stuck on a girls name

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Registered: 02-23-2006
stuck on a girls name
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Thu, 02-23-2006 - 9:59pm

We are having a really hard time picking a name for our new arrival. Our son's name is Ethan. My MN is Diane and would like our daughter to have that name as her MN. Here are some contenders. Please advise what you think. BTW our last name is Groom. Can also add some suggestions. Thank you a bunch

Paige Diane
Morgan Diane
Audrey Diane
Courtney Diane
Arianna Diane
Carley Diane

I am more concerned with the last name sounding good then the MN. Afterall how often do we use that.

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 02-23-2006 - 10:18pm
I like Courtney and Audrey the best. Carly is nice too, I just don't like your spelling. I think Ethan and Courtney are very nice together, and Courtney is such a nice name and not popular right now. Morgan is too masculine IMO and Paige is rather trendy. Arianna is nice, but I prefer the others. My vote goes for Courtney Diane Groom.

                             
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Registered: 10-14-2005
Thu, 02-23-2006 - 11:27pm
I like all of your options, but I really love Audrey. It's a name that has been growing onme in general lately, but I particularly like it with Ethan. I think they sound nice together and I think the pairing actually makes Ethan sound more classic rather than trendy. (Ethan is a great name, I love it, but it's popularity - and the sudden rise in popularity of similar names like Owen and Evan - make it feel trendy, even though it's a name that's been around forever. I think pairing it with a really classic name like Audrey, makes the combination feel very classic and timeless. Whereas pairing it with a more modern-sounding name makes the combination feel more modern and trendy.)



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Registered: 02-01-2006
Fri, 02-24-2006 - 12:24am
I love Audrey Diane Groom - Audrey Groom sounds great, and as it was said before, suits Ethan, and takes both name back to a traditional basis :)
-Katherine
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Registered: 02-23-2006
Fri, 02-24-2006 - 12:36am
Thanks for your input. I also like Courtney.
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Registered: 09-21-2004
Fri, 02-24-2006 - 9:52am
I am a huge fan of the name Audrey. I have to say when I did opinion polls on it though, people either seemed to love it or hate... there's not much in-between feeling on it for some reason and that's why I cut it from my list. However, if you are not swayed by others' opinions as I am (LOL) then that is definitely the one I'd go with!
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Registered: 10-23-2004
Fri, 02-24-2006 - 4:27pm

I think Ethan and Morgan sounds great together!

Terra.
Mommy to Ethan Robert and Logan Ryley

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Registered: 05-29-2003
Fri, 03-03-2006 - 2:33pm
Audrey or Courtney