Beth writes:<\/p>\n
Even though I\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed your Baby Names blog, I never thought I\u2019d actually be writing to you! Our first daughter, Cate Meredith, was named within 24 hours of finding out we were expecting her. Our second daughter, whom we lost to a late miscarriage, took a little longer to name, but once we\u2019d found her name we were quite happy with it (Lena Emilie). We\u2019ve had a boy name picked out all along (Isaac Joshua), so if this baby, due August 2, is a boy, we\u2019re all set. <\/p>\n
The girl name (Naomi Caroline) we had picked out for this baby took a little longer to settle on, and apparently now my husband is having second thoughts. As am I\u2026I think? It\u2019s a perfectly lovely name, but Naomi is a bit unusual for our family, and it doesn\u2019t resonate with us like the other names have. <\/p>\n
Other relevant info\u2026our last name starts with a \u201cD\u201d, ends with an \u201cer\u201d, and is three syllables. It\u2019s Dutch, but doesn\u2019t sound overly so. I like the fact that my name, my husband\u2019s name and our daughter\u2019s first names all have one syllable (Beth, Neil, Cate), but we are certainly not stuck on that. Other names we\u2019ve considered and eliminated include Audrey, Leah, Adele (I love it, but it reminds my IT consultant husband of \u201cDell\u201d computers), Sylvie, Ella (friends have used it), Darcy\/Dorsey (family names that I like, husband doesn\u2019t), and Charlotte. <\/p>\n
Currently Eliza is under consideration, but when combined with Caroline, my husband is not too enthused. Perhaps another middle name? My goal in naming is something a little different, yet not so strange that people have a hard time saying\/pronouncing it (hence the Cate with a \u201cC\u201d, which I will be forever explaining, but I love it anyway). My husband is quite conservative in his tastes, so I almost feel like I have to be sneaky in choosing a name that walks the line between different and classic. <\/p>\n
I hope that\u2019s enough info\u2026any help you can give is so appreciated!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ooo, I LOVE the name Eliza. I also love the name Isaac, and in fact the two names share similar sounds. If you want to reserve the name Isaac for future use, this might rule out the name Eliza—or maybe not. They’re similar, but maybe not TOO similar.<\/p>\n
Your first daughter has a one-syllable first name and a three-syllable middle name; it might be pleasing to reverse the pattern for your third daughter, since two of your contenders, Naomi and Eliza, have three syllables. Jane is one of my top favorite one-syllable middle names, because I love its mix of tradition and punk. Eliza Jane and Naomi Jane are both great.<\/p>\n
If you instead want to continue using one-syllable names, I wonder if you’d like the name June. It has vintage charm; it’s very uncommon but completely familiar; it sounds great with Cate.<\/p>\n
I really like June. Let’s see about a middle name.<\/p>\n
June Avery
June Camilla
June Charlotte
June Louise
June Hillary
June Marie
June Miranda
June Silvia
June Winifred<\/p>\nTwo more one-syllable options I like are Eve and Nell.<\/p>\n
Eve Caroline
Eve Charlotte
Eve Claudia
Eve Marissa
Eve Minerva
Eve Naomi
Eve Nicole<\/p>\nNell Bianca
Nell Caroline
Nell Charlotte
Nell Darcy<\/p>\nMy favorites are Eve Charlotte and June Hillary.<\/p>\n
Name update<\/span> 11-23-2009!
Beth writes:<\/p>\nJust wanted to update you about the name we chose for our little girl. Naomi Caroline was born on July 28, so unfortunately your suggestions were a couple of days too late! We are very happy with our name choice, and while we\u2019ve had people ask \u201chow do you pronounce that?\u201d, in general we\u2019ve gotten lots of compliments on her name. <\/p>\n
However, we will certainly keep your suggestions and the comments for future reference, since our track record of 3 girls makes another girl in the future seem quite likely. J<\/p>\n
Thanks again!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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