The truth is out there

[trivher.livejournal.com]

From yesterday....
Charlie & Amanda won as favorite
Ronnie & Jerri were least favorite

( I believe )

Rowen

[polkadotskirt.livejournal.com]

My favourtite boys name at the moment is Rowen. However, I think I would like the middle name of any kids i have (ages away yet) to be the names of my grandparents - BUT Rowen Stephen and Rowen Harry don't sound so good to my ears.

What do you think? do you think that to use a family name is important enough to put up with it sounding less than a perfect pairing? Because Harry and Stephen aren't really my style of first name (want something quite unusual without being stupid and there are loads of harrys and stephens!) but I want to use them I probably would just ignore the fact that they aren't perfect, but I'm just wondering what you all think.

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[calixbat.livejournal.com]

Im listening to a song called called Raoui. It is pronounced Row-ee. Its an a word from an African dialect (not sure which.) Would you pronounce it Row like bow tie or row like Im taking a bow?

Thanks.

last names.

[springtide-hfa.livejournal.com]

I want my child to have both mine and my boyfriends' last name, but I have a question about the order. Is there a certain order in which hyphenated names go? Like, mother's first, then father's? Or the other way around?
And if it's optional, which sounds nicer:
Macovi-Abbott or Abbott-Macovi? 
Macovi is pronounced Muh-COH-vee

Lilah Marie Clare/Lilah Clare Marie

[cold-still-life.livejournal.com]

I still love Winifred Lilah, although I don't think I could pull it off.

What do you think of Lilah Marie Clare or Lilah Clare Marie? (No comments on spellings, please) Clare and Marie are both family names, as are my other two children's middle names (Cordelia Emily and Isaac Peter). Also, as a sibling to Cordelia Emily and Isaac Peter, do you prefer:

Winifred Lilah
Winifred Clare
Lilah Marie Clare
Lilah Clare Marie
Lilah Winifred

:)

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[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

What does everyone think of the name Larin? (lair-en)

Names from Michael Cunningham Novels

[cold-still-life.livejournal.com]

These are just the main characters, or those mentioned often.

A Home At The End Of The World:
Robert, nn Bobby
Jonathan, nn Jon
Clare
Alice
Ned
Rebecca
Erich
Carlton

Rebecca was the daughter of Bobby and Clare.

The Hours
Clarissa, nn Mrs. Dalloway
Sally
Julia
Virginia, though this is arguably not a character name.
Leonard
Vanessa
Richard, early nn Richie
Laura

Specimen Days

Into The Machine
Catherine
Lucas
Simon

The Children's Hour
Cat
Lucas
Simon

Like Beauty
Katareen
Luke
Simon

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[tiffrobyn.livejournal.com]

Love the name Kate. Not a fan of Kathryn or Kaitlyn (any spelling). What's a good middle name for Kate?