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Isabella, Jessica or Laila?

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xyummymummy20x · 05/06/2010 13:24

Hi ladies
This is my first post & I really need your opinions as I am totally confused & stressed out on choosing a name for my baby daughter who is due in September.
Ok so the situation is I love the names Isabella & Jessica however everyone keeps telling me how popular these names are this year & its just putting me off, the problem with choosing another name however is that I don't love anything as much & find myself comparing every name to either Isabella or Jessica.
I also like Laila and I know this is the name that is least common out of the 3.
I'd like your opinions on which name is best & also your thoughts on choosing a popular name...
The choices being:
Jessica
Isabella Laila

Thanks girls

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SillyTillyBilly · 05/06/2010 18:32

sorry that was meant to say Isabella although I do like Isabelle too!

SillyTillyBilly · 05/06/2010 18:32

They are both supposed to be very popular but I don't actually know any Jessicas! I know loads of Layla/Leila/Laila but I don't they top the charts as there are so many different spellings!

I adore the name Isabelle but I do know a lot of them.

CallMeMissTweedy · 05/06/2010 16:13

I like Leila, with an 'e'.

Flighttattendant · 05/06/2010 16:05

Jessica is less popular than Isabella imo, and Laila is even less so.

aspiegal · 05/06/2010 15:57

Would you be okay with it if you called your dd Isabella or Jessica and then there were lots of them at nursery/school? If yes, then go for it! They are both nice names, and I prefer them to Laila.
You shouldn't call your dd something you might regret just because the perfect choices were very popular names!

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xyummymummy20x · 05/06/2010 14:04

yes I would consider using one as a middle name but would be stuck on which to choose as a first between them both...do you think there are too many Isabellas/ Jessicas around these days? As thats all I keep hearing. I also like the name Kate but not as much as other choices.

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lidofabiro · 05/06/2010 13:58

I like Isabella and Jessica, not so keen on Laila. Would you consider using one as a middle name? Jessica Isabella or Isabella Jessica would be nice.

Effjay · 05/06/2010 13:29

I would choose Laila. There's loads of Jessicas and Isabellas round here (3 Isabellas in DS1s pre-school class of 25)