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Emma or Eve for baby girl?

57 replies

Star1995xxx · 05/07/2026 13:35

Me and my husband are trying to decide between two names for our baby girl. We like both but his favourite is Emma and my favourite is Eve.

Middle names Catherine and Anne so either:

  • Emma Catherine Anne
  • Eve Catherine Anne

We already have two boys: Alexander (Alex) and James (Jamie).

I'd love to hear which name you prefer and why. Baby is due at Christmas time. Thank you!

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Star1995xxx · 06/07/2026 20:27

Thanks @Pemba. I want to love Emma because my husband absolutely LOVES it but I’m just not completely sure as I too used to think it was really bland.

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Quizzled · 06/07/2026 20:58

I would choose Emma. It’s beautiful, graceful, classic.

I don’t like Annabel at all, I think it sounds twee.

Eve sounds harsh to me. And I’d want to avoid it anyway with your due date. You don’t want her nicknamed a Christmas Eve!

user293948849167 · 06/07/2026 21:14

Emma is lovely

17caterpillars1mouse · 06/07/2026 21:28

Emma. Beautiful name and not overky popular anymore. Only little Emma i know if 3 and its short for Emmeline.

Eve is nice two, i know one 7 yeae old Eve, but i known so so many Evie / Evelyn's shorten to Evie, i think Eve would just blend in. Emma sounds nicer with your middle names too

SabreIsMyFave · 06/07/2026 21:30

Star1995xxx · 05/07/2026 13:35

Me and my husband are trying to decide between two names for our baby girl. We like both but his favourite is Emma and my favourite is Eve.

Middle names Catherine and Anne so either:

  • Emma Catherine Anne
  • Eve Catherine Anne

We already have two boys: Alexander (Alex) and James (Jamie).

I'd love to hear which name you prefer and why. Baby is due at Christmas time. Thank you!

Great names but I do love Emma. Such a pretty name, but also classy. Timeless too. It will never age, never go out of fashion, and never be naff. (I'm not saying Eve will ever be naff btw or is not classy, but I do feel it may go out of fashion, maybe....)

JMO. Smile

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Amazonjaunt · 06/07/2026 21:36

Emma is the best one, but Eve is nice too. Annabel is a silly, unimaginative name imo.

deepseaargyllfish · 06/07/2026 21:38

Emma. Emma every time.

Evie is too twee and frilly and such a fashion name.

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