[name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Sophie[/name] - I used to really dislike both of these names, as they seemed snobbish to me, but lately I’ve fallen in love with them. I prefer [name]Sophia[/name] though, just by a smidge.
[name]Piper[/name] or [name]Pippa[/name] - [name]Piper[/name] by a long shot. [name]Pippa[/name] is cute, but I only see it as a nn for [name]Philippa[/name], which I don’t like. I think [name]Piper[/name] is a beautiful stand alone name.
[name]Olive[/name] or [name]Olivia[/name] - Definitely [name]Olivia[/name]. I think [name]Olive[/name] is a cute nn, but I can’t get over the food reference. It would be like naming my daughter Pickle.
[name]Mia[/name] or [name]Mya[/name] - I like [name]Mya[/name] better, but actually prefer [name]Maya[/name].
[name]Leonie[/name] or [name]Leona[/name] - [name]Leona[/name] is okay but I absolutely love [name]Leonie[/name]!
[name]Alice[/name] or [name]Alicia[/name] - Definitely [name]Alice[/name]. [name]Alicia[/name] seems stuck in the 80’s or 90’s to me, but [name]Alice[/name] seems cute and fresh.
[name]Madeline[/name] or [name]Maddison[/name] - Neither really. These were names I liked as a kid, but grew out of. Of the two though, I’d say [name]Madeline[/name].
[name]Georgia[/name] or [name]Georgina[/name] - [name]Georgia[/name] for sure. [name]Georgina[/name] seems more stuck up while [name]Georgia[/name] seems more laid back and grounded.
[name]Alex[/name] or [name]Alexis[/name] - Neither, because I prefer the longer variations like [name]Alexandra[/name], though of the two definitely [name]Alexis[/name]. [name]Alex[/name], to me, is only a nickname.
[name]Eve[/name] or [name]Eva[/name] - [name]Eve[/name] as a middle name, and [name]Eva[/name] as a first.
[name]Ella[/name] or [name]Elle[/name] - I prefer [name]Elle[/name] as a first name and [name]Ella[/name] as a nickname only.
[name]Isabella[/name] or [name]Isabelle[/name] - I prefer [name]Isabelle[/name], but with the spelling of [name]Isobel[/name]. This is probably one of my favorite names, mostly due to the nickname [name]Izzy[/name], but I could probably never bring myself to use it because of how popular it is.
[name]Carly[/name] or [name]Carla[/name] - Definitely [name]Carly[/name]. [name]Carla[/name] seems too outdated in a bad way for me, while [name]Carly[/name] is still newer and fresher feeling.
[name]Ally[/name] or [name]Ayla[/name] - I think of [name]Ally[/name] as a nickname only, but [name]Ayla[/name] is really not my style so I’d probably go with [name]Ally[/name].