Isabella?

[sydneyblue]

Hello

My wife is due to have our first baby any day now (overdue by 4 days).

We do not know if it is a boy or a girl but we are still undecided on a girls name. Back in November we were absolutely set on the name Isabella but during the last six months all we have heard is people saying things like "you couldn't possibly call a girl Isabella now, because of Twilight every girl in the hospital will be called Isabella".

Please can anybody help us to know if there really are that many babies being named Isabella? We have spoken to people who are due to have or have had a baby over the last six months but we haven't heard the name Isabella being used in this admittedly small circle.

We do have back up names but will we always wish we had gone with the name we love? Thanks in advance for any help with this.

DTB (Dad To Be)

[BrightSparkles]

I say go with what you love!! If you love the name then use it!
There are 2 names I like and won't get to use so DD2 got to use the name I LOVED and i'm so happy she did.
All the best with the birth. xxx

[Kazbah]

Oh Meh, I LOVE Isabella. And I don't associate it with Twilight. It's such an old-fashioned name, so elegant. I associate it with Spanish princesses and queens.

Google "popular names" and there's a site that comes up, you can actually see the popularity of a name over the centuries.

[Kazmar]

Well not EVERYBODY watches those movies lol
Soooo I wouldn't have known if you didn't just say it! If you love the name......do it!

[TeniBear]

Isabella was something like the eighth most popular girls' name in 2009 My son was going to be Isabelle if he was a girl, and we may still use that name for our first girl Actually, we had the same concern re: Twilight, hence why it was definitely going to be Isabelle and not Isabella

Really, if you like it then use it. In 10 years no-one will really remember Twilight and they'll be onto the next big thing

[sydneyblue]

Thanks very much for the feedback. It's very hard to choose a name isn't it! We really do love the name and now that the baby is getting closer we are becoming set on it again.

The other girls name we like is Lucia (Lu Chee A). Does anybody have an opinion on this name? I have a feeling it may be down to those two.

Thanks again for your help. We have been keeping the names to ourselves so it is refreshing to hear other opinions

[Kazmar]

Thanks very much for the feedback. It's very hard to choose a name isn't it! We really do love the name and now that the baby is getting closer we are becoming set on it again.

The other girls name we like is Lucia (Lu Chee A). Does anybody have an opinion on this name? I have a feeling it may be down to those two.

Thanks again for your help. We have been keeping the names to ourselves so it is refreshing to hear other opinions

LOVE LOVE LOVE Lucia!!! I wanted that for my Lucy.....I didn't win lol
I would def go with that another reason why..........Isabella/Isabell is EVERYWHERE. As its beautiful

[meow]

Personally Isabella is too popular for my tastes, but it is a gorgeous name. I wouldn't worry about the Twilight connection at all- passing fad.

I love Lucia. But I think you'll find many people will pronounce it Lu-cee-a at first or ask her to spell it when they hear it. Our son's name is the same so I'm not suggesting you don't use it- just a heads up

[Rainbow_Mumma]

my youngest is Bellah and not named because of twilight named well before i heard of twilight! I wanted Isabella but DH didnt want her getting called Izzy so we settled on Bellah. I believe you should go with a name you love not because of what movie it is or isnt in, from what i have experienced you are always going to get questions/comments on the babies name regardless of what you pick.
Good luck and best wishes for the birth of your baby

[ladybirdflies]

I am about to name our third daughter(she is 6 weeks old!) and I googled popular names. Isabella was number one in Australia for 2009. Not because of that show, names just have runs, I know quite a few, but spread out in ages not a cluster of newborns named Isabella.
If you love it, and it suits her, do not let anyone turn you off it. When I had my second daughter we named her Coco we got given so much flack off friends and family, AND then Courtney Cox had a baby named Coco about a month later, so people thought we were copying the stars, even though our baby was born before!!! The naming game is personal, between you, your wife and your yet to be born baby. Go with your heart, and what people think will be yesterday's news before you know it.
Blessings for your birth!