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Name for baby 3
| Mon, 10-16-2006 - 11:35am |
I'm pregnant with baby #3, and I totally thought I had my names picked out. I think I'm set on the boy's name, but the girl's name is troubling me.... I have loved the name Jolie (pronounced JO-lee) since high school (nothing to do with Angelina Jolie) and considered it for the name of our first girl. My husband is dead set on naming our children family names. Our boy is Maxwell Kurt (after two grandfathers) and our girl is Kazzie Emma (a hybrid of Kathy and Suzi--two grandmothers--and Emma is a great grandmother's name; trendy, yes, but she was my favorite great grandmother, left lots of special family things behind for me, etc.). Anyway, I was able to convince my husband that Jolie is a family name too (he has a great grandfather Joseph and I have a great grandfather Leo), so I was tickled that he agreed to it. Then...our neighbor had her second baby a month or so ago and named her Josie. Is it too weird for me to still stick with the name I love when it's so close to our neighbor girl's name (they will likely be in the same grade when they start school)? I also love the spelling Jolie--I think it looks cute and goes well with Kazzie. But then there's the whole Angelina Jolie thing.... Does it look too much like I'm copying the name from the actress even though I wouldn't pronounce it like she does? I don't care much for Joely b/c it looks too much like Joel or Joey. And Joelie looks dumb. So does Joley. Help!

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HTH
Danielle
I think you can still use Jolie. I would keep the spelling.
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Mom to a beautiful baby boy.... October 13, 2005
I think you can still use the name.
Well I could be wrong, but I think Joely Fisher pronounces her name JO-lee (not jo-LEE like Angelina), so the Joely spelling would make sense to me -- especially if Joseph went by Joe. ;) Just a thought.
~Kelli
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Based on visuals alone, I do prefer Jolie. But I actually prefer it NOT end exactly the same as your other dd, Kazzie's, name, KWIM? That way, even though they sound similar, they don't actual look overly matchy, if that makes sense.
I don't know if the Joely spelling is my favorite for you or not, but I do think it would be familiar, thanks to the actress, and I do like the fact that it actually has "joe" in it.
HTH ;)
~Kelli
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