Just for fun: Francesca Bree

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Registered: 12-08-2004
Just for fun: Francesca Bree
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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 2:00am

Just for fun: Francesca Bree



  • Love
  • Like
  • Eh...
  • Like Francesca but not Bree.
  • Like Bree but not Francesca.
  • It's all bad.
  • For what it's worth, Bree is derived from a family surname.
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Registered: 12-09-2005
Sun, 02-18-2007 - 11:11am

I *love* Francesca, but Bree seems a bit cutesy to me. I was going to vote "Like Francesca but not Bree" until reading that it was derived from a family surname. Knowing that, I voted love. I would REALLY love it though with different family mn. Francesca is gorgeous though.

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 12-08-2004
Mon, 02-19-2007 - 1:27am

Thanks, Nikki. Bree is actually the first syllable of my last name, just to be more specific. I've also toyed around with Francesca Ruth, but I prefer Ruth with Caroline (I just can't decide whether I prefer Caroline Ruth or Ruth Caroline...Ruth is after my grandmother). Also, I thought of Francesca Whitt, because Whittington was my great-grandmother's maiden name. But, I prefer the full Whittington as a middle name for Laura, Eliza, or Clara (I can't decide which I like best...your thoughts?).

So, since Francesca is a name I just love but has no family significance whatsoever, and since I'm a little short of good family names from my dad's side of the family, I thought Bree would be a good way to honor that part of my family. But I don't know if I love it either. Plus, my first two baby girls already have names (hypothetically speaking), so it's *slightly* premature to be concerned with it. :-) But dang it, it's just so much fun!

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Mon, 02-19-2007 - 9:07am

I agree, it is too much fun :)

I *love* Whittington... let's see...

Laura Whittington
Eliza Whittington
Clara Whittington

I see your dilemma, they all go nicely. I think I like Eliza Whittington best though, that has true spunk!

In terms of Caroline Ruth / Ruth Caroline, Caroline Ruth seems to have better flow, so I prefer that. I'm not a fan of calling your child by the mn, but it is always an option if you love the name Ruth.

Great choices, love them all!
-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 12-08-2004
Mon, 02-19-2007 - 11:09am
I lean towards Eliza as well, but I think Clara won a poll I once did. As for the Caroline Ruth/Ruth Caroline debate: I'm not sure I'd call her Caroline alone if I used Ruth Caroline. It would probably be a double name, with her occasionally being called Ruthie or Ruthie Caroline (Ruthie Mae was my grandmother's name...does it get more Southern?). :-) For some reason, no one else in my family wants to use Ruth/Ruthie (they're all sort of the trendy/popular type), and even though I first envisioned Ruth as a middle name, everyone else's hesitance makes me want to stick it front and center, you know? And for some reason, I think maybe Ruth Caroline sounds like a better match for Adair (the set-in-stone name of my first daughter).