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It's cute, but very overdone here. I known probably 14 little Avas. Aviva and Avia are cute suggestions, I like Avis, and I don't think Eva or Eve will ever become common, let alone super common.

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As for suggestions, I adore Ada and Adah (I prefer the H at the end, but I'm in the minority on that I'm sure.) It's so beautiful and regal.

I adore Ava, i dont care how popular it is :)
I don't know any Ava's

I love it too. I don't know any.

I think Ava is beautiful, and have for a long time (before it became popular)!

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I know it's way up there in the charts, but I don't know any and I've only seen a few BA's of baby girls named Ava.

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The only alternative I can think of that you didn't mention is Aveline (could use Ava as a nn).

Ava is fairly common, I've met one or two in real life. Most names are not wildly popular any more, so you more have to be concerned about the 4 or 5 Avas in the school, as opposed to the average kindergarten class. If you truly love Ava, the popularity shouldn't be an issue but you can always use it as a lovely middle name.

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Ave (prn. AW-veh) is a similar name that isn't popular at all (though a tad difficult to pronounce for those not learned in Latin) and Ada and Eve are nice if you like palindromes.

This message was edited 4/12/2009, 1:31 PM

I like Ava, but it seems pretty much everyone likes it. How about Ada?

I love Ava, and I wish it wasn't as popular as it is. I only know one little Ava IRL, but I know of others at my son's preschool--though none in his class--and more than a few of my online friends have Avas as well. It's definitely not the right choice if you want your daughter to be the only one with that name in her class.

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I like Aviva, and Avia is new (to me) and interesting. I think you could use Ava as a nn for either, but she would still have a more distinctive fn to fall back on in school.

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If you like the Eva family of names but are worried about popularity, Eve could be a safe bet. While Eva, Ava, and Evelyn are climbing and climbling toward the top of the charts, Eve is holding steady in the 500-600 range. It actually decreased in popularity in the most recent year.

I find Ava overused (at least in the US), and not so nice anyway (though it's not horrid). But I thought you were in Europe, so the 5th in her class wouldn't necessarily be an issue?
Aviva is lovely, Avia not so much.

Ava IS very pretty.
You might consider Aviva and also Aviya - the latter is very popular in Israel at the moment; it means "God is my father".

I love Ava, too. I believe it is currently #4, which means that your daughter's kindergarten class will probably have at least a couple of little Avas to differentiate from. That's a shame; it's such a pretty name, and I love palindromes.

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Avia is nice, though. I don't care for Aviva, OR Avis (sounds like anus). Aveline is another favorite variation of mine.