Which middle name sounds best (disreg...

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Which middle name sounds best (disreg...
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Wed, 01-03-2007 - 1:18pm

Which middle name sounds best (disregard family significance)?



  • Lorelei Evelyn Thomas
  • Lorelei Sienna Thomas
  • Lorelei Julia Thomas
  • Lorelei Cynthia Thomas
  • Lorelei Emily Thomas
  • Lorelei Michelle Thomas


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Registered: 01-26-2004
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 1:54pm

Have you ever considered a shorter mn? I personally think with a 3 syllable fn a 1 syllable mn sounds better. All of the ones here are 3 syllable except for Michelle. I know you've been at it for awhile. It's not that any of them sound bad, it just makes for a really long name.

I'm sure you've considered all possibilities and for what it's worth, here's some I like.
Lorelei Paige
Lorelei Claire
Lorelei Faith
Lorelei Maeve

Btw, I love the name Lorelei.

Debra

 
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Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 2:17pm

Debra,

Thanks for the suggestions. I have considered using a shorter name - I just can't find anything that I like and that my husband and I agree on. Some other ideas I came up with were..

LORELEI GISELLE (my favorite!)
LORELEI BLYTHE
LORELEI EDEN

DH doesn't like any of these, though. Middle names like Rose, Grace, Anne, etc. all seem like filler names to me. The only one I might consider would be LORELEI MAE, which is a family name (although it still seems fillerish to me).

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Registered: 10-27-2006
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 3:16pm
I like Lorelai Evelyn and Lorelai Emily but...her initials would be LET.
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Registered: 12-09-2005
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 10:09pm

You said to disregard family significance, but family significance is REALLY important. Sometimes its not about which combination sounds best, but about which one will mean the most to your daughter...

-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 10:52pm
I agree that family significance is important. I just don't feel that I have a lot of great options when it comes to family names. There is nothing that stands out as the "one" to go with Lorelei. Everything seems so bland next to such a beautiful and exotic name. I just don't want to pick a family name solely just because it's a family name, KWIM?
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:55am

<<>>

You already know ITA with you, but I was just wondering if you've considered any variants of the family names on your list, since you'd wanted to use one but nothing seems to be standing out? Like Michaela rather than Michelle, something like that. Just a thought!

Based on the names alone, my vote went to Lorelei Julia. ;)

HTH

~Kelli


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