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Anna Olivia or Olivia Iona - 24 hours until we have to register! Please help!

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rebeccahill · 01/10/2008 12:17

Which do you prefer? We have to register tomorrow afternoon and we're down to the final two (which is a vast improvement of the ten combinations we had last week!) Any input would be most appreciated. Thank you.

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Dropdeadfred · 01/10/2008 12:19

neither - sorry but all the names are lovely individually but imo don't work together..
Olivia Anne works but all names ending in a sounds awkward

Cies · 01/10/2008 12:23

I think Anna Olivia runs off the tongue better than Olivia Iona.

belgo · 01/10/2008 12:23

Anna Olivia sounds lovely.

Olivia Iona is more of a mouthful.

DeJaVous · 01/10/2008 12:24

Anna Olivia

frazzledoldbag34 · 01/10/2008 12:25

Anna Olivia is lovely.

mrsbabookaloo · 01/10/2008 12:26

I have to agree with DDF: maybe you can't decide because neither sound quite right with all those "a"s on the end.

All are lovely names though, and of course once your little one gets started in life, she will rarely use both names together, so don't let that affect your decision too much.

EdwardCullenCanHaveMySoul · 01/10/2008 12:26

Anna Olivia, it flows better

SoupDragon · 01/10/2008 12:27

Neither. As DDF says, they're all lovely names but don't work together.

isaidno · 01/10/2008 12:27

agree with ddf too, sorry!

WhereTheWildThingsWere · 01/10/2008 12:27

I am the opposite 1 vote for Olivia Iona, or Olivia Anna.

BabyBaby123 · 01/10/2008 12:29

I'm not sure the names go together - too many a's, but would say Olivia Iona out of the two, not keen on Anna

belgo · 01/10/2008 12:29

ARe the responses on this thread confusing you even more Rebeccahill?

muddleduck · 01/10/2008 12:29

The most important thing is the first name. This is what you will be using all day everyday for her whole life. Is she an "Anna" or an "Olivia"? Personally I prefer Anna.

I think people get too hung up on the "how does it all sound" thing (both of yours are fine btw).

belgo · 01/10/2008 12:30

I agree muddleduck - it's not that important to have a second name that 'flows' with the first name as they are not said together that often. The first name is the most important.

MrsMattie · 01/10/2008 12:30

Anna Olivia - beautiful.

Botbot · 01/10/2008 12:31

Anna Olivia. Sounds a bit like all one name though: Annaolivia.

noonki · 01/10/2008 12:33

Anna Oliva is lovely

DungunGirl · 01/10/2008 13:00

Anna Olivia definitely!

MamaG · 01/10/2008 13:02

Agree with the Anna Olivia likers. But i prefer Alice Olivia

Anna8888 · 01/10/2008 13:03

Both have a problem in that the first name ends in a vowel and the second name starts with one, and so they don't sound harmonious together.

But agree with other posters that Olivia Iona is worse than Anna Olivia.

Oliviona

Annolivia

How about Anna Livia?

Ellbell · 01/10/2008 13:19

I agree 100% with what Anna has just said. But I also agree that the first name is the one you'll use 99% of the time, so the main thing is to go with the first name that you love.

Anna Livia does sound lovely. Do you have Irish connections?

OLIVIASMAMA · 01/10/2008 13:32

Agree with DDF - sorry, don't mean to be rude, they really are lovely but individually.

HonoriaGlossop · 01/10/2008 13:45

Yes, too many vowels by far

it's like a vowel-erama

Anna is by far the prettier first name. Personally I think it needs a second name that does NOT end in A.

Anna Louise? Something like that?

DeJaVous · 01/10/2008 14:15

awww, rebecca. I bet this really isn't helping.

nicewarmslippers · 01/10/2008 16:37

I really like anna olivia.

I love to welsh name iona (pronounced starting the same as yogurt ie yona) but I am guessing you are thinking iona as in the scottish island?