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Julia
I've always loved this name because of the Beatles song, and I would definitely use it for a daughter. WDYT? I like Michaela for a middle name (it's honoring), but I'm afraid it might have too much of the -ah sound. Do you think it will get more popular, or do you think it will stay in the 30's/40's like it has for the past few years? Thanks. :)
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I love Julia, but I suppose I might be a little bit biased. I don't see it getting that much more popular.Julia Michaela is gorgeous. I love double -a endings.
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Try Juliet Michaela
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I think Julia Michaela is much more elegant
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I thought about it, and I like Juliet, but I definitely prefer Julia. Juliet is a little too precious for me to take it seriously.
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It's a gorgeous name, I'm surprised it doesn't come up more often here.I suppose it could make a come back at some point, once it gets caught into the "old-fashioned" trend?
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I love it and think Julia Michaela is just fine. The double 'a' endings and it being rather popular doesn't both me at all. :)
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I like Julia. It irks me that it doesn't really have a meaning -- it's just the feminine form of the Roman gens name Julius, for which the etymology has apparently been lost. At this point, Ross and I have decided on Julia as our #3 name for daughters. He has a favorite band called Julia and I just like the name (although I would prefer Sylvia). Our combination is Julia Meredith (honoring). I think Julia Michaela is lovely -- not too much -ah sound IMO.
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Julia is lovely. I don't see it changing in popularity personally. Julia Michaela is lovely. My personal favorite Julia combo is Julia Anna.
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I like the name Julia. A lot.
(You can probably guess why.) But I don't only like it because of my name. I also like it because of it beauty, without being too elaborate.Julia Michaela might have too much of an -ah sound.And I don't really know if Julia will rise in popularity. It might even stay where it is right now.[edited for typo]

This message was edited 9/19/2009, 7:43 PM

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I love Julia, even though that has been a more recent development for me! It was neither here nor there for me before, but I have come to like it alot since a friend named her daughter Julia (she's 6 now).
I think its a classic and probably will stay where it is. When I did start to like it I thought it interesting that it had not become more popular than it did since Julia Roberts rise to fame.
I see Juliet as the more likely name to rise in a trend.
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I love Julia! Very beautiful name :)
I think it's not getting to popular. It will stay in the middle field imo.
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I love Julia. It's a classic, timeless name. I had a great-aunt named Julia, who was born in 1900, but the name seems just as suitable for a baby now as it did then. I don't see it rising in popularity. I think it will stay right where it is. There will always be a section of the population that appreciates Julia, but the majority who go with the flow won't be attracted to it.
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I think you may be right.Whenever I mention this name to my friends/family, they say it's nice, but they clearly aren't crazy about it. I wonder why that is? It's a classic name, and classic names are making a comeback.
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Maybe because it is SO timeless, it has no "feeling" left to it? A less popular name might summon up some kind of ambiance, like quaintness, rustic strength or spunk; encapsulate the time when it was popular somehow. But Julia has always just been there, for centuries. I think it is beautiful too, and also see that reaction to it. A sort of absent-minded respect, but that's it.
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