Valentina/Georgiana/Francesca/Isabella?

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I am thinking of girls names and wondered what you all thought of my shortlist?

Do you prefer Valentina, Georgiana, Francesca or Isabella?

Our surname is Bellucci by the way.

I love Isabella and it would not put me off in the slightest that it is popular.

I do, however, really like your other names too.

Francesca my fave

Yes mummiesnet, the huge popularity was a slight downer for me but I adore it too. Just cant make up my mind!!

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all beautiful like georgiana

francesca and isabella

like them all though least keen on Francesca.

Love all of them - least keen on Georgiana and love Valentina and Isabella the most.

Francesca and Valentina are my favourites....Valentina is rarer though...although, I dn't know that many Francesca's...I think I know 2...one in germany one in the UK

all gorgeous :-)

Isabella ragingly popular

Georgiana will frequently be misread as Georgina

I like both the other two though, and both have lots in the way of good nicknames

Isabella/Valentina

Thanks for your opinions everyone!

And Mrs Badger, I was thinking there might be mix ups with Georgiana/Georgina

All nice names, Francesca and Valentina my favourites.

Valentina is lovely, but they are all nice.

Valentina is lovely, but they are all nice.

Vote for Francesca here.

Not keen on Isabella with your surname - a bit Bella! Bella! IYSWIM

Never thought that Bella Bellucci would be a bit of a mouthful!!

If you havent already guessed, DH is Italian so we are going on that trend...

I like Isabella best but not with your surname. Second choice for me is Georgiana. I don't like Valentina.

Have you thought about the shortened versions? Val, George, Frankie/Frannie, Izzy... How do you feel about those?

I like Francesca

BarrelOfMonkeys,

hmmm I'd say my favourite is Valentina but I don't like Val, or for that matter Tina.

Isabella: perhaps not Bella with our surname, but Izzy is nice.

Georgiana: Georgie is nice as a Nickname.

I don't mind Frankie as a nickname but my husband is Francesco but exclusively known as Frankie.

I knew a Francesca known as Cesca, and one Checky as well as lots of Frans / Frannies / Frankies

I think Georgiana will be mispronounced in the UK by people who don't read the whole name- do you like Giorgina? I know a stunning fiercely intelligent Italian lady named Giorgina, has made me love that name.

I do love Valentina but not sure about any nicknames, maybe Leni?

And, last comment I promise, I think Isabella Bellucci sounds great, great symmetry in the names and if you go with a nickname like Izzy it will never sound silly.

If you look at a lot of successful or famous peoples names, they often have a lot of the same letters in first names and surnames. It is not a bad thing (unless you're going for William Williamson etc}