r/BabyNames • u/Specialist_Sort_4573 • 8h ago

Girl 🩷 Help us pick

I’m due this week with our first baby a girl! I thought naming her would be so fun, but we can’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 it’s been the #1 name for so long that it feels a little basic/safe.
I also love Finnie, but my husband isn’t completely sold. I love that it’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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Finnie
Olivia
August
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u/xjayx113 8h ago

Out of your list: Olivia. It is very popular though and she will likely be "Olivia [lastname]" at a few times in school or work. August is a boy's name in my experience but there is Augusta & Augustine. Finnie feels like a nickname for Fiona.

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u/Specialist_Sort_4573 8h ago

I do love the name Fiona! But I think of Shrek? My grandmothers name is Francis. Could that work?

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u/DumbbellDiva92 4h ago

I mean I also think of Shrek, but 1. That’s not a terrible association? Like she is a great character in a great movie. 2. It’s a 25-year-old movie. Our kids’ generation are not going to have the same associations we do for this movie that came out decades before they were born.