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Girl Name Opinion- HELP!

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I love the name Sophie but hate that Sophia is sooooo popular right now.  Are they different enough?  I've been in education for 14 years and have only had one Sophie come through. 

2nd: Ava (too popular?)  Plus we have a long ethnic last name that ends is AVA but it's pronounced (AH-VUH)

3rd: Tatum- Love this but her last name will already be butchered so I'm wondering if this isn't simple enough to go with it.

 4th: Reese

BTW...hubby hates all of them and is only "thinking" about Sophie.  DS is Jake (not Jacob...just Jake)

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  • kelnyckelnyc member

    I think they're pretty much the same, and plenty of people name their daughters Sophia and call them Sophie for short (not that I agree with that).

    What about Sylvie?

    Ava is insanely popular.

    Tatum is an ugly name, to be perfectly honest. It's like potatoes or taint or something. Not good.

    Reese is nice.

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  • HannahO28HannahO28

    yeah.... Sophie and Sophia are like, the same name. No one will be able to distinguish your Sophie from the little girls that are Sophias but called Sophie.

    I think Ava is pretty and if you love it, don't worry about how popular it is.

    I don't care for Tatum or  Reese. They both just sound blah to me.

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  • BLPL101BLPL101 member
    Ava is as popular (or even more so) than Sophia. Sophie is the same name. Tatum and Reese are just not feminine or pretty at all to me.
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  • MrsPost11710MrsPost11710

    I love Sophie, I think its different enough from Sophia. Plus, no matter what name you go with, there's always going to be another kid with it, so just go with what you love!

     Love Ava & Reese too :)

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  • StickyBabyStickyBaby member
    I would not go with Ava being that your last name ends with those letters.

    Ava  ______ava



    I like all of your other ideas.
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  • kmplskmpls member
    I like Tatum and Reese. Ava and Sophie are waaaay too popular right now for my liking.
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  • jburdet1jburdet1 member
    I agree Sophie and Sophia are the same name. 99% of the Sophia's go by Sophia at least as children because Sophie is a cute nickname. I'm not a fan of nicknames as first names especially if it is to escape popularity. If you love popular names/nicknames then use them. If not then search for a beautiful underused name. Ava is just as popular. Reese is a boy name to me. Have you considered Sarah with the nn Sadie?

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  • MelodyKateMelodyKate
    Sophie is fine, but plenty of girls named Sophia go by Sophie. Ava is very popular and I wouldn't use it if your last name also ends in -uh. I like Tatum, but it sounds really masculine to me. In fact, it is my male dog's name. Reese is not offensive, but I don't really like it either. If your last name is long and ethnic, I would either choose something in the same ethnicity or something classic and universal. Suggestions for the latter are: Anna, Maria, Marie, Clara, Katherine (Kate), Isabel, Teresa (you could use Reese as a nn), or Julia.
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  • mom2be0912mom2be0912 member

    I actually prefer Sophie over Sophia. Plus I'm usually not a fan of weird spellings but I prefer it to be spelled Sofie for some reason, which might give her some individuality from all the Sophias out there!

    I like the name Ava but not it's popularity and I think it's important that you pick a first name that flows well with your last name. 

    Tatum is a good name, not my favorite, but I don't think it would get butchered..

    I love the name Reese! 

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  • ougrad1ougrad1 member

    I taught for 11 years and only had one Sophia in my class-love it.

    My favorite name for a girl has always been Tatum....awesome.  Keep throwing it around.  Your H may warm up to it.

    ETA-don't let a unique name throw you off if you really like it.  There are three little girls named Emerson at my big girl's school and her ballet teacher is named Landry.   Go figure I thought that I had some unusual names that I loved.

     

     

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  • alliejo725alliejo725 member

    Sounds like you need to keep looking if your H hates them all. That said...

    As much as I love Sophie on its own, no, I don't think it's "different enough" from Sophia. Lots of Sophia's go by Sophie. And the names are basically identical. If you use the name, use it because you love it---not because you're expecting it to be "different."

    I love Ava and Tatum as well, but your H doesn't, so there's no use in discussing them.

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