Brittney writes:<\/p>\n
I really need your help! Here\u2019s our story. We are due December 12th with our first bundle of joy. We are not going to find out what we are having, but don\u2019t worry, I only need your help with a girl\u2019s name. If we have a boy we will be naming him Luca Michael last name sounds like Chan-Choo-Lee with lots of Italian vowels. My husband and I are both Italian and with such a strong last name think it would be nice to stay within that theme. So here is our dilemma. Our name choices couldn\u2019t be more different. I LOVE vintage-ish sounding names while my husband is stuck in the 80\u2019s. We do have about 2 we agree on and I just wanted to know your opinion if you like the flow or any other suggestions you have. Our TOP contender right now is Emilia with a nickname of Mila. My grandfather\u2019s name was Emil so I like the twist on the spelling of the ever popular and rising name Amelia. Here\u2019s what we have so far.<\/p>\n
Emilia Clara
\n(his grandmother\u2019s name is Clara and would like to use that as the middle name)<\/p>\nEmilia Grace<\/p>\n
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Our other top contenders are:<\/p>\n
Natalie Clara
\nAdrianna Grace<\/p>\nMy top names:<\/p>\n
Charlotte (although I don\u2019t love how popular it is now)
\nGrace
\nHarper
\nElla<\/p>\nHusband\u2019s Top names:<\/p>\n
Heather
\nAlexandra
\nTiffany
\nPretty much anyone that was featured on Saved by the Bell.<\/p>\nSo I guess my real question here is how do you feel about Emilia and Clara and\/or Grace as the middle names?<\/p>\n
Thank you!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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“Anyone featured on Saved by the Bell” is my new favorite way to categorize the way some men seem to latch onto the names of the cute girls from their high schools.<\/p>\n
Well, it’s very good news that there are a few agreed-upon names; if I’d just seen your list and his list, I would have felt we had a long road ahead of us. I love the Emil\/Emilia link, and I love Emilia Clara because then it’s your grandfather and his grandmother and that just seems very nice.<\/p>\n
All three choices go well with Luca. I notice Natalie has the same ending as Chan-choo-lee, which knocks it down a notch for me—so I think my first choice is Emilia, second choice Adrianna, third choice Natalie.<\/p>\n
One thing about Claire\/Clara as a middle name is it can lead to The \u00c9clair Situation. This is when the first name and middle name flow together in such a way as to allow the word \u00e9clair to form. So whenever I see Claire or Clara suggested as a middle name, I run The \u00c9clair Test, which has two steps:<\/p>\n
1. Does this combination make me hear the word \u00e9clair?<\/p>\n
2. Do I mind? I mean, \u00e9clairs are awesome. If my name sounded like \u00e9clair, I would make a policy: every time someone pointed that out to me, they would owe me an \u00e9clair. The main problem would be an insufficiency of \u00e9clairs, since it’s so rare to say the first and middle names together. I’d have to go around introducing myself that way, emphasizing the \u00e9clair sound so that people would notice it, THEN I’d demand my \u00e9clair.<\/p>\n
On that note, let’s have a poll (and perhaps an \u00e9clair)!<\/p>\n
[yop_poll id=”21″]<\/p>\n
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