I think this is *the* name for my baby girl

[i-am-dsh.livejournal.com]

Our baby girl, due in April, is destined to have a *mouthful* of a name. (This is our first baby.)

His family named all the children with "A" names
My family named all the chidren with "D" names

His surname is a 4-syllable Greek name starting with A.
My surname is a 2-syllable German name starting with H.  (I didn't change my name when we got married.)

Adriana Lucia (my surname) (his surname)

                             (Adriana pronounced like "Audrey-ana," not "Adrian-a" )  Maybe Adri (like Audrey) for short.
                             For daily use:  Adriana (his surname)

BONUS:  It starts with an A & a D.  It's pretty in writing and said out loud.  The only Adriana I ever knew was smart, attractive, and kind, so I have good associations but not a lot of associations.

His Spanish-speaking relatives say Adriana the way I expect.  I'm afraid that at school or with my midwestern relatives, there may be some confusion - but I love the name, and I'm prepared to be a bit stubborn about how the name is pronounced.

Comments

[screaming--pink.livejournal.com]

Being from a Midwestern state, I can tell you nobody around here would pronounce it "Audrey-ana" without being corrected.
And if your little girl tried to correct teachers or other students in school, she'd probably sound like she was trying to be snooty or superior.

I love your pronunciation, though. But, with Midwestern/Northeastern accents, it would need an Audriana type spelling.
Otherwise the automatic pronunciation would end up being "Aye-dree-ana" and the "ana" will be given a hard "a" sound like in back or cat.

[i-am-dsh.livejournal.com]

We live in California, so I only anticipate visits to the midwest, not daily life.

I understand what you're saying about the spelling, but I don't like the way it looks as well.

If she likes being called by the short version of the name, maybe we just send her to school spelling it Audrey. (My favorite babysitter was named Audrey, and there was the glamorous Audrey Hepburn...)

I've had strong feelings about my name as far back as I could remember, so I anticipate my daughter might also.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

No one thinks a kid is snooty for correcting people on the pronounciation of her name. It's just what you have to do if you have a name with multiple possible pronounciations.

[screaming--pink.livejournal.com]

It is a general statement, I'm aware not every person will think a child snooty for coreecting on their name.
Growing up having to correct people on my name, I know I've gotten snide remarks because of it.

[velvetheart.livejournal.com]

I have to correct people with my name all the time, I've actually had some really rude comments like "Why didn't your parents give you an American name?" or "You should think about getting a nickname that's easier for non-hispanic people to say."