Seeing lots of Islas in the preschool cohort. Pretty name but it is definitely becoming a fad.

I like Gemma only.

Nora #1
Ella #2

The other two would be confusing

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate Gemma but really like all of the others. We considered Isla but didn't want to deal with people not knowing how to pronounce it.

How do you pronounce it? OP - don't do that to your kid

OP: it’s pronounced “EYE-la”. I had similar concerns but apparently it’s quite a popular name now? I don’t know anyone with it but this is my first and I don’t really know any young children.

I had a friend Isla (she spelled it Islay) growing up and it did gets mispronounced a little bit but she was used to it.

It's not that rare, there's Isla Fischer, for instance.

Gemma and Nora are fine. Ella is basic and overdone, the other one is beyond awful.

Sounds like college friends from the UK. Cute.

Isla is pretty, but I would seriously think about the pronunciation issue as this thread has already highlighted. A lot of people still say “Iz-la” or “Is-la,” so she will probably be correcting people often. If you know that from the outset, it’s worth reconsidering as she’ll have that issue her whole life in every new place she goes.

Gemma feels a bit more distinctive and still very easy to say. It is currently around the top 200 in the U.S., so familiar but not everywhere.

Nora and Ella are both classic and simple, but quite popular right now. Nora has been hovering around the top 30, and Ella is usually around the top 20, so she would may share her name with multiple classmates. Up to you if that would annoy you.

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Anonymous wrote:Hate Gemma but really like all of the others. We considered Isla but didn't want to deal with people not knowing how to pronounce it.

How do you pronounce it? OP - don't do that to your kid

OP: it’s pronounced “EYE-la”. I had similar concerns but apparently it’s quite a popular name now? I don’t know anyone with it but this is my first and I don’t really know any young children.

I like them all but I think people get confused about how Gemma is pronounced, so if you are someone who gets annoyed about that, factor it in. Isla also gets mispronounced, especially by Spanish speakers who want to pronounce it like the Spanish word for island (ees-la).

Ella will get lumped in with all the other El- nanes, especially if she goes by Ellie ever (which might happen whether you like it or not.

So maybe Nora is your best bet.

Those all seem fine to me.

Anonymous wrote:Hate Gemma but really like all of the others. We considered Isla but didn't want to deal with people not knowing how to pronounce it.

How do you pronounce it? OP - don't do that to your kid

Hate Gemma but really like all of the others. We considered Isla but didn't want to deal with people not knowing how to pronounce it.

I like Gemma quite a bit, greatly dislike Isla. (Is-la? Aisle-a? Dislike both.)

While Nora is a nice name, I wonder if it really works with your surname as well as the others because those are fairly different sounds.

Anonymous wrote:We find out the gender this week. Boy name is already decided, but if it's a girl, here's my list.

Isla
Gemma
Nora
Ella

I like them except the first one. Not too crazy and pretty names.

We find out the gender this week. Boy name is already decided, but if it's a girl, here's my list.

Isla
Gemma
Nora
Ella