So torn between name

I love two names, one is a classic and it’s just a name I’ve always loved, the other is a name a love but a little more out there. This will be first and last pregnancy and I’m soo unsure how to choose. Would you go safe and classic or slightly more out there, how do you know - I’m not putting the names because I don’t want people to have too many opinions on the names themselves
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Use both. Either as a double first name or as a first and middle name

I would spend some time saying the names out loud even when your alone & imagine using them in public/calling your child - you might find one just feels right xx

Do what feels right. You can always wait until baby is born to see which fits best.

I wanted a non common name but not like bizarre so I spent months looking online for names I liked and had lists and she finally had a name a few days later as we didn't find out what we were having

I would wait until baby is here then see which seems to suit them more. You love them both so I suspect you’ll know!

Out there name

I would say the classic name because you say you’ve always loved it, which means you’ve spent time thinking about it and it’s clearly stuck with you x

My lg has a common classic first name (Daisy) and her middle name is more unusual (Sennen) after a cove in Cornwall but is a Cornish name for a girl. My partner wouldn’t let me use Sennen as her first name but if she chooses to she could always use it as her name when she’s old enough to decide for herself but Daisy does suit her even if when she came into the world I wouldn’t of said she looked like any name 😂

Without knowing the names it's hard to give input, but I'd probably pick the classic name. I dk how "out there" the other name is, but some names these days are so bizarre I wonder how that may affect them as they grow up (from teasing or things like that). You've said you've always liked the classic one, so I don't think you'd regret naming your kid that. Maybe make the unusual name a middle name?

Pick whatever you’re drawn to most & like ppl said you can use the other as a middle name

What if you did a poll and just asked people to vote but not give any other feedback?

Say them out loud over and over, like you're calling them

Out there for sure!

I would look for uncommon yet classic names

Is there one in particular you might regret not using? Like imagine using one, would you then wish you used the other. I know when I named my son, we were between two names but I knew if I didn’t pick that name I would regret it, but with the other not so much x

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If you've narrowed it down to 2 names, my suggestion would be wait until you meet her. It's likely you'll just know when you see her. I would also say, don't ask for the opinions of friends and family because their negativity might put you off the name you really love

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