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Hannah/Hanna or Livia as first name - help I'm stuck!

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NordicNoirRocks · 15/07/2021 10:05

DP and I have narrowed our names down to Livia, nickname Liv, or Hannah, possibly spelt Hanna which would be the spelling in my native country. I really can't make my mind up, I think both names are lovely in their own way. Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated!

I read that Livia might be mistaken for Olivia, but is that a problem? Would the spelling 'Hanna' seem strange, being in the UK?

For middle names we're considering Rose or Orla Rose.

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LadyWithLapdog · 15/07/2021 13:28

Both are great. I like Livia more just because it’s a bit more unusual

TheNameTheWebsiteForgot · 15/07/2021 13:22

Hanna Orla Rose is beautiful 😍

funnyoldonion · 15/07/2021 12:49

I love Hannah, it's a 'palindrome' name so reads the same back or front, a mirror image of itself, Hanna is gorgeous too and I would think Liv to be Olivia and not as unique

ShowOfHands · 15/07/2021 12:42

I love the name Hanna.

There are 11 Olivias/Livis in our little village primary. It's so popular it's impossible not to be Livi A or Tall Livi.

andbreeeathe · 15/07/2021 12:36

I would go with Hannah. I adore the name Livia but because Olivia is so popular at the moment I'd worry it would saddle your DD with constantly having to explain its not Olivia.

Hanna(h) Orla Rose is absolutely beautiful!

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NordicNoirRocks · 15/07/2021 12:29

Thank you all! Has given me something to think about.

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Uramaki · 15/07/2021 11:47

Hanna Orla Rose

Synchrony · 15/07/2021 11:46

Hanna(h). Livia to me sounds like an abbreviation of Olivia.

I know a Scandinavian and Ethiopian Hanna. It doesn't strike me as unusual.

lncessantnamechanga · 15/07/2021 11:45

Hannah

KirstenBlest · 15/07/2021 11:33

I wouldn't use Rose as a middle name. It's pretty and goes with most first names but it is every other girl's middle name.

Not keen on Orla.

Hanna vs. Livia? I prefer Livia but there are so many Olivias , so I would go with Hanna(h) Livia Surname.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/07/2021 10:44

Both lovely names. Hanna definitely edges it. I think it'll grow better with her
Its sweet for a baby and toddler, cool for a teenager and sophisticated for an adult. The spelling Hanna is fine, BTW.

toastofthetown · 15/07/2021 10:39

Hanna was the 142nd most popular name in 2019 in England and Wales. That’s the same as Isabel, so certainly not strange. In a vacuum I prefer Livia, but with Olivia being so popular and lots of Olivias also using Liv I’d be a bit put off.

I definitely prefer Orla Rose as a middle name. Rose is such a common middle name.

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