Ok baby names board is slow...bare w/ me

cedens · April 2009

soooo...

we are finally discussing names now that we know it's a girl! (for those of you that dont know...i had some drama over the name if it was gonna be a boy!)...

dh is italian and speaks it fluenty- 1st generation here.. so we are going with an italian name...

here are our choices....

Sophia

Giuliana

Isabella

Gabriella

what do you think~ sorry...dont know how to do clicky on here!

[Poll]

*polarbear* · April 2009

ISABELLA 1st place

SOPHIA 2nd place

Yes

hurricaneb-2-b · April 2009

In order...

Gabriella, Giuliana, Sophia, Isabella

afg · April 2009

This should definitely be a clicky poll (you just click on 'poll' to do it)

1 - Sophia

2 - Isabella

(don't like the spelling of Giuliana)

Nicavesani · April 2009

LOVE Sophia... but it's very popular... I believe it was #2 last year.?

2nd choice would be Isabella...

We were going to pick Anabella?

j_hope · April 2009

Giuliana is so pretty

I have a love/hate relationship with Isabella. DD's name is Isabel...which I love, but because Isabella is so popular right now, everyone automatically calls DD Isabella instead of Isabel. Just something that drives me crazy

blairsgirl · April 2009

I'm first generation Italian too and speak fluently as well. MH knew that if we were having a girl they would be Italian names. We chose Isabella Marie and Sofia Ann (we're spelling it with an F instead of the PH). I love Giuliana too.

mags2144 · April 2009

I don't like Giuliana because it's way too similar to Rudy Giuliani.

the other names, i love.

roxyu · April 2009

afg:
This should definitely be a clicky poll (you just click on 'poll' to do it)

1 - Sophia

2 - Isabella

(don't like the spelling of Giuliana)

ditto

heatherlane · April 2009

Sophia and Juliana are my faves, but I don't like the tradional Italian spelling of Giuliana. Probably b/c I grew up having to constantly say "Alison with only one L..."

I know Sophia is popular, but if it's your fave, go with it. I think it's a great name no matter what age...baby, little girl, adult, etc.

I had crossed Jacob off my list because it was number one for like, 18 years, but DH and I like it so much that I'm considering just going for it!

cedens · April 2009

blairsgirl:
I'm first generation Italian too and speak fluently as well. MH knew that if we were having a girl they would be Italian names. We chose Isabella Marie and Sofia Ann (we're spelling it with an F instead of the PH). I love Giuliana too.

yea sofia is italian and sophia is more americanized or (i think...greek origin)... i just personally liked the spelling better w/ "ph" although everyone is spelling it that way so it would be nice to break free from the rest of the group!

i am kinda leaning toward giuliana~ it's just so different!

monlyn9 · April 2009

I like Giuliana the best but I think the spelling will lead to a lot of mispronounciations throughout her life. The other three names are very pretty but are also very popular, which would steer me away from them.

mfransdell · April 2009

I responded to your post on the babynames boards. A big thumbs down on Isabella and Sophia. They are so popular they have become common. They other two are very cute though!

mavilabride · April 2009

*polarbear*:

ISABELLA 1st place

SOPHIA 2nd place

Yes

cedens · April 2009

afg:

This should definitely be a clicky poll (you just click on 'poll' to do it)

i applogize haha- i had no idea how to do it and now feel like a moron cause it seems so easy lol

thanks for telling me how to do it! i never noticed that tab before and had always wondered how everyone did it! it's really simple haha

sunkiss000 · April 2009

.. these are on our name list too.. but Guiliana is on our list as Julianna. These are in order of my preference

Julianna, Sophia, Gabriella, Isabella

AutumnBride929 · April 2009

Sophia (Wisdom) = YES

Giuliana (Youthful) = NMS

Isabella (God is my oath) = YES

Gabriella (God is my strength) = YES

Good choices!

sunkiss000 · April 2009

is there a way to edit to add a clicky poll?

Mommy2Gav · April 2009

hurricaneb-2-b:
In order...

Gabriella, Giuliana, Sophia, Isabella

This.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · April 2009

I don't know about "baring" with you Wink

but I like Gabriella

thatgirlang · April 2009

Gabriella. And I agree- add a clicky poll! GL.

jexxie · April 2009

i gonna lay my ass out on the line here and admit something that may help:

i'm not sure how to pronounce Giuliana so i don't like it! all the others are beautiful.

water-fairy · April 2009

Isabella or Sophia... although in italian Sophia is Sofia (my DH is italian, born and raised in Italy and I speak a very fluent italian)!

music247 · April 2009

I like Gabriella

water-fairy · April 2009

Forgot to say, I don't like Giuliana but I definitely like Giulia.

DarcyLongfellow · April 2009

I like them all, but I'd stay away from Giuliana. It's a beautiful name, and I know it's the traditional Italian spelling, but I think it would be a nightmare for a girl living here in the US. She would constantly have to spell it, have people mispronounce it, have people tell her it's weird, etc.