Mar. 21st, 2010

[identity profile] becomingun.livejournal.com
So I was poring over old family photos and I found one of my ouma and her sisters... I only ever met two of them, so the name theme was never in my head til recently, but they are:

Letty
Betty
Hetty
Netty
And my ouma... Bernadine.


Now I'm usually not a fan of "naming themes" but I feel like they should've just found another rhyme, haha. It seems like the balance shifted.

WDYT? Any similar themes in your family?
[identity profile] skittles22088.livejournal.com
I just saw a gem on Facebook. A boy born last night:

Adalai Alexander

is it just me, or is the first name more for a girl than a boy?
[identity profile] smallandneedy.livejournal.com
I've completely fallen in love with the name Emily lately, and I'm starting to consider putting it into my list of names I want to use in the future. I know it is sadly enough on the rise at home in Norway, but I just love it so much.
However, I have a second cousin who's daughter is named Emily. Although I've never actually met this little Emily, and I think it's probably at least 15 years since I last saw my second cousin, they send home-made calenders with the pictures of the kids to my grandma every year so it's not like there's absolutely no contact between the families.

Is it stupid of me to want to use the name when I know it's already "in-use" or is it okay to use it?

WDYT?
[identity profile] hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com
So we just chucked our middle name out the window and Baby Hazel is due in less than three months.  We were originally told "boy" and her name was Oliver Wesley, but then we found out girl and my hubby refused to budge on Hazel.  For weeks everyone joked calling the belly "Olivia" and it stuck and was a cute story, so we decided on Hazel Olivia.  I was never 100% sold on Olivia, but the story was kind of awesome, so I went with it.  I found out this week that it is my SIL's top girl name, and she asked if it would be okay if she still used it.  Of course I don't mind, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought I should just let go of Olivia entirely and let her have it since she loves it so much and I don't really.  Anyway, that is how we ended up in this predicament.  Before we knew boy/girl the name was going to be Hazel Elizabeth, but now I'm just not sure.  Hazel is a family name on my hubby's side, so I thought it would be nice to also use a family name from my side.  

Which do you like:
Hazel Elizabeth
Hazel Louise (after my mom)
Hazel Lillian (after my great grandmother)

Or any other suggestions that sound particularly good with Hazel?
THANKS!
...and to put a face with a name... Miss Hazel! )
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