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Julia, Zoe or Allie?

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Littlegarnish · 14/11/2022 12:00

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for thoughts on the names:

Julia Isobel McClement
Zoe Isobel McClement
Allie Isobel McClement

I like the elegance of Julia, but the 'sparkiness' of Zoe. I like the familiarity and friendliness of Allie. Bit stuck! I think Zoe sounds the best with surname though...

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Littlegarnish · 14/11/2022 12:36

I like Isobel. The Isobel I'd be naming the baby after is actually an Isabella, but she's always gone by Isobel.

So that also provides the possibility of Zoe Isabella 🤔

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Littlegarnish · 14/11/2022 12:30

I think I like Allie because of The Notebook too 😳 I think she was actually an Allison with two Ls, but she was always just Allie.

Garth Brooks has a daughter called Allie too (the country singer) which gave me more confidence in it being a standalone name!

I really do love Zoe though. I think I prefer Zoe Isobel to Zoe Julia actually 👀

DH loves Julia (I think he associates it with Julia Roberts, so he doesn't see it as dated). I like it, but probably prefer Zoe. They are very different 'vibes' though imo.

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iloveautumn3 · 14/11/2022 12:20

I have a 5 year old called Zoe.

Sandysandwich · 14/11/2022 12:15

I like Allie, it feels friendly
Mostly I hear it as a shortening for Alice, Alison, Alexandra etc, also seen it spelt Ali or Ally but its nice as a full name too
Isobel is a really lovely middle name

StopFeckingFaffing · 14/11/2022 12:11

I would go for Zoe, I agree that it has a sparkiness to it and has never been overused but everyone knows how it is spelt and pronounced

I don't mind Allie as a nickname for Alison (in which case I prefer Ali spelling) but I don't feel it works that well as a stand alone name

Julia is ok but feels more 'middle aged' and less suitable for a child than Zoe

Rauha · 14/11/2022 12:10

Julia

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Littlegarnish · 14/11/2022 12:09

No not absolutely set with Isobel! Not absolutely set with anything tbh 😅

Zoe Julia is nice :) Julia and Isobel are both family names, so swapping them will work. It's something to think about.

Yeah, perhaps Allie is too nickname-y.

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fairycupcakes · 14/11/2022 12:06

Oh I love Julia! So elegant.
I haven’t heard Zoe in years so definitely due it’s come back! Both are lovely - Not so keen on Allie.

Is Isobel set for the middle name?

I quite like Zoe Julia McClement