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[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

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Nigel Walker is much better. Nigel Riley sounds like a crappy cover band.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

What about using Katherine Ann Michelle, with Anne being a middle name, and then you could CALL her 'Katie Ann' but she'd have some options with it. That way she could be Katherine or Kathy or Kate or not use the Ann altogether. I like the sound of Katie Ann, but it sounds very cutesy and childish and I think your daughter might like having something more sophisticated when she's older.

I really like Nigel. And I don't like Riley with it, but it's okay. Nigel Walker is nice, too, but Walker sounds very last-namey. With Riley as a middle name, he could choose to go by that instead of he doesn't like Nigel.

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

Nigel Walker kind of reminds me of Nigel Barker, the former model/ photographer. I like Nigel a lot though.

[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.

[mirlael.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks ^^ Maybe he'll be good looking, then? :P

[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.

[happysaid.livejournal.com]

Katie Ann is fine, but much too cutesy for me for a real name (same for just Katie). What about Katherine Ann _____? You could call her Katie Ann, but she'd have Katherine/Katherine Ann to fall back on for interviews etc, etc.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Katie Ann. If she thinks it's too cutesy, she can go by Kate as an adult.

[coolteamblt.livejournal.com]

I have to say, I would absolutely not use Katie Ann as a first name. Your daughter will hopefully grow up into a sophisticated, dignified adult. I understand that Katie is really cute, and some grownups still use Katie for nicknames, but I would not do it. How about Kate Ann, Katherine Ann, or Kathleen Ann? They're all really good, sophisticated names that would yield the nickname Katie Ann. I don't care for Michelle. Do you have a family member or friend whose name you could use?

Here's some ideas with the different combos:

Kate Ann Theresa
Kate Ann Hope
Kate Ann Regina
Kate Ann Tessa
Kate Ann Zoe

Katherine Ann Regan
Katherine Ann Olivia
Katherine Ann Petra
Katherine Ann Elizabeth
Katherine Ann Daphne


Kathleen Ann Ivy
Kathleen Ann Louisa
Kathleen Ann Eleanor
Kathleen Ann Brenna
Kathleen Ann Georgia

And I like Nigel Riley. Nigel Walker sounds odd to me. How about Nigel Willis, Nigel Beckett, Nigel Henry, or Nigel Paul?

[sevensevenfour.livejournal.com]

My little cousin's name is Katie Ann. That's her whole name. She's not a Katherine or anything. We also call her Katie Ann most of the time and I really like it. I'm really jealous that I can't name one of my children Katie Ann because Kati is my best friend's name and Ann is a family name I love.

I like Nigel Riley more than Nigel Walker, but Nigel Riley sounds funny also because of the Ni Ri combination. If it doesn't bother either of you that much, I do like it though.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I think Katie Ann is too cutesy to be a first name. I think it would be better to name her Katie or Katherine, with Ann as a middle name, and then you can call her Katie Ann, but she doesn't have to go by it in the professional world.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I agree that Katherine/Catherine/Kathryn Anne is the way to go!!

I have to say, my name is Katherine, and I go by Kate or Katie 99% of the time, but it REALLY REALLY REALLY helps when I can introduce myself as Katherine at job interviews or to professors. When you are in your early 20s going for a professional job or interview or whatever, it is so nice to have a name that makes you sound older and a little more mature. :)

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I love Katherine - love Katie Ann as a nn. I don't think Katherine Ann needs a second middle name, but here a a few I think would go well:
Elise
Joyce
Colleen
May

I also really like the name Nigel. Nigel Walker Whitson is a name no one woud forget.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I would also VERY VERY much recommend putting Katherine down on the birth certificate and then using Katie in day to day life. That way, you're giving your daughter the gift of options: she can always go by Katie, Kate, or other nicknames "for short", but if you name her Katie and for whatever reason she'd prefer the more adult version at some point in her life, it's hard to use Katherine as the nickname for Katie, "for long".

... Y'know?

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of Katie Ann Winter.

I like the flow of Nigel Walker better. Nigel Riley sounds a little strange to me because of the repetitive long i sound. An above poster expressed my sentiments when she said it sounds like a band (but I was thinking indie, rather than cover).

[megumi-nagase.livejournal.com]

When i read "I can compromise the Nigel, even though it reminds me of some Steve Irwin type guy" i immediatly thought of Nigel Thornberry, the characther from "The wild Thornberrys" because he is a type of Steve Irwin xD

[peytonlee.livejournal.com]

I agree, My names Katherine as well, and I go by Kat to everyone that knows me, but when i go to get a job or start a new school I start with Katherine until I'm comfortable with the person. ... AND you should spell it Katherine.. its the best way ;)