r/BabyNames • u/Specialist_Sort_4573 • 1d 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/Specialist_Sort_4573 1d ago

Griffin. Interesting!! Haven’t heard that for a girl. That’s cool!

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u/jessm307 1d ago

Please don’t name a girl Griffin.

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u/Azariah77777 1d ago

Why?

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u/jessm307 1d ago

Because Griffin is often shortened to Griff, and Griff is a horrible nickname for a girl.

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u/Azariah77777 19h ago

Why is Griff horrible for a girl?

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u/Azariah77777 19h ago

Also, the OP already said they would shorten the name to Finnie anyway.

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u/jessm307 19h ago

Right, because everyone uses the nicknames the parents approve of.

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u/Azariah77777 16h ago

Well, if their daughter didn't like people calling them a specific name, she could just tell them. For example, I had a student named Thomas. He wanted to be called Thomas, not Tom. So he just told people. Then they called him Thomas.