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Alba, Allegra or Quinn?

40 replies

SequinsAndSparkles · 29/10/2011 09:04

I have just found out that I am expecting another baby Grin

We are settled on our boys name, but Alba, Allegra and Quinn are my favourite girls names. What do you all think?

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Alouette · 03/11/2011 21:21

Allegra Quinn would be lovely- Nice strong name, but still feminine :)

sonniebonnie · 03/11/2011 21:31

Allegra is beautiful. Alba is quite nice too.
Quinn, like Finn, is a boys name to my ears.

AnonyMaw · 03/11/2011 22:44

I think out of the three Allegra is my preference. Quinn seems more of a boys name, Alba I associate with Scottish politics, nationalism etc. also I think Alba sounds a bit masculine.

3isamagicnumber · 04/11/2011 08:57

Quinn - seems more of a boys name to me.
Alba - as mentioned above, reminds me of a cheap (& nasty!) stereo I had when I was 10!
Allegra - not a massive fan either, seems a bit harsh.

Sorry!

Ephiny · 04/11/2011 10:10

I like Allegra best out of those names. Quinn sounds too much like a surname to me. Alba is OK but not the prettiest name (sounds too much like Albert maybe!), and personally I'm a bit put off by the Time Travellers Wife connection, as I didn't like it.

Bucharest · 04/11/2011 10:13

Quinn is a surname.

Alba makes me think of fat nuns. I know a few Albas and they are all porkers. It's short for Rosalba (Rosy Dawn) here.

Allegra is not too bad, but it's a bit Sienna-ish to me.

phlossie · 04/11/2011 16:29

Quim (sounds like Quinn. Obv - you worked that out) is a word for vag or (worse) vag juices. Quinn is the name of the penguin in 3rd and Bird, and there's pengi-quinn in Baby Jake. So it makes me think of penguins and vaginas.

I love Alba.

Isn't there a Vaxhaul Allegra? I quite like musical names, though.

mathanxiety · 05/11/2011 04:58

Alba is fabulous.

Allegra is the name of an allergy medicine. It sounds like a car too. And very Sienna-ish, I agree.
Quinn is hardcore plastic Irish.

mathanxiety · 05/11/2011 05:00

How about Ailbhe (Alva or Alvy are anglicised versions)

qkate · 29/11/2011 23:14

I absolutely love all of them, 3 beautiful names! I wouldn't be able to pick either.

daddoinghisbest · 29/11/2011 23:48

All three names are bad. Why name a child after a cheap hi-fi system or an antihistamine? As for Quinn; it wouldn't be so bad if the child was born 50 years old already. By the way, I know a couple who's son was born on St Georges day and appropriately named him george, then my sister had a son on St Patrick's day and called him Patrick. It seemed such a good idea I did the same when my son was born. Pancake's now 5 years old!

Apricots · 29/11/2011 23:50

Allegra is my favourite!

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LAbaby · 30/11/2011 04:44

I know a little girl called Quinn, known as quinnie.
We had considered Allegra when i was pregnant but it is a much advertised brand of allergy medicine here in the u.s. which put us off.

AberdeenAngusina · 30/11/2011 13:41

Saor Alba! is a political slogan (Free Scotland!) I like Albas, but I wouldn't use it in Scotland in case it was assumed to be politically motivated.

Quinn sounds good, but you'd have to be careful when writing it to keep the ns separate; it would be easy for it to look like Quim.

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