety, just for now)

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MikeUniformMike · 22/03/2020 17:31

Ada - dislike. Also dislike Ava, Ida, Eva.
Evangeline - too long. Yet another Ev- name but with frills.
Juniper - a bit quirky.
Laurel - not as bad as Lauren.

If I had to choose, I'd pick Laurel.

Bezalelle · 22/03/2020 16:44

Ada - fantastic name

Juniper - all I hear is "nipper"

Evangeline - makes me think of evangelical street preachers

Laurel - loo roll

octoberfarm · 22/03/2020 15:17

Ada and Juniper are my favorites!

Ihaveamind · 22/03/2020 15:15

Sorry to be no help but I like all four of them 😁
Maybe settle on two and decide when you meet her which suits?
Laurel - deep thinker, wry sense of humour, classic dresser
Juniper - witty, very able in areas of interest, strong individual style
Ada - determined, high achiever, clothing is utilitarian
Evangeline - charming, funny, retro style

Hope all goes well 💐

HowIrresponsible · 22/03/2020 15:07

Evangeline sounds like vagina to me.

Juniper is nice

Adelais · 22/03/2020 15:06

I like Evangeline the best. Ada is nice too but seems very trendy at the moment.

pickletickled · 22/03/2020 13:25

Laurel then Evangeline for me

thegreylady · 22/03/2020 11:59

Evangeline Ada

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CassandrasCastle · 22/03/2020 10:24

Gigi is a sweet Evangeline nickname Smile

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bridgetreilly · 21/03/2020 18:14

Ada Evangeline.

s3tut0y3r · 21/03/2020 18:05

Evangeline is very pretty. If you don't love it, how about Angelina?

Whatsyourflava · 21/03/2020 17:50

My favourite is Ada ❤️ Love it.
Least fav by a long way is Evangeline. Might have said before but it sounds like a medical term, a brand of toothpaste or Invisalign braces. Also find the name too frilly and long, like two random names meshed together

sunshineandshowers21 · 21/03/2020 17:17

i love evangeline. it was on my list but my friend called her baby that so i had to cross it off. she mostly gets called her full name, but has gigi as a family nickname. i’d go evangeline, ada, juniper, and then laurel if i had to list them in order of preference.

KittyJune · 21/03/2020 17:04

My favorite is Juniper, then Ada. I don’t like Laurel or Evangeline. I knew a terrible Laurel once. And Evangeline is too frilly for me and I don’t like the ‘vange’ sound.

CaffiSaliMali · 21/03/2020 15:46

My order of preference:

Evangeline (love this name)
Laurel
Juniper
Adam

I love Evangeline and Evangelina. Not my usual type of name, I generally like shorter names like Lyra and Eira. However I think Evangeline is absolutely gorgeous.

I like how unusual but not strange Laurel is. I have a cousin called Laurel who is stunning, so I really like this name but couldn't use it myself.

Juniper is nice, but not something I would choose.

Ada is nice too, prefer Ava though.

IggyAce · 21/03/2020 14:04

My vote is Evangeline, it’s my dd middle name it easily could have been her first but we decided she looked more of x and Evangeline flowed nicely.

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CassandrasCastle · 21/03/2020 14:01

I really want to use the whole thing, call her Evangeline. And maybe Jelly and Lina..

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Redtartanshoes · 21/03/2020 13:58

Evangeline. Lots off shortening options thT are lovely too