Christine writes:<\/p>\n
I am European Caucasian (mostly Italian and Polish) and my husband is Hispanic\/Spanish\/French. It’s really important to me to pick a name that can be pronounced easily in both Spanish and English. Our last name is difficult enough (it’s pronounced AL-a-mee-oo). Naming our first daughter was easy- Eva (pronounced like Ava) was a name I’ve liked since before I was married, and Juliana is a family name (my husband’s uncle Julian raised him). We also decided on our second daughter’s first name before she was conceived. We decided on Paloma, and we both really really love it. The problem is her middle name. The more I think about it, the more I begin to dislike all our options. I would like to keep the middle name a family name, as that is tradition in my family, but it’s really limiting my choices. Please tell me what you think- I think some of the names are really pretty, but I’m very concerned about the name being “too much” for my side of the family. Here are my options so far:<\/p>\n
Paloma Caroline Alamillo
Paloma Carolina Alamillo
Paloma Josephine Alamillo
(these three are among my favorites, although my husband has vetoed these)
Paloma Genevieve Alamillo
Paloma Christina Alamillo
Paloma Marie Alamillo (my middle name, my mom’s name, sounds great, but boring?)
Paloma Mariela Alamillo (version of Marie, but too much?)
Paloma Terese Alamillo
Paloma Pauline Alamillo
Paloma Elizabeth Alamillo
Paloma Sophie Alamillo
Paloma Sophia Alamillo
Paloma Helena Alamillo
Paloma Jeanne Alamillo
Paloma Meredith Alamillo
Paloma Anne Alamillo
Paloma Rose Alamillo<\/p>\nThank you in advance for your suggestions!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My favorites from your list are:
Paloma Christina
Paloma Marie
Paloma Mariela
Paloma Rose<\/p>\nChristina, Marie, and Rose would all be easier on your family, but Mariela is so beautiful. Marie was a common middle name a generation or two ago, but I get the impression it’s much less common now; Rose is more common in this generation but\/and sounds wonderful with Paloma.<\/p>\n
What does everyone else think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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