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Tallulah or Jessica?

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SweetTea · 21/04/2008 12:11

Our baby is due any time soon and we are still not decided on a girls name (have chosen a boys).

Jessica we like as it's traditional and flexible (able to shorten), but maybe a little too 'safe' as a choice.

We also like Tallulah, again an old traditional name and flexible, but we are not sure if it's a little bit too unusual.

Please shared some opinions with me to help us decide!

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nobodyputsBBinthecorner · 27/04/2008 17:18

*divine

nobodyputsBBinthecorner · 27/04/2008 17:17

i know a tallulah and she is a divin lil thing so intelligent and sweet i think its lovely!

amitymama · 25/04/2008 23:01

I know about a million Jessicas so wouldn't use it myself.

I like Tallulah but am not sure how I feel about the nicknames for it. I always go for creative over boring though.

SandyDennyWasAGreatSinger · 24/04/2008 13:25

tallulah reminds me of Bugsy Malone...

DD was going to be Jessica. she now has a friend with the name and i still think it's lovely

jellybeans · 24/04/2008 13:21

I MUCH prefer the name Jessica.

sophiebbb · 23/04/2008 09:58

I think of Tori Amos's song Talula which I love!

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SweetTea · 23/04/2008 08:24

Interestingly my midwife, who obviously hears of many names, said both names were nice......Jessica is very popular so she would go for Tallulah as it's equally as nice and a little more unique and definitely not that 'out there' in comparison with some strange names she hears!
And what is so bad about the Bugsy Malone song, i'm sure there are many songs out there we could associate to a name we've heard!

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JessJess3908 · 22/04/2008 22:46

I'm a Jessica and have always loved it... but i think it's getting just a little too popular now (number 5 or 6 in 207?)so I think you should be brave and go for the equally lovely Tallulah.

I had my heart set on Emily... until i found out it had been no. 1 for the last few years. You need your name to be uncommon enough feel like your own.

unknownrebelbang · 22/04/2008 17:34

Jessica.

I always sing the Bugsy Malone tune to myself when I hear of a Tallulah - and that's not a Good Thing when one of my sons' classfriend's sister is one.

Aarrgghh, going to be singing it to myself all night now.

Ineedsomesleep · 22/04/2008 17:22

Don't think Tallulah is unusual at all, in fact we know quite a few, especially born in the last 12 months. We do one who is about 4 and has put me off the name for good, but don't let that influence you.

Jessica is a nice name and I've never met a horrid one yet.

NotABanana · 22/04/2008 17:21

I don't like either name.

One of your names is held by a child in my DD's class along with her double barrelled surname. Poor child.

jk1 · 22/04/2008 17:19

Love Tallulah really pretty and fun without being odd - Jessica is a bit boring

pipintroll · 22/04/2008 15:36

Jessica. She'll thank you for it!

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SweetTea · 22/04/2008 13:11

Perhaps Tallulah is out of some peoples comfort zone, making them opt for the more popular Jessica?

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SweetTea · 22/04/2008 10:56

True.....but Maisy is very similar to Daisy which is now sooooo popular!

Nobody has mentioned yet that Jessica was the character name of Frank Spencer's daughter! Does that make it bad?

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cazzybabs · 22/04/2008 10:27

Jessica - Tallulah is in the Maisy books

BiancaCastafiore · 22/04/2008 10:22

Jessica

CountessDracula · 22/04/2008 10:20

I think Tallulah might be the next Shanice

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SweetTea · 22/04/2008 10:17

There seems to be quite a mixed view on the two names! I'm still undecided!!

Jessica is lovely and won't age, and i do like the abbreviations.

I do like the fact that Tallulah is not in the top 50 girls names, and i really don't see it as being chavvy or celeb like!

Whatever the name, be it ordinary or a bit unusual, it's about the personality of the LO i suppose.....which is down to the parents!

Don't really like Tabitha, sorry!

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lou33 · 22/04/2008 00:37

my niece is called tabitha, shortened to tabi

most of tallulah's friends , and her sibs call her lula, but i generally call her by her full name, or lishy, which is a derivation of a nickname from when she was younger

sophiebbb · 21/04/2008 22:39

Hello PortandLemon! It is funny you mention that name because my sister was really keen to call her 'daughter' Tabitha (she ended up having 2 boys - and no more!!). I hated it at first but it has really grown on me and I like it now.

PortAndLemon · 21/04/2008 22:35

Like both names. Have you considered Tabitha? Just popped into my head as being vaguely similar to those two names.

sophiebbb · 21/04/2008 22:34

My bump is already called Lula!!