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Isla or Etta

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kim1856 · 06/04/2020 15:22

We are struggling to name our new baby and can't decide between Isla or Etta.

Which do you prefer?

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user47000000000 · 12/04/2020 11:11

Matilda is gorgeous!

Isla-tills (affectionate nickname - not a hyphenated name!!!)

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kim1856 · 12/04/2020 03:37

Still haven't picked a middle name, but love the idea of "Matilda"!!

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Buttercup54321 · 12/04/2020 00:55

Middle name
Isla Catherine
Isla Elizabeth
Isla Juliet
Isla Victoria
Isla Jayne
Isla Rose
Isla Caitlin
Isla Sophie
Isla Marie
Isla Charlotte
Isla Matilda
Isla Rebecca

Buttercup54321 · 12/04/2020 00:50

Just seen you have called her Isla.
Many Congratulations xxx

Buttercup54321 · 12/04/2020 00:49

Isla. Cant stand Etta.

user47000000000 · 11/04/2020 14:08

Congrats! What middle name did you go for?

Indecisivelurcher · 10/04/2020 13:07

Yey! Fab choice 😁

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kim1856 · 10/04/2020 10:56

We've stuck with Isla! She suits it so much! We live in a small town as well and I've never heard of any other Isla's here. Now to find a middle name!!

Thanks All

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Indecisivelurcher · 10/04/2020 10:41

@kim love to hear what you went for! :)

user47000000000 · 10/04/2020 10:23

My eldest was James throughout my pregnancy and when he was born he looked nothing like it (or anything else on our shortlist) so we went back through the name book and he’s now got a name which wasn’t even on any of our original lists! I LOVE it though and it’s perfect for him...

Maybe widen your search?

user47000000000 · 10/04/2020 10:22

OP, you’ll be full of hormones!
Pick the name you love - don’t worry if it’s “too popular”

Congratulations on your baby

FrankieKnuckles · 08/04/2020 12:52

Etta, it's beautiful.

LivingDeadGirlUK · 08/04/2020 12:42

Etta doesn't sound like a name to me, maybe a shortning of something. I prefer Isla.

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87Callista · 07/04/2020 22:30

50/50

Ettaline?

Charis1503 · 07/04/2020 21:31

Isla is lovely- my dog is called isla but she is 11 so it was wayyyy less popular back then.

It really is so so so common now it would put me off BIG time.

Arietty - 'etty' for short.....

Assuming you like short names...

Cora
Mara
Tia
Connie
Willa
Alba

Alwaysundecided · 07/04/2020 20:25

Choose the name you love but personally Isla is too popular for me. Not only is it popular but it sounds similar to all the Lila, Layla, Ayla, Lyra, Lola names that are so so popular for this generation and it has become boring.
If you still love it though use it or you will regret it. I think Etta I lovely.

Indecisivelurcher · 07/04/2020 06:57

@kim go with a name you love that suits her. You won't regret it.

sibbys · 07/04/2020 06:24

How about Ella? Has a bit of Etta and a bit of Isla too.

Astronica · 07/04/2020 04:14

I prefer Isla. I realise it's a lot more popular but I find the sounds more appealing.

villamariavintrapp · 06/04/2020 21:22

I don't like Etta because of the terrorist association

TheEndIsBillNighy · 06/04/2020 20:38

I have a 6 year old Isla; I’d had it picked out for years, and was one of the first of my friends to have children, so had no idea of its popularity. I moved to a small village when she was 2 weeks old and discovered she was one of 3 Islas living there!

If I had my chance again, I’d look into it more and choose something much less popular. I love Lottie, but I think that’s also pretty popular.

Jossina · 06/04/2020 20:28

Isla definitely.

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kim1856 · 06/04/2020 20:08

Ah thank you all!!
It's so hard to pick.

I loved Isla until I realised how popular it is.
She really suits Isla as well!

She was going to be called Etta the whole way through pregnancy, then she came out looking nothing like an Etta!

She's never going to have a name!!

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allaboardthesinkingship · 06/04/2020 20:04

Another vote for Etta

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