Michal writes:<\/p>\n
My dilemma is on the naming of my second child. I am due with a baby girl on Sept 20th. Our first daughter is Kendal Essa. Her middle name is after my grandmother and great grandmother – it is a version of Essie. We named her Kendal because it is not very common and had the ‘al’ similar to my name Michal. And we felt the first and middle went really well together.<\/p>\n
For our second child, I am kind of at a loss. I loved the name Maria Angeline but my husband hates it. We liked Ella Marie but then our neighbor named their dog Ella and then a new neighbor has a daughter Ella. <\/p>\n
Our top two right now are Aprilia Ryan and Siena Ryan. Her middle name is after her father – Jonryan. Our criteria is to have a somewhat unique first name and then a middle name is reserved for naming after a family member. My husband loves Aprilia and I like it, but not really sold on her being called April for short. My husband isn’t sold on Siena.<\/p>\n
Any other thoughts\/suggestions?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I wonder if you’d like Averil? It’s unusual but familiar, like Kendal, and it has a similar level of no-frill. Kendal and Averil. That’s my top choice; here’s my whole list (since I saw Marie and Angeline above, I’m assuming the middle name Ryan isn’t a sure thing):<\/p>\n
Arden
Averil
Brycelyn
Darby
Finley
Hollis (Holly)
Larkin
Linden (Lindy)
Madigan
Meredith
Rory
Rowan
Shelby
Sheridan
Skyler
Sloane
Teagan
Tierney<\/p>\nName update<\/span> 11-02-2009! Michal writes:<\/p>\n
Thank you everyone for your comments! We ended up naming our little girl Natalie Ryan. I love her name and she is a wonderful little girl. :)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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