Marin Claire is here!

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Registered: 07-09-2006
Marin Claire is here!
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Fri, 04-13-2007 - 12:54pm

We are excited to welcome our new baby girl, Marin Claire, to our family! She was born on April 4th and joins her big brother Matthew and big sister Lacey.

Thanks to all those who gave feedback on our name choices and helped us narrow things down. The name Marin has gotten good unsolicited positive feedback from friends and family so far. I was not sure, since it's definitely different and takes some getting used to, especially for the older generation who are used to more traditional names. But, I have loved the name since I heard it in the movie "Something's Gotta Give" and I wanted her to have a less common name (I learned my lesson with Matthew -- love his name but there are a lot of Matthews. I was sleep deprived and he came a few weeks early and so I was a bit uninspired!). My six year old daughter chose Claire for her baby sister's middle name.

For anyone else considering using the name Marin for their daughters, here are some things people have said to us about the name: "sounds like a movie star name", "sophisticated and elegant", "upscale". Also, I would strongly recommend the MARIN spelling. Before she was born, we had pretty much decided on the Maren spelling which is a little higher on the SSA list, but every time we told people her name after she was born, they were all like, "Oh, M-A-R-I-N?" So, I figured if people were going to all spell it that way anyway, we would just spell it that way from the beginning so people wouldn't misspell her name all the time. That's my 2 cents, and of course it depends how it looks with your last name.

Anyway, we are so happy to have Marin with us! Thank you, ladies, for your opinions which helped us choose the right name for our baby!

Lisa

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Registered: 04-09-2007
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 1:08pm
Congratulations! I love the name Marin, very sophisticated and intelligent sounding. I think you went with the right spelling, too.
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Registered: 11-01-2005
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 1:23pm
Congratulations on your new addition. I think her name is lovely. :)

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 3:38pm

Congrats!

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Registered: 12-03-2003
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 8:00pm
Congrats! I'm glad you went with the Marin spelling. Lovely name.
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