Baby Girl Names - Opinions Please!

Updated on August 11, 2010
R.H. asks from Dallas, TX
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Hello Moms,

I'm currently expecting my second girl, 4th child. I am so confused on her name, it's driving me crazy! : )

With my first daughter, the name just came to me one day and I knew that was it. My husband even had the name tattoed on him before she was born so I knew there was no changing our minds. lol
But with this one I have so many choices that I really love which only makes it that much harder. I would love to have a name picked for her before she's born and I'm afraid if I don't it will be even harder once she's born to pick the name.

So out of my choices, which one is your favorite. I do not really have any middle names picked yet, it will probably be a one syllable middle name since our last name has two syllables but any ideas for a middle name will be very helpful.

Baby names I love:

Eva

Gabrielle

McKenley

Abigail

So there are the names and I look forward to reading my responses. Thank you for taking the time to help and hope you all have a great day!

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Thank you to the Mom for pointing out my typo, so sorry and yes it is Gabrielle! : )

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B.C.

answers from Dallas on

Personally, I love the name McKenley, so IMO, I would go with

McKenely Faith

I think that sounds very pretty and simple.

Good Luck!
B.

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C.R.

answers from Kansas City on

I really like Eva!!

Eva Grace

Eva Jane

Eva Joy

Eva Lynn

Eva Sue

Eva Brie

Congratulations!!!!!

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S.B.

answers from Gainesville on

I LOVE Eva but as others have said, soooo popular. I have a gorgeous friend from El Salvador, her name is Eva and so everytime I hear the name I just think its so pretty. Gabrielle is pretty, you can do Gabby for short. Abigail is also pretty -

Abigail Renae
Eva Renae
Eva Grace
I
I am stumped on middle names for now !

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A.W.

answers from Hattiesburg on

When I was prego with my son I had Abigail Faith picked out for a girl. I like each of the names you have maybe you could combine them such as Eva McKenley?? Picking out the middle name and seeing how the whole name goes together is what really helped me decide. Good luck and blessings for your growing family!

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S.S.

answers from Chicago on

I love the name Hannah Grace which is not on your list lol wish I had known that when I had my girl

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Z.D.

answers from Chicago on

My favorite is Eva, second favorite is Abigail.
How about Eva Lynne?

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A.G.

answers from Pocatello on

I love Eva....that's my daughters name. We named her Eva Sophia. I also named my other daughter Layla Grace.

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S.S.

answers from Los Angeles on

I also vote for Eva. Followed by Abigail. Congrats! :)

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M.M.

answers from Dallas on

Gabrielle, Abigail and McKenley are very trendy names right now. Gabby is the popular nickname for Gabrielle & Abby for Abigail. And any name that starts w/ McK is extremely popular.

I vote for Eva!

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L.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Eva Grace

Abigail Rose

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V.J.

answers from Phoenix on

Gabrielle and Abigail are pretty names but, personally, I don't care for the nicknames Gabby or Abby so make sure you consider what her name might be shortened to if you choose one of those. An interesting alternative that I have seen for Gabrielle is Brielle. I was also wondering if instead of McKenley that it could be just Kenley or maybe Kensley?

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J.F.

answers from Minneapolis on

I like them all, but want to caution you on the popularity of most of them. If it doesn't bother you, go for it! Check out the social security website if it does. I like less popular names because I taught elementary and felt bad for the kids that had the same names or similar names. They would be called by similar nicknames or a new nickname by the class/teacher. Consider all of the kids that have been named Addison who are now going to be Addie in the room with all the Abbeys and Gabbys. Just a thought. Congrats. Choosing a name you LOVE is so hard, especially with the second of the same gender! :)

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K.G.

answers from Boca Raton on

Definitely McKenley.. Love different names! Good luck~

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C.M.

answers from Austin on

I don't care for Garbrielle (did you mean Gabrielle?) or McKenley (unless it's a family name).
I like both Eva and Abigail.

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R.D.

answers from Washington DC on

I LOVE Eva and McKenley...I am a fan of names that are not used all the time, but those are my favorite :).

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I vote for Abigail (Abbey/Abby) and Quinn for the middle name.

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T.B.

answers from New York on

Gabrielle Ava

Eva Brielle

Good Luck!

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C.T.

answers from San Antonio on

Eva Grace
Abigail Rae

Love Eva and Abigail

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H.V.

answers from Cleveland on

Im 37 wks pregnant atm and am not sure if I'm having a girl or boy...

But I do Know that if it is a girl her name is going to be
Abigail Michelle :)

*michelle after my mother's name* :)

So ya i obviously like that one best hehe

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S.H.

answers from Huntsville on

I like Abigail too, even before reading the other responses!

Congrats!

And how brave of Daddy to have a name tattooed on him before she was born! Would have been bad if she turned out to be a boy! :P (doctors told my parents that my brother was a girl before he was born...haha)

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T.D.

answers from Dallas on

Well....I love the name Selina Violet. I think it is different. The names you have chosen are used so often. Hope I have helped you.

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K.H.

answers from Washington DC on

Eva is my first choice then Abigail (we almost went with Eva for my 2nd girl).

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K.A.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I like Eva the best. Just keep in mind that all of these name are very popular right now. So more than likely there will be two or maybe three girls with the same name in her class. She will probably end up being Eva and then the initial of your last name....just a thought.

L.M.

answers from Dover on

My personal favorite girl name is Cheyenne Nicole. Out of your choices, I prefer Eva...Eva L. (not because my name is L. but I do like it together) or maybe Ava L..

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M.S.

answers from Bloomington on

the social security website is an interesting place to see what names are popular over the years. it helped us to make decisions. if, for example, you looked and saw that eva was one of the top ten names for the year, how would you feel about naming her eva?

my vote is for eva or mckenley. but for us, we have to see our baby before we know what the right name is.

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K.B.

answers from Houston on

Abigail is my favorite of your choices. I also saw the name Jolie just last night on TV and thought it was pretty and not over used.

Good luck,
K.

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S.

answers from Denver on

I like Abigail (Abbie/Abby) and Eva. Actually Evelyn is my favorite girls name. I was going to use Love as a middle name for Abigail Love... not everyone's style but I like it.

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J.B.

answers from Atlanta on

Gabrielle is my favorite followed by Abigail. Eva just makes me think of the female robot on "Wall E" -it would be a cool older girl/teen name though. McKenley sounds contrived to me unless it's your maiden name.

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T.N.

answers from Los Angeles on

I like Eva and Abigail.

McKenley don't like that one at all. Gabrielle is just okay.

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