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Final three - which one?

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Noodlesnoodlesnoodles · 21/03/2021 13:29

We've been thinking a lot about names recently and going back and forth quite a bit. These are the three we both like and agree on. We'll see what she suits when she arrives, but interested in which one others would go for and why. We already have a little girl called Nia (Nee-ah):

Sabrina
May
Leila (Lay-la)

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Ijustlikedthename · 21/03/2021 20:23

Sabrina

GoLightlyontheEarth · 21/03/2021 20:26

May

BoysRule · 21/03/2021 20:27

Leila spelt like that I would say Lee-la. If you're doing Leyla (which I really like) spell it Leyla.

HeronLanyon · 21/03/2021 20:30

May is the best !
Leila has pronunciation differences and sounds and looks a bit fussy alongside Nia. Combined I mean.
Congrats op.

MondeoFan · 21/03/2021 20:35

Sabrina - yuk

May - great

Leila - common

DarcyJack · 21/03/2021 20:35

May out of those. I do also like Sabina but not Sabrina

Kitkat151 · 21/03/2021 20:36

I like May....don’t like the other 2 at all

ladygindiva · 21/03/2021 20:39

I love Leila!

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 21/03/2021 21:24

May is gorgeous - so classic and elegant, yet very underused currently (as a first name). Of your 3 choices, I also think it fits best with Nia - both have a pretty, delicate, simple feel but without being as similar/soundalike (which are my only concerns about Leila and Sabrina with Nia).

HeronLanyon · 21/03/2021 21:37

I feel like saying arise overused middle names. Realised that’s why I so like May. So refreshing to see it for what it is - a great name in its own right.

user1493494961 · 21/03/2021 22:45

I would choose May.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 21/03/2021 22:47

Leila

Tambourina · 21/03/2021 23:45

May

Enidblyton1 · 21/03/2021 23:49

I really like May. That’s my favourite of your 3.

Nia is such a lovely name too. Your other choices both end in A, so another reason I’d go with May.

I have an irrational dislike of the name Leila pronounced lay-la. To me, Leila should be pronounced Lie-la.

IdblowJonSnow · 22/03/2021 00:06

May. Not keen on the others.
May is lovely. Overused as a middle name but lovely as a first and goes well with Nia without sounding twee.

funnyoldonion · 22/03/2021 00:11

Love May so much. Also nice of they both have three letter names just a nice subtle theme for sisters

Anystarinthesky · 22/03/2021 00:13

May

Deadringer · 22/03/2021 00:15

May

waitingpatientlyforspring · 22/03/2021 00:35

May goes well with other dc

Laila is very over used in my opinion and sounds similar to nia. My kids have complained that their names sound to similar so they can't tell who I'm shouting.

Noodlesnoodlesnoodles · 22/03/2021 13:11

May it is then! It's also my favourite at the moment 😊 Thanks all x

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