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On Jun 13, 1:33 pm, "Jamie Clark" wrote:
Oh lord. I can see why you would all put a moritorium on names with the same initials in your family. I'm sure your sibs would give you ultimate grief from here to eternity if you named your next child Alice or Adam. : ) -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Yeah, I'm having a really hard time with it now because I'm in love with the name Amelia Ruth for a little girl.... *sigh* Sharalyn mom to Alexander James |
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Well, in the end, if you can't find another name you love, use it, and your
siblings be damned! After all, it's your family, and you can name your kids what you want. Having siblings have the same first initial isn't the worst thing in the world, and it's not your fault that your parents took it to extremes and made you all crazy! -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password "sharalyns" wrote in message ups.com... On Jun 13, 1:33 pm, "Jamie Clark" wrote: Oh lord. I can see why you would all put a moritorium on names with the same initials in your family. I'm sure your sibs would give you ultimate grief from here to eternity if you named your next child Alice or Adam. : ) -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Yeah, I'm having a really hard time with it now because I'm in love with the name Amelia Ruth for a little girl.... *sigh* Sharalyn mom to Alexander James |
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On Jun 12, 10:28 pm, "beyond the pale"
wrote: One name I have always liked for a girl is Kate. Simply Kate. Kate not-short-for-anything, Kate is the full name. Problem is I can't make it work as a first name, only as a middle name, and I prefer to name my kids what they'll be called as there first name, for no logical reason, it's just a thing I have. My brother goes by his middle and all his mail and listings are in his first name. Seems simple to avoid that. I honestly would NOT just name her Kate. Kate is a nickname, and it's really best to avoid giving nick-names as given names. (If only because people WILL assume that her 'real name' is Katherine. If you like Kate, name her Katherine (or Katlyn) and call her Kate. It's not really a problem in the sense that calling people by their middle names can cause problems over time. (Everyone knows that Kate is Katherine and Katherine is Kate, but people may not know that Susan is Jane or Mary is Tabitha.) And there are lots of middle names that go well with Katherine. (Remember too that, by and large, people DON'T call other people by their full names ... barring the times when you're screaming at "Kate Matilda ... get your butt into the house right now!") so while it's nice to have a name that 'flows well' with the first name, it really isn't vital. If you're set on calling her Kate, I'd give a middle name with 3 syllables, which usually works well with either one syllable (Kate) or 2 (Kath'rin [the usual pronunciation ...] or any of the other common nicknames (Katie, Kathy). Beyond that, pick up some baby books (and check out babyname web sites) and browse for a while. (We had the problem that there were tooMANY names we liked ... fortunately, there were comparatively few that both of us liked, so that narrowed it down considerably.) Naomi (Who ended up namingher daughter Shaina Elizabeth ... and if she'd been a boy he would have been Nathan Jeremy.) Naomi |
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On Jun 14, 8:07 am, "Jamie Clark" wrote:
Well, in the end, if you can't find another name you love, use it, and your siblings be damned! After all, it's your family, and you can name your kids what you want. Having siblings have the same first initial isn't the worst thing in the world, and it's not your fault that your parents took it to extremes and made you all crazy! -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 LOL! I know. I'd still have to convince dh as he's decided that any daughter of his will be Katheryn, Katrina, or Cassandra. I'm hoping for another boy to be honest. ;-) Sharalyn mom to Alexander James |
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What about Kaitlyn?
My DD is Kaitlyn Maree. I broke tradition with her name though, my 5 older children's middle names all start with an 'L', they were all born at a hospital with midwives and doctors.....Kaitlyn made her arrival on the dining room floor assissted my none other than myself and hubby! So she has my middle name. :-) Cheers Trish "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." "beyond the pale" wrote in message ... I don't have the time to dwell on this pregnancy like I did with #1 and it's really obvious. I had names picked out the first week and all this shopping to do and started working on the nursery. This time around, I figure we'll wait until about 8.5 months and throw something together if we even fix the room up before the birth- I saved all the baby gear so we have the crib and swing etc. I saved clothing too a lot of which is unisex for the first year.. Even worse though, I haven't a CLUE about names. I do think about it, but I have not hit upon a name I really like for either gender and if I do have something I'm partial to, I cannot come up with a nice middle name. Ack. Has anyone else gone until the last minute and had no name?? I am far from last minute- LOL. But I keep telling myself I won't think of names until the last month or so. I know what NOT to name. Any name that's in use by close relatives for their kids, is a no go. And debatably, I try to stay away from names that are exceedingly common around here, debatable because if we move it could change. I try to stay away from names that I know too many of personally as well. One name I have always liked for a girl is Kate. Simply Kate. Kate not-short-for-anything, Kate is the full name. Problem is I can't make it work as a first name, only as a middle name, and I prefer to name my kids what they'll be called as there first name, for no logical reason, it's just a thing I have. My brother goes by his middle and all his mail and listings are in his first name. Seems simple to avoid that. So, Kate what? What Kate? I am out of ideas. Meredith Kate? Too clsoe to Mary Kate.Someone suggested to me Katelyn Brooke, but I don't know...not fond of Katelyn. If I did use, it would be Caitlyn. Or is it Caitlin? I am growing fond of Caitlin/Caitlyn actually... what else goes well with plain Kate though? Hannah Kate, I just don't know. For a boy I have even less ideas as I don't have a name that I love like Kate. Zachary?.....William....? Joshua? I can't come up with anything. All the boy names I like are "taken" by family members. I like Thomas but it's way taken. I like Benjamin, it's used by someone nearby and I would feel awkward to name my kid that too. Same with Adam. It's actually used by two people so it would be more awkward, otherwise I like Adam...grrr! It really would feel awkward to name my kid something that someone related to me or near me in some way has named their kid, you know? They took all the good names, how could they do that to me? ![]() LOl but really, I feel like if I have nothing else ready that's fine but it's too bad not to have a name. This means I will surely go into labor early and will not be prepared. |
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![]() "beyond the pale" wrote in message ... - One name I have always liked for a girl is Kate. Simply Kate. Kate not-short-for-anything, Kate is the full name. Problem is I can't make it work as a first name, only as a middle name, and I prefer to name my kids what they'll be called as there first name, for no logical reason, it's just a thing I have. My brother goes by his middle and all his mail and listings are in his first name. Seems simple to avoid that. So, Kate what? What Kate? I am out of ideas. Meredith Kate? Too clsoe to Mary Kate.Someone suggested to me Katelyn Brooke, but I don't know...not fond of Katelyn. If I did use, it would be Caitlyn. Or is it Caitlin? I am growing fond of Caitlin/Caitlyn actually... what else goes well with plain Kate though? Hannah Kate, I just don't know. I also love the name Kate, on it's own. I think it's a beautiful, strong, confident name. There are so many great combinations you could come up with- why use it for the middle name? Surely you could find a couple of great names to use as a middle name for Kate. Kate Elizabeth? Kate Alexandra? Kate Bernadette? Kate Julianna? Kate Margaret.........Kate Georgianna........Kate Marie or Maria..............Kate Rebecca (I like that one a lot)! ............I think it needs to be a strong, classic name. For a boy I have even less ideas as I don't have a name that I love like Kate. Zachary?.....William....? Joshua? I can't come up with anything. All the boy names I like are "taken" by family members. I like Thomas but it's way taken. I like Benjamin, it's used by someone nearby and I would feel awkward to name my kid that too. Same with Adam. In my experience (I live in MA), Zachary, William and Joshua are all very popular. I know 3 little Williams! Benjamin is very nice- it was our 2nd choice for our son. Don't worry, you'll come up with something. I didn't go in to labor with my son having no clues on a name, but he wasn't named for a few hours at least. My niece wasn't named for 2 days. laurie mom to jessica (6) and christopher (4) It's actually used by two people so it would be more awkward, otherwise I like Adam...grrr! It really would feel awkward to name my kid something that someone related to me or near me in some way has named their kid, you know? They took all the good names, how could they do that to me? ![]() LOl but really, I feel like if I have nothing else ready that's fine but it's too bad not to have a name. This means I will surely go into labor early and will not be prepared. |
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![]() "sharalyns" wrote in message oups.com... On Jun 13, 10:48 am, "Jamie Clark" wrote: "NL" wrote in message ... sharalyns wrote: My question is "Why 'S'?" As someone who grew up in a family of all 'S' names (including the pets), let me tell you, it was *highly* annoying. I've sworn off giving any names to future children that are duplicates of any current family members (so for next baby, A, G, J, and S are completely out). Anyway, I just thought I 'd throw that out there in case you hadn't thought of it. :-) I grew up with a sibling who had the same first initial as I did, and it never bothered me. His name is Jay. Both mom and dad had different first initials, and pets as well. So it was just a kid thing, and honestly, it makes me smile and feels like a bonding thing. Jay and Jamie. I actually have an older sister that I met later on, and her name starts with an L. Yeah, I think it was because the *whole* family was 'S' (plus pets). Stephen Shannon Sharalyn Scott Seth Stephanie (and if there had been more, Spencer and Stacia) Then you throw in the animals: Spunky Sugar Sassy Sylvester Sandi Smudgkin Strawberry Sugarbutton Shoely Smidgen Sammy Simonetta and of course our plecostomus: Sucktoria It got old *very* quickly despite my parents love for this....All three kids still living have sworn we will not do this to our children. :-) And we're pretty close for the most part. Sharalyn mom to Alexander James I did the same thing but with the middle initial. All L's bar the last one. -- Trish "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." |
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I have some lovely baby names
- Justin - Omari - Zachary - Asher. |
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