isabelle or dahlia?

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which name do you prefer?

Delilah. But I have a dislike for all bella/belle names!

I really like Dahlia, it’s on our shortlist for bebe due in a few months. Isabelle is obviously beautiful but I think tonnes about. I like Dahlia because it’s feminine but not as frilly as Isabelle and more unique/rare.

I don’t love Dahlia, but prefer it to Isabelle, which I find way too frilly. I like Isobel/Isabel.

Isabelle is very overdone.

Sorry, all I think of when I see Dahlia is the Black Dahlia murder

I like Dahlia but I think a lot of people will mispronounce it.

Darley-a
Or Daily-a?

I like both well enough, but there are a LOT of Isabelles around. Dahlia is more unusual.

Dahl-ya or Dale-ya?
Isabelle will get Isabel and there are lots of Isabellas. She'll probably be Izzy.
The names are quite different, so it's not a straightforward choice.

I know a Dalia, pronounced Dar - Lea. I think that’s lovely.

Dahlia definitely.
I don’t love it but the sheer amount of Isabelle’s/isobel/isabel etc I’ve met in the last few years through working with children is unbelievable!

Isabella

Nahhh Black Dahlia! Need I say more!

DD thought about calling DGD Dahlia, but decided against it, partly because of Black Dahlia and partly because of the probability of it being mispronounced. In the end they called her Talia, pronounced Tarlia, which I suppose could also have a different pronunciation, but for some reason doesn’t seem to.

Isabelle. But I would spell it Isabel.

That’s how that name is said. Dahlia is correctly pronounced “Daylia” but it looks like “Dah-lia” and sometimes people say it that way.

Isabelle definitely (but we have one so I might be biased!)

The flower was named after someone called Dahl, but it pronounced Daylia,
Fuchsia is Fewsha not Fuchs-ia.

Isobel as preferred spelling (simple and elegant) really not keen on Dahlia. Not sure why, I love the flowers.

The dahlia flower I have always known pronounced "day- lea"
The Dahlia person I know is pronounced "Darl-eya"
I dislike "Darl-eya" as a sound personally.

Love Dahlia but only the American pronunciation (Dar-lea) and not the traditional English one (Day-lea)

I don’t think I would pick it just for that reason but Isabelle is so overused in my opinion and there are lots of nicer names out there!

Anything but another Isabelle!!!

I really like both (although I prefer the simpler Isabel spelling) - but realistically both names have their issues - Dahlia with pronunciation and Isabelle with spelling . Neither are the end of the world but it could be a pain for her.

Are there any other names you’re considering OP? Or maybe compromise with Isabella? No spelling or pronunciation issues and is a mix of both names.

I love Isabelle. Prefer the nn Belle to Izzy.
Agree with the American v English pronunciation issues of Dahlia. I love the English Day-lia, as this makes me think of the flower, but the American Dar-lia reminds me of the murder, unfortunately. If you could enforce the English pronunciation, then I love the name!

D names are better than I names.