HELP! Name advice needed.

[vhal_x]

Hi

So we have just found out that we are expecting again - found out a week ago today, and found out yesterday that we are 32 weeks already! - this time round, we are expecting a girl

With our first LO, if he ended up being a girl, we had our hearts set on naming her Eva. He was a boy, so obviously that name went on the back burner

This time, it is a girl of course, and Eva is still the name we want to use.

However...

We had Eva as our girl name back in 2010. Since then two members of my family have given birth to girls (these are the only two babies on my side of the family to have been born since my son). One named Aoife (pronounced Eefa), and one named Ava.

So you can see my worry.

We still really want to use Eva, as we love it so much and have had our heart set on it as our girl's name choice for 5 years now. Family members knew back then that it was our choice if he'd been a girl, and it has come up in conversation a few times since, so it's not like it was a secret.

But will family judge us for still picking that name, considering the similarity? x

 

[alibaba24]

let them judge (Hopefully they wont) use the name you love. plus its not exactly the same name anyway . don't let it put you off and then later regret it

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Use the name you want or you will regret.

Xx what about Eve or Evelyn?

 

[MUMOF5]

I'd def still use it x wow that must've been a shock to find out you are so far along 😵. Xx

 

[carebear1981]

If you love it, definitely use it!! It's a pretty name and not exactly the same as the others.

 

[Boo44]

Wow you didn't know until 32 weeks?!!!!

I would still use it it's technically a different name and you've always loved it so will regret it if you don't x

 

[Bevziibubble]

If you love the name then you should use it! Congratulations!

 

[RubyRainbows]

Congrats on your unexpected surprise! That's awesome!

I wouldn't use the name, personally. I understand that you love it - but unfortunately the name has already been taken.

Three little girls in the same family named "eefa", Ava, and Eva?? Seems a bit much to me. Mostly because Aoife and Eva sound extremely similar. That would put me off more than Ava & Eva.

There are a million names in the world - surely you can find another one that you love!

I had planned to use the name Giavana if my son had been a girl... since then a relative has named their daughter Gianna. So - now I can't use my favorite name choice bc they are too similar. Once I started searching for a new name, I got over it pretty quickly. I look at it this way: I love my niece Gianna... and she has a name that I love! So that makes me happy!