Alba or Indie

[Emilywhitwam]

Hi - which one do you prefer?

Definitely Alba. Cool and modern sounding but also ancient and strong. Indie a bit faddy, will date I think.

Alba

I'm sure Alba was a brand name that used to be on cassette tapes.

Names are very important.

Alba for sure!

Yes, I'm right.

You're going to name a child after a budget electrical goods brand from the 1980s.

Alba literally mean white... i donno how i feel about it being potentially racially loaded. But i like the way it sounds.

Still better than Indie

I'm not keen on either. Prefer India instead.

I like both. Probably prefer Alba. There are so many indies around

Alba is a political party in Scotland.

Alba. We thought about this name ourselves but ended up having 2 boys

Alba is a pro Independence Party in Scotland. Indie is used as shorthand for independence in Scotland.

I suggest you call her SNPee. Or just Nicola?

Alba is the Gaelic word for Scotland…
Do you have Scottish connections?
I like it as a name but I’m from there

Alba

For a boy or girl? They seem more suitable for boys. I do think Alva would be misheard as Albie (Albert) a lot.

I like Alba. i wouldn’t worry about the cassette tape or political party connotation. It’s the Gaelic word for Scotland and the Italian/Spanish equivalent of Dawn.

@WorstXmasEver

Yes, I'm right.

You're going to name a child after a budget electrical goods brand from the 1980s.

Who in the world would care about this or even remember? You’re just reaching for nonsense.

I don't like either amber is better

I love Indie, Indiana Jones was my childhood crush.

Isn't it the name of the Gaelic tv channel, also a company who made cheap hifis and TVs 30 years ago? Is it a name in Scotland?

If you live in Scotland and Alba succeed as a party being named Alba might start to feel like being called Labour or Lib dem and she may want to be a politician, and not in Alba.

I like both, would probably choose Indie.

I wouldn't use either Alba is Gaelic word for Scotland so lots of things use it TV channels, political party, and various businesses landscapers or skip companies.

Indie sounds like a nickname for Indiana, or India not sure I'd use it either.

I like both. My mind went to Jessica Alba before the electronics brand (and I didn't know about the Scottish connections).

Thanks for all the replies ! She was born yesterday and would love to decide on her name today! It’s a little girl, a sister to a Willow Rose x

I prefer Alba. Indie sounds like a nickname for India, which is nice but I prefer Alba. I am nowhere near Scotland and didn’t know the connotations of the name there. And although I remember the sound systems from the 80s/90s, I think that’s long enough ago and insignificant enough not to cause a problem. I know a little Alba who is very sweet.