Hazel __________ F

[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!

Comments

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

I love Hazel Lillian. Sort of wish it was Lillian Hazel but you said your husband won't budge on the first name so I think I'd go with that choice.

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, her name was supposed to be Emmeline actually, but since he "lost his boy" and "compromised on Oliver" her name was Hazel and there was no discussion. It's way too late to change her first name (she's been Hazel for months now- everyone knows, we've been calling her by her name, etc), but we still have a little room on the middle name.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

Hazel Emmeline? I don't like the Ls run together.

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

I thought about that, but then if we have another girl, I wouldn't get to use it as a first name, and I LOVE the name. We plan to have at least two more babies, so giving up my top choice as a middle name would be really hard :(

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

I like Hazel Lillian. She's very cute btw! :)

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) We have some not so flattering 3D pictures where her nose looks like a beak, but then some normal ones, so we're going to hope that it was just ultrasound distortion or something and that she does not, indeed, have her father's giant pointy nose! haha We did laugh at her a lot during the session, though, and she got embarrassed and covered her nose with her hand and refused to move it for the rest of the time :)

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

I think 3D ultrasounds tend to distort the nose area. My son looked like he was gonna have a big nose too, LOL. :P

Hey, did you get that message I sent you about the Very Berry GM? Was it even you who was looking for that print?

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

Oh good, that makes me feel better :)

Yes, that was me! I did get your message, but hubby wouldn't let me buy the diaper :( I'm on a buying freeze except for newborn all-in-ones... I was really sad!! I totally meant to respond, sorry I flaked on that- I thought it was awesome that you even remembered that conversation :)

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

Ugh, my hubby told me to cool it on buying diapers too. :( I must admit, I have gone overboard lately, especially since finding out I'm having a girl. :P

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

Oh man! How did I miss that?? Congrats on the girl :) It's scary how much fun it is to buy for a girl... I was okay when we thought she was a boy, but then I went wild with the buying!

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

LOL, no kidding! I already went overboard when I was buying for my son, now that I'm shopping for a baby girl, it's BAAAAAAAAD. Bad but fun. :)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Those are all really hard to say. Hazel ends in -el and the names start with an -el sound, so it all kind of blends. Hazelizabeth, Hazelouise, Hazelillian.

[1842.livejournal.com]

i agree except on elizabeth, since the extra syllable is said pretty easily (when i say it in my head, at least). in terms of flow i think that one would be best.

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's my worry, but those are the only names that we have any attachment to... They just don't sound quite right and smush together. Unfortunately the names on my side are not really my style. The only other ones are Marie (my middle name, after a couple of Marys), Mae (great grandmother), Genevieve (great grandmother), and Ellen (grandmother)... I just don't really like either of them as much as Louise or Lillian.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think hazel genevieve is really nice!

i love all the names you gave as options up there, and lean toward elizabeth but if it doesnt have meaning for you, i would choose one of the others.

[let-letitbe.livejournal.com]

I like Hazel Lillian!

[sigrunic.livejournal.com]

What about using a different form of Elizabeth (http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=elizabeth) as a middle name? Because as another poster pointed out there's a lot of 'el' up there. There's always Bethany, or even Marybeth (as I see there's a few Marys in your family names too?)

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Hazel is one of my favorites :)

I like Elizabeth the best as a name, but I think the double -z- sound might be a bit much. Same with all the -l- sounds in Hazel Lillian -- there are just too many l's too close together.

I think Hazel Louise is your best bet. It's nice and classic and I think it sounds perfect.

[wolfbane.livejournal.com]

Hazel Louise! Also, random but I have a friend named Wesley who has a cat named Oliver :P

[lower-class.livejournal.com]

What about Hazel Eliza?

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Hazel Elizabeth is nice. I LOVE Hazel, so I'm glad to see it being used.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I like Hazel Elizabeth or Hazel Marie!

I ran it through the middle name genie and these were the ones I didn't hate LOL and haven't been suggested yet

Hazel Adeline
Hazel Claire
Hazel Anabel/Annabell
Hazel Alexandra
Hazel Grace
Hazel Quinn

and some from my list

Hazel Coraline
Hazel Danae
Hazel Georgianna
Hazel Harper
Hazel Helena/Helaina
Hazel Isabel/Isobel/Isabella
Hazel Jane/Jayne
Hazel Lenore/Lenora
Hazel Liora
Hazel Maren
Hazel Sage
Hazel Elyse
Hazel Alice/Alys
Hazel Victoria
Hazel Verity

[biracialsocks.livejournal.com]

Hazel Louise (after my mom)

Love this combo! Congrats!

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

I think Hazel Elizabeth is the best of those combos, the double L sounds with the other two make it hard to say.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I like Hazel Louise the best. I think Lillian has too many Ls together when paired with Hazel and Elizabeth sounds like a stutter or something because of the -el El- bit.

[pap3r-heart.livejournal.com]

HAZEL ELIZABETH

[cathblue7.livejournal.com]

Hazel Elizabeth!