The Cadence of a name.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

So my fiance and I have been talking off and on about baby names pretty much for the entirety of our relationship. (We are weird like that.) But for the life of us we RARELY like a name that the other likes, which I foresee being fun in a few years but whatever. :D Today we stumbled upon a name that I absolutely fell in love with:

Natalia Eve.

I LOVE it. HE loves it. It is on our list. It makes me incredibly happy.

Timm (the DF) is a music person, and has a theory that all names have to have a good rhythm to it, you know? In our case our last name will be two syllables, and so he taps out the rhythm of a name before he will say if he likes it or not. (Like, Natalia Rose and our last name would be Tuck-uh-Tuck-uh Tuck Tuck-uh.) Does this make any sense to other people? Is this common in naming or is my Drummer love a complete dork?

Comments

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Hahah, no I don't think you're a dork, I believe it's common. Names mostly sound good if they flow well. For example, when you choose a long first name, a short middle name usually sounds best (at least, to me it does). It's partly why I think Natalia Eve is indeed pretty! =)

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

My name (Elizabeth) is relatively long so I get the fact that it is a good idea for it to go Long Short Long. (well, actually mine goes Long Medium Medium, but it works! ;D)

And thanks:D

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

I think it's the same concept as feeling as though some names "go together" while others don't. He's just applying musical terms to it because that's what he's familiar with.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

Good point, it is an easier way for him to think about it. And to be honest it kind of makes sense to me as well, but it is just weird to see him tap out the rhythm on the table before he will concede to liking it. :D

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

my husband (also a musician) does the very same thing.

natalia eve is pretty.

you know, lots of people are fond of the name Cadence. Just a thought?

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

I love the name Cadence, Timm? Does not. It is the story of my life, I swear! When babies actually come into our lives we are going to be in trouble. It is like pulling TEETH to get us to agree on a name. :)

Thanks and yay musicians! ;D

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Are you saying it NA-ta-LI-a? Or na-TAH-lee-a? 'Cause the tapping rhythm you described only works in my mind if you say it the first way, which... well, um, let's just say I STRONGLY prefer the accent to remain on the second syllable.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Yeah that's true. I said it na-TAH-lee-ah in my mind =)

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

I apparently am off completely, as when I showed this to Timm he says it should be Nah-tawl-yah, and would be tapped out differently then I described. That is what he gets for marrying a girl with no sense of rhythm. ;) But I think it still puts the emphasis on the second syllable and so yes. I like it both ways, actually. :D

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I love that name! Beautiful choice and congrats on agreeing. :)

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

seriously, that's the biggest deal here. a couple agreeing on a name? GO FIGURE. i'm still hopeful it will happen.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

It takes forever and a day for us to agree on a name but I figure we are starting WAYYYYYY early so we have hope. :D

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

I know! I was so stoked. Though now we have like 3 girl names and one boys name and thus the battle rebegins. (Granted, kids are far in the future and we are just crazy. :D)

Thanks, though.

[woundedglory.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I love it. Flows nicely.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D And the cool thing is I haven't seen many Natalia's out there. (Though now that I say that there will be an explosion of them. :D)

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

I'm not getting it but I'll say this. Usually when the first and middle name flow the last name automatically does as well.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

You would think that, but my Fiance's last name (my future last name) is a HARD name for things to match.

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

Rhymes with Tuck-uh?

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

LOL. No. It's actually Jeffcoat (I don't know why I am always so anxious about posting it. I doubt anyone would stalk me and it isn't possible either way.

[regretfulsmile.livejournal.com]

Alright I thought it wasn't possible but I see your problem lol. I do think Natalie Eve sounds nice with it though.

[cinderlily.livejournal.com]

Isn't it horrible? I mean... no offense to other's with the last name the name is generally fine but NOTHING goes with it. Plus a plethora of my favorite names were names that started with J and they just don't go with it at all.

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Our last name is Lauder (like Estee) and that means no first or middle names that end in -L or -ER. Which is probably for the best, since a lot of -ER names are trendy anyway. But still...

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

Haha. That makes perfect sense. =]