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Baby name help me decide

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Jamaisy82 · 01/09/2022 11:22

Hi I am having my baby girl by elective c section in one weeks time.
I'm still unsure of a name but have several options which are, Eve, Eva or Kaiya.
Middle name will be Ann after partners mother who died and my auntie who died.
Help me decide. Thanks.

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DuchessOfSausage · 01/09/2022 14:00

Evie seems to be every third girl's name. Eve is nice, I don't like Eva. Not sure about Kaiya. I know one, and she's not a baby, but I think Kaia is probably the most usual spelling.
I'd probably pick Kaiya on the grounds of Eve/Eva/Ava/Evelyn/Ivy names having been done to death.

Annie is lovely. How about Annie Kaiya instead?
Best wishes.FlowersBear

WishDragon · 01/09/2022 14:43

Eva is lovely but every other girl is called Evie currently, it’s so overused.

babyjellyfish · 01/09/2022 14:45

Eva Ann.

Jamaisy82 · 01/09/2022 14:52

Yes I'm not wanting Evie. Was mainly torn between Eva and eve. I love Eve but Eva ann sounds so nice together.

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DuchessOfSausage · 01/09/2022 14:54

But she won't be Eva Ann unless there are other Eva Surnames in her peer group.

DandelionPocket · 01/09/2022 14:56

Eva

DuchessOfSausage · 01/09/2022 15:01

Also Eva Ann will be said a Eevuh-Rann by auite a few people.

Eva isn't in itself all that popular, but Ava and Evie are Many Evies will be Eve/Evelyn/Evangeline etc on their BC. Add to that the Ivys, Edies , Aoifes and Efas and the names get so samey

I know several people called Ewa, but the name isn't particularly popular.

Eva Braun is enough to put me off

Ann is lovely though

DurdleSnore · 01/09/2022 22:34

You are not going to be using the middle name in everyday language so I wouldn’t worry how they sound together too much. I like Evangeline Ann, then you can call her Eve, Eva OR Evie!

Fivebeanchilli · 02/09/2022 23:13

Eve and Eva are both nice. I prefer Eva though
The spelling of Kaiya confuses me. Do you pronounce it as kay - uh? In which case Kaia or Kaya will get you that.
I still prefer Eva.

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/09/2022 23:29

I like Eve and Eva, but god there are millions of them

How about Evanna? It’s the name of one of the HP actresses and is a combo of Eve and Anna

Kaiya I don’t like. Katya is alright.

Jamaisy82 · 03/09/2022 07:57

@Luredbyapomegranate really liking Evanna now.

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Luredbyapomegranate · 03/09/2022 10:05

Yes I think you could start a trend!

It’s unusual but in the tradition of names like Rosanna and Marianna, so it has some lineage.

Mumofgirls2017 · 04/09/2022 08:25

Eva!

Oysterbabe · 04/09/2022 09:03

I really dislike Kaiya. Eve is my favourite out of those but Eve Ann doesn't flow very nicely.

Literally a third of the girls in DD's class are called Eva / Ava / Evie. It's just so overused I'd think again and see if you can find something else you love.

rosesareredandpink · 04/09/2022 09:10

Eva is a beautiful name.

TooMuchToDoTooLittleInclination · 04/09/2022 09:15

babyjellyfish · 01/09/2022 14:45

Eva Ann.

No, it sounds like a bottle of water

@Jamaisy82

is there anything else you like? I think all the Eva type names have been fat too over used and with Ann just lead to 'Evian' water.

I'm personally not fond of Kaiya., definitely not keen on Kai which would happen.

Mummytobe333 · 04/09/2022 10:07

I love Kaiya. Never seen it spelt like this before though always Kaya/Kaia so think people will automatically spell it like that.

not keen on the others sorry

Rainbowqueeen · 04/09/2022 10:13

Also another vote for Kaiya but I’d spell it Kaia.

otherwise people might pronounce it Kai-ya.

The popularity of Eva puts me off

KylieCharlene · 04/09/2022 10:17

Eva

Eve Ann sounds ridiculous and Evanna is going to down the line of looking made up and dare I say 'cheap'.

Eva is lovely.

Jamaisy82 · 04/09/2022 11:30

There are not alot of Eve or Eves near me, more so alot Evies. I was unsure of the exact spelling I want for kaia as there are a few. In my mind it has always been Eva then it changed to Eva and then I heard Kaia. Middle name will be still Ann but as its a middle name will rarely be used.
I will probably come up with a completely different name on the day as I did when my son was born ha. I want something to stand the test of time and not be outdated.
Thanks everyone for input.

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