Isabella?

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Hi, my last thread was opinions on:

Ivy
Etta
Willa
Bella

but we've put Ivy and Willa aside for time being, Etta is nice but I don't LOVE it. everyone said Bella is very much a dogs name and I agree, dh suggested Isabella and I love it!!
I think its really pretty. we wouldn't call her izzy or bella though, just Isabella maybe sometimes Isa. what do you think? does the popularity dull it? i'm not convinced so i'd just like some opinions please, thank you very much everyone :)

I think its lovely. Know one little girl with this name who goes by bella. When i suggested isabella to my husband for our first daughter though his response was "isabella isafella'

I love Isabella, beautiful name ❤️

I love it, it's much nicer than the names on your first list.

Love it. I definitely wanted an Isabella Adeline 😍

Love love love

It's a lovely name.

It was very frequently used form about 2005-2010, but Sophie (and variants) and Evie (and variants) have been ahead of Isabel (and variants) since then. Obviously, that's across the whole country - local peaks and wanes could be different (as for any name

I'm afraid the continuing popularity over many years has dulled Isabella for me somewhat. Still, I see the appeal. I prefer Willa from your original list as I prefer feisty and unusual names over frilly and popular ones, but that's just me.

If you were to shorten it to Isa I’d pronounce it as ‘Eesah’ which is a lovely Scandinavian name

i like it, but you may find she is called Bella or Izzy, whether you like it or not

It’s lovely but extremely popular.

In my 10 yr old DD’s class there is an Isobel nn Izzy, Isabella nn Bella, Bella (just Bella) and Annabella nn Bella.

Other nickname options could be Ella or Belle? Do you like either of those? Or maybe even Isla??

Isabella is a lovely name. Also really like the name Eva. Maybe a bit less used?

I will tell you from close experience that 95% of people in the UK pronounce Isa as the Savings accounts from a bank, instead of the way you (and I) like it.
Endless explaining and correcting 😭

I really love Isabella- it's a beautiful name. While not unusual, I wouldn't say it's hugely common or overused in my area at least.

Eva is hugely, hugely popular right now.

Isabella peaked a decade or more ago

We have an Isobel in the family and her mum doesn’t like Izzy so she’s an Ibby - don’t know if that helps any?

It's a beautiful name - remember though you can't police nick names especially at school so she could end up as Bella anyway. I don't think Isabella is as popular as Isabelle/Isabel (I have both spellings in family and my dds friend is also called Isabel so it's very popular).

Might not be as much now though as these children are all between 5/8. If popular names are not your thing I would avoid. I like all tour choices though, I would probably go with one of them.

Isabella is lovely but there will be about five Isabelle/lsabella in her class at school.

Thank you for the replies everyone! we still really like Isabella but have decided to keep looking to see if theres anything we prefer. Also liking Amelie and Millie/Milly but I think I prefer Isabella still

Beautiful name but she’ll be one of at least 3 in every group, club, class she ever attends.

Isabella is lovely. Way nicer than the other names in your list.

Taught an Isabella once. Whip smart and a lovely person. She wasn't nicknamed anything, she was just Isabella. There doesn't always have to be a nn!

Eva, Ava and Avy in above Bella-heavy class, btw! Probably the two most popular name variations.

I really like it

Not... more... isabelles/isabellas... 😩