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Opinions Please! Liberty or Isadora?

113 replies

ChickenFriedFudge · 18/06/2020 19:02

DH and I really struggling to agree on a girls name.

We both love Isadora and Liberty/Libby nn.

For me, Isadora edges it. For him, Libby.

Which one do you prefer??

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Catra · 19/06/2020 19:23

Isadora by a long stretch.

Liberty = Flibberty, statues, bodices.

Dancefloorgirl · 19/06/2020 19:16

Liberty all the way. It's a fab name!

LilacSloth · 19/06/2020 18:50

I love Libby, but as others have said I think it's better as a nickname for Elizabeth (not fond of Liberty). Really dislike Isadora.

hotstepper4 · 19/06/2020 16:35

Isadora!

bluemoon2468 · 19/06/2020 15:26

Much prefer Isadora

Immigrantsong · 19/06/2020 08:32

Isadora is beautiful. What about Isabella?

Hard no on liberty.

Cabin · 19/06/2020 08:31

Definitely Isadora. Not keen on Libby.

babydisney · 19/06/2020 06:40

I typically cannot stand any issy names, but liberty is very 'common' so isadora is nicer, if you were doing any other variations of libby than that.

CatteStreet · 19/06/2020 06:31

Isadora is lovely. How about Isolda as a more unusual alternative?

Not keen on Liberty. Libby's sweet but (as a PP said) as a diminutive of Elizabeth. If I met a Liberty I would, rightly or wrongly, assume wannabe-boho parents so convinced of their lifestyle they expect their child to be a walking advertisement for it throughout her life. That's always the danger with names that appear to represent a certain mindset (very obvious 'virtue' names such as Chastity and Prudence are another example at the other end of the spectrum).

TippledPink · 18/06/2020 23:50

My friend's daughter is called Isadora- her husband is Albanian so I assumed it was linked to that background as I hadn't heard it before.

I like both Liberty and Isadora the same. Both unusual enough without being too out there.

sweetnosugar · 18/06/2020 23:46

Isadora

DramaAlpaca · 18/06/2020 23:29

I like Libby, but as an unusual diminutive of Elizabeth, not of Liberty. I really dislike Liberty as a name.

I don't mind Isadora, but it is a bit frilly.

SionnachRua · 18/06/2020 23:20

Liberty is a lot nicer than Isadora. I love the idea of it but not entirely sure I'd want to be called Liberty...so on that basis I'd avoid it.

Isadora is dreadful. You've likely either got Izzy as a nickname (meh, overdone) or Dora (the explorer).

PJCase · 18/06/2020 23:18

Liberty is an awful name, sorry. Libby is ok but is short for Elizabeth.

Isadora NN Izzy is nice.

newmum332 · 18/06/2020 22:56

Isadora if it was me.
I second the chavvy comment for Liberty.

TypicalMeBreakMyTypicalRules · 18/06/2020 22:49

Isadora. Fab name

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 18/06/2020 22:24

Why is it odd? They are awful names. I hate my name and really wish I’d changed it but am a bit over the hill to do so now.

Tillygetsit · 18/06/2020 22:12

I don't think she'll hate either...what an odd thing to say. Isadora conjures up the roaring 20s to me, all flapper dresses and long cigarette holders. I love it.

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 18/06/2020 22:05

Neither, The star of GLow was called Liberty and Isadora - everyone will call her Dora the Explorer. Both pretentious aspirational names that she will hate as she grows older.

DanniArthur · 18/06/2020 22:00

Isadora! I love it! Worked on my DP for months trying to get him to love it but alas DD was named Isabelle as a compromise. I know we dont know each other but name her Isadora for me 😂

Twizbe · 18/06/2020 21:55

Elizabeth shortened to Libby. I'm not a fan of either liberty or Isadora

GirlCalledJames · 18/06/2020 21:54

Isadora

lymphopenia · 18/06/2020 21:51

Honestly I've always thought of Liberty as being more downmarket, as a few others have said. However having read this read earlier tonight, I've really thought about it and especially with the lovely nn Libby, it's grown on me. So that probably doesn't help you much other than to say I think Liberty probably edges it over Isadora

Ellmau · 18/06/2020 21:50

Isadora is fab.

LotusClover · 18/06/2020 21:48

Liberty is so much nicer, and underused too. Isadora is frilly and pretentious.

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