Savannah

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Very interested to hear your opinions on this name. Have a little boy with a popular biblical now. Expecting another baby. Have chosen another biblical name for a boy.
I've always struggled with girls names. I liked Matilda but a friend used it and feel its tarnished the name for me now, so don't feel passionate about using it like I did before.

I recently heard the name Savannah. I work in an area where there are multiple upper class circles and one of the ladies recently had a baby girl called Savannah.
Ever since, I've had this name stuck in my head. The same way I did with Matilda.
I genuinely feel it could be "the" name, so really just intrigued to hear your responses.
Many thanks.

I like it, I have visited Savannah, Georgia, in the past so it has positive connections for me.

Well it's my daughter's name so I'm a fan!!

What about Susannah instead? It would fit better with your boys' names.

I know two Savannahs, one is a horse.

Whilst it's not a name I would choose, I can see its appeal. It's a lovely sounding name. It is getting quite popular. 2 friends of mine have very recently welcomed grandaughters with this name.
If you love it, go for it.

So close to Susannah, yet not half as nice IMO.

Dreadful. Susannah is lovely though

It's quite nice. Can't think of a nice nickname from it though. You may not want to shorten it but school friends certainly will. Susannah does give you more options in that respect.

It's a tiny bit southern heiress, but I think it has a v pretty sound to it

I know a 10 year old Savannah but she's a bit of a madam which puts me off the name

As I'm sure you know, savanna means 'rolling grasslands with scattered shrubs and trees' - home to elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras etc www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.php

Like several others here, I much prefer Susannah

I really love this name but don't like any of the nicknames I could envisage - Sav, Savvy, Vanna. If you like them though then go for it. As a full name I think it's gorgeous.

I know so many Savannahs so it depends if you want a popular name or not.

I love it.

I’m not a fan, sorry. I went to school with one but it just doesn’t sound like a name to me!

I work in an area where there are multiple upper class circles

I wouldn't have said that Savannah was particularly upper class. It's nice but not unusual.

I love it, great choice of name

The one I know goes by the nickname Vanna which I think is also short for the Italian name Giovanna which is also beautiful

I think it’s lovely. I am surprised how many people prefer Susannah, I view that as very old fashioned.

I think it's a lovely name, much nicer than Susannah. I know a toddler one and she's gorgeous.

I really like it and I don’t know any.

I used to like it but whenever I see it on Mumsnet, everyone says it is chavvy so it put me off It is a nice sound. Susannah is classier though.

And Susannah has adorable nicknames Sukey and Susie and Annie so Susannah always wins for me out of the two.

Also are you friends with baby Savannah's mum? Won't she be a bit annoyed about you copying the name?

Very nice

I don’t like it, it’s naff like Atlanta or India to me.

Susannah is lovely though, and if your son has a biblical name it will go well.