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Oscar, Henry & baby girl (seriously doubting my #1 choice, help!)

Licia-louLicia-lou member
edited September 2014 in Baby Names
Fiona is my #1 choice for our baby girl. I'm due in a couple of months but it has recently come to my attention that there are not 1, but 2 Fionas in my eldest' school. He's in JK and they are both in SK. What we loved about Oscar is that we weren't familiar with any child with that name when we gave it to him. We only knew of one Henry but he was a grown man. I'm just wondering if I should reconsider one of my other names or stick with Fiona. My hubby also likes our long ago favourite Lydia but I know my mom has a bad association with this name. I just want to make sure I don't screw up naming our one and only baby girl. I want a French middle name as mine is French (Noelle) and Im a Christmas baby and our daughter will be late November.

Oscar, Henry & baby girl (seriously doubting my #1 choice, help!) 155 votes

Fiona Camille C------ (Fia, for short)
27% 42 votes
Fiona Noelle C------
30% 47 votes
Lydia Camille (Lydie, for short) C------
9% 14 votes
Lydia Noelle C------
10% 17 votes
Camilla Noelle C------
11% 18 votes
Violet ?
10% 17 votes
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Re: Oscar, Henry & baby girl (seriously doubting my #1 choice, help!)

  • marthah05marthah05 member
    I love the name Fiona!
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  • MarxieVonTrappMarxieVonTrapp member
    I love Fiona, and don't know many (and I work at a school--there are none here).  I didn't vote because I like Fiona Camille best, but without a nickname.  Fiona is so pretty and I would totally use it if I could (our last name starts with an O).

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  • DaisyZHDaisyZH member
    I really like Fiona Noelle. I don't know any Fionas IRL.


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  • koalaberrykoalaberry member
    I think you should stick to your guns and go with the name you like so you don't have future regrets. 

    Unfortunately, you are never going to achieve total originality in a name (unless you make up something hidious). Someone, someone where...is going to have had the name before.  I don't think 2 with the same name is that bad and it could be a coincidence. Regardless stick with the name you love.  

    I love my first name.  Apparently it was popular that year. In an elementry classroom of 30, there were 3 of us.  I still love my name and wouldn't change it.  I actually meet very few peope my age with my first name as an adult.
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  • CaraluvsCaraluvs member
    I think Fiona is the best name for you. I've never met a Fiona IRL, so I'd consider it to be the most unique of your options. Have you considered Joelle as a mn? It would still be obviously inspired by your name, but I like it better for two reasons: 

     1. Fiona Noelle has a lot of n's.
    2. Noelle does seem more likely for a December baby because of the Christmas thing. 

    I adore the name Noelle no matter what though. I think since it is a mn, no one will hold the Christmas thing against you. Just thought "Fiona Joelle" had a nice ring to it. Good luck!
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  • Licia-louLicia-lou member
    I think I am on an American forum (I did that on purpose years ago for more anonymity, lol) but I live in Canada and I haven't heard any until recently and both at his school. :( But I still love it and it's still the favourite.
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  • Licia-louLicia-lou member
    I agree about the many Ns thing. That's why I am leaning towards Fiona Camille. :)
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  • parenthood4parenthood4 member
    The nn Lydie kills me. It is so cute!!! So Lydia Noelle got my vote. Beautiful name with a cute nickname! Love it
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  • Superkate018Superkate018 member
    Just as a nod to Fiona not being that common, I also work at an elementary school with 900 children in grades 4-6 and we have one Fiona!

    I also know one 5 year old Fiona who is a family friend's daughter.

    All in all, less popular than Henry around here (there are probably 25+ in my school).
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  • DanandVanDanandVan member
    Go with Fiona. It's not top 10, and I don't personally know any kids named Fiona (as opposed to the 7 or 8 Sophias I know).
    I'm not a fan of your mn choices. Maybe play around with some other French mn?
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    I actually really like Lydia Camille the best.

     

     

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  • chapstix7chapstix7 member
    I think you have beautiful choices! I, myself am partial to Violet but feel like you can't go wrong with whatever you choose.
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  • reg202reg202 member
    I chose Fiona Camille because it's the exact flip of my DD's name.  When people found out her name, we got many comments on how original it was...so many people loved Fiona.  I'll add that I had a college roommate named Fiona and I thought it was so unique and beautiful.  That's how it ended up being my girl's MN.  
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  • LNic5LNic5 member
    I like Fiona Noelle, it sounds really nice (I don't know any Fiona's where I'm from). I also like Camilla Noelle and Violet (Violet Noelle, Violet Camille, Violet etc, many names sound good with it)
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  • BananaLettuceBananaLettuce member
    I love Fiona, but I don't like the nn Fia.
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  • daystardreamsdaystardreams member
    I love Lydia. I much prefer it to Fiona and especially with the nn Fia. However, I think it would depend on why your mother has a bad association with it. If it was just some woman from twenty years ago that she didn't like then definitely Lydia but if it is a legitimate serious thing then I would go with Fiona and drop the nickname.

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  • Licia-louLicia-lou member
    I love Fiona on its own too. I can just see us shortening it here and there but not sure how. Maybe it will be Fi/Fille?

    Lydia is still beautiful but Oscar's bf is our next door neighbour's daughter Lilly and I now feel it is too close. Lydia will get Liddy/Lydie and it sounds copycat to me.
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