Gabrielle/ Gabriella or Kate

[BarbieLovesKen]

Aaaarggh.

We were definate on Kate for ages. Im only 14 weeks pregnant and if our last ds was a girl he would have been Kate so I was sure we wouldnt budge on it.

Have been looking at other names "just in case" and now I also adore Gabrielle or Gabriella. I think its stunning but am worried if I use it I'll regret not using Kate!!.

What do you think?

I have a Gabrielle. We love it.

(but we call her Gaby)

not keen on gabrielle - think gabriella is much prettier?

but of the 3, kate is definitely my fave - much less frilly and a great name for a little girl or a grown woman.

Thanks a million all.. so at the minute:

9 to Gabriella
5 to Gabrielle and
6 to Kate

(I counted typsicals vote twice the last time by accident)

Its usually a landslide either way on these threads, isnt it? I mean, I know Gabriella is clearly winning but it is close...

I guess Kate is about to become pretty popular, so go for Gabrielle/a if that bothers you.

Gabrielle/a beautiful name but I don't like nn Gabby.

So overall, it's a vote for Kate from me!

I like all of them, but I think Kate is pretty timeless and is my favourite.

I have a 7 year old called Gabrielle so I love it.

Beautiful names.

If you really like Kate then go for it. I'm still regretting not choosing my initial instinct name for my 17-year-old first child!

When I saw this I wondered if it would be you barbielovesken

I love Gabriella, it's so pretty. You could use Kate as a middle name?

Gabriella Kate ?

Also don't forget there may be a few Kates born around that time because of the royal wedding!

I was going to say Gabrielle/a Kate. It sounds really pretty together.

Ooh Gabriella Kate. Lovely :)

I like Kate.

She will always be Kate whereas the other names will just end up as Gabi/Gaby/Gabby.

Kate - definitely - classy, elegant, feminine yet strong.

Gabrielle/Gabriella - nice but a bit fussy and will get changed due to nickname potential.

Big vote for Kate here!

Why does everyone dislike Gaby?

I don't dislike Gaby. I just think that Gabriella or Gabrielle are lovely names but nobody ever uses them in full, they are always shortened to Gaby.

Someone told me that in a shop yesterday, asked what DD's name was and I said Gaby. She asked if it was short for Gabrielle and why on earch do we not call her that?!

If we could have decided on a spelling for Gaby/Gabi/Gabby/Gabbie/Gabbi we would have used that rather than Gabrielle.

Sorry OP I have highjacked, Gabrielle Kate is lovely imho.

All lovely names, my vote is for waiting to see what suits most when they are born.

Although I would say as someone who is due at the end of April I am getting mightily sick of people "joking" that we'll have to name the baby either William or Kate

I vote for Kate :o

I think Kate is probably going to shoot to the top of the name charts this year! if that makes a difference to your decision??

Gabriella, Gabriella, Gabriella! Would you like to take a guess at my DD's name?? We are constantly complimented on her name and are very proud that we came up with it! Word of warning though, if you decide to have any more children, you'll have to think of something equally as pretty if you have another DD! We're currently struggling with a name for DD2, although MNers are a great help!

Gabriella

Oh and I meant to say that DH calls her Gaby (but spells it Gabby ), but I call her Gabriella, which I do prefer. At her birthday party, half the guests, as DH's friends and family, sang Gaby and the other half sang Gabriella! It made everyone laugh! I don't mind and pretty much any name can be shortened so I wouldn't let that put you off.

I'm Kate so I'd vote for that