Juniper or Penelope?

misskaydee · January 2015

With less than 3 weeks to go I'm having second thoughts on our chosen name: Penelope June. (June to honor DHs grandma) I saw a newborn on a Facebook group named Juniper and couldn't help but feel a bit of name envy.. Juniper has always been a top condender on my name lists along with Penelope.. And now I feel really conflicted. I almost feel like Penelope is too common and with this being our third and last I do feel a little more gutsy in going with a more unique name... Maybe it's just that I've gotten used to Penelope and it's just lost its spark a little?
Do you think Penelope is getting to be too trendy, common? Is Juniper too out there??
Any thoughts/ opinions appreciated!

moret07 · January 2015

Not a fan at all of juniper. Love Penelope!!!

Ace226 · January 2015

Love Penelope! So much more than Juniper, which comes off very hippie-ish to me. If you're looking for something different I also like Calliope (ca-LIE-oh-pee). I don't think Penelope is getting more popular (though I could be wrong), but I've certainly never met a Calliope.

Vegasbb · January 2015

I've had 3 friends with penelopes born recently. I'm not crazy about juniper, but I think you should use penelope of you love it.

jessnjuan07 · January 2015

I adore both but I like Juniper just a little bit more.

magsugar13 · January 2015

not a fan of either

CML11 · January 2015

Stick with Penelope, I really dislike juniper

LNic5 · January 2015

Penelope. Really not a fan of Juniper

BabyMorrissey · January 2015

I adore Juniper.

Penelope looks great but sounds odd to me.

mle106 · January 2015

Penelope June is beautiful!

ahbEsq · January 2015

I'm not a fan of Juniper but love Penelope!

apriljoy32 · January 2015

I love juniper, and think junie or June is a super cute nn

misskaydee · January 2015

Thanks for the replies.. Wish I could say I was decided.. I guess we will have to see what feels right on her when she's here.

nublet · January 2015

Juniper is cute. And different. Penelope is becoming very common in my area and among friends across the country (I have 3 long distance friends with Penelopes)

Mufflerlove · January 2015

Penelope is getting popular. I have an 18 month old penelope (and I LOVE her name) but since then it seems like everyone is picking penelope. Not that I blame them :P