Oliva or Olivella

[joieria]

Do you prefer Oliva or Olivella for a girl?

We've ruled out Olivia because it's too popular but Olive seems too plain for us. We have Spanish links and want to choose between these two names but can't decide!

I quite like Olivine as a PP suggested, maybe Olivina? Or Olivinia?

Olivine is a mineral, clear ones are used as gemstones (sometimes the gemstones are called peridot, and in some traditions the August birthstone - a woman I know with this name was born in August), so it's similar to calling a child Ruby or Sapphire or Pearl - I'm not sure the added flourishments do much to any of those names, and I find Olivina a bit difficult to say &, as a pp suggested, Lavinia is probably easier to remember and say than Olivinia.

Olivina is a brand of men’s toiletries. How about Olivinaria or Oliviniarina

English people won’t necessarily know how to pronounce Olivella properly

@Gemma2019

Olivina is a brand of men’s toiletries. How about Olivinaria or Oliviniarina

Please tell me you’re joking?

Sounds like aldi olive margarine

Oliviniarina is just bonkers 😂

'How about Olivinaria or Oliviniarina'

😂

How about Oliviarellaellaohohoh?

I love Olive and Livia, Lavania is a good option too. As pp have said your other options are a bit long and complicated and Oliva sounds too much like Oliver

Thanks for your ideas. Obviously some people are finding my choices very funny, I'm just doing what everyone is doing and trying to pick the best name for my baby. I am taking your comments into account x

Olive is a great name.

What about Livia instead?

I love Olivia. It some lovely shortened versions to it as well. Livia and Liv. Livia etc.

I’m not keen on Olive though. It sounds like an old lady’s name and reminds me of Olive from Popeye.

If you really want an "Olive" name and Olivia is too popular for you, then of the other ones you've suggested Olivine sounds the best to me OP - I think most people would guess it's pronounced "Oli - veen" (like better known Alexandrine) and it has a nice enough sound imo.

@debwong I immediately thought Frogmella too .

Olivella sounds like a cheap margarine product 🤔

Love Olive!

Op, I’m really sorry but I don’t think those names will work in the UK.

Olivia or Olive would be ok

@PoshWatchShitShoes

Olivella sounds like a cheap margarine product 🤔

Exactly what I came to say.. Sounds like Olivio!!

What about Lydia? Instead of the slightly silly suggestions, Lydia is a similar sounding name, not silly and is beautiful. Still fairly popular but not as popular as Olivia.

Also, Olive is nice too and not overly popular either. I’m not sure why Olive is being dismissed….

Olive is a beautiful name 💕

neither. bloody awful

poor kid will spend her life justifying her name. Just give her a normal name

reminds me of calling a kid "haven" on here. Why do parents need to be different!

Go with Olivia if you want to use it. I know a young Olyvia, it looks stupid and the child goes by Oly.

Olive is lovely. I know a little Olive and it's cute.

Agree with all the previous comments about Olivella sounding like margarine....