Little Sister Name Choices!

Nacho521 · January 2015

We found out we will be having a baby girl in April and have narrowed down the names to 3. Big brother is Elijah goes by Eli.

Little sister name choices:

Zoey Ann
Samantha Ann
Viola Ann

(Viola is a family name and my third choice right now)
Ann is the name of my aunt and godmother.
I prefer Zoey and my husband prefers Samantha. My dh worries that Zoey is cute for a girl but can't see it as an adult name. I like Samantha and nn Sam but do not like Sammy as a nn.

Would love some feedback!

JMU_Bride09 · January 2015

Zoey Ann: I really dislike the Zoey spelling and agree that it looks kind of "cutesy." Zoe is the proper spelling and will age well. Zoe Ann would be my favorite from your list!

Samantha Ann is nice. You can pretty much control her nn now while she's young, but she may decide as an adult that she prefers Sammy to Sam. You just need to decide if that's a dealbreaker for you.

Viola Ann is gorgeous!

Spin313 · January 2015

I like Zoe, no "y"

marthah05 · January 2015

I like Zoey as well but the spelling is incorrect. The spelling should be Zoë, it is more professional this way. Zoe is just Joe, the umlaut makes the eeee sound. By far Zoë is the best choice. I have never met a Samantha who had favorable morals (just my experience sorry to the Samanthas out there) and Viola just sounds odd for a child to me. Good luck.

IrishTraveler · January 2015

Viola would be first choice, then Samantha, and finally Zoe (no y).

magsugar13 · January 2015

Samantha

Zoe

Viola is not pretty sounding to me

In that order

JuniperGaze · January 2015

Love Zoey, dislike the others. I hate the nn Sam for a girl.

Steph1673 · January 2015

Zoe

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daystardreams · January 2015

I love Viola!

coopmke · January 2015

I like Zoe (no y) best of your three options

firsttimeauntie · January 2015

Viola!! If you go with Zoe, drop the y. Samantha is also nice and underused now in my opinion. I knew 10 growing up but I don't hear much on little kids anymore

Beevol · January 2015

Viola and Zoe (no 'y') are my favorites.

jburdet1 · January 2015

Love Viola! By far your best choice.

I'm not a Zoe fan at all. It just doesn't sound or look pretty to me. I don't like the wee ending sound.

Samantha would be my second choice. It has a dated feel to me but much better than Zoe.

ashiscute · January 2015

I like Samantha a lot. I like Zoe okay as well. Viola just isn't very pretty to me.

4N6s · January 2015

Zoe or violet

erinms · January 2015

I love Viola, but if probably call her Vivi.

erinms · January 2015

Posted too fast, forgot to add that Samantha is ok but feels dated and Zoey does feel too young to me for a given name.

Also love Violet, which would still be a nod to Viola but a little more modern.

Canuck13 · January 2015

I like Zoe best, followed by Viola.....then Samantha (distant third)

BananaLettuce · January 2015

I like Viola best out of those three.

tootsmahgooots · January 2015

love zoey anne congrads gurl

putput19 · January 2015

Zoey (I kind of like it with the y, but agree with others that it looks more childish that way)

teeveemom · January 2015

Viola sounds like an old lady to me.. I like Zooey

teeveemom · January 2015

I actually was referring to the Salinger book, not New Girl ...
She could actually just be pronouncing it wrong, not spelling it wrong.

PinkDahLia44 · January 2015

I like Samantha best (by far) then Viola, and I'm not a fan of Zoey or Zoe.

Just food for thought: my friend named her daughter Samantha thinking she would hate the nn Sammy, but she's been Sammy almost from the day she was born and my friend said, "it just fits her!" I guess my point is, you might be surprised what you end up liking.

teeveemom · January 2015

Yea I know that's who she's named after. The name actually becomes "real" once someone has it, doesn't it? I can name my kid chvf$!&ncgj and, once I do, it becomes a "real name."

teeveemom · January 2015

So if Zooey is on a birth certificate, it's not a real name? What would her real name be if I'm wrong?

teeveemom · January 2015

Pretty sure names can't be "invalid" as a name, by definition, is "a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to." So, if you are referred to as "Zooey" then that's your name and there is a history of use the moment it's used, isn't there?

libby+nate · January 2015

Another for Zoe without the y!

this decaf life · January 2015

Viola

DawnJM25 · January 2015

Since you like Violet, that's my vote. Samantha is good. Viola is old lady, and Zoe is nms.

sunnyday016 · January 2015

Viola or Violet

Sassenach1743 · January 2015

Samantha, definitely.

Zoe or Zoey is far too trendy right now... I've run across at least a dozen in the last few years. Kind of seems like Zoe/Zoey is the female counterpart to Jackson as of late. Make. it. stop.

BananaLettuce · January 2015

I can't look at Zooey and say Zoe. It looks like Zoo-ee, as in rhymes with gooey.

*Eta in what universe does oo make a long O sound?

Nacho521 · January 2015

Thank you everyone! And I'm sorry this post sparked a bit of name debate! I agree- Zooey looks like it should be pronounced like gooey ;-)

TKO86 · January 2015

+1 for Samantha

LNic5 · January 2015

Either Viola or Zoe no y

mommabird77 · January 2015

I really like Viola!

teeveemom · January 2015

bromios said:

teeveemom said:

Pretty sure names can't be "invalid" as a name, by definition, is "a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to." So, if you are referred to as "Zooey" then that's your name and there is a history of use the moment it's used, isn't there?

Ye gods! Does that mean that my son's real name becomes Monkey several times a day?!?

It was a noble effort, but I'm afraid you're just wrong about this.

Monkey would be a name, yes. It would be a nickname. If you wrote it on his birth certificate, it'd be his legal name... Wouldn't it? You shouldn't be so confident if you're clearly wrong. There is a difference between a common noun and a proper noun. A name for a person is a proper noun- it can be one of a kind - that's why names are always capitalized... They don't operate under same rules as common nouns.

teeveemom · January 2015

What are those rules?

teeveemom · January 2015

And, I'm in agreement-- Zooey should be pronounced as if it rhymes with phooey or gooey. It's better suited as a pet's name. Would it be "valid" then? Ha!

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