Need middle name help...

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Need middle name help...
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Sat, 07-24-2004 - 11:32am
Okay DH and I have settled (again...but I think these names are gonna stick LOL!!) on first names but we need some help choosing the middle names.

We use 2 middle names (one from DH's family and one from mine) and they HAVE to be family names (meaning first or last names of actual people in our family).

The boys name we have picked out is Seamus (Shay-mus) which is the Gaelic form of James (which was my step-fathers name).

Some possible MN choices are: Frank (both of DHs grandfather's were named Frank..one was Francis and one was Franklin so we would likely just use Frank)
John (DHs dad, my uncle who is called by Jack)
Jeffrey or Neil (DH is Jeffrey Neil)
Charles (DHs dad's middle name)
Angus (My dad's middle name)
Ronald (First name of my BIL who died of cancer 6 years ago)
Cornelius (I know I know...but it is my grandfather's name...he is 94 and has no namesakes...his middle name is Bernard which I like even less than Cornelius)

Okay for a girl we have chosen the name Niamh (Nee-ve). Possible middle name choices include:
Martha (my sister's first name)
Robyn (DH's sister's first name...I prefer Robin spelling which is my neice's first name but would probably go with Robyn to honour DHs sis)
Jane (another sister's MN and my paternal grandmothers second first name (she was called Mary Jane)
Anne (DHs mother)
Agnes (My grandmother...she hates her name though and asked me point blank how I could possibly pick such an ugly name for a baby)
Sadie (great-aunts MN...we really like this one)
I can't think of one of my mother's names that I actually like (Mary Barbara Frances)...Mary is okay but it feels like filler somehow KWIM?? She was always called Barbara BTW

So any combos come jumping to mind?? Our first son is named Rhys (reese) Christopher William if that helps :)

Steph

Steph, momma to Rhys - May 17, 2002

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Rhys, Niamh, Isla and Deirdre!

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Sat, 07-24-2004 - 11:54am
Seamus is so nice. I really like it. The girl's name I'm not too sure about, since the spelling and the pronunciation, in my mind, don't match. But, then again, I didn't get Rhys at first either. I love Rhys Christopher William a whole lot, btw.

Seamus Charles Jeffrey

Seamus Charles John

Seamus Charles Bernard**(this one's my fave)

Seamus Bernard Jeffrey

...Those are my suggestions for boy's name. Obviously I'm a huge fan of Charles and Bernard on this one. I don't like Seamus Angus because it's sort of rhymey. Frank and Neil don't seem to "fit" with Seamus or with Rhys's full name. I'm just not a fan of Angus or Cornelius.

Niamh (Nee-ve) ~ This is ONE syllable, correct? I bet if I could hear someone say it I'd "get it" but just looking at it, it's throwing me for a loop. KWIM?

Niamn Barbara Jane

Niamn Anne Martha

Niamn Frances Anne

Niamn Robyn Mary

Niamn Agnes Martha

Niamn Sadie Agnes**(this one's my fave because you like Sadie and surprisingly, I like Agnes...I think it's a nice name. Go figure.)

...Those are my picks for girl's name. I really like Agnes for you and I'm not sure why...

It's really great of you to want to honor people in your family. I think it's a great way to tell someone how much they mean to you.

Good luck! :)

~ Liz, mom to christopher and nicholas



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Sat, 07-24-2004 - 1:43pm
Seamus Frank Cornelius

Seamus Jeffrey Frank

Seamus Frank Ronald

Seamus Bernard Frank

My picks on whom to name after are 1) Ronald (mostly because I'm Jewish and we name after the deceased) 2) Cornelius because noone's named for him and I think that Bernard isn't so bad for a mn 3) Frank -because it's both g'pas

I also think that since Seamus is 2 syllables, that the mn should not be two names that each have 2 syllables. That's why Frank is easy for me to use.

Okay for a girl we have chosen the name Niamh (Nee-ve).

I would never ever know how to pronounce this and still don't from Nee-ve. I'm more familiar with Seamus.

I would definitely use Anne from the girl mn list--I also think, for me, that I prefer the honoring to be of parents, grandparents, deceased so I would ask Agnes if she would like the baby named for her and if so, does she want to help pick a name she likes better than Agnes or use the A....

Then I would choose one of your mother's names or an initial or variation. Mary/Maria/Marie/Mara/Mira

Frances/Francesca/Fran/Frannie

Barbara/Bara/Barrie/Brie

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Sat, 07-24-2004 - 2:27pm

Okay the way I phonetically spelled Niamh is kind of confusing. It is one syllable --Neeve-- not two. It can also correctly be pronounced Nee-ave but DH and I kind of prefer the Neeve pronunciation of the two. If you can remember that one of the Gaelic phonetics "rules" is that -mh makes a V sound its not actually that difficult a name :)


I think the combos that I am leaning towards are:


Seamus Frank Ronald and Niamh Sadie Robyn


Somehow naming Rhys was A LOT easier than this baby LOL!! I keep obsessing about getting the right "feel" with Rhys' name for the new baby KWIM?? I mean Rhys and Tyler (for example...) Blech!


If this baby is a boy it will actually be the third Seamus in the family (the others are a 16 year old cousin of mine and a 2 year old second cousin whose name is actually spelled Shamus...same name though). But I figured since it is an uncommon name in the REST of the world its all good ;)


Steph

Steph, momma to Rhys - May 17, 2002

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Rhys, Niamh, Isla and Deirdre!

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Tue, 07-27-2004 - 12:54pm
I don't usually post on this board but your post caught my eye! I have a Seamus of my own and it's not often that other people are even considering this name! He's almost 2.5 now and I love his name (and we don't know any others). I really like Seamus Cornelius John from your list of middle names, or Seamus Cornelius Frank. Niamh is beautiful as well, and I just love your son's name. What great taste! Good luck choosing!

:)Claire, mommy to:

Eamon Laurence & Seamus Patrick (2.4)

Conall James (4 months)