To go with our trendy favourite or a more classic choice?

[misslucy92]

We just can’t decide and this is our final list, we don’t have much time left:

Chloe
Sophie
Rosalind
Phoebe
Emily
Ruby
Everly

Everly or Everlee is our favourite right now. It doesn’t fit my usual style, but I love the sound and Everlee looks more like Ever + Lee than surname to me.

Not sure if we should go with what our heart tells us to or a more classic name.

I'm not a trendy name person but Everly sounds pretty. I would be put off by the meaning though!

Everly Origin and Meaning
The name Everly is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin meaning "wild boar in woodland clearing".

I appreciate you've asked for opinions here but the names board is always pretty brutal with opinions being stated as facts.. I.E Everly is going to date badly? How would anyone even know that for sure.

Name your baby with a name that you and your partner love, your opinion is all that matters!

Reminds me of when someone once described the pronunciation of Maeve on a different site I'm on... "it's like Dave but with an M instead of a D". I cannot unhear this now and often find myself pointing it out to others as it put me off big time!

How is Maeve pronounced then? I'm not British, and this is exactly how I say it in my head too- Mave, like Dave with an M! 😬

Chloe is my favourite from your list but I also like Phoebe x

Yes it's exactly that, May-v. It's Irish.

I think Maeve, written down, looks nice. But when compared to boring old blokey sounding Dave it suddenly doesn't sound very pretty to my ears 😂

It sounds like a brand of long life margarine to me, sorry.

@scrunchie2 , Everly is going to date badly? How would anyone even know that for sure.

Look at the popularity of groups of names. Evie type names like Eve, Eva, Evelyn, Ava and Ivy have been popular for quite some time, so before long the trend will change. It might not be for a few years, but when it does, the names will be closely associated with the period 2005-2025 or whatever.

It just makes me think of the quiffy US duo the Everly Brothers (‘Wake Up, Little Susie’ and ‘Bye Bye Love’ etc). It would make me wonder if you were fans of corny 50s jukebox hits.

I love this list - Chloe,Sophie, Pheobe and Emily are all lovely and were on my list for a girl. I was coming on to say have you considered Lucy (my fav and along a similar vein)…but then noticed your username 🙈…

I have spent the last 50 odd years having to explain my name and how to spell it to people. It has given me decades of anxiety and l actually felt really upset that my parents didn’t realise how difficult it would be for me.
For that reason l chose classic simple names for my own 2 children, so please reconsider Everly, Everlee or Everleigh.
The other names on your list are all lovely though.

I like sound of everly but not sure of how it ispelt plus will people always be spelling it wrong? I love Ruby or what about Marlow/ Harlow, Marla, Martha. I have a Jack, he was several different names in the 1st few days but ultimately jack was the name I’ve always loved and that’s important as you say it a lot!!

You should go with your favourite.

I'm not personally keen on everlee (any spelling) but do like Rosalie, Coralie etc and they are a similar vibe I would say

The Everly brothers were fantastic. As a name for a girl it's awful, just awful.

Depending on your surname it sounds like a name for a Twilight home for OAP's.

What sort of name is Everly?

Go with your heart and choose the name you both love! I have an Everly. We were a little torn when trying to decide, as we were worried what other people would think (with it being a slightly more unusual name), but we went with it and I'm so glad we did! There are lots of options for shortening too, should she later decide. Ultimately, your daughter will give whatever name you choose it's own special identity, and in my opinion the world would be a very boring place if we all had 'timeless, classic' names. Not that there's anything wrong with these - my other child has a very well recognised name! There are no rules, just go with your gut :) xx

The two I like from your list are Phoebe & Sophie, but both are quite commonly used nowadays. Everly wouldn’t be for me (and especially not spelt Everlee) but if you love it then it’s your child and your choice. I think you’ll regret not using it. Another option if you really are on the fence is to use Everly as a middle name, but it wouldn’t go with any of your other favourites.

I’d go with your favourite. I think Everley is lovely. I also like Phoebe All the others are overused imo.

Late to the party but my little girl goes to pre school with an Everley.

She really suits it, such a sweet name!

We gave our daughter an usual but not odd name, just one not used frequently. No regrets, she gets so many compliments and the name has just become her now. We did have a 'normal' name lined up, but I'm so glad we didn't use it.

Emily or Ruby!

What about Everleigh

Go with Everly, the other options are boring/overused imo. I’ve always had to spell my name out and it’s really not a big deal!

All the other names on your list are much nicer than Everly. Everlee is even worse. Sorry.

Go with your fav. Also, Everly isn’t trendy

Go with what you love.

The classics are perfectly nice but sooooo overused (and a bit dull).