We’ve got 2 weeks to go and we are paralyzed with indecision!
The names we both like are:
[name_f]Alaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
We are big nickname people, so the names above would become [name_f]Lainey[/name_f] or [name_f]Livy[/name_f].
We’ve also tossed around [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] ([name_u]Jules[/name_u]) or [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] ([name_f]Tess[/name_f]).
Popularity is a consideration but not a deal breaker (meaning we don’t really care that [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is #2, we just want a beautiful name that we love).
Our other daughter is [name_f]Elise[/name_f], whom we call [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] 99% of the time.
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is my favorite pairing. They’re both so simple and classically spelled–if [name_f]Elise[/name_f] was [name_f]Elyse[/name_f], I could sort of see [name_f]Elyse[/name_f] and [name_f]Alaina[/name_f], but [name_f]Elise[/name_f] sort of begs the [name_f]Elena[/name_f] spelling for me, and then I find [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Elena[/name_f] too visually similar. I love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and would love to see it used, but I don’t like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] as much as [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]. [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] is not really my style, but I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] work very well together.
Then again, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is my third favorite girls’ name, so I’m obviously biased. I love the nn [name_f]Liv[/name_f]/[name_f]Livy[/name_f] and the tie to [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]!
My favourites are [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. I think they are the prettiest, go best with [name_f]Elise[/name_f], and have the cutest nicknames. I especially like that [name_f]Tess[/name_f] sounds so distinctive from [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].
I vote [name_f]Alaina[/name_f]! It’s so beautiful, I love this spelling. I think [name_f]Lainey[/name_f] is a great nn–it’s edgy and versatile (could be feminine, sporty, artsy, or anything in between). [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] go really well together in my opinion. Similar enough to sound sibling-like, but not too matchy. [name_f]Lainey[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is a great pairing!
Because she will probably be known more by her nickname that is how I will vote, so I would choose [name_f]Tess[/name_f] or [name_f]Livy[/name_f]. So cute!
I love [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]/[name_f]Livvy[/name_f] - for me the popularity was why I shied away, but if that doesn’t bother you, I prefer [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]/[name_f]Livvy[/name_f] to [name_f]Alaina[/name_f]/[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]. (DH and I call our daughter [name_f]Libby[/name_f], this is a nn sound we love…also considered [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]/Lyddie).
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]/[name_f]Tess[/name_f] is also very cute and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Tess[/name_f] sound adorable together.
My favourite is [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], but If you are between [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], I would pick [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] because I prefer [name_f]Livy[/name_f] to [name_f]Lainey[/name_f].
My preference is Olivia ‘Livy’. I also love Tessa ‘Tess’. The other two aren’t my style, but fine names. Livy and Tess are right up my alley. Good luck!
I really like the name [name_u]Julianne[/name_u]! I would say, [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] is my favorite from the names you mentioned. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] is okay, but I do like the nickname [name_f]Livy[/name_f]. [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] isn’t really my style, to be honest. But I do like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and [name_f]Tess[/name_f] is a cute nickname. But my favorite is definitely [name_u]Julianne[/name_u]!
I like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], nicknames [name_f]Tess[/name_f] and [name_f]Livvy[/name_f]/[name_f]Liv[/name_f]. I think with [name_f]Elise[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f], those two work best.
I’m going to cast an official vote for [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] might cause endless confusion as there are so many ways to spell that name. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] are both fashionable classics and I love [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Livvy[/name_f]. Good
[name_m]Luck[/name_m]!
[name_u]Julianne[/name_u] or [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] would be my preference but popularity has a huge influence on what I’d pick. While your choices are nice names, do you want your daughter to be one of many in her class? [name_m]Just[/name_m] in my older two daughters classes there are 10 Olivias and 5 Alainas/Elainas. They all have to go by [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] A. ,[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] R. , [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] B … Etc.
Not saying they’re not pretty names because they are! [name_m]Just[/name_m] wanted to give you this perspective that it makes the name very unoriginal. Similar to the Jennifers and [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]'s of my school years :).
My vote goes to [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. It’s easy to spell and [name_f]Tess[/name_f] is a really cute nickname with [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. I also think the ‘l’ sounds in both [name_f]Alaina[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] make them a mouthful with [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. Good luck in your final decision!
They’re both so simple and classically spelled–if [name_f]Elise[/name_f] was [name_f]Elyse[/name_f], I could sort of see [name_f]Elyse[/name_f] and [name_f]Alaina[/name_f], but [name_f]Elise[/name_f] sort of begs the [name_f]Elena[/name_f] spelling for me, and then I find [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Elena[/name_f] too visually similar. I love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and would love to see it used, but I don’t like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] as much as [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]. [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] is not really my style, but I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] work very well together.