Bella or Naomi

[Aimsie]

Really struggling to pick a name for baby girl due in April.
We adore Bella, it's our favourite name by far, but have been told it's a dog's name and won't age well. We like Naomi too but worry it will be said Ni-oh-me instead of Nay-oh-me which we prefer.
What's your preference? Any other ideas we may love?

Naomi, classy and strong and far more fresh.
Bella - wet and infantile. In the same vein as Poppy for example. Won't age well.

I know so many Bellas, ranging from 14/15 to toddlers. That along with Lily and Isla are literally everywhere.

Naomi is lovely

Naomi ♥️

I prefer Naomi personally but Bella is fine. I prefer it as a nickname for Isabella/Arabella rather than a stand alone name.

I prefer Naomi. Its a nice classic name - but the two i know get called 'nay' most of the time. I guess Bella might gets called Bels. So it depends if you prefer nay or bels?

I also know a little noemi

Riverlee · Today 18:41
Teddy is a dogs name but that hasn’t stopped every other boy being called Teddy recently.

Teddy is a diminutive of Edward, so not a dog's name! And I have a cat called Teddy!

BTW I don't personally like Bella. I think Naomi is much nicer.

Naomi 💚

Any chance of people staying a preference without completely slagging off the other name? I’m reading and wondering if there’s any parents on here who have children with one of these names

Naomi - great underused name

Bella is fine short for Isabel or whatever but it’s a bit fluffy on its own - it does just mean beautiful.

Stella -/ Estella
Adela
Allegra
Verity
Marianne

If you love Bella why not a name that has Bella in so it can be shortened to Bella?
Arabella
Isobella
Annabella
That way you can call her Bella but have other options should she want them when she’s older.
For what it’s worth I love the name Bella and think it will age just fine 😊

I love Bella!

I love Bella

I’ve never heard Naomi mispronounced- where do you live where that’s a concern? Is this related to the local accent or something?

Bella is one of our family names. Not sure what you mean by it won’t age well- as in it won’t suit an adult or it will become unfashionable? It’s a timeless name that my family have used for generations so neither of those things would be a concern of mine.

Which goes best with your surname?

I love Naomi but I keep thinking of Harry Enfield as Wayne Slob calling
"Nomio !" to Naomi Campbell 😂

Bella & Belle very common at the moment so that would put me off that as well

Bella is a nice name, don't know anyone with a dog called Bella, don't think it is a dogs name at all.

Don’t discuss baby names IRL until after you’ve announced what your baby is called and it’s here safely!
up to that point everyone has an opinion they’re happy to voice.
after the baby is born that name is attached to something real and the vast majority keep their opinions to themselves!

the trouble with chatting names aloud is people never quite know if you’re floating ideas, or set on something. So they give their opinion.

of the two, I’d go for Bella, but as a nickname for something longer.

im watching “private Practice” at the moment, spin off of Greys Anatomy and it’s really annoying me the different ways people say Naomi! Or Nay … or is it Nai ?!
& its the same pronunciation by the same or a small handful of people, but sounds different!

Bella is one of the most popular dogs names, it's also a name that I've found to be very popular in both of my daughter's year groups, so obviously not everyone considers it to be so!

Have you considered the French version of Naomi?
Spelt Noèmi (No-ay-mi). I've always thought it's a lovely sounding name.

The French spelling is Noémie

I love Naomi ❤️

Bella is lovely. All the girls I've taught called Bella have been great girls. (As a teacher there are long lists of names that remind you of kids you would never use!!🤣, but Bella is great).

Totally agree! Dd1 is expecting her first baby in April - a girl - and at Christmas they told her in laws. Well first they were convinced it was a mistake as the baby had a 'boy's' head (they are not English) and then when dd1 told them the baby's name they didn't like it and started suggesting all sorts of alternatives.

Hear me out,
Briony

I just watched a video named "Names your Vets are Sick Of Hearing". Number 1 was Bella. The dog name comment may be valid. 😅🙈

Bella for me - there's probably a dog somewhere called Naomi! If you're really swayed by that opinion you could use Belle instead.