Laura or Poppy

[ArtichokeAardvark]

Our DD is due any day now, and DH and I are torn between 2 names!

Could I ask for honest opinions on Laura and Poppy to help us decide?

Our last name is 3 syllables and a bit of an awkward one to get your mouth around so we want an easy first name. Middle names are most likely Rosanna Claire after her grandmothers.

We've been leaning towards Poppy for a while, but there seem to be a lot of them at the moment (not a deal breaker, just a consideration). Her brother is called Robbie so my other issue is whether it's a bit twee to have siblings both ending in 'ie' sounds. But is Laura too dated / dull? I've always liked it, but then I'm a late 80s child so grew up with lots of Laura's!

I think prefer Laura with Robbie to break up the 'ie' sound and sounds nice with Rosanna (although really like Rosanna so how about that as first and Claire as middle)... or would that be too political with the grandmothers????

I love Rosanna as well but 1) too political and 2) we thought Robbie and Rosie would be far too cutesy! Also the names of twin rabbits on Peppa Pig, so a definite no-no...

I’m laura - didn’t like popularity of my name in 90s but like it now. I also know a Child laura (primary age) and she is definitely only one in the class. It makes a change from vowel names and ‘ie’ endings.
I do like poppy but don’t think I’d pick it with a Robbie.

Maybe Grace? Eve? Faith?
Laura Rosanna claire is quite a mouthful before a tricky surname - depends How often you’ll say it all.
I’d be thinking 1 syllable

I really like Laura - a simple and nice name. Poppy is a little weird for me :))

Rose?

I prefer Lauren to Laura personally. I know it’s dated but I think it’s quite cool.

Laura. I think Poppy is a bit harder to wear as an adult.

Laura.

Poppy

Laura

I never understood why Poppy became so popular because none of the associations the flower brings up are ones I'd want to connect to a child, for me, plus the factor of the cutsiness of a flower name anyway.

So I'd go for Laura.

I prefer Poppy. Laura is a bit tired-sounding. Louisa?

Laura

Poppy is absolutely awful, naff and twee.

Truthfully not a fan of either but Laura is stuck in the 1990s so it’d have to be Poppy.

Although I love Poppy, in this instance I'd say Laura. It is 'dated' but so is Robbie. Dated doesn't equate to bad.
A lot of dated names are quite cool and refreshing now.
Plus Robbie and Poppy are too much of a tongue twister. I'd be saying
Pobby and Roppy

I love poppy and would pick over Laura

Laura might feel a bit uncool and mummsy to the next generation. There’ll be lots of people saying “my mums called laura” “my auntie laura” “my teachers called Laura”.... whereas any Laura’s the same age will be rare. I think it’d be like having a name like Susan or Jane or Colin in the 1980s when we were growing up. Just a bit too dated in a bad way as all the others are 30 years older.

Just my opinion though! Hope I don’t upset anyone x

There were lots of mid 70s born Susies and Janes at school in the 80s Whatsyourflava - so much so they were among the names which always required an initial to distinguish between them!

I know a Laura who's about 10, I like it because it is a bit of a classic, whereas poppy is one of the more recent 'trendy' names so she'd potentially be one of many.

Laura is lovely and there certainly won't be a million of them in her class at school. I do like poppy too but it is very popular at the moment.

Laura

Laura

Hah! I'm a Laura (I love my name). Laura is a classic. Don't think it will ever date.

My dog is called Poppy (so I obviously love it, but wouldn't have picked it for a daughter..)

Robbie and Laura sound lovely together. Robbie and Poppy are a bit too matchy-matchy.
I would think of Laura as classic rather than dated.

Laura is so dull. Poppy is pretty but doesn’t work with Robbie.

I’d choose something else.

@thelongdarkteatimeofthesoul that’s interesting. The suzie’s I knew at school were all Susanna and not Susan or Sue. I think by the time I was born (mid 80s) there were very few babies being called Jane but that could be regional of course and there’s bound to be statistical exceptions. Sue and Jane were seen as “mum names” when I was at school.

There were no Colin’s at my school or Brian’s for example. Similarly, Those were seen as “Dad names” when I was at school.