Izabella or Elizaveta?

[MultipleMama]

After talking names and re reading replies on my other posts. We decided to go on simpler Russian names - pronounceable and pretty.

We really love the name Izabella but DH also loves the name Elizaveta but it sounds too close to Elizabeth and I don't like that name.

If you had to choose which would you go with?

Izabella would be my choice, it's lovely.

If you both love Izabella go with that :)

Both are nice

Prefer the latter.

Prefer Elisaveta, but think both are lovely.

Elizaveta gets my vote.

I'm bored of Isabella/Izabella.

I like Elizaveta better. Might have something to do with old Chalet School books, though...

Izabella

What middle names do you think would go well with them?

Sorry for my ignorance but Izabella looks like a mis-spelling and I'd want to say Elizabetta is I saw Elizaveta.

I hadn't seen your previous post, but if you like Russian names have you thought of Anastasia?

A Russian friend of mine has a 2yo DD called Daria. I really like it. It's different but easy to pn and spell.

I would prefer Daria as fn then Izabella or Elizaveta as a mn.

Izabella is spelt correctly, and even I want to keep saying Elizabetta when I see Elizaveta.

I'm not keen on an Anastasia, I already have a daughter who's name starts with A and I don't want them to have the same initial. I did like Anneliese (German) but again the same initials.

What about Elizabetta then? , you're not going to want Alexandra either are you?

I think all the names you've selected are very elegant, I think any 3 syllabal first name needs a short middle name
Mary
Faye
Opal
Sara
Grace
Juno

I do like Faye, but DH has always had his eye on Grace which I've never liked.

Elizaveta as Izabella just looks like you're trying to be cool by misspelling Isabella. I know that's not the case but it would be my first thought on seeing the name.