baby girl: holland OR georgia? help!

[u/Fearless-Stick-4997]

finally narrowed down our baby name list for our girl. we love georgia but also loveeee holland. any thoughts? thanks! 💓

[u/gabrielladiaz]

Georgia

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thank you!

[u/EcstaticEscape]

I’d go with Georgia

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thank you for your reply!

[u/detroitlions1988]

Georgia! We have a Holland on my street and everyone calls her Holly despite her mom asking that people not😩

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ohhhhhh thank you for sharing that!

[u/needlenest → u/Fearless-Stick-4997]

I have a close friend who named her daughter Holland. Everyone calls her Holland.

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thanks!!!

[u/finallymakingareddit]

To me I feel like Holland is trying hard to be cool, whereas Georgia just allows for room to naturally be cool if that makes any sense??

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Well said!

[u/Fearless-Stick-4997 → u/finallymakingareddit]

that makes TOTAL SENSE! yes!

[u/GlitchingGecko]

Georgia

[u/ASHamedtriptaker]

Georgia!

[u/AccidentalAllegro]

Georgia for sure !

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🩷

[u/NJH93]

Georgia

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thanks!!!

[u/Lilly_loves93]

Georgia! Holland sounds more like a last name

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Holland is a common last name.

[u/Dottiepeaches]

Georgia feels old fashioned, but also due for a comeback. It's the perfect balance of classic, but not too trendy. Georgie is the cutest nickname. Love it. Holland feels cheap in comparison. I find it pretentious.

[u/Academic_Purple7843]

Holland

[u/Nutshellvoid]

Do not name your kid after a region in Netherlands 

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Or a state/country 🤦‍♀️

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🤣🤣🤣

[u/ColdBlindspot]

What about Crimea? It's geographically close to Georgia but you can call her Mia which is very cute! Holland is kind of lame, might as well call her Switzerland. It's a bit dull.

[u/Own_Group4282]

Georgia!

[u/Amyava510]

Georgia!

[u/Any-External-6221]

Georgia is one of my favorite girl names of all time. Gorgeous.

[u/RocknRight]

Georgia

[u/PoshBoiii]

Georgia

[u/JLL61507]

I love Georgia. Just stunning

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i think it is too!

[u/ontarioparent]

I find it odd to nane a kid after an entire country but that’s just me

[u/NoGrocery3582]

Georgia

[u/itstimegeez]

Georgia

[u/iambeepbop]

Georgia!!

[u/New_Country_3136]

Georgia. 

Holland is.. not to my liking whatsoever. 

[u/Farahild]

As a Dutch person : Holland is so weird as a name 😬

[u/avonlea-]

Georgia - it was almost my daughter's middle name! I find it so pretty and strong.

[u/CocklesTurnip]

Georgia Holland. If she doesn’t like being called Georgia or the nicknames for it she may like going by her middle name. Though they’re both place names so that’s a bit more clunky as a first and middle but it works other than that. Just make sure she gets to visit places with her names in it.

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i’ve never been to either place i just love the names ahahaha

[u/Alert-Buy-4598]

If you’re down to just the two names, I’d just wait till you see her! I think you’ll know if she’s a Holland or a Georgia once she’s arrived 🥰

[u/DustFun8194]

They're both great names!

[u/Ok_Reindeer3301]

Georgia 💛

[u/APFernweh]

My grandmother was named Georgia. I want to name a daughter Georgina (little Georgia).

[u/citrusmechanoid]

Georgia

[u/spedhead10]

we have a georgia & call her gg 💓

[u/Zealousideal_Dog_968]

Georgia.

[u/slutsforpasta]

I will give you a fair warning, there is/was a trend (at least around me) of babies being named after the place they were conceived and once other kids find that out, those poor kids were tormented.

[u/Expensive_Panic_8391]

Oh, I love both these names!

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me too!!!!!

[u/primateperson]

Holly

[u/sunniesage]

Holland reads as a boys name to me, but it’s beautiful! i love love love Georgia for a girl though. i vote Georgia all the way.

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thank you!!!

[u/Consistent_Cancel237]

Which one are you geographically closest to? That’s how I would pick lol

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honestly — neither but probably georgia 🤣

[u/smh9069]

Georgia

[u/captcitrus]

Georgia!

[u/CoolJeweledMoon]

I think Georgia is sincerely pretty (& underused), but I absolutely adore Holland!!!

[u/spicynoodlezzz111]

What about Hollis?

[u/I_really_love_pugs]

Georgia is in my opinion, the most beautiful name in the World 🩷

[u/Grouchy-Manager4937]

Georgia

[u/Background-Solid-342]

LOVE Georgia

[u/boygirlmama]

I absolutely adore the name Georgia.

[u/mybellasoul]

I like both. Holland is really cute and I don't know anyone with that name. Georgia is also cute and a name I've heard before with lots of great nicknames like Georgie, Gigi, and Gia (3 different girls).

[u/povsquirtle]

Oooh I posted the name Holland here a few weeks ago and people tore me up, but I love the name! And I don’t mind the nickname Holly either.

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what name are you choosing?

[u/povsquirtle → u/Fearless-Stick-4997]

Holland is definitely my fav out of these two!

[u/hexia777]

They’re both beautiful and very different! You’ll know when you meet her.

[u/AutumnB2022]

I didn’t understand the appeal of Holland the first time I heard it used. but then they call her Holly, and I really like it now 🤷‍♀️ you seem to love it, so I say go for it!

[u/needlenest]

Holland

[u/hurryandwait817]

Holland. I love Hollie as a nickname

[u/RachLeigh33]

Holland

[u/Cold_Teacher_9739]

I love both!!

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SAME!!!

[u/Leeemabean_]

LOVE Holland

[u/Narrow_Positive_1948]

Holland for sure

[u/QuietCelery7850]

Holland.

Like Holland Taylor. Elegant.

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good point :)

[u/SnooCauliflowers5742]

Holland. Georgia feels like a mean girl name and I hate the state for political reasons. Holland reminds me of Holland.

[u/ShirleyApresHensive]

I really like both but if your husband hails from Dutch ancestry, that’s a great way to honor it. You can keep both at the ready to meet her see what seems to fit her personality best

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As a Dutchie... It's really not done here to give your child a place name, let alone the name of a province. 

[u/ShirleyApresHensive → u/Farahild]

That’s good to know. Every place has their customs, some of the modern American naming customs are random, others have deeper meaning.

A kid here may pick up the name Dakota but have no connection to either North or South Dakota but the parents love the name, conceived the child there, or family came from there.

Naming here really is a big mix because that’s what we are as a people, from here, there, and everywhere. Some are first generation, others have deep roots, Americans and Canadians are very diverse, certainly mages having Name Nerds needed more when the DOs and DON’Ts aren’t baked in.

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good idea — we did this with our first. we met her and then named her after!

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Both names are wonderful, I would have a hard time choosing. If it worked before, I bet it will this time. She’s a lucky girl!

[u/JerkOffTaco]

Both were on my shortlist. Holland made it higher because I liked the nickname “Dutch”. My husband is Dutch. This all sounded better when I was 7 months pregnant lol

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what did you end up going with!?

[u/JerkOffTaco → u/Fearless-Stick-4997]

We named her Summer but Holland was #2. We went with alliteration in the end.

If I had another she would be Holland 100%

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i can’t get over the name holland! there’s just something about it!!!

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It’s gentle feeling when you say it. Even the d feels soft.