MN for Gwyneth?
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MN for Gwyneth?
| Fri, 06-22-2007 - 12:18pm |
I just found out that I am having a girl in November! My husband and I have already said we agree on the name Gwyneth, but we need a good middle name. I was thinking about using my mom's name, Theresa, but I'm not sure if I like the way it sounds together. I was thinking that it might be nice to go with a cute, trendy middle name as a contrast to the first name, which is kind of old style. I was thinking "Gwyneth Katherine" for a while, but I think the combo sounds too old and classic--I want to I guess "liven" it up a little bit. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks in advance, you guys have some great suggestions on the other messages I've been reading on these boards! :)

I love the idea of honoring your mom. I think that's way more important than finding one that just sounds nice, or is modern. I think Gwyneth Therese has a little bit better flow than Gwyneth Theresa, but either would be lovely.
This is funny, Gwyneth is our #1 name for a girl, and my mom's name is Teresa! Weird!
Liz
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I like Gwyneth Therese.
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I think Gwyneth Theresa is beautiful and significance is so much more important than just the way it sounds.
I would argue that an oldfashioned name, when using the right one, could better brighten up a name than an expected, trendy name. Something like Beatrix, Aurelia, Clementine, Della, Faye, Anastasia, or Tamsin, is so much more interesting to me than a "cute, trendy" name. Katharine is nice, but VERY common as a mn and doesn't really do anything for me unless it is a family name.
You could do Gwyneth Tess/Tessa as a similar option to Theresa (it is a common nn for Theresa).
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How about Gwyneth Tess or Gwyneth Tessa to honor your Mom without actually having to name her Gwyneth Teresa?
Some other suggestions:
Gwyneth Olivia
Gwyneth Rebekah
Gwyneth Eliza
HTH!
So I dunno. I'm still going back and forth. But at least I have a lot of time to consider it. Knowing me, I will probably remain undecided until the day she's born! This is my first baby so it's all so exciting and a little overwhelming!! Thanks again for all the suggestions...and how funny that another poster's (Lizash26) mothers name is Teresa and you love Gwyneth for a girls name too! Do you think you might use Teresa as middle name? Who knows, maybe one day there will be two "Gwyneth Theresa" 's out there (with only a slight spelling difference:)) Small world, huh?
I think Gwyneth Theresa is lovely and very fitting. I love the family link. That's a great way to select a mn. Katherine and its variants are pretty when they are used as family mn. Otherwise, Katherine is simply a filler middle name. There are catchier options to go with Gwyneth.
Your attempt to modernize it brings to mind:
Gwyneth Megan
Gwyneth Lauren
Gwyneth Avery
Gwyneth Bliss
Gwyneth Ansley
Ginger