Just for fun - your thoughts on my girl name list.
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Anonymous
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Our dog is Gemma. And I know too many Islas.
Nora and Ella seem fine. Though there are about 10 million Eleanors, and many of them go by Ellie. So yeah, my top pick would be Nora. |
Anonymous
| These are pretty popular in general right now if that’s your vibe |
Anonymous
| All seem trendy. |
Anonymous
Nora is from an Ibsen play… |
Anonymous
| Nora is nice |
Anonymous
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Can it be Jemma instead of Gemma?
Dislike all the other three. |
Anonymous
And Jessica is from Shakespeare. Do you not understand what trendy means? https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-nora |
Anonymous
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If you name her Elanora then you can call her
Elanora Ella Elle Nora You’ll know who she is when you meet her  Voila!
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Anonymous
| Is it pronounced I-la? |
Anonymous
| My daughter is a high school freshman and I cannot keep up with her I friends - Isla, Ilsa, Iila, Isa…..I honestly don’t know who she is hanging out with at anytime other than one of the Is. |
Anonymous
| What is confusing about Gemma? |
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Anonymous
| Americans don't know how to pronounce Isla. It is more of a British name. |
Anonymous
You can do the same with the simpler Eleanor. |
Anonymous
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Isla is having a surge in popularity, so I think that both young parents and kids will know how to pronounce it (my kids both do) and that it will be one of those names that identifies your child to a very specific birth date range. Take that as you will.
Ella and Nora are both very overdone IMO. Gemma feels like Isla - a fresh/trendy borrowed British baby name. |