Name help

[YourAmberFawn]

Hi
I have literally just posted a thread on here for opinions on the name Lara!
I just had an idea, instead of spoon feeding all the names I like little by little, I’ll make a poll of all the names in the running and see which is the most liked!

Feel free to comment any opinions / which names you like / don’t like!

Evangeline is lovely, with lots of nn possibilities.

Alexa - lovely name, apart from smart speaker connotations.

Eva very popular.

Bella - prefer as nn

lara - ok, not my cup of tea but perfectly okay name.

Thank you for your reply :)

Note I said Alexis and not Alexa because I dislike the name Alexa for the same reason!
Although I am not sure if Alexis is too close to Alexa so that she would still get all the jokes about it.

Evangeline is so beautiful, it’s a lot more unique than Lara and Eva etc. Arabella is my second choice but I don’t like Bella that much.

Being totally honest …..

Lara - bit blah for me
Eva - classic
Bella - sweet (Arabella would be my preference)
Alexis - love it
Evangeline - love it

I went with Evangeline, lots of nickname possibilities too including Eva. I love Evan on a girl!

Isabella and Arabella are quite overdone, I like Isobel though.

I don’t like Alexis. Lara is nice but I prefer Clara or Lorna.

Lara is my favourite- simple, pretty for all ages, not overused.

Eva is gorgeous but Eve-type names are everywhere.

Alexis - nice if you don’t mind it sounding like Alexa.

Bella - loads of these around - mostly short for Isabella / Annabella / Arabella etc. I prefer it as a nn, as I wouldn’t like to be called Bella as an adult, so a longer name gives more options if she likes when she’s older.

Evangeline - my least favourite - I find it too “much” as a full name (makes me think of evangelical) and she’ll probably become another Evie.

Lara is stunning - simple, romantic and elegant.

Eva is an international classic and very pretty too, so imo it doesn’t matter that it happens to be popular at the moment. I must admit I personally prefer the simple cool of Eve though.

I personally don’t like the sound of Alexis and find Evangeline, Arabella and Isabella a bit too frilly. I do like classic Isabel though (and she could still be “Bella”). Bella alone I find too much of a diminutive/pet name.

I like Lara and Eva. Voted for Lara.

Prefer Alexandra/Alex to Alexis.

Dislike Evangeline, Bella, Isabella, Arabella - all too frilly for me. I prefer Isobel or Annabel.

I voted Lara but evangeline with the shortening of Evie, Eve or Lina is nice. For some reason I am not as keen on Eva although don’t know why.
As a more at home silly nickname you also have Jelly which is cute. And

Lara, Eva, and Bella are a bit bland.

Alexis harsh-sounding.

Evangeline a bit drag queen.

Lara and Eva are by far the nicest on your list. I'm not a fan of frilly long names, or the shortening Bella. Alexis is a trendy unisex name.

Lara would still get my vote.

Lara - ok, a bit similar to a lot of other names. Much prefer Laura, which has more substance.
Eva - don't like but but like Eve
Bella - dog's name. Long forms nice but too frilly
Alexis - like it but it's mainly a man's name
Evangeline - too frilly and will be Evie or Eva.

I'd ditch Bella, Eva and Evangeline. Lara gets my vote.

With names that can be shortened, you don't have much control over which diminutive gets used once your child goes to school. I have a name that has a diminutive, but my parents insisted on the full form, but in due course it got shortened. The 'options' are a bit of a nuisance.

(My name is something like Christina, and while I like Christina and Tina, I get Chris, which I don't really like).

I prefer Laura to Lara.

Lara is lovely, sunny and elegant. Laura was very well used in the 80s but has had a break and now feels classic again. Both pretty and classy

-bella names, nice but frilly. I prefer Isobel. Simplest and best

Eva is very nice and sophisticated but so well used. I would personally reject on that basis. Similarly Eve.

Alexis, I prefer Alexandra (not Alexia, I don't like the medical meaning!!).

Evangeline- not my taste and a bit fussy but attractive. I'd say 'ooh, that's nice' and mean it.