Ursula or Gemma?

[Rozebud]

Which do you like most, Ursula or Gemma; what do you think of them?

Me and partner disagreeing / can't decide ...

Thanks!

I like Ursula. Reminds me of the constellation Ursa Minor which contains Polaris the North Star. Just think, look in the sky and you'll see your daughter every night, fantastic!

I absolutely love Ursula and don't like Gemma at all. I think Gemma is a bit dated, tbh, and not in a good way. I'd probably think it was a great name if this was 1974.

Oh, I met an Uschi, didn't know that. Like Ursula a lot and agree that Gemma and Ursula are completely different.

Gemma but I have a Jemma so am biased! Ursula is lovely too!

Gemma Ursula Surname = Sorted!

I say Ursula Urr-shuh-luh

Ursula reminds me of phoebe's evil twin from Friends - also makes me think of the word urine lol

Gemma is ok - prefer it spelt Jemma but will no doubt be shot down for this not being the realspelling

out of the two i prefer Gemma

gemma

ursula is rather ugly

don't like either. i find gemma very dull. ursula is more interesting to me, but it seems like an ugly sound to use on something as nice as your baby girl.

Don't like Gemma but what about Ursula Gem? Little-bear-rare-precious-thing

Lotspot, I don't like kr8tiv spellings, but Jemma and Jillian just look so much better to me.

Linzy is another one I could tolerate, without wondering how recently the parents had crawled out of the soup.

Jemma is very pretty imo. Emma, but with a bit more backbone. I wanted to call my dd Jemima with Jemma for short but had a relative called Jem (Jeremy) so thought better not. Still really like Jemma though.

Ursula always makes em think of the wicked Sea witch in "Ariel"....and well, I personally don't think it's a pretty name, sorry...

Gemma is lovely and all the Gemmas I personally know are total stunners (they are all 18 and over, btw...)

Gemma is more modern, I don't think you'll go wrong with this name.

I like Ursula but many people won't.

100yearsofsolitude I salute you.

If you saw the Gemma(5yo)I know, you'd avoid it!!!

Ursula is very classy IMO.

I love both names - but have a special fondness for Ursula as when I lived in Germany my 'surrogate' mum over there was called Ursula. She was and still is an amazing, vibrant, lovely woman, and I'm all for naming after special people

No no, Sula is pronounced soola, not shoola. It's a pretty nickname.

Oh, OK, so the Archers character just has a daft name?

I quite like Ursula. Not too keen on Gemma but don't know why. Probably quite nice but feels a bit 70's and [whispers] very faintly common. But needn't be really.

definitely prefer Jemma with a J.

Gemma is quite nice.

Ursula no - or rather 'er yuck' Sounds harsh and I can't help the thought that the first syllable rhymes with arse.

Sorry - I don't know why but it has too mnay unpleasant connotations and I don't even know any Ursulas.