I am a loyal reader of your blog, and I need some advice from you and your other readers. We are having our first child next month (due Sept. 16) and we have yet to decide on a name. We have narrowed it down to a short list that includes:<\/p>\n
Charlotte Kate
\nLucy Kate
\nRuby Kate
\nHazel Kate
\nJackie Kate<\/p>\n
We plan to call her by both names, so we need help deciding what sounds best together. Depending on which we go with, we might use Katherine as the middle name and just call her Kate. For example, if we go with Lucy Kate we would likely name her Lucy Katherine and call her Lucy Kate. If we go with Jackie, we would likely name her Jackie Kate or Jacklyn Kate.<\/p>\n
Which combination of the above 5 do you like best and any thoughts\/feedback on them? Oh and if it helps, I am Julia and my husband is Ben. Our last name is Phillips. So basically any of them go with our last name.<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for your help!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI said each one aloud several times, imagining addressing a child. For me, Charlotte Kate is the largest\/longest to say outloud: the Char of Charlotte needs a little extra time to say, and then the consonant ending of Charlotte forces a little pause. I think I like the sound of Jackie Kate least. I’m not sure why—the repeating K sound, maybe. That may be part of the reason Charlotte Kate isn’t my favorite, either: the doubled T-ending.<\/p>\n
My top favorite is Lucy Kate. It’s the combination I find easiest to say (no hard consonant sounds in the first name), and also the combination I think would be most likely to be understood by someone hearing it.<\/p>\n
Ruby Kate and Hazel Kate are tied for second place. Not as smooth for me to say as Lucy Kate, but easier for me to say than Charlotte Kate or Jackie Kate.<\/p>\n
Let’s have a poll over to the right, to see everyone else’s favorites! [Poll closed; see results below.]<\/p>\n
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