Lorin writes:<\/p>\n
My family of five is expecting the arrival of baby #4 in February 2014. She will be our third girl. Our other children are all named after my (or my husband’s) grandparents and unfortunately the names we have left to pick from don’t really go with our other children’s names. Or we just don’t like them :) We’ve been creative in the past, naming both of our girls after grandFATHERS.<\/p>\n
My BIG kids are:<\/p>\n
Carmen Louise (maternal great grandfather, paternal grandmother)
\nFrancis Palmer AKA “Frankie” (paternal great grandfather, paternal great great grandfather)
\nWilla Marie (paternal grandfather “William”, maternal great grandmother)<\/p>\nso…….<\/p>\n
with that said…….<\/p>\n
the remaining (great) grandmother names are:<\/p>\n
Winona Catherine
\nNorma Betty
\nMildred Carmencita
\nLola
\nDomenica
\nBarbara (no)<\/p>\nthe remaining (great) grandfather names are:<\/p>\n
Herbert
\nRobert
\nGeorge
\nAdrian<\/p>\nOur last name is Titus. My husband and I can’t seem to agree. I prefer Millie, Domenica (“Meni”), Lola, Betty or Georgia while Daddy likes Winnie or Betty (but he wants Elizabeth to give her options). Our daughter, Willa’s name, is giving us the most trouble. The problems are:<\/p>\n
Willa\/Winnie: too much W???
\nWilla\/Millie: too much double L????
\nWilla\/Betty: too close to WilMA and Betty???<\/p>\nAre these crazy concerns or what?<\/p>\n
Any advice would be appreciated. Please feel free to hang out in shades of gray. We love the idea of people recognizing our children’s names as, well…names; but, how many Carmen, Frankie, or Willa’s do you actually know?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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All three of your concerns seem non-crazy to me: they would bother me, too. With Willa and Winnie, I think I’d keep getting confused and saying Willie and Winna. Same with Willie\/Milla. And Willa and Betty did make me think of the Flintstones, though perhaps that wouldn’t cause any trouble. Betty Titus gives me a stuttering T-sound with the T in every single syllable. Carmen and Meni feel very similar to me, too, as do Willa and Lola.<\/p>\n
Goodness, I am just crossing out possibilities left and right! So I want to rush to say that in the long run, I don’t think any of these issues are a huge deal: I’d prefer to avoid them, but that doesn’t mean I think they’re deal-breakers. Plenty of families have two children with very similar names, even to the point of confusion, and I doubt it’s something that plagues their every waking moment. So if you find a name you think is The Name, it may very well be worth taking on an element that is Not Quite Ideal.<\/p>\n
You may have already considered and rejected it, but I like Nora (from Norma). Carmen, Frankie, Willa, and Nora.<\/p>\n
Or perhaps you could get Danica from Domenica. Carmen, Frankie, Willa, and Danica.<\/p>\n
I love Georgia—is there any chance your husband would come around to it? I think it’s great with the sibling group. Or Georgianna is pretty, and gives her Annie if she wants it.<\/p>\n
I like Adrienne and Adriana, too. Carmen, Frankie, Willa, and Adrienne\/Adriana.<\/p>\n
With this sibling group I might choose Bettina as the long form for Betty, rather than Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
Robin used to be used as a nickname for Robert. Carmen, Frankie, Willa, and Robin.<\/p>\n
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Name update!<\/strong> Lorin writes:<\/p>\n
Sorry for the delay in responding with our child’s name. To be honest, we left the hospital without a name for little “baby girl Titus.” But, on day two of being home my husband and I came to somewhat of an agreement and three months later couldn’t be happier with our name selection:<\/p>\n
Betty Wynn Titus<\/p>\n
As I mentioned, Betty was my husband’s grandmother and favorite person before her passing in 2011. I discovered the name Wynn when trying to find a variation of Winona (his other grandmother who is still with us).<\/p>\n
So, there you go. I loved Georgie and Bertie but could not get my husband on board with either. And as a side note, my three big kids (6,4 & 2) all call her “Bette Bette”, so there’s that—<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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