Isla or Etta

[kim1856]

We are struggling to name our new baby and can't decide between Isla or Etta.

Which do you prefer?

Etta!

Where in the country are you? In some places Etta won't be pronounced with a hard T (a lot of GLasgow for example).

Isla is a brilliant name - seriously beautiful.

I love Isla!

Etta! 💯

I have a 3 week old Isla and love it.
Originally I was put off by how 'popular' it is but when I checked the actual numbers on ONS, I think out of nearly 80,000 babies a year, only about 3,000 were named Isla. Yes, a proportionately big chunk but 3,000 spread across the whole of the U.K. really isn't a lot.

100% Etta!

100 times Etta!

I like Isla but agree it's too popular. Etta in my accent is very harsh and clunky

Etta is just lovely. Isla is too but so common.

Etta

Etta
Isla is a bit 5 years ago

Another vote for Etta

Ah thank you all!!
It's so hard to pick.

I loved Isla until I realised how popular it is.
She really suits Isla as well!

She was going to be called Etta the whole way through pregnancy, then she came out looking nothing like an Etta!

She's never going to have a name!!

Isla definitely.

I have a 6 year old Isla; I’d had it picked out for years, and was one of the first of my friends to have children, so had no idea of its popularity. I moved to a small village when she was 2 weeks old and discovered she was one of 3 Islas living there!

If I had my chance again, I’d look into it more and choose something much less popular. I love Lottie, but I think that’s also pretty popular.

I don't like Etta because of the terrorist association

I prefer Isla. I realise it's a lot more popular but I find the sounds more appealing.

How about Ella? Has a bit of Etta and a bit of Isla too.

@kim go with a name you love that suits her. You won't regret it.

Choose the name you love but personally Isla is too popular for me. Not only is it popular but it sounds similar to all the Lila, Layla, Ayla, Lyra, Lola names that are so so popular for this generation and it has become boring.
If you still love it though use it or you will regret it. I think Etta I lovely.

Isla is lovely- my dog is called isla but she is 11 so it was wayyyy less popular back then.

It really is so so so common now it would put me off BIG time.

Arietty - 'etty' for short.....

Assuming you like short names...

Cora
Mara
Tia
Connie
Willa
Alba

50/50

Ettaline?

Etta doesn't sound like a name to me, maybe a shortning of something. I prefer Isla.

Etta, it's beautiful.