Having baby 19 days ........

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Having baby 19 days ........
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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 7:48pm

Last couple months i;ve been coming here decideing
on a name and i thought i was done but the closer i get the due date
i'm not liking it that much or i'm hearing it everywhere i go lol
so i found another name i liked so i'm undecided and thought i'd see what you all think....
The name i had picked was Miranda
the new name i'm liking is Heidi

My dd who is 8 her name is Mariah likes Miranda
My ds who is 6 his name is Griffin likes Heidi

my dh is of no help he says whatever i want no help what so ever lol

anyway tell me your thoughts
Mindy

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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 8:02pm

My choice would be Heidi. Miranda and Mariah are very similar - too similar for my liking.

Lori-Ann

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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 8:04pm

I would go with Heidi instead of Miranda because I don't like it when practically the whole family has the same first initial, especially with Mariah and Miranda, where the names begin and end with the same sounds. (Try saying them together, they sound like a tongue twister.)

Heidi is a lovely name. Have you thought about middle names that you like with it? That might help you feel more certain about your choice. Here are a few that I thought sounded nice:

Heidi Catherine
Heidi Charlotte
Heidi Eloise (my fav)
Heidi Genevieve
Heidi Madeleine
Heidi Savannah
Heidi Scarlett
Heidi Shea/Shae
Heidi Sophia
Heidi Susannah

Good luck!

P.S. - I'm sorry your dh hasn't been helpful, but, I must say, considering some of the women on this board whose dhs constantly veto their favorites without suggesting alternatives; won't talk about it at all; want the most popular name out there; or think every name they hear is too "weird" or "soft" or "trendy," I wonder if you're not better off. ^.^

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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 8:05pm
I agree w/pp--Mariah and Miranda are too close..Heidi gets my vote :)
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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 10:12pm
Thanks and i have two middle names for Heidi
jean or marie
the more i say it the more i like heidi thou so it most likely will be that.
and your also right about dh being quite about the name too it's just sometimes i feel i want him more involed with this pregancy it seems like most of the time he forgets there is a 3rd baby coming
agian thanks
Mindy
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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 10:13pm

I'm with everyone else. ;) Heidi is very sweet, and I definitely prefer it to sisters named Mariah and Miranda. I actually had to read the sentence "My dd who is 8 her name is Mariah likes Miranda" a few times to be sure I wasn't just confusing myself there. LOL


If some outside insight (is that an oxymoron? LOL) helps, Mariah and Miranda even go beyond the "matchy" names often stereotypical for twins. Rather, they sound like two nearly-identical names you might consider for the same child -- just trying to decide which "version" you prefer, KWIM? It also seems to leave Griffin out in the cold. Like his name should have been Murtagh or Micah or something else beginning with M and having a middle R sound and/or ending A sound. ;) Hopefully that makes sense.


I do love Heidi, btw. ;)


HTH


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Fri, 05-25-2007 - 10:22pm

I'm torn because although Miranda is kind of confusing with Mariah (they sound so similar) it is at least a similar style to Mariah, more feminine and "prettier" than Heidi. Heidi is cute, but not really feminine or pretty. JMHO.

Some other names similar to Miranda that might give you other options to consider:
Adriana
Alexia
Amara
Amelia
Angelica
Ariana
Audra
Aurora
Becca
Bianca
Calista
Camilla
Cecilia
Celeste
Corissa
Dahlia
Delia
Fiona
Gloria
Janessa
Julianna
Juliet
Leila
Lilianna
Lola
Louisa
Olivia (maybe too common for your tastes)
Selena
Serena
Sienna
Susannah
Talia
Vanessa
Veronica

HTH! WDYT?

Steph

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Sat, 05-26-2007 - 12:18am

Both are lovely, gorgeous picks and I would be thrilled to hear either. Here are all the names (including the kids you already have) in terms of popularity according to the SSA lists so you can get an idea of which names are similar in popularity.

Mariah- 81
Griffin- 254
Heidi- 295
Miranda- 139

This is a tough one for me to choose which I like better. Mariah and Griffin come from really different styles, so it is difficult to find any name that ties them stylistically. I think I would go with Heidi because Mariah and Miranda are too similar IMO as they both begin with the same sound.

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Sat, 05-26-2007 - 7:23pm
Miranda sounds a lot like Mariah, Heidi gets my vote
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Sat, 05-26-2007 - 10:38pm
I would go with Heidi so you dont have 2 'm' names and one 'g' name, plus I like Heidi better I think!

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