How common is this name for a girl?

[lovejoy]

I want to call her something unique, we was going for something normal at first we thought Amelia, but now I keep hearing or seeing it everywhere
My friend just had a little girl and called her Pixie Jannika, although this is a bit out there for us I started thinking a unique name is better.


What about Alva Emmary? Emmary as her middle name
Alva is apparently common in Norway, which she is half of , but she'll be in the UK and I've not heard it here at all?

 

[LoolaBear]

alva makes me think vulva for some reason hun sorry.
you thought of changing it to Alba? i grew a fondness of this name once. still fond of it now actually.
i first came across it when the baby in the film time travellers wife got called it.
its actually quite an old name, become popular around 1914-1917 in england then faded out and hasnt been used anywhere near as much now (ive lived in quite a few places and never met anyone called alba)
its got a pretty meaning behind it as well if i remember correctly, cant remember the meaning but i remember it being nice (im not too keen on names with meanings that are doom and gloom)
its not very different from alva and its a nice suitable english name but as its not too different from the common norway version.
also emmery ive only ever seen this used as a boys name, nice name unusual but not too out there i like it but not too sure if its a girly enough boys name to use for a girl.
sorry dont think ive been much help really! xx

 

[pixydust]

i love the name Amelia but ur right it is verrryy popular right now! I'm not really keen on Alva, sorry...
i like Ada which is just slightly different to the extremely popular Ava

 

[cupcake23]

i love the name Amelia but ur right it is verrryy popular right now! I'm not really keen on Alva, sorry...
i like Ada which is just slightly different to the extremely popular Ava

I was going to suggest Ada aswell, Im not sure about Alva though.

What about Alyvia? (pronanced A-LA-V-AH)

.x.

 

[Hannaaisha]

I like Alva, I think an Alva would be a very intellectual girl like a scientist or something!

 

[MUMOF5]

Alva is quite cute and i think it could grow on me, and if its linked to her heritage then its a nice idea . I also like Ada as someone else suggested, Ava, Elva, Elvie .

If you like Amelia but feel its a bit popular for you then how about Amelie, although its still popular its not as much so as Amelia. xx

 

[RubyRainbows]

I remember someone posting on here once about the name Alba -- and everyone seemed to love it. Prefer Alba to Alva especially after the vulva comment -- now that is all that pops into my head!

I love Ava & Amelia and personally i don't think popularity should matter much -- the important thing is choosing a name you love!

I have seen the name Alyvia used (pronounced like Olivia only a bit softer) -- which is very pretty!

 

[hollee]

my neice is called amelia & its a lovely name, my other niece (her sister) is cheyanne pronounced shy-anne which i think is pretty uncommon

 

[CedarWood]

Alva is nice and not very close to the gentitalia name.

Go for it

 

[kiwimama]

I didn't think of vulva at all. It is really pretty and think it will mean alot, especially with her heritage.

 

[Amygdala]

I think Alva is beautiful and if it links to her heritage, that's even better!

Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland.

I also like Amelia but wouldn't use it either as it's so common. How about Emilia though (nn Emmie)?

 

[LoolaBear]

aw just remembered the meaning behind Alba that made it catch my eye.
in spanish and italian it means white and in germanic it means enchanted being. xx

 

[Blob]

Alva reminds me of a town 2 mins from us sorry... i love Amelia though. Alba is sweet