Need help with a girl name

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Registered: 07-17-2007
Need help with a girl name
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Tue, 07-17-2007 - 2:02am
OK, my husband and I are expecting for the first time- twins! We are having a boy and a girl, and we can't decide what to name our daughter. Our son will be named Henry John after my grandmother Henrietta, and my husband, father, both grandfathers, and father-in-law who all share the first name John. Our daughter's middle name will be Kathryn after my mother (also my middle name). We want to name her after my other grandmother whose name is Wilma Elizabeth. So, we're undecided whether to call her Willa or Elizabeth (we'd use nickname Lily for Elizabeth). What does everybody think? By the way, last name is Callahan.
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Registered: 03-02-2005
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 2:06am

Congratulations! Henry John is a great, classic name. Very strong. :)

Elizabeth is lovely and classic as well. It probably goes best with Henry, but it's also quite popular. Wilma is nms on its own, but I love its longer form, Wilhelmina. You could probably use Lily as a nn for that as well. WDYT?

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 7:08am

I think Elizabeth Kathryn nnLily and Henry John are fabulous matches for twins, especially considering the meaning behind the names.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 5:02pm

I love your taste in names and that you're using family names.

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 9:47am
I really like Willa. It goes so well w/ Henry & it's a fresh, different name. I love Elizabeth, too, but that name as well as Lily are much more popular.
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Registered: 07-13-2004
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 10:13am

Henry John is fantastic!

I really like Willa Kathryn. Elizabeth kathryn just isn't as outstanding and using Willa will honor in the same manner.

Good Luck and Congrats on the Twins!

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Registered: 04-05-2006
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 1:07pm

Willa with Henry, for sure. Together, they are much less predictable, and I like that Willa and Henry have different endings. Henry and Lily is somewhat matchy, and they are popular, predicitable sibling names at the moment.


Great use of family names! Good luck.

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