Isabella/Bella and Twilight!

[NotATwilightFan]

I really want to name my DD Bella. Well Isabella, Bella for short. It's a family name - grandmother called it.

However, everyone keeps telling me about the Twilight films/books, although I'm now aware this is the main character's name....

How many baby Bellas do you know? Is it popular in your experience? Would you let it put you off? It was number one in Australia last year!

I know I can't pick a name that is entirely original, however, I don't pick one that really defines an era. For instance Sues are nearly always in their 50s, Kelly's 70's children and so on... WWYD?

Do you know me Strawberry?

You've just named all 3 of my children there

Thanks all for these views - really nice to get everyone else's perspectives ... (Sorry suwoo stern look taken on board!)

I'll definitely go with it. I honestly don't want to be 'different' - and it is beautiful. I won't let Twilight put me off - silly reason. And if it's popular, I just guess that all those girls mothers have as exquisite taste as I do!

its a lovely name if being popular worries you it is very where i live, i know three born within eighteen months.

Isabella is popular enough as it is - I don't think Twilight will make a difference to its popularity. It's a lovely name - that's why it's soooo popular (likewise Isabelle). Bella is a great nickname, much nicer than Izzy!!

I know a lot. Many many Bella's, Isabel's, Isobel's and Izzy's.

There are going to be a lot more due to the book so if you don't want your DD to be one of 4 in her class I wouldn't do it tbh.

It is very popular round here (Midlands) I know 8 under the age of 7 - one is my baby niece.

Beautiful name in all it's variants - use it if you like it- both my DC have top 10 names - they weren't top ten when they were named though so don't let popularity put you off - you could go with something that you think is original and then it takes off massively.

Plonker I don't think so, I was just thinking of the children of my friends where I know more than 1 with the same name!!

My DS is a Jacob and I honestly had no idea about the Twilight link until I took him into work and a colleague told me Jacob was her favorite Twilight character [Insert Mondayschild realises she is hopelessly out-of-touch emoticon!!]. It hasn't put me off his name one jot though, and still think it is perfect for him.

Only thing is that Isabella was a v.strong contender if ever I have a DD as I love it and it has family connections for me too. Think the two together might lead to people concluding I'm a little vampire obsessed.....

I'd say go for it. It is a really pretty, timeless name and by the time our DCs are older Twilight will probably be long forgotten (apologies to any fans!)

3 out of the 5 names you mentioned are my dd's!!

...I think your friends have great taste in names

lol I looked at the title of this thread and thought you wanted to call your DD 'Twilight'! I thought it was a pretty name, but not to my taste!

I really like Isabella a lot and considering it for our daughter who is due in September. We also like Jemima too.

On the subject of names being too popular, the thing that gets to me is that half the people on the baby name discussions are really against "boring names that are really common" but if you try to pick a name that is even slightly different you always get the other half saying how much they dislike it (Jemima - puddleduck/too posh etc).

I think you just can't win when you're picking a name! Best to go with your gut instinct I guess.

PS You can nearly always come up with some kind of association with any name (eg Twilight films/books) if you think hard enough so probably best not to worry about it too much

Who cares? It's a teen flick/book that's currently flavour of the month. It'll be yesterday's news before you know it. Choose the name you love.

it's not going to be yesterday's news for a good while when the new film is about to come out and there are 2 more to come....