Olivia or Ophelia?

Girl Names
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I love [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u]! [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] it’s so beatiful!

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I adore [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]

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I really love [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] but it’s very very common. I like also [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u].

Ophelia [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] !

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Olivia [name_f]Paige[/name_f] flows good. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] is very elegant.

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I think if your heart is set on [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], that’s the name for you and would otherwise always feel like the one that got away. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] is a wonderful name but just because it’s less popular, doesn’t mean it’s any “better” or that the child will be any more unique.

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I can sympathize–[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]’s been on my list for so long, and is such a huge favorite… I recently took it off because my sister named her son [name_m]Ol[/name_m]!v3r. It is very popular, but if it’s the one, it’s the one! There may be other Olivias, but yours is the only one that’ll matter (lol, to you, obviously! All Olivias matter. :joy:). :heart: If you’re doubting but not sure of [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (which I think is pretty, but am not keen on that particular Shakespearean association), what about these:

Odelia/Odilia (super crushing on [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] myself lately!)
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

I always had such problems with [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], but was quite fond of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] I think works great with names like [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_u]Camille[/name_u].

Good luck!

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Ophelia for me - I do like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] but know soooo many!!

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Both names are beautiful, elegant and feminine. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] is my favorite.

However, you mentioned that [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] was your number one and you didn’t know if you could give up on it. In my opinion, what’s most important is that you love the name. Having a common name is not the end of the world, especially when your name has many adorable nicknames. Now, if [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (or any other name) grow on you and you’re as satisfied with it as you would be with [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], then go for it!

Some middle name suggestions:

Olivia [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] @Rachelhaydenberk - I second, this is gorgeous

Ophelia [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]

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Couldn’t agree more.

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If [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is your favorite name, use it.

I usually don’t care if a name is popular, but [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] gives me some reservations. It went from known but relatively uncommon, to top 100 for ten years, and now hasn’t left the top ten for two decades. The name will likely be strongly associated with the age group in the same way [name_f]Karen[/name_f] is with middle aged ladies today.