I've always liked the name Ava, but now that it's becoming so so popular (#5 in 2006), I don't think I'd want to use it. Instead I think Avigail is a nice alternative. The nn Avi is cute, but Ava could be a more mature nn used. I prefer Avigail to Abigail because Abigail will inevitably be called "Abbie" which I find too cutsie and don't like (don't ask me why I think Abbie is too cute and Avi is just right on the cute scale, I can't figure it out either). WDYTO Avigail?