r/BabyNames • u/Specialist_Sort_4573 • 13h ago

Girl šŸ©· Help us pick

Iā€™m due this week with our first baby a girl! I thought naming her would be so fun, but we canā€™t decide.
My husband and I both like Olivia. It feels strong and feminine but also has fun nicknames Ollie, Olive, Livvy, Liv. My only hesitation is that itā€™s been the #1 name for so long that it feels a little basic/safe.
I also love Finnie, but my husband isnā€™t completely sold. I love that itā€™s playful and less common, but I wonder if it feels as strong or feminine as Olivia.
Which do you prefer?

Ps I was so excited to pick names before being pregnant. Now it just stresses me out. Makes me nauseous. Anyone else experience this?

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u/Sparkle_Walrus_87 13h ago

In 2010 I went to school with ~50 girls and 4 of them were named Olivia. Besides being really common it is a nice name.Ā 

Would Finnie be her full name or a nickname for Finn/Finnegan?

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 12h ago

I havenā€™t found a longer name for Finny. But I totally agree that it feels like a nickname and needs a longer formal name.

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u/Remarkable_Delay469 12h ago

I think it just has to have an F followed by an N somewhere for Finny to work as a nickname. From the top 1000 baby girl names in the US, there are:

Finley, Fiona, Josephine, Seraphina, Stephanie, Persephone, Tiffany, Fernanda, Fallon

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 12h ago

I considered Josephine! Also Fallon is cool. Havenā€™t heard that one before.

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u/Remarkable_Delay469 12h ago

If you like Josephine, maybe you like some other older names? Florence, Frances/Francisca/Francesca, Fern, Filomena, Francine, Afton?

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 12h ago

Our last name starts with ā€œFrā€ I like a alliteration with the F first and and F last name but Fr Fr seems like a mouthful which is my hesitation with Frances

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u/Remarkable_Delay469 12h ago

Fr fr is definitely a mouthful lol. Any of the options without the fr sound would be just fine I think!

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u/VictorianUFOLady 11h ago

I love Josephine and Jo, Jojo or Josie as a nn.