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Eva or Ava? Ahh, help!

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heylittlediddle · 19/12/2010 23:29

DH and I are finding it impossible to choose between the two. We have quite a long tongue-twister Spanish surname so we wanted easy names that flow well. It's getting close to due date now though and we still can't decide.

Which one you like best? x

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PollyMorfic · 19/12/2010 23:30

Eva. More classic, and works in more languages.

LittlePushka · 19/12/2010 23:43

Oh I like Ava..it reminds me of the beautiful Ava Gardner.

(I believe in France & Germany the name "Eva" is pronounced Ava...just to make your choice even more impossible!)

Edmundo · 20/12/2010 00:21

I see Ava as more classic and sets it apart from all the Eves and Evies.

madhattershouse · 20/12/2010 00:24

Another vote for Ava..think it would sound great with a Spanish surname!

ShoppingDays · 20/12/2010 10:51

Eva

MardyQuickFollowThatStar · 20/12/2010 10:55

I like both a lot (sorry no help).

festivefriedawhingesagain · 20/12/2010 10:57

Ava for me, it was very nearly DD's name.

christmaseve · 20/12/2010 11:10

We have a little Ava in our family, it's a lovely name, so is Eva!

perpetuallypregnant · 20/12/2010 11:27

I have an Ava :) Beautiful!
Eva is lovely too but I hear a lot more of those than Avas.

SilveryMoon · 20/12/2010 11:30

I prefer Ava. It was on my list for if ds2 was a girl.

RatherBeOnTheMulledWine · 20/12/2010 11:34

Do bear in mind they are both incredibly popular along with Eve/ Evie. Certainly where we are SW London.

The reason is they are both lovely.

Nightstar · 21/12/2010 20:51

I wouldnt use it at all as very over done recently.

But if you must then Ava is much better with Spanish name.

There is a huge number of E names out there right now, Evelyn, Evie, Eve, Eva, Ellie, etc etc

BlackWhitePlaid · 21/12/2010 20:51

Ava!!

shopalot · 21/12/2010 20:52

I teach a Spanish girl and she is called Eva but it is pronounced "Ava" - just to confuse you even more!!!

lovinme · 21/12/2010 20:55

Definately Ava,that's my DD name and as for it being really popular I would say it depends where you live my Ava is the only one where I live that I know of.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 21/12/2010 20:56

Agree that they are both incredibly popular at the moment and not just in SW London RatherBeOn, but here too in the NW.

If I had to choose it would be Eva but like Nightstar says, she will be one of a crowd of Evelyn, Eva, Eve, Evie, Ellie, Ava, Ella and even the odd Evangaline.

tammytoby · 21/12/2010 21:50

Both Eva and Ava are overused and will soon start to sound dated as they fall out of 'fashion' again...

I'd look for another, less overused name if you can.

Baublepink · 21/12/2010 22:06

Ava is lovely, and I think would definitely go with a Spanish surname nicely.

Eva is nice but... really overused and blends in too much to all the other very popular E names eg Eve, Evie, Elle and Ellie, like someone else said. I like the symmetry of spelling and glamorous association of Ava Smile

Komondor · 22/12/2010 10:21

Ava

joyandherboys · 22/12/2010 18:52

We had choose ava for our first child as hospital said we were having a girl just a shame i couldnt use it as she was a he lol
if this one is a girl im sure we will have ava as it is a unusual and lovely name x

mazzystartled · 22/12/2010 18:54

I love both names (obviously both v popular at the mo, but I wouldn't let that bother me), but my mum is called Eva and she says she has hated her name all of her life. Sad

TheCrackFox · 22/12/2010 19:02

Ava

stillfrazzled · 23/12/2010 13:25

Eva would have been my name had DS2 (due in 6 weeks) been DD...

tebbles · 23/12/2010 13:32

I would go for Ava. This is because the pronounciation for Eva cofuses me. Is it like "Ever" or Eee-va.

mamaloco · 23/12/2010 13:40

Go with the one you pronounce "Ayva"
Eeva is awful IMO as is "EEvee"
I would pronounce Ava (with 2 A like cat though) and that is nice too.