Nina or Olivia?

 we love the name Olivia too- however my mom suggested Lydia- which is close to Olivia but less popular. 

We are waiting to see what our "daughter" will look like when born but these are our options.  i love Olivia - but it is way too popular - so this is our alternative., 

I like Nina. I was going to use Olivia until I realized how popular it is now...

LOVE Nina!  Olivia is boring to me.

Canadianttc#4:

 we love the name Olivia too- however my mom suggested Lydia- which is close to Olivia but less popular. 

 

 

I love the name Lydia!!!  

 

If I had to vote between Nina and Olivia, I would probably go with Olivia.  I've never been one to go for overly popular names though because I grew up with one and it really annoyed me.  I graduated hs with 280ish people and  there were 5 people who had my name!  

Here's my issue with overly popular names - people feel the need to differentiate you from the others by adding something to your name and this can be as simple as a last initial OR it can be something that they feel describes you.  I was always a very petite girl so I became "little _____"  While I never minded being petite due to it being advantageous in the sports I played, it was annoying to gain that nickname even though it was always said with love by my friends and not meant to 'make fun' of me.  The others with my same name also got their own little nicknames, some nice, some not so nice.  

 

islandmeadow:

Canadianttc#4:

 we love the name Olivia too- however my mom suggested Lydia- which is close to Olivia but less popular. 

 

 

I love the name Lydia!!!  

 

If I had to vote between Nina and Olivia, I would probably go with Olivia.  I've never been one to go for overly popular names though because I grew up with one and it really annoyed me.  I graduated hs with 280ish people and  there were 5 people who had my name!  

Here's my issue with overly popular names - people feel the need to differentiate you from the others by adding something to your name and this can be as simple as a last initial OR it can be something that they feel describes you.  I was always a very petite girl so I became "little _____"  While I never minded being petite due to it being advantageous in the sports I played, it was annoying to gain that nickname even though it was always said with love by my friends and not meant to 'make fun' of me.  The others with my same name also got their own little nicknames, some nice, some not so nice.  

 

This is another reason why I hate popular names - however with that said dh and I have said it's hard to have a name no one will have. Eventually someone will have the same name. My boys names are Mackenzie, Alexander and Harrison . Alexander and Mackenzie have become popular - so nothing u can do. So if u love a name - name ur child that. Year by year names change. I think it's important u love the baby name.

 

 

So true, Canadian!  You never know what's going to become trendy.  My ds1's name was never in the top 200, now one of the mom's from Teen Mom named her son my ds's name and in 2011, it jumped to number 32 or so. 

 

love your choices! DD2 is named Olivia and if this baby had been a girl, would probably have been named Nina! but i agree that there are less Nina than Olivia

I like Nina...Spanish for "girl" it is a pretty and not too popular name. Also, only one way to say it and spell it. Congrats!