Too many B's?

So OH and I are on the search for a list of potential names for baby number two. We’ve agreed on a few so far (thank goodness!) and really like the names [name]Eden[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] for a girl.
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Alba[/name]. After all, we are Scottish and [name]Alba[/name] is Gaelic for [name]Scotland[/name]! :slight_smile: My only concern is that our surname begins with a B! I mean, we’d only be calling her by her first name… but I would hate if she was teased at school for having a daft name!

Also, are [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] too close? I wouldn’t have thought so - just want a wee opinion on this too. :slight_smile:
Thank you! x

I don’t think the B’s are a problem, but I do think that [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Eden[/name] go better together than [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name].

[name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] I think is fine IF this is your last child. If not, I think you’ll end up in a pickle on what to name the third. I think [name]Alba[/name] will be fine with a B last name. - this is just my opinion.

[name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] feel too similar imo. [name]Both[/name] short names that start and end with A.

You might only be calling her by her first name, but she was be called by both her first name and surname elsewhere so I would definitely consider the flow of the two names together. Whenever I follow up [name]Alba[/name] with a B-name it sounds too much like a tongue twister to me.

[name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] are very similar (at least in my Southern American accent). As for your surname beginning with a “B,” it’s hard to say if [name]Alba[/name] works or not without knowing your actual surname. For example, [name]Alba[/name] [name]Baker[/name] or [name]Alba[/name] [name]Bowen[/name] isn’t ideal. [name]Alba[/name] [name]Brennan[/name] or [name]Alba[/name] [name]Brady[/name] works though. There needs to be a consonant after the “B” to break up the “B” from the vowel.

All that said, I prefer [name]Eden[/name] with [name]Ava[/name].

I see nothing wrong with naming her [name]Alba[/name] even with your last name. I think [name]Alba[/name] is beautiful. [name]IMO[/name], it’s not too close to [name]Ava[/name], they just sound like sisters.

Thanks for your opinions :slight_smile:

I did think [name]Alba[/name] Br…n was a bit of a tongue twister too. I do still love the name, so might choose to use it regardless - she will have two middle names anyway. :slight_smile:

But I do love [name]Eden[/name] too. Ahh, who’s to say the baby will even be a girl. Then I won’t have this dilemma haha! :slight_smile: x

I think [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] are lovely together. But I also love [name]Eden[/name]!

I love [name]Alba[/name]! It’s so pretty! [name]Alba[/name] and [name]Ava[/name] are kind of similar, but I don’t think they’re too similar. Yeah, I think it depends on what the actual last name is. I think [name]Alba[/name] [name]Barns[/name] is a little much, but [name]Alba[/name] [name]Brown[/name] sounds better. [name]Eden[/name] is really nice too, though. It’s not as similar to [name]Ava[/name] and it may sound better with your last name. I do really really love [name]Alba[/name], though! Good luck!

I don’t think [name]Alba[/name] is too much with a B last name, it sounds fine [name]IMO[/name]. However, [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Alba[/name] are too much for me. I prefer [name]Eden[/name] and think it goes much better with [name]Ava[/name].

I like [name]Ava[/name] much much better than [name]Alba[/name]. [name]Ava[/name] is flawless.

I think [name]Eden[/name] goes much better with both [name]Ava[/name] and your last name (unless your last name has a long E sound or ends with -en). I also prefer the name [name]Eden[/name] over [name]Alba[/name].

As it happens, our surname ends in “in”, I do agree. [name]Eden[/name] goes much better. I just love the name [name]Alba[/name]! Perhaps it will fit into our family somehow :slight_smile: