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First thing that you think of when you hear the name Ava?

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Bluemonkeyspots · 22/05/2013 21:17

Good or bad?

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mrsyattering · 22/05/2013 21:46

A wee cutie at nursery with my dsGrin

ohmeohmyforgotlogin · 22/05/2013 21:49

What beamur said

Littleolivetree · 22/05/2013 21:52

Lovely name, very common

JojoMags · 22/05/2013 21:52

Agree with succoria. Is very 'now' and bored of it. Also Mylene Klass.

ArtemisKelda · 22/05/2013 21:54

Pretty

scottishmummy · 22/05/2013 21:56

another one?

MrsSchadenfreude · 22/05/2013 21:59

Oh no not another one.

goodygumdrops · 22/05/2013 22:00

Gorgeous. Don't know any.

Mitochondriac · 22/05/2013 22:02

Ava Gardner, a stunning, wisecracking film star. Great name but so popular now it's lost a bit of its glamour, IMO.

CityGal29 · 22/05/2013 22:03

Boring name was interesting in 2008 but done to death ever since.

Adeline is fresh & Arianna is becoming more popular - much prefer these A names Wink

Beamur · 22/05/2013 22:05

There are not many Ava's where I live. It's not common everywhere.

InspectorRebus · 22/05/2013 22:13

I think of Aviva insurance

Kaekae · 22/05/2013 22:14

My daughters middle name, I decided on it while sat waiting to register her , didn't realise it was so popular but there are loads of them around. We have a few at my DDs preschool and two in my sons class.

DottyDot · 22/05/2013 22:17

I think of Caveman Dave as well! A work of literary genius Grin

Still18atheart · 22/05/2013 22:21

Maria

ivykaty44 · 22/05/2013 22:22

singing

ivykaty44 · 22/05/2013 22:24
MotheringShites · 22/05/2013 22:25

Only one in our school and she's all mine

lessemin · 22/05/2013 22:26

Eastenders, soz

JoyMachine · 22/05/2013 22:26

Grin DottyDot!

Mintyy · 22/05/2013 22:27

Another one?

Decoy · 22/05/2013 22:57

Lovely name

Amy106 · 22/05/2013 23:02

Beautiful name

OneFingerSjupesUpTheYoni · 22/05/2013 23:10

I love it but prefer spelling Eva, just my own pronounciation of Eva is the same as Ava when most people pronounce Eva 'Ee-va' i'm just odd :)

I really wanted it for this dd but dp said no plus i know i'd hate spelling it Ava and poor dd would be stuck correcting people all her life if i dpelt it Eva.

voucherprocon · 23/05/2013 00:53

"My first thought would be "oh, another one". It's a nice name but everywhere you look there is another Ava/Eva.
Sorry."

Exactly that Seriously it's like the Claire or Louise of the late 70's/early 80's. There are lots of great names, put some effort in < That's what I think about my own parents giving me a stupid common name, really is that the best you could come up with?

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