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Emma or Olivia?

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westwally · 19/03/2024 14:33

Emma or Olivia (Livvi)
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DramaAlpaca · 22/03/2024 01:17

Emma. Classic, timeless and gorgeous. It's my favourite name.

I like Olivia too, it fits the same criteria, but Emma was always the name I'd have used if I'd had a daughter.

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 22/03/2024 00:29

Emma is beautiful

uncomfortablydumb53 · 22/03/2024 00:27

Emma

Twoshoesnewshoes · 21/03/2024 23:57

Emma

Manyandyoucanwalkover · 21/03/2024 23:38

Emma ❤️

wizzler · 21/03/2024 23:37

Emma

bleuclair · 21/03/2024 23:32

Emma

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 21/03/2024 23:29

Olivia - if it wasn’t so super popular at the moment it would be on my list as imo its’s feminine, elegant and classy sounding (maybe due to the obvious Shakespearean links?).

I want to love Emma - the ancient queen, the eponymous Austen heroine etc but I can’t help feel it sounds a bit dull in comparison? If I was choosing short, simple and classic then I prefer similar Anna.

theduchessofspork · 21/03/2024 22:53

Emma

They are both lovely, but Olivia very overdone recently

oneinamillieon · 21/03/2024 20:54

both are nice but very common names, i'd go with emma as olivia is particularly "trendy"

MaloneMeadow · 20/03/2024 08:03

Emma! Far more timeless and less common. In DD’s primary school class alone there were 3 Olivias, yet only 1 Emma in the whole school

Beachs · 20/03/2024 05:36

Emma.

I’ve never understood the popularity of Olivia/liv/livvy. Livvy always sounds like lippy to me.

Sleepnplay · 19/03/2024 23:04

Emma.

SkaneTos · 19/03/2024 23:01

They are both lovely names.

SemperIdem · 19/03/2024 18:28

Emma.

Olivia is done to death.

RuthW · 19/03/2024 18:27

Emma if I had to chose

BoleynMemories13 · 19/03/2024 17:09

Emma.

Not because I have anything against popular names, Olivia is just one I've never taken to personally. I prefer Libby to Livvy, which I find quite awkward to say (although Liv is ok).

DontGiveADuck · 19/03/2024 16:55

Emma, because there are bloody loads of Olivias. It’s so popular.

pilates · 19/03/2024 16:32

Emma

Honeybeebuzz · 19/03/2024 16:06

Both nice and similar - simple and common. If i had to choose id say Emma only because there are sooo many Olivia's everywhere at the moment where Emma feels more traditional and is becoming less popular

HoHoHoliday · 19/03/2024 15:56

Both lovely, if I had to choose I'd go for Emma. But Emma Olivia together also lovely.

spiderlight · 19/03/2024 15:38

Emma

Daffodilsthenbluebells · 19/03/2024 15:36

Olivia is very popular but I think it’s lovely.

Nap1983 · 19/03/2024 15:33

Both are lovely names, Olivia just a bit too popular. My DD had 5 in her primary school class.

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