It's a girl, now what to name her . . .

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It's a girl, now what to name her . . .
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Fri, 12-07-2007 - 2:27pm

I just found out that I'm going to be having a baby girl in April.

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Registered: 05-31-2007
Sun, 12-09-2007 - 11:41pm

Thanks, I am considering Mary pretty seriously. I think it sounds fantastic with my last name. Of your suggestions, I like Mary Iris and Mary Scarlett the best. I actually spent quite a bit of time earlier today looking through a name book and came up with some possibilities:

Mary Emeline
Mary Doreanne (this is DH's grandmother's name, she's German)
Mary Ellen (also a family name, though I'm not crazy about it)
Mary Diana (this is my grandmother's name)
Mary Amelia
Mary Eleanor
Mary Irene
Mary Harper
Mary Rosalie

I don't intend to use the two names together, but I would still like them to sound nice together.

My last name is two syllables, is it a bad idea to have all three names have two syllables?

BTW, I LOVE your kids names. If this had been a boy, he would have been Henry Thomas (Thomas is DH's name)

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Mon, 12-10-2007 - 12:44am
I don't think having all three names with two syllables is necessarily bad. My name is all two syllables--first, middle, maiden and married names. So is my mom's (who's a Mary, btw.) And my grandma's married name, too, now that I think of it. I think it has a kind of cool staccato rhythm. I think it's easier to get away with all two-syllable names than it is all one or three or four...ones sound harsh, the others can get pretty lengthy. Two is just...two.

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Mon, 12-10-2007 - 1:25am

Mary Emeline- yes, lovely


Doreanne -I don't love it, but I do love using family names
Mary Ellen-makes me think of the 70s show the Waltons
Mary Diana - like this one!
Mary Amelia-nice
Mary Eleanor- OK you know I'm going to like this one!
Mary Irene- LOVE this one-think it's my favorite
Mary Harper-very nice
Mary Rosalie- stunning


my top 3 mn are Irene, Emeline & then Rosalie


as for syllabels my boys & DH all 2-2-2


I hope you get a Henry Thomas some day, it

Andi


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Mon, 12-10-2007 - 1:52am

My favorite from your list is Alice!

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Mon, 12-10-2007 - 2:16am
We have friends with a three-year old named Mary Ann (not sure
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Mon, 12-10-2007 - 1:51pm
I like the girls name Emlyn but Lily is soo adorable. Claire's great too as its not too commen. Mahkenzie

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