cannot decide

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Registered: 01-04-2006
cannot decide
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Thu, 02-16-2006 - 3:16pm

Expecting a daughter, already have two sons. They are named Matt and Ben. We like traditional names and are considering for our daughter Mary, Grace or C?(K?)atherine or Hannah, or Margaret. Wonder if Hannah is too popular these days? I suppose that doesn't matter as both of my boys have extremely popular names. I really like Mary (doesn't seem over-used these days as it once was) or Hannah, husband likes Catherine. Any suggestions-for middle names as well. We do not have much time left to decide.

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Registered: 05-29-2003
In reply to: mali2006
Fri, 02-17-2006 - 1:37pm

If I were you, I'd take Hannah off the list. Yes, it's a lovely name but there are just too many of them right now and I'm not sure it has the staying power of an Elizabeth or Catherine (my preferred spelling). Of your picks, I like Catherine best but Mary is also really pretty. How about simplifying things and naming her Mary Catherine? I love it. If not, how about:

Catherine Frances
Catherine Grace
Catherine Gray (a little more distinctive than Grace...I chose Gray as my little Charlotte's mn)
Catherine Rose
Catherine Hope
Catherine Faith
Catherine Louise
Catherine Georgia

Mary Caroline
Mary Elizabeth
Mary Anna
Mary Philippa
Mary Miranda
Mary Madeleine

Good luck! And thank you for going the classic route...sometimes I feel overwhelmed with the Kaydens and Skylars I see on this board!

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