Amalia, Anna, Wendy or Sandy (Sandra)?

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Here is my shortlist for dd2 - please vote!
Amalia
Anna
Wendy
Sandy

Can't make up our mind!

Anna

Amalia will get confused with Amelie, Amelia, Emilia etc

Sandy and Wendy are a bit 1970s as main names. Alessandra/Alexandra, Gwendoline are fine though. I think.

Amaya is very pretty, lovely idea.

Anna

Anna. Lovely, simple, classic

I know a gorgeous Amalia - when I first heard it, I wasn't sure. Thought it was a bit "Armani-a" and a bit of a mouthful. But now I really like it.

But I prefer Anna from your list.

I like Anna. Wendy and Sandy sound a bit middle-aged to me. (At the risk of upsetting anyone).

Anna and Amalia are very 'now'.

Sandra and Wendy are associated with the middle aged generation but that doesn't make them 'bad' but merely 'unfashionable' names. I actually think Sandra sounds very pretty, works well in most languages and a little Sandra will not only not have to share her name with lots of others but she will also have a very 'cool' name as an adult (by which time her generation of parents will regard it is a trendy granny chic name . Go for Sandra!

I like Amaya, but prefer Anna.

I love Sandy and Wendy! It would warm my heart if i met new babies called either of those names.

Agree that Anna has the most 'modern' feel but there are a lot of them (including my own dd Annabel who mostly goes by Anna).

I think Sandra is a lovely choice and agree that it would very special on a little baby girl - people would soon associate the name with her and lose any 'middle age' associations.

Another vote for Anna!

Amalia is a European version of Amelia, as is Amalie. Not made up. Much nicer than Amelia IMO, but I wouldn't choose it now because of the popularity of Amelia.

Anna is genuinely a timeless classic, and travels well.

Wendy I dislike - this really IS a made-up name, and horribly twee when you see its origins! :o

Sandy is nice as a pet name, but I would always bestow the full name. Sandra will be more unusual than Alexandra and Cassandra - come to think of it, Sandra probably derives from those names.

Percy, what do you mean with 'European'? Isn't the UK part of Europe .

And, by the way, I like Amalia and know a lovely German one. Also like Sandra very much.

I meant mainland Europe. Non-anglophone Europe.

OP, my DD is called Amaya

We really loved the name insantly and it was her name before she was even born.

We call her May-May (hence my MN name) or just May for short.

Just wish I had a name I loved as much as that one to call DS when he is born in April.

I know 3 others but not directly.

I like Amalia, reminded me of DD's name actually

On the flip-side my Mum is called Wendy so its a Mum's name to me, as is Sandra.

Adore Amalia - was top of my list if DS had been a girl - although we might have used this spelling: Amalyah.

What about Ariana ?