Layla Marie

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

Got a text yesterday from my husband's cousin after she found out the sex of the baby she's currently pregnant with.
It's going to be a girl, and she will be named Layla Marie.  She joins big sisters Kyah Leeann and Makenna Jane.

I think Layla is getting the best name out of the bunch.  I'm also realllly glad they're having a girl, because had it been a boy he would have been named Casen Michael.

Help with a middle name

[charlotterhys.livejournal.com]

I'm planning on changing my name. Not going into what it was before because I'm getting tired of people going 'aww, but it's cute! it's just right for you!' I do not feel it is, which is what is important. Ahem. Anyway. *brushes peeve off shoulder*

First name is Charlotte, which is after several Welsh grandmothers going on back. Rhys is surname because Charlotte Rhys sounds nice. It originally was going to be my middle name, but it worked out better as a surname.

Now what I don't know is a middle name! I don't know if I want to use another family name, or just pick out something random that sounds pretty. For family names I like Martha (a great grandmother on one side, a great-great grandmother on the other), Elaine (my grandmother's middle name) or Catherine (which pops up all over the place on both sides, but with different spellings).

Any thoughts? I'm thinking more, not traditional necessarily, but more timeless names from the Isles, which is where all my family is from. Not too girly or feminine, but not cutesy, either.

... uh, thanks!

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[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

my cousin just had her baby: a little girl named ava miley piper.
i'm not a big fan of two middle names or the name miley, but i'm very happy that mom and baby are doing well :)