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Isabella, Grace, Freya, Rosie or Juliet

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Anon0987654321 · 08/01/2021 20:14

Which would you pick and why?

Noah, Jacob and Isabella
Noah, Jacob and Grace
Noah, Jacob and Freya
Noah, Jacob and Rosie
Noah, Jacob and Juliet

Or something else? Suggestions welcome!
Thank you :-)

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MrsEricBana · 09/01/2021 00:10

I think Juliet is absolutely beautiful and very underused. (I know you didn't ask for other suggestions, but just putting Violet out there)

Mally2020 · 09/01/2021 00:32

Grace is my favourite but if you dropped the isa then bella would be a strong contender also

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 09/01/2021 03:16

Probably Rosie

PoppiesinOctober · 09/01/2021 03:21

Juliet! The rest are so overused. I think it sounds lovely with the rest.

Remaker · 09/01/2021 05:40

I like all your suggestions apart from Isabella (just because of its massive popularity, would go for Isabel or Isobel instead). I don’t much like Freya. Rosie is my favourite. It’s pretty, classy and goes well with your other names.

gillybombilly · 09/01/2021 06:31

Juliet is beautiful - I grew up with one and always wanted her name from when we were young Smile

NellWilsonsWhiteHair · 09/01/2021 06:47

Juliet. It’s beautiful, strong, familiar without being overused. It looks lovely written down too.

I love Grace but it feels so overused right now that the loveliness and meaning are hard to still keep in mind if that makes sense?

Isabella and Freya I’m not very keen on, they’re both a bit too frilly for me. Likewise not a fan of Rosie - I like similar names Rose, Rosa, but Rosie feels a bit cute and diminutive and empty of meaning for me.

Difficultusername · 09/01/2021 06:51

Juliet is fab

Mychildkeepswhining · 09/01/2021 07:00

Juliet definitely. I named my daughter Isabella (19 years ago before it was so popular and 2 years later every other girl was called Isabella or isobel . It suddenly became popular and I wish I'd chosen something else! Juliet is lovely and just unusual enough.

VladimirCutiePutiPie · 09/01/2021 07:02

Rosie

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 09/01/2021 07:13

Rosie

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Anon0987654321 · 09/01/2021 08:47

UPDATE

Noah, Jacob and Isabella 1
Noah, Jacob and Grace 8
Noah, Jacob and Freya 4
Noah, Jacob and Rosie 14
Noah, Jacob and Juliet 13

Very close between Rosie and Juliet! Thank you everyone. I think I'm leaning towards Juliet more now.
I also love Robyn but surname begins with B and is short one syllable. So I'm not sure if it works?!

@Mally2020 I love Bella as a stand alone name. But my surname begins with B and its short one syllable. So I don't think it works sadly.

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finallychangedmyusername · 09/01/2021 08:56

From your list I adore Juliet (very underused) and really like Freya. Grace is nice too when it's not just put in the middle spot (although I'd worry about having a Grace who was not graceful). Isabella is too frilly for me but I like Isobel. Rosie is lovely, but only as a nickname - Rose or Rosa (or Rosita/Rosina/Rosabel/Roseanne etc on birth certificate).

You mentioned... "or something else?" I would personally use a biblical name to fit with Jacob and Noah (although Isabella does arguably fit this theme with Elizabeth > Isabella). Suggestions:

Two syllables:
Noah, Jacob and Chloe
Noah, Jacob and Leah
Noah, Jacob and Hannah
Noah, Jacob and Mary (Mary is a great name and so underused currently)
Noah, Jacob and Rachel
Noah, Jacob and Anna

Or, longer girl names:
Claudia, Abigail, Susannah, Rebecca/Rebekah, Jemima, Tabitha, Bethany, Keziah, Talitha.

Swingometer · 09/01/2021 08:57

Rosie or Freya

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Anon0987654321 · 09/01/2021 09:17

@finallychangedmyusername I work with lots of adults and children in a social care kind of setting, so I have alot of negative associations with these sorts of names.

Noah, Jacob and Chloe -.Do like Chloe but a few friends have grown up Chloes so not sure if can use.
Noah, Jacob and Leah - Don't really like the sound of Leah
Noah, Jacob and Hannah - Lots of friends children's with this name.
Noah, Jacob and Mary - Associate with too many older people (previously worked in care home)
Noah, Jacob and Rachel - I'm not sure, I kind of like
Noah, Jacob and Anna - Anna and Noah have a very similar sound

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CaffiSaliMali · 09/01/2021 15:23

They're all nice but Juliet is my favourite. It's well known but not overused and pretty without being too frilly.

Isabella and Grace go well with your boys names due to the religious theme you have with Noah and Jacob (Isabella as a variant of Elizabeth and Grace for its religious connotations).

I would put Rose or Rosa on BC rather than Rosie and use it as a nickname. Rose goes well with Noah and Jacob IMO and has a beautiful simplicity to it.

Edenember · 09/01/2021 15:32

Grace or Freya. I don’t think I’ll ever run out of love for Freya, despite it regularly being dismissed as too common. It’s strong and feminine. And Grace is a lovely classic, not too often used as a first name, more often as a middle.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 09/01/2021 15:35

My top 3 would be Freya, Grace & Isabella. Of those I'd say Grace sounds best as Noah has the same ending as Freya and Isabella and I prefer a different sound.

happytoday73 · 09/01/2021 16:13

Grace...
Not isabella there are loads in my youngest year

Lampzade · 09/01/2021 16:23

Juliet is beautiful

Namechange8471 · 09/01/2021 16:27

Rosie

drumandthebass · 09/01/2021 17:23

Noah Jacob
Rosie.

DotDotDotDotDot · 09/01/2021 17:52

I vote for Juliet, very classy. Rosie is nice but I’d definitely prefer Rose or Rosa.

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babbaloushka · 13/01/2021 10:56

Rosie or Juliet.

Both gorgeous, classic and quite timeless. Right amount of popularity. Grace is nice but there are lots.