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| Sat, 07-17-2004 - 9:12pm |
For a boy I really like the name Dietrich (pronounced Dee-trik... Dieter for short!) but I am having trouble coming up with a good middle name? I want something classic, strong, a little unusual, not too trendy, that will hopefully blend with my other kids' names. (a tall order, I know!)
I am not sure what I want in a girl's name, but I am leaning towards Josephine (a family name) and calling her Josie. I gave my first daughter three names, so I would need three for this one, too. :-) What goes with JOSIE??? (I HATE trendy girl's names! I prefer something classic or even old fashioned.)
My boys are:
Christopher Michael
Jordan Wesley
Ian Alexander
Benjamin Anthony
My girl is:
Ivy Victoria Anne :-)
Any suggestions would be appreciated! :-)
Stephanie, mom to four boys and a princess....and one on the way!

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Melissa
mom of Donovan
Josephine is a mouthful on it's own, as another poster said but it does seem to go well in a set of 3 nonetheless.
Dietrich William is really awesome too, are you going to give him 3 names as well? Dietrich William John, Dietrich William Sebastian, Dietrich William James all sound pretty great.
What great names you've got; any way you go, you can't go wrong!
Good Luck!
Devin (and Josie Rose!)
I like Jocelyn as a real name for nn Josie, but not Josephine, way too old and outdated. doesn't match up with your other children's name at all. some of their are classic, but not outright old like Josephine. especially Ian and Jordan, which are more trendy.
Actually Dietrich is a very common German name, both as a first and last name. It is becoming a bit "old fashioned" sounding in Europe, but there are several famous Dietrichs, including the modern Christian martyr Dietrich Bonnhoeffer. One of the reasons I chose it was because of my family's strong German background. :-) I decided to choose a more "normal" middle name, just in case he decides that he doesn't want something so "distinctive". LOL
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Josephine was my grandmother's name, but she always went by Josie... hence my choice of names. :-) As for my kids names being "trendy"... well, Jordan wasn't trendy at all when I chose it, and he's a bit irritated that it IS so "trendy" now... especially for GIRLS! LOL Ian was absolutely bizzare to everyone when I chose it, and no one could even pronounced it correctly! Of course, I was living in the south at the time... I am sure that trends are much different depending on where you live. (then again, even here in Wisconsin people considered the name "Ian" to be a bit odd ten years ago!) I actually try to AVOID "trendy" names...I guess I was just ahead of the trends!
What's really strange is that everyone I've told so far thinks Josephine is a great name! (these are the same people who thought Benjamin, Ian, and Jordan were weird, and Ivy Victoria Anne was over the top!)
I think Ivy and Josie will go just fine together. :-)
Stephanie, mom to five blessings, expecting blessing #6... and baby name addict!
Dietrich James
Dietrich Samuel
Dietrich Nathaniel
Dietrich Sebastian
Dietrich Isaiah
and for Josephine (so pretty :) how about:
Josephine Miranda Claire
Josephine Elisabeth Mae
Josephine Rebecca Grace
good luck!
Marguerite
mom to Trevor Mason
Josephine is my grandmother's name as well. She always hated it, but it's a name that's really grown on me lately, and I think is becoming increasingly popular (but not trendy) along with the other old-fashioned style names. I think Josephine sounds very sophisticated, and Josie is a very cute nn. I do like Josephine Margaret Rose. If you are still looking for other ideas, I keep thinking of Frances with Josephine, and I also like the idea of keeping with the flower theme -- maybe:
Josephine Mary Frances
Josephine Frances Rose
Josephine Frances Claire
Josephine Frances Belle
Josephine Lily Frances
Josephine Violet Claire
Josephine Briar Lynne
Josephine Poppy Frances
Josephine Frances Marigold
Josephine Holly Frances
Josephine Lily Margaret
Good luck!
Dietrich Louis
Dietrich Maxwell
Dietrich Isaiah
Dietrich Gabriel
Dietrich Gregory
Dietrich Julian
Dietrich Charles
Josephine Laurel Mae
Josephine Charlotte Pearl
Josephine Abigail Rose
Josephine Ruby Mae
Jospehine Pearl Frances
Josephine Eleanor Grace
HOpe this helps some
Lillie and baby 2/7/05
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