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Girl name help please

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trying2decide · 13/08/2023 11:18

Baby girl due next month and we're still really unsure on her name.

So far, our favourites are:

Esme
Amelie
Gabriella
Sophia
Sierra

Any thoughts, comments or suggestions ?

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DuchessOfSausage · 13/08/2023 11:42

Esme - Ezmay/Esmee?
Amelie - Amelia and Emily far more popular, so might get mixed up with those
Gabriella - Gaby or Ella?
Sophia - very popular, as is Sofia
Sierra - Ford Sierra - Wikipedia

Ford Sierra - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Sierra

trying2decide · 13/08/2023 11:44

Ha, my mum also mentioned the car!
DH and I are just 30 and neither of us associate the word with the car so that would not really be an issue for us.

Esme would be 'Ez-May'

DH is really against the nn Gabby (though I like it), which is putting him off Gabriella.

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IggyAce · 13/08/2023 11:49

Gabriella will likely become Gabby so strike it from the list if dh really hates it.
I like Esme and Sierra.

Summer2424 · 13/08/2023 11:49

Hi @trying2decide
Beautiful names, i would go with Esme

DuchessOfSausage · 13/08/2023 11:57

@trying2decide , many people will think of the car. It stopped production about 34 yrs ago, and not many are still around, but memories are long.
The meaning isn't particularly attractive either.

DuchessOfSausage · 13/08/2023 12:12

Gabriella will almost certainly be Gaby/Gabby.
Ella Kingston (HM The King's 2nd cousin) is a Gabriella.

Liv999 · 13/08/2023 13:02

Sophia and Amelie are both gorgeous

Theoldwoman · 13/08/2023 13:21

Amelie is top of your list for me.

My current favourites are:

Alice
Frances
Charlotte
Ella
Lucille
Laura
Genevieve
Juliet
Zara

user1492757084 · 13/08/2023 16:42

My faves fromyour list..
Sophia Amelie
Gabrielle Sophia
Amelie May - Mimi

TaigaSno · 13/08/2023 16:51

You have lovely choices on your list!
I love Esme, Amelie, Sophia.
I'm also not a fan of Gabby which puts me off Gabriella, and I'm afraid I associate Sierra with the car too!
From your list I would use Esme Sophia or Amelie Esme.

You may also like
Isla
Sienna
Savanna
Isabella

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/08/2023 17:36

Esme- ok
Amelie- ok, but lots of Emily, Amelia, Emilia, Millie etc abour
Gabriella- not a fan, maybe but dated
Sophia- ok v popular
Sierra- I would like, but does remind me of alphabet and would get mixed up with sienna

trying2decide · 13/08/2023 18:27

Thanks all fof the feedback.
It's funny, my reaction to someone else's reaction helps me gauge how much I love the name.
Love some of the other suggestions given :)

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continentallentil · 13/08/2023 21:10

Esme - nice but overdone and 50% of the time people will say it the other way which will be annoying
Amelie - ok but overdone
Gabriella - it’s ok but I don’t like Gabby.

Sophia - lovely but done to death, if that bothers you.

Sierra - don’t be bonkers - it’s either a war torn country, a mountain range, or a car. Would you call her Korea? No.

Other ideas

Seraphina
Saskia
Sabrina
Sanchia
Zoe
Elodie
Abriella (Italian)
Ariella (Hebrew)
Estella or Esther nn Essie
Cassia nn Cassie
Tessa

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