2 weeks to go and changing our top 2

[tee]

I've been dwelling on our name choices a lot lately and just not feeling 100% so dh and I went through again and came up with our new top 2. Which do you prefer? I'm 38 weeks and am hoping I can feel settled on something soon.

Also my grandma who has passed was really special to me - her name was Barbara which I see means "foreigner." Some sources I've found says Ella means something similar. Can anyone verify that anywhere? I never know what websites to trust for that. If so, I think that's an obscure but neat connection (not that the meaning is awesome but that it's the same...)

[wineandcake]

I chose Cara. Ella is just way too popular right now, 90% of the little girls I've met recently have been Ella/Elle/Ellie.

[Idani]

I like Cara so would always vote positively for it. But even more so against Ella I just can't say another Ella isn't extremely yawn worthy.

[Idani]

Why not mn Barbara?

[honeylemon]

Cara Barbara

I'm tired of Ella.

Would you consider Clara? Close to Cara, but much prettier IMO.

[lulu783]

I agree with PPs. There are so many Ella's running around now.

[lexisophie55]

I like Cara - but spelt with a K.

I named my sister Kara So I am a little biased.

[maddielynn321]

Definitely Cara.

Edited:auto correct

[leahb12]

I'm tired of hearing Ella. Cara Barbara is nice. Clara is better if your open to changing it.

[Deleted]

I agree with PPs, there are a lot of Ell- names out there right now. 
Cara with a C is lovely and the meaning according to BTN is "beloved."

[bromios]

Cara (although Clara would be even better!).

[mjreilly]

While Cara is NMS at all, I would much rather see a Cara running around than another Ella.

Agree with the others, Clara would be lovely to see!

Per Behind The Name: Ella is the "Norman form of the Germanic name Alia, which was a short form of names containing the Germanic element alja meaning "other." Also the diminutive of Eleanor: "From the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor. She was named Aenor after her mother, and was called by the Occitan phrase alia Aenor "the other AENOR" in order to distinguish her from her mother." Also the diminutive of Ellen: RE: Helen: "probably from Greek ‘ελενη (helene) "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σεληνη (selene) "moon."

[citybee]

Both are pretty, but I have to say Cara for the same reason as PPs. Ella and all of the similar "El" names are just too common right now.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Neither one wows me, but Cara is definitely the better of the two.

[MissMarch]

I vote Cara, but I don't love it with Barabara. IMO, the -uh sound at the end of both names makes them too rhymey in combination.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Ooh I change my vote to Clara! I really don't like Barbara with it though. Too much rhyming, and it's very singsongy.

[Stormtroopooper]

Jan 20, 2015 20:40:52 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

Ooh I change my vote to Clara! I really don't like Barbara with it though. Too much rhyming, and it's very singsongy.

This. For some reason it makes me think of Santa Barbara.

[morwen]

Cara over Ella, Clara over Cara.

[tee]

Thanks everyone! Our mn is already set (she will be a 5th generation with the mn as part of her name). I knew Ella was popular, but don't know many kids so I didn't have any IRL references.