Abigail Isabella?

Hey berries. My cousin [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is currently 34 weeks with her first daughter! Her two names are [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] and she needs advice to finally choose. I prefer [name_f]Ilana[/name_f]. What’s your favorite?

I prefer [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Ilana[/name_f]. The flow of [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] seems off.

Both are fine, but [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] is very common (especially with the also common [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]) and [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] just doesn’t look right to my eyes. It looks like a mashup of [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Ilona[/name_f] and [name_f]Alana[/name_f]. What about those names? [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Ilona[/name_f] or [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] look and sound great.

Both are beautiful in my opinion. Yes, [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] repeats a lot of sounds but I like that about it! [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] is unique and sounds very pretty. However when you repeat it several times it makes me think of a lama…

I prefer [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] to [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]…the flow & sounds work better, at least to my ears, w/the first combination.

I think [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] suits it better style wise but both are not small tongue twisters.

I would choose something else entirely:

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/ [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Reyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]