[Opinions] Stella?
I'm pulling together a name list for my baby#1 due next Spring, and would like to name her something not overused, but common enough so that everyone know how to spell and pronounce it. Here's my list:
Brielle
Evelyn
Gabrielle or Gabriella
Jacqueline
Katherine
Rosalyn or Rosalind
Stella or Estelle
As you can see I have a liking of "elle" and "lyn" names. WDYT?
Brielle
Evelyn
Gabrielle or Gabriella
Jacqueline
Katherine
Rosalyn or Rosalind
Stella or Estelle
As you can see I have a liking of "elle" and "lyn" names. WDYT?
Replies
I'm not wild about the name Stella, but it's a decent name. I really like Evelyn though. Rosalyn, Rosalind, Estelle, Brielle, and Gabrielle are also nice.
Combo ideas:
Evelyn Gabrielle or Evelyn Gabriella - I personally prefer Gabrielle.
Evelyn Brielle
Evelyn Stella
If you are planning to name your daughter something that is not overused, avoid Katherine unless you use it as a middle name. In that case, it doesn't really matter.
More ideas:
Arabella
Arabelle
Marielle
Mariella
Noelle - Would it be really strange to name her this since she will be a spring baby? I have mixed thoughts here, but I really like the name.
Noella
Noelia
Joelle
Laurelle / Lorelle
Emmeline
Combo ideas:
Evelyn Gabrielle or Evelyn Gabriella - I personally prefer Gabrielle.
Evelyn Brielle
Evelyn Stella
If you are planning to name your daughter something that is not overused, avoid Katherine unless you use it as a middle name. In that case, it doesn't really matter.
More ideas:
Arabella
Arabelle
Marielle
Mariella
Noelle - Would it be really strange to name her this since she will be a spring baby? I have mixed thoughts here, but I really like the name.
Noella
Noelia
Joelle
Laurelle / Lorelle
Emmeline
This message was edited 11/30/2006, 8:26 PM
Congratulations! Stella Rosalyn would be a really pretty combo using names from your list.
Brielle - I think some people might not know how to spell it, but either way, I dislike it. It feels trendy and unsubstantial to me.
Evelyn - Very pretty, but rising in popularity, at least here at BtN
Gabrielle or Gabriella - Never liked this name, probably never will, but I can't give you a good reason why.
Jacqueline - Nice name but slightly overused
Katherine - Love the name, but again, it's quite popular. I would reserve this and Jacqueline for the MN spot.
Rosalyn or Rosalind - Love this! I prefer the Rosalyn spelling, I think.
Stella or Estelle - Also on my list. Very feminine and pretty without being too frilly.
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
Brielle - I think some people might not know how to spell it, but either way, I dislike it. It feels trendy and unsubstantial to me.
Evelyn - Very pretty, but rising in popularity, at least here at BtN
Gabrielle or Gabriella - Never liked this name, probably never will, but I can't give you a good reason why.
Jacqueline - Nice name but slightly overused
Katherine - Love the name, but again, it's quite popular. I would reserve this and Jacqueline for the MN spot.
Rosalyn or Rosalind - Love this! I prefer the Rosalyn spelling, I think.
Stella or Estelle - Also on my list. Very feminine and pretty without being too frilly.
Magnanimous Despair alone could show me so divine a thing, where feeble hope could ne'er have flown, but vainly flapped its tinsel wing.
Brielle - I think it's cute and could grow on me more, but I still prefer it as a NN for Gabrielle.
Evelyn - very nice and classy, even though it's not a top fave of mine
Gabrielle / Gabriella - both are nice...I slightly more prefer Gabrielle, but you can't go wrong either way imo.
Jacqueline - pretty and has grown on me a lot as of late, but I much prefer the sp. Jaclyn
Katherine - lovely, classic, feminine name, but I prefer it sp. Kathryn.
Rosalyn / Rosalind - both are nice, though I prefer Roselyn. They almost seem better as MNs to me.
Stella / Estelle - I definitely prefer Stella...lovely and one of my faves! Estelle is very dated imo and doesn't sound as pretty as Stella.
In order, my faves are: Stella, Katherine, Gabrielle, Gabriella, Jacqueline, Evelyn, Rosalyn, Rosalind, Estelle.
Jennifer Nicole
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Evelyn - very nice and classy, even though it's not a top fave of mine
Gabrielle / Gabriella - both are nice...I slightly more prefer Gabrielle, but you can't go wrong either way imo.
Jacqueline - pretty and has grown on me a lot as of late, but I much prefer the sp. Jaclyn
Katherine - lovely, classic, feminine name, but I prefer it sp. Kathryn.
Rosalyn / Rosalind - both are nice, though I prefer Roselyn. They almost seem better as MNs to me.
Stella / Estelle - I definitely prefer Stella...lovely and one of my faves! Estelle is very dated imo and doesn't sound as pretty as Stella.
In order, my faves are: Stella, Katherine, Gabrielle, Gabriella, Jacqueline, Evelyn, Rosalyn, Rosalind, Estelle.
...Loving the Names...
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant Joseph, Jude Hamilton
I've been thinking of using Rosalind/Rosalyn as mn for Stella...Stella Rosalyn....sounds nice, huh?
I'd still change the MN to Roselyn, but I do have to agree that the combo is nice :-) I love Stella!
Jennifer Nicole
...Loving the Names...
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant Joseph, Jude Hamilton
...Loving the Names...
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant Joseph, Jude Hamilton
I like...
Evelyn
Gabrielle
Katherine - prefer Catherine
Stella
and though I don't like Estelle, I do like Estella.
We seem to have a similer style, you're welcome to look at my personal name list (just click the "iamkristen" at the top of this page).
♥ Kristen ♥
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People are not snowflakes.
You want to help me
You want to save me
And you don't even know me ♥
Evelyn
Gabrielle
Katherine - prefer Catherine
Stella
and though I don't like Estelle, I do like Estella.
We seem to have a similer style, you're welcome to look at my personal name list (just click the "iamkristen" at the top of this page).
♥ Kristen ♥
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
People are not snowflakes.
You want to help me
You want to save me
And you don't even know me ♥
Brielle -- Where's the "Ga-" part? Trendy. I'd save this as a nn for Gabrielle.
Evelyn -- Lovely.
Gabrielle / Gabriella -- Prefer Gabrielle. Very elegant.
Jacqueline -- Very elegant. And thank you for spelling it correctly. :-)
Katherine -- Beautiful, but in need of a rest unfortunately. Katies are a dime a dozen.
Rosalyn / Rosalind -- Much prefer Rosalind. Lovely, refreshing. Rosalyn always looks like a lazy person's version of Rosalind.
Stella / Estelle -- Both are lovely.
Evelyn -- Lovely.
Gabrielle / Gabriella -- Prefer Gabrielle. Very elegant.
Jacqueline -- Very elegant. And thank you for spelling it correctly. :-)
Katherine -- Beautiful, but in need of a rest unfortunately. Katies are a dime a dozen.
Rosalyn / Rosalind -- Much prefer Rosalind. Lovely, refreshing. Rosalyn always looks like a lazy person's version of Rosalind.
Stella / Estelle -- Both are lovely.
list:
Jacqueline- Like it with prn. jack-LEEN never Jackie
Katherine- pretty. Love nn Kate
Rosalyn or Rosalind- really nice and underused
Stella or Estelle- I think I like Estella better. I think of Marlon Brando screaming "STELLA!" on A Streetcar named Desire when I hear Stella.
ETA: Stella also reminds me of the word stale.
Jacqueline- Like it with prn. jack-LEEN never Jackie
Katherine- pretty. Love nn Kate
Rosalyn or Rosalind- really nice and underused
Stella or Estelle- I think I like Estella better. I think of Marlon Brando screaming "STELLA!" on A Streetcar named Desire when I hear Stella.
ETA: Stella also reminds me of the word stale.
This message was edited 11/30/2006, 2:27 PM