Octavia, Etta, Ophelia or Olive

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Which do you prefer and why? Sibling for Rafferty.

Not Etta with Rafferty as the et bits are a bit matchy matchy.

The other three don’t seem to be from the same era to me.

They all have quite a pretentious feel to them to me… but if that’s what you’re going for…

Olive is probably my favourite but there are loads about

Octavia.

I really like Olive. Not sure if it goes with Rafferty, but it is nice.

I'm not keen on Etta or Ophelia.

I do like Octavia

Olive.

Ophelia. It's beautiful I wanted this for my Dd but my DH at the time would not allow it.

How I have changed since then lol

Octavia

I love Etta (and would personally use as a nn for Henrietta).

I don’t mind Olive but it sounds a bit incomplete somehow, maybe because I’m so
used to hearing Olivia.

Ophelia and Octavia sound a bit pretentious to me, but maybe if I knew children with these names it would change my perception. Ophelia is prettier if I had to choose out of these two.

I don’t like Etta or Olive. Etta sounds like it’s short for something and Olive is so drab.

Ophelia at a push.

Octavia.
Olive is drab, Olivia is much nicer. Etta - Ate a. Ophelia - 'feel ya'.

All very posh.

Etta because of etta James, absolute icon. Then Ophelia just because it's popular on Monsterrat. The rest are very Mumsnet approved names.

I like Etta

Octavia of course 🥰

How about Ottilie?

Ophelia and Octavia sound a bit pretentious to me, but maybe if I knew children with these names it would change my perception. Ophelia is prettier if I had to choose out of these two.

100%. I made a bit of a face when I heard both of them orginally (via text, I'd never let on!) - now I actually think both are very cute!

Most pp seem to like Olive the most... I think its the worst! But again, maybe I wouldn't if I knew one. Just immediately makes me think Popeye.

I could see them becoming Etty and Etta
Or with Ophelia- Raffi and Phe

So I'd go with Octavia by default.

Etta - popular now but love it

Ophelia I love it - but a girl in my sons class is called this and the boys all shout 'Ophelia, yeah I would oh - feel - ya' .... she doesn't find it funny

Octavia is a car and it's not quite a Ferrari is it but again I love it

Olive - also getting popular and also love it

Octavia is hideous, it's a car. Don't name your child after a car! The other names are fine.

Octavia - it’s rather fantastic, makes me think of Octavia the Younger, nothing like a Roman Empress

Ophelia is too tragic
Etta undistinguished (ok as a nn for Harriet , Juliet etc)
Olive belongs in a salad

… you know it was a name before a car right?

I imagine you'd like Ottilie too

I heard of an Ophelia recently so maybe it's on the up. Her sister is Calista and they go so well together I think. We have two Raffys where I work!

I don't like any of the other names you suggested. As PP mentioned Etta and Rafferty will have people spitting all over the place!

Octavia. After all, a million European taxi drivers can’t be wrong, can they? You could also use 2.0 TDI as a middle name…

Ophelia

Octavia and Ophelia are awful.
I know a few Olives and don’t really get the love for it, but it is very trendy at the moment.
Etta is ok.