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What do you think of?
| Wed, 02-07-2007 - 1:44am |
we are adopting a boy and a girl and we are thinking
Kyriana Shirley(after dh's mother) Marie(family name as well)
Oliver Leland(family name) John(family name)

congrats on the adoption! I really like the middle names for both children and I think that Oliver is great. In regards to Kyriana, why this spelling? I think that Karina looks and sounds nicer. "Kyri" looks akward to me, sorry. Maybe Kiera?
Good luck,
Brooke
ahh - I see. I know a family that adopted a little girl name Star. They adapted the name to Stariana, nn Annie so that she remained connected to the Star part of her name. I think it is great that you are keeping the Kyra part.
Good luck,
Brooke
First, I'm not a fan of two middle names, even if it's for a very good reason. If you want to honor family, do it with a first and a middle, rather than 2 middles:
Shirley Marie
Marie Shirley
Sherilyn Marie (poetic license taken with Shirley)
or just stick with your chosen first and pick one of them for the mn:
Kyra Marie
Kyra Shirley
Kylie Marie
Notice I lopped off the second half of Kyriana...is reminds me of that movie, Syriana and is just too much name. Go with either:
Kyra OR
Ariana
I like Oliver, but again, two mn's is too many. Choose between:
Oliver Leland
Oliver John (my pic)
I like Kyria better than Kyriana, especially for the flow into Shirley. I think the longer form is just a bit of a mouthful.
Love the boy name you have chosen, especially Leland.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
Love the boy name, but I'm not very fond of Kyriana (though I do like Kyra). This just reminds me of "Syriana," and seems something a girl might make up when naming her dolls (or imagined future children ) just because she thinks it sounds "pretty," KWIM? I have known a girl named Ciaran -- which can also be Anglicized as Kyran -- so maybe that would appeal? It looks and sounds very similar to Kyriana, but without the movie association or "cluttered" appearance, if that makes sense.
Oliver and Kyra or Kyran would gmv. Ooh ... almost forgot: I also like Kyla, if you're open to a single-letter tweak.
HTH ;)
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If you wanted, you could combine Marie + Shirley = Marley
Kyriana Marley
If you want to combine Leland + John = Legion, or John + Leland = Joel
Oliver Legion
Oliver Joel
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Kyriana Shirley Marie -
Ditto!!!
Congrats on adopting - I hope to adopt soon!
Kyriana - I am not sure how to even prn this. I dont think that it is really my style of name ... sorry
Oliver - Love it! super cute - good choice.