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Which girl name is your favorite?

scornwell717scornwell717 member
edited September 2015 in January 2016 Moms
Her middle name is going to be Rose, but I'm stuck on the first name!

Which girl name is your favorite? 192 votes

Olivia (nickname Liv or Livy)
43% 83 votes
Abigail (nickname Abby)
33% 64 votes
Layla
16% 32 votes
Michaela ("mick-EYE-la")
6% 13 votes
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Re: Which girl name is your favorite?

  • mg137mg137 member
    We considered Olivia but it's incredibly popular now. If you're like us and don't want an uber popular name that half the girls in her class will have Id avoid the name, as pretty as it is.

    I hate all girl names that start with the Mic sound. I think they sound like they belong to a silly girl with no substance. My husband loves them, though, and he has much better taste than me.

    I love Abigail
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  • nickicb7nickicb7 member
    This is funny to me because we are naming our little girl Olivia, and we haven't told anyone yet, but my mom is dying for me to name her Michaela.

    I actually really like Michaela Rose.
    STM - EDD June 24 '18
    DD - January 2016
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  • scornwell717scornwell717 member
    @nickicb7 I love Michaela Rose too but I feel like so many people are going to mispronounce it as Makayla and that would start to get so annoying!!
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  • scornwell717scornwell717 member
    And @mg137 I thought the same thing about the popularity of the name Olivia. It's so pretty but I don't want a million in her classes! I think I'm getting closer to choosing Abigail :)
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  • babybluubabybluu member
    I picked Olivia. Michaela pronounced how you specified sounds like someone with an extremely heavy country accent trying to pronounce it the other way. I never even knew there was another option on how to pronounce michaela other than mick-ay-la
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  • Meg920Meg920 member
    Abigail Rose is so pretty, and the meaning is beautiful too. I love it, but my hubby nixed it from my list.
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  • ntyravgspntyravgsp member
    I really like Olivia, and it has a couple of cute NN choices.

    It is popular, but according to Time (https://time.com/93911/baby-name-predictor/) it had its peak in 2013 and is on the way down in popularity now. It peaked at 1%, which for perspective is fairly low compared to Jennifer's peak of over 4% in 1974. I think the popularity of any name depends on your location as well (https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/index.html).
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  • jrouge12jrouge12 member
    I've only ever known Michaela to be pronounced (Mick-AY-la). Pronunciations outside the norm are usually a problem for kids their whole life.
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  • BilBabyBilBaby member
    I have never heard Tht pronunciation either :-??
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  • scornwell717scornwell717 member
    I don't know where everyone else is from but the only way to spell Michaela with that pronunciation is how I listed it! Regardless, there's too much confusion and I've officially booted it off the list. Thanks for all of your opinions, it definitely helps :)
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  • BarrettJ89BarrettJ89 member
    Bummer. I love the sound of Michaela Rosr, the way you pronounce it. I'm trying to think of other ways you could potentially spell it, but they look a bit odd... McKyla? I don't know, but it's my favorite on your list, nixed or not ;)
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  • l4rkl4rk member
    scornwell717 said:
    @nickicb7 I love Michaela Rose too but I feel like so many people are going to mispronounce it as Makayla and that would start to get so annoying!!
    I actually knew a girl who was named Michaela and it was pronounced "makayla" so I think that mix-up will definitely happen...
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  • aphilli8aphilli8 member
    Maybe just Isla Rose if you like the sound. Michaela is definitely Ma-Kay-luh though.

    I love love love Abigail.
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  • nickicb7nickicb7 member
    @aphiliil8 my cousin just named her baby Isla. I love it, So beautiful. Isla Pearl is her name, I think Isla Rose is really pretty too.

    I like Abigail as well, but I don't really think its any less popular than Olivia. Im a teacher, and I have met a lot more Abigails then Olivias.
    STM - EDD June 24 '18
    DD - January 2016
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  • sarahryan859sarahryan859 member
    Agreed!! I was thinking the same thing about it sounding very country!
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  • macattack15macattack15 member
    my cousin named her daughter Michaela Rose
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  • thepanicosthepanicos member
    How about Amelia? I love the name but my husband dispises it.
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  • anightintunisiaanightintunisia member
    Makayla was actually a baby name I considered way before hedging pregnant. My cousin just had her baby and that's what she named her. I've never seen or heard it pronounced like that.
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