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Unable to decide between Eva, Nina, Olivia and Daisy.

58 replies

TheCorrections · 22/07/2018 16:25

Title says it all really. Out of these four names which do you like the most? What do they each make you think of:
Eva
Nina
Olivia
Daisy

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TatianaLarina · 22/07/2018 18:17

Isadora. Just veto the others right back or tell him to come up with something more original.

strawberrypenguin · 22/07/2018 18:21

Nina would be my choice!

bridgetreilly · 22/07/2018 18:23

In order, I like:
Olivia
Eva
Nina
Daisy

Nina is the most unusual, Olivia the most common. The first three on my list are all good strong names. Daisy strikes me as a bit childish or girly.

iloveredwine · 22/07/2018 18:25

I have an Olivia and don't know another one so that that common here and is in a huge school!

Purdyflick · 22/07/2018 18:25

My Dd is a Daisy. Throughout her whole school life there wasn't another Daisy at any of her schools. So I'm going for Daisy. It's such a pretty name🙂.

TheGrumpySquirrel · 22/07/2018 18:27

Nina definitely!

Eva and Olivia are too common now - there will be 5 in a class

Daisy is twee IMO sorry

4yearsnosleep · 22/07/2018 18:31

Nina

Others are over used & daisy is too childish

Srilli · 22/07/2018 18:34

Nina!

Daisy for an adult is just too cutesy

Failingat40 · 22/07/2018 18:39

Round my way Eva is virtually unheard of. Ava however is popular along with Evie.

Eva & Nina are both lovely

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 22/07/2018 18:39

Daisy.

Eva and Olivia are very overused. Nina is ok but prefer Daisy.

MikeUniformMike · 22/07/2018 18:42

Eva - I have never liked it and think Eve/Evie is much nicer.
Nina - I like it
Olivia - Gorgeous but there are so many of them it's now dull
Daisy - I like it.

Which one sounds and looks best with your surname?

12FreeRangeEggs · 22/07/2018 18:48

If you do pick a common name like Eva, Olivia etc then please think how it will sound with the first letter of your surname. My DCs have Evie P, Eva S, Eva A etc in their classes and amongst the KS1 kids they seem to exclusively go by their names with the surname letter differentiaters added. Poor Evie P is always known as “Eviepee”.

hellohello12345 · 22/07/2018 18:49

Daisy jumps out. It's sounds bright, familiar and sunny.

Kittykatmacbill · 22/07/2018 20:05

Nina is the nicest.

The others are over used.

AnyaMoondial · 22/07/2018 20:18

I love Daisy. It is such a cheerful name. I still haven't met one and I know gazillions of pre schoolers so it can't be that popular everywhere.

Smoliver · 22/07/2018 21:24

Order of my preference:
Daisy (cute and classic)
Eva (classy but not ridiculously popular)
Olivia (cute but I hear too many Olivia's)
Nina (nice but something had to be last! Grin)

AnnaM247 · 22/07/2018 21:25

I like Nina best.

Eva is a lovely name but so many under 5’s called Eva/Evie/Ava where I live, if popularity bothers you.

Olivia is also very popular here too.

KiplingAngelCake · 23/07/2018 12:31

Eva.
I know lots of Evies, Avas etc but no Evas. Simple and beautiful.

WildCherryBlossom · 23/07/2018 12:35

Nina is beautiful to my ear

Tinks15 · 23/07/2018 12:38

I have an Eva...I don't know any other Eva's, i know a lot of Evie's or Ava's. I don't think Eva is common at all - not in my area anyway. Nina is nice too.

Mum353 · 23/07/2018 12:39

I realy like Daisy and Olivia

ProfessorMoody · 23/07/2018 12:43

My best friend is Nina.

She gets siren noises made constantly, all through school and now work. She loathes it.

twooomuch · 23/07/2018 12:44

Nina. Lovely and not as common as Olivia and Eva.

Livia is a less common option if you like Olivia?

I think there is a risk that the name Daisy does not suit all girls / women.

Treaclepie19 · 24/07/2018 09:09

Daisy

drinkingteawhenitshot · 24/07/2018 16:33

I think they are all lovely! Nina is my top pick now for this bump, but it is a family name. I wouldn't worry that much about popularity -- for DD1, I was put off a few names I loved because they were too popular and now I know (in London) two little Lunas, two Persephones, two Anais's and not a single Emily or Isabella! You may pick one name because it's unique to find that everyone else has done the same thing. Pick what you love and has meaning for you.

And by the way, the siren thing does not really bother me about Nina. It is so meaningless. I think people will find ways to make fun of any name -- or something else about a person. If you actually think it sounds like a siren, then obviously it's not for you, but if you like the name . . .

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