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Baby names

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Original poster

Ada, Eliza, or Evelyn

33 replies

Costello71 · 13/04/2026 19:34

Middle name Violet.

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PhuckTrump · 14/04/2026 17:33

Eliza

Jk987 · 14/04/2026 17:29

Evelyn

Lorrymum · 14/04/2026 17:21

Eliza, beautiful name.

Gowlett · 14/04/2026 17:15

Eliza. Will be shortened to Ellie, though.

Bigearringsbigsmile · 14/04/2026 17:14

They're all scullery maid names

LoudPlumDog · 14/04/2026 16:50

Eliza

Execrgybjkkbgdsxhutdc · 14/04/2026 14:31

Evelyn is so popular it’s dull. Every other girl is an Evie.

I like Eliza.

user1492757084 · 14/04/2026 11:17

Eliza 10
Ada 9
Evelyn 7
Alize 10 - Ah leh zay
Ida 9

FruAashild · 14/04/2026 10:29

They are all nice names and are all pretty popular at the moment. But just to add to the MN list of 'weird reasons to avoid a name' if you know many biochemists don't name your child ELISA.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | British Society for Immunology

https://www.immunology.org/public-information/bitesized-immunology/experimental-techniques/enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay#:~:text=Enzyme%2Dlinked%20immunosorbent%20assay%20(ELISA)%20is%20an%20immunological,a%20variety%20of%20antigens%20are%20widely%20available.

FlatStanley50 · 14/04/2026 10:26

Eliza, Evelyn, Ada - just because Ada is insanely popular around here - I know 6 small children called Ada!

NamingNoNames · 14/04/2026 10:14

I don't really like any of them but if pushed:

Eliza - ok because I love My Fair Lady
Ada - because of Lovelace
Evelyn - I don't like the sound and Evie is too popular

RegalDiamondMonster · 13/04/2026 23:06

I really dislike Eliza, it's such a harsh sound to me. Ada my favourite out of those.

user2848502016 · 13/04/2026 22:40

Eliza
Second choice Ada
Not keen on Evelyn

Giraffehaver · 13/04/2026 22:36

Ada and Eliza are lovely. I have an irrational dislike of Evelyn

DanceMumTaxi · 13/04/2026 21:59

Not Evelyn. It’s too confusing to know how to pronounce it. I teach 5 at the moment and they’re a mixture of Ev-lyn, Eve-lyn and Ever-lyn. I like Eliza best from your list.

BoleynMemories13 · 13/04/2026 21:58

Eliza is my favourite but it doesn't go with Violet. The repeated eye sound is jarring.

Ada is lovely. I do like Evelyn, but only pronounced Ev-eh-lyn. I dislike Eve-lyn and Ev-lyn.

Ada Violet therefore gets my vote.

Cocktailsandcheese · 13/04/2026 21:56

I'd go for Ada. I'm not a fan of Eliza at all, and I don't really like Evelyn unless you'd call her Evie for short (which I do love!)

Firebird83 · 13/04/2026 21:40

Ada. Eliza and Evelyn are more popular where I live.

EvolvedAlready · 13/04/2026 21:31

Eliza.

I just don’t think Ada is nice name. It’s more of a noise. I know a few Ada’s and always think; it’s like a word a baby would say.

Daffodilsinthespring · 13/04/2026 21:27

Eliza (it’s lovely)
Ada too popular
Evelyn lovely but I don’t like that it can be said three ways.

Blodyneighbour · 13/04/2026 20:57

Eliza. She is so kind and caring and emphatic.

azuresky50 · 13/04/2026 20:54

I like Adrianna and Elizabeth. Very classic.

Nursemumma92 · 13/04/2026 20:39

Ada is my favourite but I am biased and I have an Ada. She's the only one I've heard of her age in my area.

GoldenNuggets08 · 13/04/2026 20:37

Ada has become extremely popular in the last few years in my area, it's a lovely name! It would be my favourite of the 3. I'm not mad about Eliza, sounds dowdy to me.

willsandnoodle · 13/04/2026 20:30

Evelyn 😍 been in love with it since hearing the song ‘Evelyn’ by Hurts

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