NAME HELP - Please....

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Registered: 09-21-2004
NAME HELP - Please....
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Tue, 09-21-2004 - 9:34am
Ok - a little history. I have one DD who is named from 2 of her great-grandmothers.. Carrie Elizabeth and Blanche Ella. Her name is Carriella. Now I am due with another wonderful DD and I want to give her a "made-up family name" as well. I had originally decided on Kalee (a combination of Karen and Michael Lee), but wanted some input. DH also suggested Karlee. So, what can you come up with for Karen LaRene and Michael Lee??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Registered: 07-03-2003
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:30am
How about Karalee Rene.
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Registered: 07-20-2003
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:48am
Carriella is very pretty! Is LaRene pronounced Lareen or La Renay?

How about these:


Karlene/Karleen

Karleah

Larena Kaylee

Kaylee Renee

Larena Lee

Karena Lee

Karenna Lee

Renalee

Leela

Mikayla

Michaela

Mikarla

Mikarlee

Renlee

Mirena

Milena Kay

Karlena

Milena Renee

Karla Lee

Karalee (could pronounce Carr-not Cair, to make diff from Carriella)

Karmela Lee

Karmila

Marlee

Marla

Maren

Marena

Marlene/Marleen

Marlena

Michelene

Kaleen

Kalene

Kalena

Kaleena

Leera

Laren Lee

Lamina Lee

Mika (pronounced Meeka or Micah)

Michelle LaRene

Renee Michele

Renilee

Laralee

Larilee

Lanilee

Lenalee

Lanlee

Kenlee

Mallee

Millee

Mikala

Mikalee


HTH,

Ali

PS my fave from that list is Laralee!




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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 12:51pm
Great idea! Carriella is so pretty! My daughter's mn is Michae (pro. Mc-Kay) after my father Michael. There's one idea...except spell it Mikay. Honestly, to me, Karlee is too similar. But sibling names that start with the same letter or sound alike just aren't my style.

I really like Maren!! You could even do Maren Lee or Maren-Lee. I think Carriella & Maren/ Maren Lee are precious sister names. I also love the name LaRae/Larae---taking letters from your names.

Here are others- Raelee, Rae-Lee or Raeleigh, Lee Rene' (re-nae), Arenlee (air-rynn-lee or R-inn-lee), Leah Kay, Marilee, Kaela, Marena Lee or Marena Rae

Other ideas using parts of your names instead of letters to spell a new name- Rena Michelle, Karys Michae, Michaela Karys, Leah Karene, Karena Lee(Karena, I love!), Karys LaRae

I really love the use of Leah b/c it's uses Michael's mn but also the last four letters of Michael backwards. I like Leah Karys or Leah Kaye. Carriella & Leah Kaye...

I see some real potential for a beautiful complement to Carriella. Please keep us posted! Good luck, Ginger

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Registered: 05-04-2004
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 1:56pm

Oops, lol, I was going to suggest Karenna or Karensa, but then I noticed that Carriella and Karenna start with the same syllable (in sound, if not in spelling). By the way, I LOVE Carriella--how adorable! But yet it's also got a feminine quality that makes the name not sound too cutesy!


How about something like Karima Lee? That brings in the "Kar-" from your name, and transposes the first two letters of "Michael" and uses Lee in it's entirety.


Or perhaps:
Kalima?


I dont' know, just some thoughts! but what a great idea! I like how you've combined the names!


Best wishes,


~V

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:17pm
I like the name Karlee (Carly) a lot for a little girl but I think it is too cutesy for an adult and it is TOO similar to Cariella. It is not as unique or elegant as Carriella either imo. I love the suggestion of Maren! It is an awesome name and goes well with big sister! It is a more updated version of Karen with the M from Michael and it is unique yet feminine. It happens to be one of my favorite names in general. I also thought the suggestion of Leah worked nicely-incorporating Lee and Michael. Maren Leah (Lee-ah) is beautiful. Maren Renee is also pretty.