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.

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

Sadie.

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

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!

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

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?

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!