Help me make list for DH

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Help me make list for DH
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Tue, 03-28-2006 - 4:33pm

Okay, DH and I are in the process of adopting a little girl. Because we're talking about her so much already, it's driving us crazy not having a name for her. Unfortunately, we cannot agree on anything! So after much debate, I'm making a list of close to 10 names I can live with, and DH gets to pick.

Our last name is Kline, and in keeping with family tradition, she has to have family mn. Choices for her mn include Katherine, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Opal, Florence, Mildred, Hester and Alma.

The fn I like so far are Eleanor, Evelyn, Leah, and Piper. I know that probably doesn't help:). And our DSs are Samuel Joseph and Benjamin William. Any suggestions are welcome! TIA!

Katherine

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 4:40pm
Here are some names I like with Samuel and Benjamin:
Mabel
Catherine
Juliet
Adeline
Cady
Cora
Nora
Lydia
Sarah/Sadie
Hailey
Calista
Tabitha* like this a lot
Simone
Charlotte
Maeve
Corinne
Celeste
Rebekah

                             
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Registered: 11-25-2004
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 5:02pm
I LOVE Eleanor (my dd is Sarah Eleanor)and also think Leah is great with your other kiddos. C ongrats!
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Registered: 03-07-2006
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 5:28pm

First of all, I love you sons' names! Do they go by Sam and Ben?

From your list, my favorite combinations are as follows (ordered from favorite to least favorite although I like them all):

1) Eleanor Katherine nn Nell or Nora
2) Evelyn Elizabeth nn Eve, Evie or Eva
3) Leah Katherine
4) Piper Elizabeth

I think Opal might be nice with Evelyn for something a little more unusual! I also like Evelyn Rebecca.

Other suggestions:

Alice Katherine
Elizabeth Opal nn Liza or Eliza
Katherine Opal nn Kat or Kate
Annabel Katherine nn Annie or Anna
Claire Elizabeth
Clara Elizabeth
Georgia Katherine
Lydia Katherine
Lila Katherine
Isabel Katherine
Sabrina Opal
Vivian Elizabeth

Good Luck!

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Registered: 02-26-2006
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 7:09pm

My faves in order...

Evelyn
Piper
Eleanor

Great Choices!

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Registered: 12-08-2004
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 9:44pm

Eleanor Rebecca(or Elinor, as in Jane Austen). I love this name so much. Congratulations on adopting; is it domestic or international? If that's too nosy of me, you don't have to answer, but I'm really interested in adoption for the future, and I like to hear when people have good experiences.

I also like Piper, but I think it's a little too modern maybe. Samuel and Benjamin's names are very traditional (I like both of them very much, by the way), and I think that Eleanor is a perfect match. One of my best friends is named Eleanor. Her family calls her El or Ellie, and so do we, but we also call her Noor or Nora a lot as well.

I also like Eleanor Eliza and Evelyn Eliza (is it OK to alter the names?) Eliza is more fresh and less used than Elizabeth. Really, any of your names are pretty with Elizabeth.

How are you pronouncing Evelyn...the American way (Eh-veh-lyn-3 syllables) or the English way (Eve-lynn-2 syllables)? I love the nickname Evie (Ee-vee, not Eh-vee).

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Registered: 10-14-2005
Tue, 03-28-2006 - 10:35pm

Ooh, Samuel Joseph and William Benjamin are SO nice. They are perfect classics, so I think you should stick with a classic name for your daughter as well. Something that ages nicely and won't wind up sounding dated. Eleanor, Evelyn and Leah are perfect in that category. Piper unfortunately is way too cute for me. It's adorable on a little girl or ever a teenager, but I don't think it would serve her well as an adult. And it's certainly not as classic/timeless as her brothers.


Here are a few more names that fit well with your boys: Caroline, Felicity, Jacqueline, Victoria, Amelia, Julia, Susanna, Theresa, Abigail, Alexandra, Lydia, Claire, Anna.


A few combinations I like with you middle name choices Katherine, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Opal, Florence, Mildred, Hester and Alma.


Eleanor Katherine
Evelyn Elizabeth
Leah Katherine
Caroline Rebecca
Victoria Opal
Felicity Hester
Theresa Mildred
Lydia Katherine
Julia Hester
Susanna Opal




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