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Bella or Freya?

36 replies

Goldensoon · 18/06/2023 10:09

Hi folks,

Do you prefer Bella or Freya? Or neither!? 👀

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MrsLully · 18/06/2023 10:10

Bella! I hear Freya a lot lately!

MyAnacondaMight · 18/06/2023 10:10

Freya is nicer. Bella is more of a nickname or name for a pet.

BlueForgetMeNot · 18/06/2023 10:11

Bella 💕

CallingElfRescue · 18/06/2023 10:11

Freya! I have one, she's the only one in her school and every club she goes to.

RobertsRadio · 18/06/2023 10:12

Freya is lovely. Bella sounds more like a nickname or term of endearment.

merderforlife · 18/06/2023 10:15

Freya. Bella is a dogs name

LadyEloise1 · 18/06/2023 10:16

Freya.
But it's very popular atm.

PossiblyNotOne · 18/06/2023 10:23

Neither, both immensely popular and overused and all paired with Rose/Grace/May. Plus I find Bella a bit wet.

Hellishforest · 18/06/2023 10:26

If you go to the park you will hear Bella shouted many times over because it’s a popular dogs name at the moment.

continentallentil · 18/06/2023 11:27

Freya - it was v v popular a few years ago, but it’s lovely.

Bella means beautiful and is really just a nn. It’s also a bit Disney and sounds disconcertingly like Belly. If you do go for it use Isabel or Annabella or whatever as a full name.

Stella
Aphra
Frieda
Hera
Clara
Esther
Emma
Flora
Thora
Oona

might be others

MrsO3 · 18/06/2023 11:39

Bella x

SnowOnTheBeach1 · 18/06/2023 12:19

We're naming our dog Freya, we prefer that over Bella

DuchessOfSausage · 18/06/2023 12:33

Not keen on either. Both overused.

Sewingdufus · 18/06/2023 12:37

Freya. To me Bella is a lovely nickname.

IsThePopeCatholic · 18/06/2023 12:42

Freya. Bella is so cutesy.

RuthW · 18/06/2023 13:28

Neither.

Bella is a nick name.

Freya very dated

ourflagmeansdeath · 18/06/2023 13:58

Freya but I like Bella too as a nickname

Theoldwoman · 18/06/2023 14:03

Freya

But I love Ella, not Bella sorry.

Goldensoon · 18/06/2023 15:58

I'm leaning more towards Freya. I know it's popular, it's definitely top 10. I don't know any personally though.

It would be Freya Julie, if we go with it.

I like Flora & Clara too, thoughts?

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Kaamos · 18/06/2023 15:59

Freya

Sewingdufus · 18/06/2023 17:02

Goldensoon · 18/06/2023 15:58

I'm leaning more towards Freya. I know it's popular, it's definitely top 10. I don't know any personally though.

It would be Freya Julie, if we go with it.

I like Flora & Clara too, thoughts?

I liked Flora and Clara too. In the end I couldn’t go with Flora because of the marg association! I like Freya but I love Clara! Quick pole from my DD’s school, at least 3 Freyas and only 2 Claras - but the 2 Claras are in the same year! I think marginally Clara is less popular and that would edge it for me too.

Happymummydays · 18/06/2023 18:15

I prefer Freya though it seems quite popular at the moment

FreyafromLondon · 18/06/2023 18:18

I'm biased but I say Freya ☺️

bobby81 · 18/06/2023 18:20

Freya

Leeds2 · 18/06/2023 18:24

Freya