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[betsyfoofoo.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone =) My name is Betsy, I'm just about 35 weeks pregnant with a girl and still haven't picked a name yet. I do, thankfully, have it down to two names:

Sienna Elizabeth
-or-
Nora Elizabeth

I favor Sienna just a little over Nora and of course my boyfriend likes Nora. My friends and family also seem to be split on which they like more. I *really* don't want her to have a popular name. I've checked the social security website and neither of them are high on the list for 2004 and beyond, but I just worry haha I've decided myself that I'll be making the final decision...which would be great if I could just decide!!

Which name do you all like best?

Comments

[iwanttobemyself.livejournal.com]

I like Sienna better.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I say definitely Nora, I can just picture her being called Burnt Sienna her entire school career (after the crayon).

[betsyfoofoo.livejournal.com]

haha I wondered if that would happen too!

[mooselet.livejournal.com]

Sienna has much more of a trendy flavor than Nora. I think they are both moving up the popularity charts, but Sienna is likely to go higher. If you are that much against popular I would err towards classic.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I agree with you that SIenna sounds more trendy and would be likely to climb the charts higher and faster than Nora. I would go with Nora for that reason.

If I were in your position though, I would probably wait until she was born and look at her to see if she looks like more of a Sienna or a Nora. That could be the deciding factor and push you to the right name.

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

nora is a very beautiful classic name.

i definitely prefer nora, sienna will definitely get popular soon if it hasn't already with the fame of sienna miller, so i would stick with nora.

[amberatcmu.livejournal.com]

I like nora better

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

I like Sienna better.

I've always hated the name Nora and Elizabeth.

[betsyfoofoo.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth is my first name ;-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/-starless-/]

My middle name is Elizabeth!

:-)

I like Nora better also.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I love Sienna, I think in England the name will be quite popular soon since Sienna Miller (jude laws actress ex fiancé) has become somewhat of a fashion icon recently... Taking over the Kate Moss title.
But, i definetly prefer Sienna Elizabeth over Nora anyday, Nora feels very old fashioned to me, and not in a 'classic' way.. just old ladie style.

[betsyfoofoo.livejournal.com]

That's why I think Sienna will gain some popularity, because of Sienna Miller.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I love the name Sienna, but I think it's more likely to become popular than Nora.
Still, I'd go with the name I liked more. Or you could wait 'til you meet her and see if she looks like one or the other!

[betsyfoofoo.livejournal.com]

I may wait until she's born...but I don't want to stress myself out about it if I still can't decide!

[invisiblegirl4.livejournal.com]

Nora!

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

I really don't like Nora. It's the kind of old lady name that I would make fun of.
Sienna is a beautiful name.

[crazy-confuzled.livejournal.com]

i like Sienna Elizabeth better but Nora Elizabeth is also beautiful

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I prefer Sienna, personally. Nora seems more like an old lady to me, rather than a baby or young girl.

[http://users.livejournal.com/---surfacing/]

my best friend's name is elizabeth and her mom's name is nora elizabeth :o)

i love sienna, but like everyone else said, it's getting pretty trendy
nora is such a beautiful classic

[http://users.livejournal.com/_whiskeytears/]

Nora reminds me of a little blonde girl with thick glasses. I'm not sure why tho lol

[estrellechica.livejournal.com]

Sienna definitely. Like someone else i see Nora as an old fashioned name, but not in a classy way

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

I'm rooting for Nora all the way. It's a stunning name.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

NORA! NORA!

I don't agree that it's an "old lady" name. This only means it's not trendy.
It's a beautiful name that has history behind it, while Sienna is definitely trendy - and it will come and go. I think it will be one of those names that will be attached to one generation and fade away. You don't want that!

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Nora! Sienna is way too trendy and will sound dated in a few years, like Tammy or Kathy do now.

[babyhoyt.livejournal.com]

I like Nora. Like everyone else said, Sienna seems too trendy. It also sounds too much like Sierra, another uber-trendy name.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like sienna more, but it seems like it's getting popular. i haven't heard of nora getting popular at all, so you might want to go with that.

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

I think Sienna is cute, I'm not too keen on Nora though.

[kasaiah.livejournal.com]

I think I'd have to agree, I prefer Sienna...which is a really pretty name by the way. Nora is a bit old and daggy styles. (Though an alternative spelling could be Norah, which I think is nicer)

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Nora Elizabeth

[halfwright.livejournal.com]

I love Nora. Sienna's probably going to become really popular everywhere, and it's pretty close to Sierra, which is already pretty popular.

[rockstargrrrlie.livejournal.com]

That's a tough one- I think that Sienna Elizabeth is prettier, but I'm more apt to go with Nora Elizabeth because it's more classic. I worry that Sienna will sound dated very fast; especially with it's association to Sienna Miller


xoxoxo Michelle

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

While I like Sienna, I'm with a lot of people in that it's going to be one of those "trendy names."

I'd go with Nora.