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[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

Hi guys, I'm new to this community so I thought I'd say hi :)

I'm 21 and an Early Childhood Education major, as well as a Build-a-Bear worker, so I'm with kids about 5 out of 7 days of the week normally and I've come across some crazy names over the last two years, especially at work.

The names I've picked for my kids (hopefully I will have them someday) are:

Hannah Lily (I've loved Hannah since I was little and I recently picked Lily for a middle name)
Sophie Linden (Linden was my Nana's last name and I lost her when I was young. I recently decided I wanted to used Linden as a middle name)
Saoirse Varel (Varel is my best friend's middle name)

I've been thinking about boy names forever. I used to love Aiden Nicholas, but Aiden got really popular and I got sick of hearing it everywhere. I still want to do something with Nicholas (my best friend's name), but I'm not really sure yet.

Suggestions and feedback are welcome :)

Comments

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

Just wondering, how do you pronounce 'Saoirse' and does it have any sort of origin?

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

I'd actually never heard of it until I saw Saoirse Ronan, an Irish actress. She pronounces it Seer-sha and it's Gaelic for Freedom.

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thanks! :O

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

Hannah Lily is such a pretty name. I like Linden as a name but I've never head of it used as a girl's name.

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Linden is traditionally a boy's name, but I think it works as a girl's name as well. It's a kind of tree :)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I really like Hannah Lily.

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

Thank you! In Yiddish, a nickname for Hannah can be "Hannahleh" sometimes and the names together remind me of it.

[theljfromheck.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Saoirse Varel.

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm a bit reluctant to use Saoirse because it looks like it should be "Sa-oh-ir-seh" but I think it's really lovely :)

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

I have the same issue with this name. I LOVE it, but the pronunciation is so different from the spelling if you're looking at it from a North American mind frame.
I must say I love your other name choices as well. All are very pretty.

[skudge.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Hannah Lily is awesome. I love how neither is a really unique name or anything, but somehow they just work together. Sophie Linden is nice too—kind of classy but refreshing at the same time. It's kind of funny to me to put Saoirse with those two since it's a much more uncommon name, with a clear regional/cultural bias, but it's not bad I think.

[iam-katie.livejournal.com]

I think all your picks are beautiful!

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Sophie Linden, so beautiful! I like all names you picked though :).

[galaxydazzle.livejournal.com]

Love Saoirse!