Petra? Kiki? Zara?

[birdofthenorth]

Ok, following on from the gutting news that my current face girls name Vita is about to become a Play Station console :-() what do you think of...

Petra?
Zara?
Kiki?

Be honest, I can take it!

kiki
zara
petra

Petra is probably the best looking though, even if all the Petra I know are 50/60 yo german.

Def Zara

Petra was a band as well.

Vita is lovely, what a shame about the console! I think I like Petra from your new names.

Stick with Vita. Who cares if it's a games console? It's much the best name of the four.

Zara is a little tainted this year due to royal wedding.

Vita is still lovely.
Verity?
Nina?

Kiki seems a little too cutesy, and non-British (though this may be perfectly apt!)
Petra is nice, but sadly a dog's name for me...

Petra Fied - no

kiki - definitely a frogs name, has no gravitas at all.

Zara - really lovely - not "tainted" at all, (how very odd!) but not Zarah.

Thanks all! Does no-one think the high street chain is a problem with Zara?!

Nope - tis a beautiful name for little girl and old lady and everything in between. It will endure well beyond the chain, undoubtedly.

Kiki will always be the Enid Blyton parrot to me too. It was in the Island of Adventure book series - god I loved those books. Petra is lovely though, and I like Zara too. I agree you shouldn't worry about the playstation thing - nobody bothers with games consoles anymore now you can get such cheap games on phones. Playstations have had their day, you are safe with Vita (which is a great name).

Petra was also the telepathic child in John Wyndham's book The Chrysalids.

Just thought I'd mention it

I have been known to buy my DD (5) a top from Zara with its logo emblazoned in gold sequins . Weird because I'm not that into slogans and such like. It's like a private joke between us - she loves it.

Petra is a lovely name. I went there in February and it blew me away - incredible place.

I like Zara a lot, that would be my choice. Petra is OK but not very pretty or inspiring somehow, and Kiki just sounds like a nickname or a pet's name to me!

Vita is nice. I have absolutely no awareness of games consoles etc so that wouldn't put me off. My first association would be Vita Sackville-West actually!

Love Kiki, Vita is nice, not keen on Petra (Blue Peter pet....)

I quite like Petra, but love Pepita which is the name of one of my very best friends and kind of similar. Think it is spanish??

Zara, good enough for HM's grand-daughter then it's good enough for the rest of us

Like Petra as well. There's also Petrina but that might be too many syllables for you.

Not so sure aout Kiki - reminds of me of Kiki Dee and also might not age well with your daughter.

Petra would grow on me
Zara will always be a shop which sells flimsy jumpers
Kiki is, er, kooki

Like Kiki and Petra had a boss called this but nn was petzi which was nice! Like Zara but Phillips puts me off. LOVE vita though I might steal it :)

Zara is nice, not too keen on Petra. Like Kiki a lot but maybe more as a nickname-could something be shortened to this? (not sure what though)

My name is Petra. In Holland (where I am from) and Germany (where I spent part of my youth) it is pronounced Paytra (sorry Rachel, long e sound is eeee as in eek and that is not how it is said)

I like my name. It is not pretty or flowery or girly but tbh neither am I. There are not many of us around and the name is due a bit of a revival!

I have a Zara (and a Zena). Zara is obviously a lovely name!

I vote for Zara. I have a Zanna (pronounced like Hannah) and have noticed I really like all names beginning with 'Z'!

Me too flufflygal. We obviously have great taste!!!

Love Kiki!