Please help me decide between these girls names

So, I’m still deciding here, keep thinking we’ve got it and then another name comes in to play. I’ve been thinking about the name [name]Alina[/name]. I really like it. I like that its an “A” name and I like the way it sounds and that its not too common here in the U.S. The other names I still like are [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Violet[/name], though I think I might throw out [name]Violet[/name] because my sons name is [name]Isaac[/name] and I’m not sure they sound great together with the long " I" sound in both. So which girls name do you like best? Is [name]Alina[/name] a good choice? Thanks!

I like [name]Aline[/name] (“ah-LEEN” or “ay-LEEN”) and [name]Alida[/name], but [name]Alina[/name] doesn’t do much for me. It feels a little insubstantial next to [name]Isaac[/name] imo.

[name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] works just fine to me. I think it might be a bit nit picky to dump a name for containing “i”. But I may be biased as I love the name [name]Violet[/name].

[name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Eva[/name] works OK too, but be prepared for a lot of people questioning how religious you are. If you are very religious, or don’t mind, then that’s fine. But I found that when we mentioned using a name that occurs in the bible, as we already have a [name]Noah[/name], people tend to ask if we are very religious.

[name]Annabel[/name] has never done it for me. It’s cute and it’s pretty, but it feels like a very safe choice - it is one of those choices you can’t rally go wrong with. It’s classic, it’s pretty, feminine and I’ve never met anyone who’s said “Oh I hate the name [name]Annabel[/name]!”, but it’s… well… it’s a tad boring. To me anyway, it feels more like middlename material.

[name]Alina[/name] - It doesn’t really do much for me either. I don’t know why. It is pretty, it’s feminine and it isn’t over-done, but I think it may be the same as [name]Annabel[/name].

My favourite among your names have to be [name]Violet[/name].

Hello and congratulations! All the names you’ve chosen are lovely but I feel that [name]Violet[/name] goes beautifully with [name]Isaac[/name] and is such a pretty name. [name]Don[/name]'t over think and stress too much, trust your instincts :slight_smile:

[name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] are beautiful together! :smiley:

I love the name [name]Alina[/name]! I think [name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Alina[/name] go well together.

I love [name]Violet[/name] but if you are not sure how about [name]Eva[/name] [name]Violet[/name]? All nice names good taste.

I actually think [name]Alina[/name] is your most interesting choice and that it actually goes the best with [name]Isaac[/name]. Your other names are beautiful as well, but [name]Alina[/name] stands out among them. I really like its international yet familiar vibe (although [name]Eva[/name] shares this quality as well).

My favorite of your choices is [name]Annabel[/name]. It relates to [name]Isaac[/name] with the vowel beginning but is distinct in sound and has 3 syllables instead of 2.

You’re already uncomfortable with [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Eva[/name] has pronunciation issues plus there are so many girls named [name]Eva[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name] etc.

I feel [name]Alina[/name] is confusing – again so many similar names that you will need to endlessly spell and pronounce – and relatively old-fashioned, similar to [name]Eileen[/name], [name]Alana[/name], [name]Elena[/name] etc which are dated.

Good luck!

This is really interesting to me because a girl I know named [name]Alina[/name] has never had any problems with her name! I also wouldn’t consider it old-fashioned (it wasn’t even in the top 1,000 until 1975 [at 983] and is currently in the top 500 [at 265]).

Good point about the religious aspect, one reason we didn’t want to use [name]Noah[/name] if we have another boy!