Hebe and Biba

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Do you like either...also could you suggest more names in a similar style?

I can't believe you would consider calling a child Biba, it would sound an awful lot to me like you were a huge Justin Beiber

Sorry but that's a really ignorant response, its a name that has been around since way before he was even a twinkle in his DMs eye, I have a very elegant, beautiful & extremely intelligent, lovely friend in her forties who is a Biba, she is French & I personally think its a lovely name & I can't imagine anyone else but yourself think of JB

I refer it to Hebe, which to me sounds a bit too old lady

hebe is the better of the 2 IMO.

dido?

(think the bieber response is valid actually - that is what will be the contemporary comparison while this child is growing up - apologies to any elegant French ladies.....)

rockin i apologise if i offended you, but i thought the point of these threads is to tell the OP what your first reaction to the name is. That is mine.

Also, being a childminder, i can tell you that all i have to say is 'cebeebies' or beep to some children and they start talking about JB! He's (unfortunately) very popular among children and imo, a terrible example for them, so as a parent naming a child, this would worry me.

No you didn't offend me at allI was just very surprised that was the first thoughts on an old classic & pretty name - mind you my DD & her friends hate him, so maybe I'm [thankfully ] living in a Beiber free bubble:)

I think Biba is very cool.

Thinking in it, we know a teen Biba too (can't believe I forgot that as good friends DD & yes ultra cool kid with extremely cool muso parents :)

I considered it for DD (nearly 7) but went for Coco in the end.

Still really love it. Its popular in the Middle East, normally as the short version of Habibti (sp?) which means sweetheart.

Both lovely names (unhelpful), along the same lines would also suggest
Zaza
Dana
Dede
Pia
Yoko

Dd has a friend called Hebe. She is 19 and a lovely, beautiful girl.

So I'm a bit biased but I love it.

I like Biba as a nickname. But hebe, no, that's terrible. Heebie geebie.
Clio and Vita and Zena are in teh same style I think.

Yuck x 2!!!!!!!!

Tzipi
Lilou
Uma
Una
Zytka
Siri
Eily

Dinah
Beulah

I know a Hebe, not keen though. Biba is a fashion label you can but in house of Frazier!?

I I know a Heba... maybe that helps?

I'm sure 12 is not the only person who would think of justin bieber when they hear the name said..

I like Heba/Hiba more and also Habiba

My 18 year old goddaughter is called Biba. I love it. I love Hebe too, not quite as much, but I'm biased.

I know a couple of people who use Biba as their shortened name - one Hassiba, one Habiba. They are both lovely people so the name has positive connections for me.

Hebe is pretty but I prefer Phoebe (I know Hebes and Phoebes too!).

Reba as in Reba McIntyre? She was in Tremors, which is very cool (possibly).