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[mooingcow27.livejournal.com]

I have forever loved the name Lexi, and however my boyfriend's (we are committed) last name is Lynch... I didnt want to name her Alexandra, Alexia, or anything because well, I like Lexi. But, I hate how Lexi Lynch sounds. I think Alexandra Lynch flows a little better. Should I go for Alexandra and just hope everyone calls her Lexi? (I was a camp counselor for many many years and most of the Alexandras I knew went by Lexi... so there's a chance! But I hate Alex!!! Which could happen just as easily)

How does the middle name michelle go with that?


We also like Nikki but I dont like nicole.. would it be okay to name a child Nikki or does it have to be Nicole? I dont know anyone whose name is just Nikki, haha

And just for the record, we love Hannah but cant think of a middle name. My dad's cousin has a daughter named Hannah though, we arent close or anything but they do visit on occasion... is that too close in the family to have the same name? She isnt MY cousin...

What do you think? Thank you!!!

Comments

[ace-hart.livejournal.com]

I think if you named you child Alexandra and called her Lexi all the time growing up, it's likely that she would ask other people to as well. Or, Alexi Lynch, doesn't sound as... hokey?

Lexi Michelle sounds cute.

Nikki is fine as a name on it's own. Or if you want Nikki to be the pet name, how about Nicola? Nicolet? Nico or Niku? (the last two are traditionally male though)

Hannah Ilena? Hannah Louise?

Hope this all helped.

Oh right! And who cares if your dad's cousin's daughter has the same name? You should name your child what you want.

[bewitchedxsoul.livejournal.com]

Lexi Lynch doesn't sound just awful, but Alexandra Lynch does flow a little better. I think if you call her Lexi..everyone else will call her Lexi.

I know a girl named Nikki - so it's fine as a name on its own.

[iljesus04.livejournal.com]

I currently have a 4 month old daughter named Rebekah and altho I hate the name Becky, my fiance and his parents call her that. I HAVE put my foot down at Becca tho. For the most part, you control what you want your child to be called, especially if it's a nickname. If you call her Lexi, everyone else will most likely follow suit. Or at least most people. Even tho some popel call my daughter Becky, I have always and will always call her Rebekah since that is what I named her....becasue I like it. So she'll definately know both names and when she's older, she'll probably decide for herself which one she wants to be called when she introduces herself to friends and such.

AS for Nikki, I feel it is perfectly fine to name your daughter Nikki instead of Nicole. I work with a Nikki and that is her name. You can name your childanything you want.

I like Hannah Grace....

My cousin and I DO have the smae name. It's not confusing at all. i know lots of families who have someone with the same name. My finace's cosuin also has the same name as him. So where as you aren't even related to this person, I think if u want to name her Hannah, go for it. Don't let someone else's name choice dictate your decision. Just because her child was born first doesn't mean she has dibs on that name ;-)

[americandiva.livejournal.com]

I like Alexandra Lynch and then just call her Lexi. I have a friend named Alexis and everyone has called her Lexi since she was little. She's 22 now and still known as nothing but Lexi


Also, I used to babysit for someone named Nikki. Her name was not Nicole so yes, you can name a kid just Nikki

cute names though.

[mykaelus.livejournal.com]

Lexi Olivia Lynch.... then her initials are LOL! :D Just kidding, though I "Lexi Olivia" does kind of flow.

In any case, I don't know if this would help or not, but have you thought of giving the child the other parent's last name? I know some people these days don't automatically take the husband's last name. And also, sometimes people have their children's last name be different from their own to tie them to the other side of the family. For example, my (female) friend is divorced, and so she went back to her maiden name of Smith. However, she let her children stay with their father's last name of Anderson, so they would still have that connection to his family.

[limos.livejournal.com]

i think Lexi Hannah Lynch sounds beautiful.

i also like

-Lexi Harper Lynch
-Lexi Sutton Lynch
annnd
-Lexi Cecilia Lynch

[oneworldvision.livejournal.com]

I think you should go with Alexandra, just in case *she* doesn't like Lexi and would prefer to be called something else.

Do you like other derivatives of Nicole, such as Nicolette, Nicoletta, Nicola, etc.?

I think it's fine for distant, rarely-seen cousins to have the same name. I kind of like Hannah Abigail, or Hannah Elizabeth. Anything that doesn't have an -a ending would probably work.

[xpaniic.livejournal.com]

I don't think Lexi Lynch sounds that bad. I like Michelle for it, too. I have a neice named Lexie Renae.

[ladydiddymus.livejournal.com]

I know two people named Nikki and they really liked their names growing up because there were always a couple other Nicoles in their class.
And I hate when family steals names! Haha. In the past two years I've had to mark Gavin, Eli, Cameron, and Aiden (even though its becoming too popular anyways) off my life because all of my cousins have been having boys! Oh well... I probably wouldn't use Hannah personally if theres one on your side of the family already, but I don't think it's too irrational either.

[artemisjade.livejournal.com]

As a Nicole called Nikki I would have loved it if that were actually my name.

My niece is named Hannah Kaitlyn

[sadblueyes.livejournal.com]

my friends name is Alexis, but she has gone by Lexi since birth. I think the name Alexis Michelle Lynch sounds beautiful.

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

If you are hoping everyone calls her Lexi, and then it happens, she's probably going to go by "Lexi Lynch" most of the time anyway. You should decide if you are ok with this or not and either go with Lexi as the full name or just choose something else entirely. There isn't much point in making her full name Alexandra just to avoid the "Lexi Lynch" combo if you hope she'll use Lexi anyway (especially since you want to avoid the nickname Alex, and there's no guarantee that that would happen). So there! :)

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

1. Nikki doesn't need to be Nicole :) I went to college with a Nicci, and my best friend is Mandy (not Amanda---on her birth certificate!)

2. The aforementioned best friend just had twins: Hanna Christine & Ella Grace. Hope that gives you an answer to the Hanna question. I always heard that names flow well if they have the same number of syllables---like Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston or Liam Neeson or Keira Knightley.

3. I feel you on the name thing with Lexi. I always wanted to have a baby Elizabeth & call her Lily. Lily Kelly doesn't seem to work, though.