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Please help me choose between these two names for DD3!

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Flyingdolphins · 03/07/2026 18:42

About to welcome third baby girl who will be a sister to Stella and Juno.

We've narrowed it down two but DP likes both and says it's my choice (Since I'm doing all the work 😂)

Stella, Juno and Pearl
Stella, Juno and Zelda

I also like both pretty much equally. Help!

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Concoction · 07/07/2026 23:49

Pearl

FredaMountfitchet · 07/07/2026 22:26

Pearl is pretty .
Love it

MightyS · 07/07/2026 22:15

Love Pearl!

stellarfox · 07/07/2026 21:57

My friend has a Pearl. I love it!

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Flyingdolphins · 07/07/2026 19:18

Oh no - I wish I had stopped checking the thread, now I'm back to 50/50!!

Maybe I'll wait until she's born and let hormones decide

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 07/07/2026 16:31

Stella and Juno are awesome names. Astrological. Next to them Pearl is just a bit meh on it's own. Nice middle name. Zelda has a bit more pizzaz. As pp "z" names seem to have a bit more oomph. Zena, Zinnia & Zeta are nice, but again end in the same "a".

Other astrological/cosmic names you may like:
Astrid
Astra
Celeste
Vega
Cassiopea
Danica
Selene
Phoebe

But ultimately she will be your gorgeous little girl and the name you choose will become her. Congratulations.

greglet · 07/07/2026 16:29

I think Pearl works best with your other girls’ names. What about Zora, as a wildcard suggestion?

Notellinganyone · 07/07/2026 16:08

Zelda. Makes me think of Zelda Fitzgerald. Strong and different.

ChannelLightVessel · 07/07/2026 16:06

As you have two Roman/Latin names already, how about Vita?

marshallzumarubble · 07/07/2026 14:43

Firstly, I love Stella and Juno.

Is popularity important? If so Pearl is a fair bit more popular than your girls' names (about 70 places higher than Stella). I know six little Pearls (all under 10) so that would put me off although it is a nice name.

I agree with the PPs that said that Zelda has more about it than Pearl and therefore, in my opinion, fits in more with Stella and Juno, although I appreciate the similar sound and tone of Stella and Zelda.

I love the previous suggestion of Zadie and would also suggest Zosia (Zo-sha) which has a similar spark.

MondeoFan · 05/07/2026 14:22

Pearl

SwedishEdith · 05/07/2026 14:22

Agree that Zelda and Stella sound too alike. But love a Z name. What about Zanny? (Like Zanny Minton Beddoes. I did glance at Wikipedia and it doesn't suggest it's a nickname). I think it could come from Suzanna.

Tonissister · 05/07/2026 14:12

I love both names (and the others). I might prefer Zelda, but i can imagine calling to them in the playpark or on a beach, or hollering upstairs for them - that the names Stella and Zelda might sound quite similar. So maybe Pearl?

ToadRage · 05/07/2026 14:10

Pearl is the middle name i have chosen for my fictional daughter but I think Zelda goes better with your other names.

Sunnymysunshine · 05/07/2026 13:51

Love the name Pearl, was definitely on my list. I couldn't have it tho surname is Green so would be wierd!

2chocolateoranges · 05/07/2026 13:20

I would go Zelda, I’m from Glasgow and we don’t pronounce Pearl nicely. We would say Peril and it sounds very harsh.

Calliopespa · 05/07/2026 13:16

I always think of Zelda as the Witch, and it brings out a tendency in Stella to sound witchy as well.

Pearl softens the sound of the trio, whereas Zelda does the opposite.

Definitely IMO.

PrincessOfPreschool · 04/07/2026 20:06

I'm team Zelda. I think Pearl is way too soft and old ladyish compared to the other sisters' names. I'd feel hard done by if I were Pearl and my sisters had such cool names. As a PP said, Zelda has way more pizzazz and cash composure with Juno and Stella in a way that Pearl just can't. That's partly the 'Z' (Z names rock) so maybe Zadie could work if you're not comfortable with the game association of Zelda.

Runsaway · 04/07/2026 16:43

I just hate Pearl as a name, so Zelda. But I do think it’s quite similar to Stella with the S/Z start, the el middle and final a ending.

RoseOliviaAu · 04/07/2026 16:41

Pearl. Zelda just makes me think of video games. Esmerelda would be ok.

Favouritefruits · 04/07/2026 16:38

Not Zelda, the films coming out soon too and it’ll sound as if you’ve named her after the character.

I like Juno best, I don’t mind Pearl but she’ll have to look like a Pearl.

Namiemcnameface · 04/07/2026 16:33

Pistachiocake · 04/07/2026 15:19

People will always think princess/games with Zelda, so since you're asking Pearl would probably be easier for her.

To play devil's advocate on your 'always', I don't know either of those references 🫣 My thought was the aunt from Sabrina!

WhatHappenedToYourFurnitureCuz · 04/07/2026 15:25

Another vote for Pearl.

Pistachiocake · 04/07/2026 15:19

People will always think princess/games with Zelda, so since you're asking Pearl would probably be easier for her.

wrinklycactus · 04/07/2026 15:16

I don't think Zelda is a great choice currently with the video game franchise being so popular.

People will constantly ask you if you are a big Nintendo fan/ named her after that (which it doesn't sound like you are?)