which sounds best?

[stace25.livejournal.com]

Alannah Elizabeth

or

Alannah Leslie

We plan to call her Ally for short, but her given name will be Alannah.  Do either of these middle names work?  They are both family names, so I would like to use one.  But maybe I should come up with a different one?

Comments

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I much prefer Elizabeth!

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

i like the idea of elizabeth better, but something about alannah elizabeth seems like it runs together/is a mouthful.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Alannah Elizabeth

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like the name, but I'd spell it Alana. Alannah looks like too many unnecessary letters when it's normally spelled Alana.

I think Alana Leslie sounds better. Alana Elizabeth flows together too much.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Alannah is a random spelling, looks made up rather than sophisticated a lá Alana.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Alannah Leslie flows better, but i absolutely prefer Alannah Elizabeth.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[missmaxattax.livejournal.com]

I think Leslie is a beautiful name. Elizabeth is used too much..
so, I prefer Leslie over Elizabeth.. plus I think Allanah Leslie sounds beautiful. And I love the name Allanah, by the way. =)

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

I think Alannah Elizabeth sounds best, but I guess that's because I don't like the name Leslie.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Alannah Elizabeth. It looks & sounds prettier/better.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Alannah Leslie sounds much better. Alannah Elizabeth sounds too repetitive.

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

Alannah Leslie flows much better.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I really like Alannah Leslie, depending on the syllables in your last name.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Alannah Leslie FTW!

I love the name Alannah (it's the only spelling I like, I hate Alana, etc) and I love the nickname Ally!

[stace25.livejournal.com]

Thanks everyone! It seems pretty evenly split....Elizabeth is my middle name and my mom's middle name, so it would be nice to carry the tradition. However, my Uncle Les(lie) passed away last year at the time my baby is due, so I thought it would be nice to honor him. I think Alannah Leslie Elizabeth MacDougall would be too long though!

[easter.livejournal.com]

I like Alannah Elizabeth.

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

I prefer Alannah Elizabeth.