which name do you like better?

Girl Names
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Deciding between

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
or
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] (Eh- li - ah) [name_u]Rae[/name_u]

for our baby girl.

Thoughts?

2

I personally prefer [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u], but they’re both pretty names :slight_smile:

3

I prefer [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u], I just think it flows better.

4

Another vote for [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u].

5

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]! Both are nice though!

6

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]!

7

I love [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]! It sounds so spunky and lively

8

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] flows better, imo.

9

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]! I think it flows better, and has a lot of personality.

10

I think in this case, perhaps considering how popular you want your daughter’s name to be would be helpful, as [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is a lot more common than [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]. personally, I like names you don’t hear as often, so I would opt for [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].

Edit: Oh my goodness so sorry! I totally misread Elia as Ella. Totally my fault, but that might be something to consider, as I can see that happening rather frequently. Pretty as Elia is, I think Phoebe makes a better name as a whole.

11

I absolutely prefer [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u].

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] is very pretty but I think it is one of those names that people will never know how to pronounce or spell. My maiden name was like that and I actually liked the name but it got so annoying. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] isn’t exactly phonetic in English, everyone knows that it has only one standard spelling and pronunciation. Would you consider [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Elia[/name_u] or [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]? [name_u]Elia[/name_u] really is a lovely name and as a middle name it wouldn’t come up often enough for misspellings or mispronunciation to get irritating for her.

12

yes, the mispronunciation is one of our concerns. . . We considered [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Elia[/name_u] - but if felt like too much with our last name (which is pretty long and complicated). So torn, my husband and I really love both names and my other kids are evenly split so they aren’t any help!

13

I like [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]. I don’t like [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] at all.

14

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]!

15

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]!! Beautiful.

16

Both are lovely but I prefer [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u].

17

I like [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u].

18

Definitely [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]!

19

Both are gorgeous however I like [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] a little more. It is less common than [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and I think it flows better with [name_u]Rae[/name_u] as well :).