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18 replies

Jasperlove · 27/11/2017 07:05

We have her first name picked out as Livia.

Middles name: Belle (meaning beautiful) or Emery (meaning brave and powerful).

Which do you prefer?

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skankingpiglet · 27/11/2017 07:23

Belle runs much better after Livia IMO. Emery feels harder to get my tongue around, it feels like it needs a short pause to reset my mouth between the names. I think that comes from one ending and the other starting with a vowel.
That said it makes a difference what your surname is. Mine sounds awful with Livia Belle, but sounds passable with Livia Emery

Patal · 27/11/2017 07:23

Emery

DuggeeHugs · 27/11/2017 08:07

Livia Emery.

Livia Belle sounds a bit like a boat to me

MollyHuaCha · 27/11/2017 08:26

I prefer Olivia, which will be assumed to be her name by many people if you just call her Livia.

Olivia on the birth certificate with Livia used for short.

BalloonDinosaur · 27/11/2017 08:41

I like Belle, Emery sounds like a more masculine name to me.

WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 27/11/2017 08:42

Emery doesn't work with Livia, so Belle.

BitOutOfPractice · 27/11/2017 08:44

I prefer Emery as a name but with Livia it's a bit of a mouthful. Too many vowels.

SuperBeagle · 27/11/2017 09:31

Livia Belle.

Emery reminds me of emery boards, and the vowel sounds clash.

MammieBear · 27/11/2017 09:40

Livia Belle the other is a tongue twister.

Happpydays · 27/11/2017 10:11

Livia Belle

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/11/2017 10:28

Livia Belle is very pretty.

TheVanguardSix · 27/11/2017 10:28

Emery

MrsFoxPlus4 · 27/11/2017 10:35

Emery

KanyeWesticle · 27/11/2017 10:40

Emery for meaning. Belle for sound.
Either are lovely! And Livia is beautiful and completely different to Olivia to me.

TheodoreTheChipmunk · 27/11/2017 14:29

Belle

TheodoreTheChipmunk · 27/11/2017 14:29

Not Emery- an emery board is what you file your nails with

AlmostChristmas · 28/11/2017 07:15

Livia Belle definitely! Livia Emery is too much of a mouthful in my opinion.

I love Livia but agree that most people you will come across will assume it's a shortening of Olivia- but saying that go with what you like!

Debby08 · 28/11/2017 11:15

"Livia Emery" I'd say.

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