Naming our baby

[Fluff5]

Hi, this is possibly a very silly question to post..........but what the heck..............

We can't decide which name to pick for our daughter (due in a few months).

Which is nicer - Mia or Elizabeth or Isobel??


(Our surname begins with an L)

[Fluff5]

Wow, what a great response, thank you all. (I had thought I might be lucky to get one answer never mind 20 !)

Thank you, with your help we have now ruled out Isobel because of our surname.

She already has a 15 month old brother who is called Max - I think 'Max and Mia' is very cute - however, they aren't exactly a couple!*!

I love Elizabeth because it is a traditional name and sounds well with our surname - however, I'm not as keen on the abbreviations and prefer Mia to Lizzy, Beth or Betty. (Just as a point of interest - In a recent article run by the Times newspaper, 'Elizabeths' were more likely to achieve good grades at school and go on to have better paid jobs !)

I think we shall perhaps do what some of you have suggested and wait and see which she might suit best !!

xxx

[Pippa68]

Don't forget to come back and let us know what you have chosen :o)

[horselady]

I like Mia best. You have to be very careful, when my nephew and his wife, Samantha, always known as Sam, had their first baby, they named her Ella. Wasn't until they wrote the thank-you letters for the gifts they realized they were Peter, Sam and Ella (Salmonella!)

[fayelc123]

I love the name Mia!
My friend has a gorgeous little girl called Mia, i think it's a lovely name

[CT]

I like all three of those. Good luck in choosing. How about two from three and give her a middle name too.

[Mammar]

I think everyone has given great advice so far.
1. Wait to see what she looks like - an Elizabeth or a Mia?
It's her name and she has to fit it.
2. Have you looked up the meaning of the names? Would that help you choose?
Like Naz suggested what I did was imagine the use of the name at various times of her life: at her christening/naming, when you're calling her in from play, in the playground at school, when she's getting married.
Whatever you call her, enjoy her.

[Jampanda]

Mia Elizabeth Isobel L a girl can get away with more names than a boy, they are all gorgeous names use them all!! I adopted a little girl when she was two and I really wanted to change her name to Elizabeth but the rest of the family persuaded me not to as she had it for two years, I so wish I had as although I love her totally her name isn't one I would have chosen.

[TydFan]

Some guidelines

The best balanced names have 4 syllables in such as Tracey Taylor (just made that up) so Elizabeth is great on it's own but not with a long surname.

First names that end with the same letter as the surname starts with are always a problem to say and hear properly so Isobel Lear is a problem.
Mia is great but not with a surname that rhymes with it like Lear for eg

As a teacher of many years there aren't many names I haven't heard. Don't make a child stand out as peculiar because of an odd or funny name. Imagine being the one who has to hear it everyday in the register or having to say it when asked.

I'm sure you'll come up with the right combination and good luck with the new arrival.

[alicefaye]

i like the name grace x x x

[starry eyes]

I personally dont like the name Elizabeth, but i do like Beth/Bethany.
Isobel is nice, or Isobella, but as said already, will be shortened to Izzy no doubt.
Mia is lovely.
Also, my fave name is Ella. that could come from Isobella.

[ganesh]

Definately Mia (but I'm bias because my kitty is called Maia-pronounced the same way or is it?) Maia is the name of a star and I'm sure your little girl will be. Good luck!!

[Pippa68]

I know someone called Maia ~ it is pronounced My-a, rather than Me-a.

[battersby]

I know a Mya. It's a lovely name. Mia Beth goes nice together.

[lilacben]

One of my granddaughters is named Bethany Paige. I think they go together really well.
Brenda

[cheekycherry]

hiya congrates on avein a baby i like the name mia its soooo sweet n cute but its up to you good luck and hope u enjoy all the years to come

[lou4]

why dont you wait till she is born and see which one suits her