Sarah, Sadie or Bella?

[katemess12]

Our DD is less than a week old and we chose a name for her, but aren't loving it. We had Sadie on our short list when I was pregnant, but have chosen Samuel for a boy name if we're ever to have one, and I find having two with the same initial a bit bleh.

We both love Bella (hate the longer versions like Isabella), but know it's considered rather trendy at the moment. We both love Sarah too, but the S thing applies again.

Middle name is Chenault, so the options are:
Sarah Chenault
Sadie Chenault
Bella Chenault

Also, I know Sadie can be a NN for Sarah but not sure how naturally that will come to people of DD's generation.

Any similar suggestions are welcome too.

Thanks.

[maggiethemagpie]

I can never understand why Sarah was so popular (in the 70s/80s). I've always found it dull and boring. Sadie is ok. Bella is fab!

[LowAMH]

I think Sarah is actually a lovely name despite being so popular in our generation. It will sound fresh on a baby and you could use Sadie as a nickname. In the same vein, Laura?

[Kittykatmacbill]

Sadie! It's lovely, I think Sarah will sound really out of generation, and bella is so omnipresent.

[Cami12]

Sadie is definitely my fav. I quite like Sadie and Samuel together! There may not be many babies named Sarah right now, but that's because every third female over the age of 25 is called Sarah. It might be a classic but it's still way too common for me. Samuel is such a classic too that the pairing slightly lacks imagination imho. Go for Sadie!

[KoalaDownUnder]

Sadie.

Sarah has been so overused in previous generations that I find it utterly dull.

[PeppaPigTastesLikeBacon]

I am a Sarah. I always tell my mum that she literally didn't think very hard about my name. It's so common (but I guess that's for my age bracket). I would go Sadie

[marblestatue]

Sarah is a lovely name. I don't know of any little Sarahs.

[ApocalypseNowt]

SorenaJ Sadie is too close to sadist.

Ah! I see you've met my DD....!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Sadie.

Sarah is really dull.

Bella is nice but overused at the moment.

[EnriqueTheRingBearingLizard]

Saira, pronounced Sye rah

[ladybird69]

Sadie it's a family name

[CordeliaFrost]

Sarah would be the fresher choice, it's still in steady use, but nowhere near as popular as it once was. While Bella isn't overly used on its own, most the girls I know with -belle or -bella names, go by Bella, so it feels overused.

Sadie is very much on trend as well.

[rosegoldie]

I was going to say Sadie, but Sarah is a lot less common nowadays and beautifully elegant.

Sarah

[DramaAlpaca]

I'd choose Bella.

[GoldPlatedBacon]

If you both love Bella, then choose Bella!

[SorenaJ]

Definitely Sarah. Sadie is too close to sadist.

[BellaMoo]

Love Bella and Sadie.

[PterodactylToenails]

I used to think Sadie was a dogs name but I really like it now. I would go Sadie.

[Porcupinetree]

Definitely Sadie.

[CremeEggThief]

I don't think Bella goes well with your surname, so I vote for Sadie.

[HallaWalla]

Definitely Sadie or Bella. Beautiful.

I'm in my 30's and literally have 9 Sarah's in my phone contacts. For this reason I find it very dull. Sara (saa-ra) would be a good alternative.

It's not really been given enough time to become unusual yet.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

I don't mind Sarah, but would chose Sadie or Bella

[minipie]

Bella

Belinda would be a more unusual long name for Bella (if you wanted one)

[Sophronia]

Sarah - love it.

[SpidersFromMars]

Sarah, with nn Sadie. She only needs to introduce herself once as Sadie.