Magnolia

hollyk224

An old friend of mine had her baby this morning and named her Magnolia.  They plan on calling her Nola.  Just curious what everyone's thoughts are

nlscroggins

Calling her Nola doesn't make sense to me, but other than that it's pretty cute. 

macchiatto

I like it.

brooksidebride

I like Magnolia!  I prefer Maggie as the nickname.

hollyk224

brooksidebride:

I like Magnolia!  I prefer Maggie as the nickname.

That's what I would've done, too.  I like Maggie a lot more than Nola. 

mrs_tacos

I really like Magnolia. Nola is just ok to me.

aessary03

It's not bad! I like the nickname Maggie better.

blush64

It's not my style at all but it's pretty.

TarHeels&Rebels

Absolutely ridiculous.  I know it gets tons of love on this board, but NO.  Azalea gets the same dislike for ridiculousness.  You'd get a total WTH side eye from every.single.person I know if you named your kid that.  It's a state tree - you wouldn't name your kid dogwood or redbud.

Dr.Loretta

Not a fan of Magnolia, or a forced NN that doesn't seem to match the shortened version of the name. But hey, strokes and folks

thetheisens

I like it, and I actually really like Nola as a nn.

vulpini

Beautiful name.  Nola is a pretty nickname too, thought when I saw Magnolia in the title of the thread, I thought Maggie

this decaf life

I like Magnolia but I wouldn't use a NN but I prefer Maggie to Nola

chapstix7

mj.reilly:

I don't care for Nola  (it is all "place" name to me).

Love Magnolia, though!

me too 

notkateanymore

Wouldn't be my choice.

CeCe8579

Dr.Loretta:

Not a fan of Magnolia, or a forced NN that doesn't seem to match the shortened version of the name. But hey, strokes and folks ;

I agree!

periwinklebloom

I think it's really pretty, although I don't think I would choose it myself. I agree that Maggie would be a better nickname. 

magsugar13

brooksidebride:

I like Magnolia!  I prefer Maggie as the nickname.

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laurakaz13

Magnolia is beautiful IMO.

g8trkim

I LOVE the name. I had a childhood friend with this name and I always thought it was so pretty. She went by Maggie which I love. Nola does not sound pretty and though I love New Orleans I wouldn't nickname a child after it.

msmerymac

I could get behind it. It reminds me of Showboat, and the character Magnolia goes by Nola. 

g8trkim

TarHeels&Rebels:

Absolutely ridiculous.  I know it gets tons of love on this board, but NO.  Azalea gets the same dislike for ridiculousness.  You'd get a total WTH side eye from every.single.person I know if you named your kid that.  It's a state tree - you wouldn't name your kid dogwood or redbud.

It's not anymore ridiculous than any other nature name... Violet, Rose, etc.

Court0026

Don't care for the name or the nn.

kaswanson

Magnolia is a pretty well known neighborhood where I live (Seattle).  That sounds super bizarre to me, like naming a baby "New York" or something.  I usually like nature names otherwise.  

Guillerma

We will be using it.. Haven't heard of any other ones though! Interesting! We will be using Maggie or MJ as a nn. I'm not sure about the nature name argument as an argument for ridiculousness though, as nature and floral names are pretty commonplace. To each their own though.

Blondangel

Dr.Loretta:

Not a fan of Magnolia, or a forced NN that doesn't seem to match the shortened version of the name. But hey, strokes and folks

Exactly.

MrsJ723

Magnolia is a GP name for me. I like it but don't think I'd ever use it. Nola is mns.

mrstengallonhat1

I think Magnolia is cute but the NN is NMS.  Maggie would be a better alternative.

queenbone

It's nice, but a little too Southern for me. I have a friend whose daughter is Magnolia NN Maggie.