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Safe or wild card?

53 replies

ozzyfroggy · 08/06/2021 17:27

So we're down to a safe compromise name, Sophie.

I totally love the name Gloria for some reason and it'll at least be her middle name. Maybe I'll regret not putting it in first position though...

So which name? Sophie or Gloria?

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youOKhunn · 08/06/2021 23:15

Definitely Gloria

MobyDicksTinyCanoe · 08/06/2021 23:11

I like Gloria...... But what if shes a dour, miseryarse?

It's a risky name.......I know someone who took a chance and saddled her DD with Electra. It worked quite well for her because she's a fashion photographer so wears it well. But at the time she knew she was taking a risk.

LynetteScavo · 08/06/2021 23:07

Gloria is a great name. I've never actually met a Gloria
It's definitely not a similar vintage to Pauline- Pauline would be Gloria's daughter.

So I say Gloria, even though Sophie is lovely.

Tillygetsit · 08/06/2021 22:59

Gloria! So glamorous and...glorious!

KERALA1 · 08/06/2021 22:34

Definitely Gloria! Sophie is a total wallpaper boring name now. And sounds like soppy. Gloria is fun and unusual - Gloria on Modern Family is a good vibrant character

ChaosMoon · 08/06/2021 22:31

Sophie is inoffensive but boring.

Gloria is unexpected but very pretty and will make you take note. I didn't know I liked it until I started reading this thread.

toastofthetown · 08/06/2021 21:36

Of those two, definitely Gloria. I'd be delighted to meet a young Gloria.

partyatthepalace · 08/06/2021 20:10

I think Gloria is fine, but you probably are at the vanguard of revival.

Sophie is lovely, but it is massively tired, so I’d consider being brave - or picking something a little less popular like Sylvie or Claudia

YouSeeMee · 08/06/2021 19:53

Gloria, no question

sarah13xx · 08/06/2021 19:51

I’m an infant teacher and all I think of when I hear Gloria is the angel in the nativity 🙈 There’s nothing wrong with it though and it does sound nice as a middle name. Sophie Gloria would be my choice

Angel2702 · 08/06/2021 18:24

I prefer Gloria. Whilst Sophie is a lovely name the fact there are so many Sophie / sophias makes it a little dull.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 08/06/2021 18:19

@Celandines

Ha ha I was puzzling over that zing
@Celandines

🤣

DS6 was climbing on me, DD was stroking my arm and DS4 was muttering something about bacon then tickled my nose. I can't type like that. save me!

DropItBouncer · 08/06/2021 18:19

My 17 year old has a friend called Gloria. It's a lovely name.

Candyapple49 · 08/06/2021 18:13

Love both . I teach a Gloria who is 14 years old so I don’t think of it as dated , it suits her really well .

Fenellasix · 08/06/2021 18:09

Gloria

Synchrony · 08/06/2021 18:03

Gloria!

Hufflepuffsunite · 08/06/2021 18:03

Ooh I like Gloria! Amazing it's not more popular - pretty, short, sweet, lovely meaning. Although Sophie is very sweet too.

Celandines · 08/06/2021 18:03

Ha ha I was puzzling over that zing

DonkeysNotDisney · 08/06/2021 18:02

Love it, a proper but unusual name, and a fab song

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 08/06/2021 18:01

oh ffs , I meant for DD. not DS.

(kids are distracting me!)

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 08/06/2021 18:00

I love Gloria!!!
it was reserved for a future 2nd DD (after picking Elizabeth Grace for DS) but I didn't get to use it.
she has 6 brothers!🤣

I was gonna use Gloria Eve or Gloria Hope (and also had Lydia Joy as an alternative).

TheMotherlode · 08/06/2021 17:57

Sophie

Moonshine11 · 08/06/2021 17:53

Sophie

Twizbe · 08/06/2021 17:50

Gloria is pretty cool. I used to work with one who was lovely. She was in her 20s at the time.

I'd use Gloria for sure

pinkandstripey · 08/06/2021 17:46

Gloria is a similar vintage as Pauline, Shirley and Carol ie not quite ready for revival IMO.

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