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[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Vivica or Vivianna? What are your thoughts? Suddenly I'm not sure.
Also, possible middle names? Vivica/Vivianna _______ Josephine Joy.
I used to have Loralei in that spot, but both of my ex's have Laura in their name, and Loralei is just too close for comfort.
My other girl's name is Adelaide Beatrix Elodie Hope, if that helps.
I should note that I don't plan on having children for at least eight years. This is just fun for me.

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[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think that naming your child after someone else is incredibly selfish. All of the names I've picked out have a meaning that I think is important and something I'd like my child to have (for example, Adelaide means noble and serene, Beatrix means bringer of joy, and Elodie means riches). Giving your child someone else's name is basically saying "be like this person" (and don't try to tell me otherwise - I'm named after my mother and my great-grandmother and I know other people who were named after people and it's true). Obviously I'd have to take the last name into consideration when the time comes, but I'm not sure if I'll keep my last name or take on my future wife's last name or combine the two or fabricate something all our own, so that's just one naming bridge I'll have to cross when it's time. Sticking my last name out there now really won't make much difference.

[unboundvoice.livejournal.com]

I don't necessary agree that naming someone after a family member means you are intended to "be like this person" but I guess it would depend on the family dynamic. I'm named after my great grandmother and my husband is named after his father, and I have never felt pressure to be like someone else. It is more of an honor thing, at least for our families. Plus they are great names :) However, what I was trying to say, was that giving a child 3 middle names might make more sense if you were trying to fit in a bunch of relatives to keep with tradition or whatever. Just choosing 4 names that you like (or like the meaning of) per child just seems excessive to me. And a burden in the sense that others had mentioned above - forms, drivers licenses, etc will just be a pain. And really, why have all those names anyway? Because how often do you really use your middle name... especially if you had to list off 3 of them?

Also, like the above commenter- my friend has 2 middle names and she has always feel really annoyed by them. When she got married, she dropped the second one and added her husbands last name.