Narrowed Down Girl's Name, brother is...

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Narrowed Down Girl's Name, brother is...
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Fri, 03-30-2007 - 8:50am

Narrowed Down Girl's Name, brother is Alexander, last name starts with R



  • Adalaine Paige (nn Laine)
  • Avery Paige (nn Ava)
  • Avery Laine
  • Ava Delaine
  • Audrey Paige


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Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 03-30-2007 - 12:00pm

Obviously it's just me, but I don't think a fn ending in an R sound (AvERY/AudREY) would flow very well into a ln also beginning with an R sound. Kind of gives me an Astro vibe when I try it with a few (the dog from the Jetsons? ).

I like Adelaine, but I'm not sure what to make of Adalaine. Are you pronouncing it Ada Laine? This seems like two separate names with this spelling, though I actually love Ada. Have you considered that, btw? Having both Adalaine and Ava on your list, it might be an option you'd like, but may have overlooked. ;)

Also, are all the A names a coincidence, or is there a reason you didn't consider any other letters? Just curious, since you already have an Alexander.

HTH


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Fri, 03-30-2007 - 12:16pm
I voted for Audrey, but I actually like Adeline better if that's what you're getting at with Adalaine. I don't care for the Adalaine spelling. I agree with the pp that Ada is lovely, and far less popular than Ava.


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Fri, 03-30-2007 - 1:37pm

We don't like the line or lynn endings of names. Plus, we can't do Addie as a nickname because of a niece named Abbie -- so we thought Adelaine we could call her Lainey if we wanted. We're tossing up the spelling Adelaine and Adalaine -- husband likes ADA, I like ADE.

I don't like Ada -- makes me think -- Ada-girl. Ada do it.

We are trying to stick to the As. Not to match our boy's name as much as we just like that letter of the alphabet, I guess.

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Fri, 03-30-2007 - 2:38pm

<<<... we thought Adelaine we could call her Lainey if we wanted. We're tossing up the spelling Adelaine and Adalaine -- husband likes ADA, I like ADE.

I don't like Ada -- makes me think -- Ada-girl. Ada do it.>>>

FWIW, I was thinking Ada to rhyme with Ava, not a short "a" beginning sound (though you can say it both ways ... ah-da is Polish, but ay-da, like ay-va, is the more common US pronunciation). Sounds exactly like Ava with a D rather than V middle sound. ;)

I'm with you on the Adelaine spelling. It's a bit more common/familiar thanks to similar names like Adelaide, Adeline and Madelaine (even though you may occasionally see Adalaide, Adaline and Madalaine, they're generally considered misspellings, and to be frank, all the As really look like overkill). Adelaine also makes the pronunciation clearer, since Adalaine looks like it should be pronounced ay-da-layn, rather than add-e-layn (per the common pronunciation of Ada mentioned above).

Since you've noticed you like the sound of A names, you might also like many E names, btw. Evangeline (nn Evie or Eva, which is so close to Ava ), Evelyn/Eveline (ev-e-leen, nn Evie, Eva or Lainey ... you could use the nn Lainey with any -line ending, FWIW), Emeline (em-e-leen, nn Lainey, Emme, Mel, Mila, Millie, etc.) ... you get the idea. ;)

HTH


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Sun, 04-01-2007 - 3:35am

I voted for Audrey but Adelaine (esp. if you use the nn Ada or Lainey) is a very close second.


Ava is too, too popular for me and Avery sounds ultra-trendy for a girl because so many people are using it now.


Good luck with whatever you decide.

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