Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Tallulah or Jessica?

111 replies

SweetTea · 21/04/2008 12:11

Our baby is due any time soon and we are still not decided on a girls name (have chosen a boys).

Jessica we like as it's traditional and flexible (able to shorten), but maybe a little too 'safe' as a choice.

We also like Tallulah, again an old traditional name and flexible, but we are not sure if it's a little bit too unusual.

Please shared some opinions with me to help us decide!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
schneebly · 21/04/2008 12:12

I like Jessica - Tallulah is abit 'celeb baby' IYKWIM.

themildmanneredjanitor · 21/04/2008 12:13

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

belgo · 21/04/2008 12:13

Jessica.

Tallulah is the sort of name I would have hated to have been given.

dizzydixies · 21/04/2008 12:17

jessica for me too

CountessDracula · 21/04/2008 12:20

Jessica

Tallulah is a goldfish name IME

tortoiseSHELL · 21/04/2008 12:20

Definitely Jessica.

GooseyLoosey · 21/04/2008 12:22

Think Jessica will age much better than Tallulah. Not sure a 25 year old Tallulah filling in job applications would thank you too much.

ska · 21/04/2008 12:22

jessica, the other is nice but dead trendy and tehir will be loads eventually all over the telly

gegs73 · 21/04/2008 12:22

Jessica, my SIL has a dog called Tallulah Jessica is my fav girls name and I also really like Jessie/Jess.

FAWKEOFF · 21/04/2008 12:23

i like tallulah...reminds me of bugsy malone

ska · 21/04/2008 12:23

and loads of celebs have used it - isnt demi moore's dd2 one?

lilolilmanchester · 21/04/2008 12:23

I never liked Tallulah at all but now know a lovely little tot with that name and it really suits her. Gets shorted to Lulah. Jessicas I know get Jess and Jessie so as long as you like both shortened versions. I wouldn't think of it as "safe". At the end of the day, once the baby is there and becomes a little person in their own right, their name will become part of who they are, whatever anyone thinks of your choices.

suwoo · 21/04/2008 12:27

Sorry, round here there are a few Tallulah's and it is considered fairly chavvy. I know that word is hated, but there we go. So definitely Jessica.

cyteen · 21/04/2008 12:28

I like both actually. Jessica and all its short versions are lovely, Tallulah is v cool and can be Tally or Lula or Lulu or Tal or whatever.

branflake81 · 21/04/2008 12:39

Jessica. Tallulah is really.....not to my taste. And its nicknames are fairly childish.

umberella · 21/04/2008 12:50

Jessica for me too. Don't like Tallulah at all actually.

pickie · 21/04/2008 12:53

Jessica for me too (I have a Jessie though). Tallulah is very Maisy Mouse and trend sensitive imo

AtheneNoctua · 21/04/2008 12:58

Jessica

Tallulah will always remind me of Demi Moore and her kids' weird names.

Lizzylou · 21/04/2008 12:58

Very definitely Jessica.

belcantavinissima · 21/04/2008 13:05

oooh no.

tallulah!!!! i think jessica is a bit boring. sorry. sorry if offended anyone. but then i am partial to odd names

AbbeyA · 21/04/2008 13:07

Jessica-lovely
Tallulah-NO!

VictorianSqualor · 21/04/2008 13:09

Jessica.
Tallulah just makes me sing 'my name is tallulah my first rule of fun....'

jess1396 · 21/04/2008 13:14

Jessica, its classy and everyone i know always thinks its a mature name.. but most people call me jess, only use jessica if i get shouted at or someone is angry at me..

Lets face it, if we all start calling our kids strange names like celebs, whats the world going to come to? like calling baby moses or apple. just silly

But it be your choice..

good luck

Nancy66 · 21/04/2008 13:15

I really like Tallulah but I don't know if I'd be brave enough to use it.

Jessica, in my opinion, is too boring and ordinary.

Squirdle · 21/04/2008 13:16

Have to say I like Tallulah best. Sooooo many Jessica's around.

Swipe left for the next trending thread