Deciding between two girl names. Opinions please...

[Girlzone]

Which do you prefer, Tessa (with nickname Tess) or Lana? I'm interested to know what you think of when you hear either of these names, what impression do they give out (if that makes sense)? Trying to finalise name for dd....

Tessa/Tess would be interchangeable nn for Therese or Theresa, and as such is fine. I's a capable, go anywhere, sort of name.

Lana doesn't do it for me, sorry; bit out-dated film star, a rather pedestrian kind of name.

I like Tessa/Tess too.

To me its a sort of country, capable name. A horsey girl sort of a name.

Lana is a bit trendy I think...

Lana - old lady

Tess - glamorous - goes out clubbing a lot (or maybe that is kust my friend...)

I much prefer Lana. Not a fan of tess at all (even though my lovely step gran was tessie - short for theresa).

Tess for me.

The main reason behind not chosing Lana is because in Friends, Joey laughs at Phoebe when she says she has a friend called Lana Titwilder

I like Tessa/Tess: Tess is a very cute NN that will age well.

Lana is okay, but I personally prefer Lena (pronounced lay-na). Lara is okay, too, but I much prefer good old-fashioned Laura.

Tessa/Tess. Laura is nice, too.

I love Lana! - it would be on our list but is too similar to our other daughter. It's glamorous, feminine, elegant. If a bit diva-ish.. but that wouldn't put me off. Lana del Rey comes to mind, and I would wonder a bit if she would spark a name trend like Rihanna did? Overall I would use it though.. Lana goes with names like Ava, kind of old school.

Tessa is a nickname already! I like it as well, quite sassy. Although the full name is a bit too angelic for me (Theresa)

Sorry but they are both kind of dog names to me. And Tess just makes me think two ton tess.

Tessa by far.

I prefer Theresa or Teresa for Tess.

Lana is ok, though reversed it isn't great, as many usually point out.

Tessa/Tess. Gorgeous.

oh, and I would go for Tess as it is, rather than having a longer name on the BC.

I prefer lana , it's my nieces name and I don't think it sounds boring at all

I like them both. Probably prefer Tess or Tessa as it is more versatile in my mind: Tess(a) could be elegant, strong, friendly, bouncy, a bit shy etc etc.

Lana sounds very elegant but might not suit as well if she ends up being quite a different type of person, iyswim

Tess by a million miles!

Never heard of Lana?

Teresa is lovely, with lots of NN.

Tess/Tessa.
Two of DD3's friends are Tess and both are lovely girls -- there was a little bit of a popularity explosion near us 14 years ago it seems, but that's neither here nor there.

(Both Tessa/Tess and Lana are already nns)

I like them both, and have a Lana

Tess, as nickname for Teresa.

Tessa/Tess really lovely.

Thanks for all your feedback - it helps to get views from people who are neutral, rather than family/friends... I'm not confident when making decisions but don't want to be swayed by the strong opinions of close family! I wasn't sure how Lana was perceived generally as a name, and I know Tessa isn't popular according to the national naming statistics, so your comments are helping me.

How about Layla or Lola instead of Lana............Sorry Tessa is a dog's name!

Tess is fabulous.

Lana is a fabric to me

Lana is Spanish for wool.

You may find that irrelevant.