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IggyAce · 02/10/2024 21:18

I’m Rebecca and I’ve never been called Becky my mum hated it and wouldn’t allow anyone to call me that. I am Becca or Bec to friends.

Yozzer87 · 02/10/2024 21:14

MayaPinion · 02/10/2024 21:09

Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is a powerful superhero in the Marvel Universe, and for that reason I would give it a massive thumbs up. It's one of those names that could be great with the right surname. Something like Wanda Galbraith or Wanda Hathaway sounds fantastic. Rebecca is lovely though safer. I love Verity too.

This is partly what gave my Wanda the vibrator her name. Because she's a wand vibrator and because Evan Peters is in this show.

pilates · 02/10/2024 21:12

Rebecca, Veronica, Vanessa all very nice but avoid Wanda - awful!

MayaPinion · 02/10/2024 21:09

Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is a powerful superhero in the Marvel Universe, and for that reason I would give it a massive thumbs up. It's one of those names that could be great with the right surname. Something like Wanda Galbraith or Wanda Hathaway sounds fantastic. Rebecca is lovely though safer. I love Verity too.

twentysevendresses · 02/10/2024 21:03

Not Wanda...really, not Wanda.

sanityisamyth · 02/10/2024 20:53

Yozzer87 · 02/10/2024 19:33

Wanda is the pet name of my favourite vibrator. Sorry.

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MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/10/2024 20:51

Veronica is horrible.

Is Sophia/Zofia too popular for you?
Hannah/Hanna?
Maya/Maja?
Natalia?

ShillyShallySherbet · 02/10/2024 20:43

Veronica and Rebecca are lovely, do you like the nickname Becca? As this could be used instead of Becky.

shoopshoopdedoo · 02/10/2024 20:37

I like Rebecca but don’t like any of the shortenings, which are almost inevitable in the UK! Not a fan of Wanda for fish reasons.

i actually think I like Veronica the best. Like the options of Vera or Ronnie.

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 02/10/2024 20:23

Rebecca is a lovely name - I know two who have never had their names shortened. It's personal preference. People try to chop my name in half and I politely correct them. If I meet a David, I wouldn't assume that I can call him "Dave".

RuthW · 02/10/2024 20:23

Wanda is lovely. Rebecca is a bit dated. Would probably be Bex or Becca.

Clearinguptheclutter · 02/10/2024 20:14

Rebecca is great but she will definitely end up being Becky/Becca (best) or Bex

Wanda….noooo. Showing my age but to me Wanda is a fish! 🐠

Button28384738 · 02/10/2024 20:11

Ps I prefer Becca as a nickname for Rebecca, rather than Becky

Button28384738 · 02/10/2024 20:10

Rebecca is lovely- I wanted it for my DD but our surname starts with an R so it didn't work

I really don't like Wanda - the only Wanda I've met is a woman in her 60s

KirstenBlest · 02/10/2024 20:00

I know a Wanda and I think it's cool. I know many Rebeccas and many are Becky, Becca or Bex

mathanxiety · 02/10/2024 19:56

I'd go with Rebecca, but spell it Rebekah.
I know a Rebecca whose NN is Reba and also one who is Rivka, which is the original Hebrew form, but she's Rebecca on her BC.

Veronica is nice too. Again maybe spelled Veronika?

Vera is lovely and making a comeback if you're looking for a name that would work in Polish (not sure if you are).

MyOwnToes · 02/10/2024 19:51

I love Veronica- all the ones I know are Spanish and v stylish and glam.

Rebecca- lovely
Wanda- fish.

mathanxiety · 02/10/2024 19:49

modgepodge · 02/10/2024 17:50

Ooh yes I rarely comment on names but I have to say I’ve never come across a wanda in England of any age. Sounds quite American to me? Maybe more common there. I have to say I’m not a fan! Same with Veronica, very unusual in this country.

Rebecca is fine, probably more common amongst women in their 30s/40s than little girls but perfectly acceptable name. Nicknames would be bec, bex, Becky, becca. It will almost certainly be shortened so don’t use it if that bothers you.

Edited

It's Polish in origin but old fashioned there too.

ButterAsADip · 02/10/2024 19:37

I know a new baby Wendy and despite previously only associating Wendy with middle aged women, I really bloody love Wendy on a baby!! Wanda isn’t much difference. It’s cooler than Rebecca if you ask me.
Rebecca is a bit blah and Becky isn’t definite - I know just Rebeccas, or Beccas.

Yozzer87 · 02/10/2024 19:33

Wanda is the pet name of my favourite vibrator. Sorry.

LittleGreenDuck · 02/10/2024 19:30

I thought of the children's series Wanda and the Alien. Wanda is a rabbit.

Rebecca rabbit is also a character in Peppa Pig. Therefore, I have deduced that you are giving birth to a rabbit.

In all seriousness, Rebecca is fine. Wanda - nah.

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 02/10/2024 19:24

Nicebloomers · 02/10/2024 19:14

Rebecca is classic but agree, not keen on the shortenings.

Wanda is not attractive to my ears. Sorry if you love it. It falls in with Brenda, Sheila etc which are dated here.

Veronica I love, nn Ronnie. Very sweet.

Can I suggest:

Virginia
Sylvia
Margot
Claire
Sybil
Rita
Helen
Selena
Valerie

The majority of those names I would never inflict on a little girl 😬

Sybil?! Valerie?! Rita?! Noooooooooooooo!

BinkyBeaufort · 02/10/2024 19:23

Rebecca is lovely, as is Veronica.
The only Wanda I've heard of is Benedict Cumberbatch's mum.

Smartiepants79 · 02/10/2024 19:21

Rebecca is lovely, timeless. She may choose a shorter version as she grows but that can be up to her and you.
I’ve never met a Wanda in real life, of any age,
Wanda is a cartoon witch. I wouldn’t choose it.

CeciliaMars · 02/10/2024 19:19

Epli · 02/10/2024 17:35

What do you think of these names? Are they awfully old-fashioned? I am not from the UK and often struggle all cultural or social connotations surrounding names.
Am I right that people would probably use Becky instead or Rebecca?

I actually love Wanda!