What do you think of?

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What do you think of?
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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)

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Registered: 08-26-2006
Wed, 02-07-2007 - 10:15am

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

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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 10:35am
Has to be this spelling because her birth name is Kyra and we want to keep that but we don't really like that name. In one of the name books Kyria is an alternate of Kyra.
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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 11:03am

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

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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 1:40pm

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)

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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 1:58pm

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.

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 02-07-2007 - 3:32pm

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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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 3:33pm
All my kids have 2 middle names. It is a family tradition!
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Wed, 02-07-2007 - 8:03pm

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 -

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Registered: 07-12-2006
Thu, 02-08-2007 - 12:33pm

Ditto!!!



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siggy
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Registered: 01-12-2007
Thu, 02-08-2007 - 4:55pm

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.