WDYT?

[mirlael.livejournal.com]

I really want to name my daughter Katie Ann Michelle. Katie Ann being her first name (KatieAnn doesn't look right at all). Do you have any suggestions for a better middle name?

Also, for a boy's name, I don't really have any favorites, but my boyfriend (we are young to be thinking about kids, but that's not important!) really likes the name Nigel Riley. I can compromise the Nigel, even though it reminds me of some Steve Irwin type guy, but I like the sound of Nigel Walker much better. What do you think?

Thanks. I hadn't posted anything here before, and always meant to ask you all what you thought.

Comments

[mirlael.livejournal.com]

Well, Katie Ann is actually my best friend. Ann is her middle name, but her actual first name is Katie. I might go with Katherine because I also like the sound of Kate.

I agree that Walker sounds last namey, but the projected last name (Whitson) would go well with it, IMO. I also like the idea of using the a name from my family as a middle name, but we'll see what happens. My Dad's first name is Richard, but I like his middle name, Joseph, better. The actual family name is Gerald, but I don't like that one bit! Haha.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Nigel Joseph with the last name sounds GREAT; Nigel Walker Whitson is too alliterative, I think.

Katherine would probably be a much better choice. She could still be Katie Ann after your best friend (and I love the idea of names with meaning; I'm planning to use my best friend's name - Adrienne - as a middle name for my daughter), but Katherine would provide a lot more choices as she got older. Katie Ann is more of a nickname to me; it's just too childish to take seriously on an adult.