Re: names that popularities that surprised you
in reply to a message by Alcyone
I think the main appeal of Isabella is the -bella part as are its nicknames Belle and Bella so I guess that's why Isadora isn't more common. Dora is not very fashionable at the moment.
As for Arabella I think it reminds peopleof "arable".
I'm surprised about Nicole as well. Some celeb actually named her daughter Nicole Elizabeth which I find very 80s dated. I wonder why people didn't turn to Nicola, Nikola or Nicolette.
Agree about Jennifer.
I think Ashley still sounds fresh to most people. I think many parents wanted to use Madison but were scared off by its popularity and thought they were being creative by using Addison. uhm yeah :P
argh I'm surprised about Gemma and especially Jemma as well. They are much nicer than Emma if you ask me. I also wonder about Jillian and Gillian which are close to Lillian.
As for Arabella I think it reminds peopleof "arable".
I'm surprised about Nicole as well. Some celeb actually named her daughter Nicole Elizabeth which I find very 80s dated. I wonder why people didn't turn to Nicola, Nikola or Nicolette.
Agree about Jennifer.
I think Ashley still sounds fresh to most people. I think many parents wanted to use Madison but were scared off by its popularity and thought they were being creative by using Addison. uhm yeah :P
argh I'm surprised about Gemma and especially Jemma as well. They are much nicer than Emma if you ask me. I also wonder about Jillian and Gillian which are close to Lillian.