Zola or Lola

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Struggling massively to choose a baby name for a girl. What do people think of either of these names? Last name is long and Italian. Any preferences for one or the other, or are they both bad?

Zola Rose Ri.....i

Lola Rose Ri....i

I think Zola would be great with a funky long Italian surname!

I thought of Zola Bud (a female runner from the 80s!) but not so much as an immediate association, just enough to recognise it as a known name!

The Rose sounds not the best.
How about Rosemary or Rosalind?
Lola Rosemary Ri...i
Zola Rosalind Ri....i

Zola Rose sounds the better of the two.

There is also Zelda and Lucy..
Zelda Rose Ri...i
Lucy Rose Ri...i

Either as long as 'Rose' is off the table!

Zola without a doubt

I like both of them

I much prefer Zola over Lola, and I think it sounds nice with Rose

I’ve never heard of Zola been used as a name. It reminds me of the author which is a last name. It could be ok I think.

Zola sounds like a fortune teller and Lola is a dog's name. Sorry.

The sound is cool but I'm not sure.

Other ideas:
Zoe (or Zoé)
Zara
Lorna
Ramona
Roma

Lola is a showgirl or walks like a woman and talks like a man, if you know music,

These are my 2 references too.
OP, if you don't know the songs, do have a listen first (Barry Manilow and The Kinks - 2 very well known songs about Lola)

The only Zola I've come across is Zola Budd. Not a bad role model in terms of her determination and athleticism, although I reckon it must be a pain to have everyone say "Oh, like....." when you introduce yourself..

Lola.
Shauna?

Of the two, zola but I’m not a huge fan of it. Lola is just a bit naff and cutesy.

How about Zyla? Of the 2 definitely Zola.

I used to have a cat called Zola, after the football player. How about Zadie? Or Zelie (pronounced Zay-lie)? Agree Lola is overdone.

Lola if you must but definitely not Zola, it is a surname and I'm not keen on surnames as first names.

Alternatives to Lola that goes with your Italian surname:

Azalea
Veronica
Layla
Sara
Sophia
Zena
Zara
Luna
Aria
Arianna
Lucia
Sienna
Alessia
Rosa

I have a dog called Zola. (Just saying)

Not a fan or either. Quite like: Calla, Cara, Carla, Cora, Gila, Isla, Leda, Lyla, Noa, Paola, Sela, Stella, Tilda, Zillah.

Unless Rose is a family name or your heart is set on it I'd chose something else. It's like a "filler" middle name now

I hate Lola sorry. Zola is much better out of the two.