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One last voting, please :)

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suzettenoisette · 14/04/2023 13:10

Could we do one last voting? Please give me your favourite and least favourite:

Eva-Marie
Eva Marie
Isabelle
Isabella

Some Pros and Cons on each name would be amazing.

Some notes:

Eva-Marie - we would call her by both names but we are aware that she might prefer just Eva later on and that's fine with us.

Eva Marie - we'd still call her by both names, but it would be easier for her to drop the second part should she want to.

Isabelle - we only like this spelling. We wouldn't use a nickname but if people wanted to call her something we'd offer Bella as we dislike Izz and Izzy. We do think Izzy is avoidable as we've met a few who went by full name/different nickname.

Isabella - mostly by full name but sometimes Bella, depends on how it works out really, we like both.

Thanks so much for your help!

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ourflagmeansdeath · 16/04/2023 13:19

Isabelle but I love Isabella too. Not keen on Eva Marie.

potatowhale · 16/04/2023 12:34

Isabelle - you can't dictate the nickname. It might end up as bells

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/04/2023 12:33

Isabella
Isabelle is nice too

Hyphen names are just naff

ColdAsAWitchsTit · 16/04/2023 08:54

All ok apart from Eve-Marie which sounds clunky. And it sounds too close to Ave Maria.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 16/04/2023 08:13

Like Isabelle best and Eva-Marie least.

mischlerischler · 16/04/2023 07:00

Isabelle or Isabella.

Eva-Marie sounds really religious to me and a mouthful.

I like Marie on its own though.

user1492757084 · 16/04/2023 06:34

Eva-Marie is the worst.
Isabella is the next worst.

Isabelle and Eva Marie are equally lovely.

Isabelle Eva Marie makes a great full name.
Do you like ..
Evabelle Marie
Eva Marie Isolde
Eva Marie Isla
Eva marie Eliza

Lulabelleblue · 14/04/2023 23:04

Not keen on hyphenated names so I would choose Eva Marie (no hyphen) or Isabelle. You could still call her Eva Marie at home, many parents refer to children by full names at home (especially when telling them off!)

AgnesGray · 14/04/2023 19:22

Oh sorry, least favourite would be Eva-Marie. Not keen

AgnesGray · 14/04/2023 19:22

Isabelle, definitely ❤️

fairycupcakes · 14/04/2023 19:19

Have I seen a previous post from you saying you pronounce Eva as Ava? If so then don’t use either Eva-Marie or Eva Marie as she’ll spend lifetime correcting people. Eva is eeva. If you want the Ava pronunciation please use Ava Marie. It’s close to Ave Maria, sure, but it’s pretty. Without the hyphen I’d say.

That being said I’m inclined to suggest Isabelle with nn Belle/Bella or like a PP said whichever flows best with your surname out of Isabelle & Isabella but regardless you are likely to end up with an Izzy from either her choosing or her peers etc.

CoffeeChocolateWine · 14/04/2023 17:37

Isabelle. But I think it's a non-starter is you don't like Izzy or Izz. You don't really get to 'offer' a nickname...it doesn't work like that. You can choose what you call her, but you won't be able to dictate what her friends call her in future, especially if she likes Izz or Izzy!

My DD2 was very nearly Matilda but we ruled it out for the same reason. I only liked the nickname Tilda. I wasn't keen on Tilly or even worse Matty, but I knew I wouldn't be able to 'choose' her nickname. So we went with a different name and Matilda is her middle name.

On that basis, I would go with Eva Marie (no hyphen).

Mumofgirls2017 · 14/04/2023 17:16

Isabelle

Orangebadger · 14/04/2023 16:51

I like Isabella the most but you won't be able to control what others call her and what she wants to be called when she's older. So you need to bear that in mind.

Eva Marie, both nice names but I think using 2 names is a bit of a mouthful tbh and eventually it would just become Eva.

9thhilltop · 14/04/2023 16:42

I’d go with Isabella over Isabelle, all the Isabelle’s I know usually get called Isabella. I don’t think people mean to mispronounce it but I think Isabella rolls off the tongue a bit better.

Lovelyring · 14/04/2023 15:55

I like Eva-Marie! I know loads of Isabelles and Evas so I think it's much more interesting.

RosaSkye · 14/04/2023 15:37

I think Eva Marie is beautiful. It makes me think of Ave Maria (in a good way) and if someone announced it as a name I’d think it was classy and timeless

SnackQueen · 14/04/2023 15:31

Isabelle or Isabella, whichever one sounds best with your surname.

SallyWD · 14/04/2023 14:34

I like Isabelle best. It seems the least fussy. I love both Eva and Marie just not together.

SprinkleRainbow · 14/04/2023 14:30

Isabelle with Belle for short if you use a NN.
Or Isabella I like more but most on this thread don't 🤣

Womble75 · 14/04/2023 14:28

Isabella.
I have one and she's never liked it shortened - insists on Isabella and tbh suits her. We always thought we would use Bella as a NN but never have. She has one but it's nothing to do with her name. There were 3 Isabella's at her nursery but all the others were Izzy, Bella etc not the full name, and at her school she's the only one. Lots of Eva's though.

pancakesandpepsi · 14/04/2023 14:26

My favourites are Isabelle and Eva Marie. Least favourite Eva-Marie with hyphen.
All classic and beautiful names OP so don’t think you can go wrong :)

FayCarew · 14/04/2023 14:22

Eva-Marie - I'd think maybe you were French or something
Eva Marie - ok.
Isabelle - ok
Isabella - nicest

All the names are very overused, but that might not bother you.
Hyphenated/double first names are generally not popular in the UK
Marie as a middle name seems very dated.

How about you call her Marie Eva or Marie Isabelle/a?

You could shorten Isabelle/a to Billie.

TrueScrumptious · 14/04/2023 14:11

Eva-Marie -no (too cumbersome and I hate the hyphen)
Eva Marie - yes (better than above. Simpler and more flexible. Both names are nice.)
Isabelle - no (not this spelling, unless you are actually French, in which case it’s fine.)
Isabella -yes (nice, but possibly a bit flowery.)

emmathedilemma · 14/04/2023 14:07

Isabelle 100%