Iona, Lydia, Matilda, Anna or Olivia - Which girl's name?

[rebeccahill]

Help! We've got under 2 weeks to register our daughter's name, and don't know which of the above to choose. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thank you.

Biased as well - Anna.

A few months ago there was a long name thread where Anna was the only name that EVERYONE liked. So - much loved but not common. Go for it!

My fave is Iona

Iona or Anna

Don't really like the others, sorry.

Anna definitely, it is my sister's name and I love it.

Lydia

DS3 was going to be Lydia but we didcided it wouldn't suit him when he came out

Iona is lovely and a bit more unusual

Anna is timeless

Matilda is nice

Olivias are ten a penny round here too

I'd go with Anna. That's top of our list for a girl.

Olivia is just a bitchy name. I know that sounds awful but I've known in excess of two dozen Olivias and the ones that haven't been outright bitchy have been swept into bitchy behaviour or have a mean streak. Lydia gives off a similar vibe to me.

Matilda is pretty, and Iona is pretty but you have to be careful with Iona if your surname is any kind of noun ("I own a"). I once knew an Iona Cock. Cruelty.

So I'd go with Anna.

Anna again - another biased voter here

Anna definately is lovely for all age groups.

Round here, Olivia is very popular - DD has 2 in her reception class and has always had swathes of them in nursery etc. I think at one stage virtually every child in her ballet class was called Olivia, Alice or Milly.

Anna or Matilda - I love Tilly as a short.

Matilda is the only one I'm really not keen on, at a push I'd probably say Olivia - shortened to Livvy

Anna or Iona (as long as you have the right surname). I'd pronounce it I-orn-a (or something like that, can't really type it) coz I'm Welsh. English people would probably say I-own-a. Not good if your surname is Carr!

go for Anna - totally biased as it is DD's name I love it that she is the only Anna in the school!!!

Anna - very pretty.

Do love Olivia but as others have said its a very popular name at the moment. DD has 2 in her class and has 2 friends outside of school called Olivia.

I like Anna the best
Then Lydia
Not against any of the others but Anna and Lydia definitely stand out for me.
As others have said Anna is classic and whilst it is popular it's not THAT popular IYSWIM.

"I liked Iona a lot when pregnant but DH vetoed it because it sounded like 'I own a' and that put me off."

Umm not when its pronounced correctly it doesn't she would have everyone welsh asking if she was born in January as well probably!

Like them all apart from Matilda

Anna or Olivia (or, better IMO, Livia).

LOL good job we didnt have it then!

How are you supposed to pronounce it?

Lydia. I love Iona too though. And I love Anna. It's always gorgeous, I never go off it. Ten yrs ago I loved Olivia.

Lydia or Anna

anna is classy and altho popular not too common.

lydia reminds me of middle aged women smoking fags up a close! sorry!

matlida very sweet as long as u don't mind it being shortened to matty, tilly etc

olivia nice but too popular for me.

iona lovely name but i own a car, i own a house etc puts me off!

good luck naming her, we have 16 days left to pick a name for our daughter, its so hard.

Iona - Very pretty and not many about.
Anna - I like it but wouldn't use it.
Olivia - I like it but I know loads.
Lydia - Very pretty.
Matilda - I like it.

My favourites are Iona and Lydia.

I love all your names but my favourite is Anna- so timeless, feminine and good for all ages and stages.

anna

Anna for me!

lydia