debate over middle name

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Registered: 02-06-2008
debate over middle name
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Sat, 06-07-2008 - 12:45am

Hello!

I'm 38 weeks today and I have a question about the middle name. We've had Eliza picked out as a first name for a few months now. I really like Eliza Kate, but he likes Eliza Katherine. I like Katherine as well, but it seems like a mouthful. Too many syllables or something. Please help us settle this before I go into labor! Thanks!

P.S. - My great grandmother's name was Katherine, so that's why we wanted to go with some form of it.

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Sat, 06-07-2008 - 1:23am

For me, names with meaning usually trump names that just sound good -- I say "usually" because I need an "out" of course for family names like Marvin and Earl, lol. In YOUR situation, I would go with Katherine! It's lovely and sounds good with Eliza. I don't think it's a mouthful at all. You can always call her Eliza Kate for fun, or even just Kate as a pet name (just you calling her that). My oldest is named Hanne Isabelle and I naturally call her "Bella" just as much as I say "Hanne". No one else outside our family calls her this, mostly me.

HTH!


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Sat, 06-07-2008 - 8:32am
I would definitely go with Eliza Katherine- It has more significance being your great grandmother's name, and seems like a compromise, as you can call her Eliza Kate as a nn.


                             
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Registered: 06-07-2008
Sat, 06-07-2008 - 10:47am
I love Eliza Kate = )
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Registered: 01-04-2008
Sat, 06-07-2008 - 10:48am

I would definitely do Eliza Katherine.