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Post by catnip on Jun 25, 2017 13:17:26 GMT -6
Hi there! I'm a long time lurker and was hoping I could get some opinions on names for my DD2. This is my first post so hopefully I do it right and sorry it's long and probably rambling. TLDR at end.
PDQ DD1 is *poof*. She goes by both Cora and the full name. Because of that, I'm stuck for our second girl feeling like I need a longer name that shortens to something I also love (for DD1, we liked Cora as a standalone name and almost went with that). All the names we like for DD2 it seems we either like the full name or nickname but don't love both.
The front runner is Rose.mary Alice. But I don't love Rose/Rosie. Thoughts on this name and would it be weird to shorten it to Rosa? Would Cora and Rosa be ok?
Others we like but have hang ups about:
Alice Rose.mary - Alice doesn't really have/need a nickname and I'm not sure how well it goes with DD1's name.
Eloise - I think this one is out because Ellie is a no for various reasons and I think it's inevitable that's what it will get shortened to.
Cecilia - doesn't need a nickname.
I kind of like Becca as a nickname, but don't really like Rebecca.
TLDR: help me name Cora's little sister. Current favorites are Rose.mary Alice, Alice Rose.mary, and Eloise. Could we use Rosa as a nickname for Rosemary? Open to all comments on these names and other suggestions. Thanks!!
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Post by charlotte on Jun 25, 2017 14:39:31 GMT -6
I vote for Alice Rosemary. I think Alice and your DD1's name/nickname go together very nicely.
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Post by ellewoods on Jun 25, 2017 14:58:26 GMT -6
I know two Cecelia's who go by CeCe. Love that name.
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Post by ladynemesis on Jun 25, 2017 16:11:52 GMT -6
I vote for Alice Rosemary. I think Alice and your DD1's name/nickname go together very nicely. This. Alice is a much better name than Rosemary, so it seems like a shame to waste it in the mn spot. |
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Post by hangry on Jun 25, 2017 19:14:33 GMT -6
Although I would also take into consideration the full name with nickname issue, I wouldn't stress over it if you can't find anything that you love both of. Especially since your DD goes by both full name and nn and not solely her nn. Does that make sense?
With that being said, Rosa as a nn for Rosemary is totally fine. I don't love it with DD's nn though.
In general, I much prefer Eloise (as a full name only) and Cecilia/Cecelia (Cece).
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Post by catnip on Jun 25, 2017 19:47:24 GMT -6
Although I would also take into consideration the full name with nickname issue, I wouldn't stress over it if you can't find anything that you love both of. Especially since your DD goes by both full name and nn and not solely her nn. Does that make sense? With that being said, Rosa as a nn for Rosemary is totally fine. I don't love it with DD's nn though. In general, I much prefer Eloise (as a full name only) and Cecilia/Cecelia (Cece). It does make sense and I think I'm at the point I'm trying to get myself to focus less on the nickname issue. But then I start to wonder if I almost need to start from scratch in case I previously brushed something aside because I didn't like what it shortened to. Names are hard! I really appreciate everyone's comments!! |
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Post by seamonster on Jun 25, 2017 22:35:58 GMT -6
I like Alice more than Rosemary. Rosa is a fine nickname for Rosemary. I wouldn't stress about one having a nickname and one not as it's fairly common for only one child to have a nickname.
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Post by otters on Jun 27, 2017 4:50:02 GMT -6
I don't think it would be a problem shortening to Rosa. However, I tend to fall into the team of if you hate a nn avoid the name since you can't control other people. I will also say that there was an Alice (or maybe Alyssa) that went by Lys. Even Ali could work if you really felt that you had to have a nn. As for Eloise, I don't think Nell would be a huge stretch if you like it.
One child having a nn and the other not doesn't seem like a big thing, especially if one name is shorter. You should go for a name you love over one that is okay, but fits the rules you put on yourself.
You seem to go for classic, so some other ideas:
Aurora
Celia
Estelle
Evelyn
Florence
Helena
Julia
Lucia/Lucille
Magdalene
Marcella
Marion
Nina
Vivienne/Vivian/Viviana
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Post by catnip on Jun 27, 2017 9:10:20 GMT -6
I don't think it would be a problem shortening to Rosa. However, I tend to fall into the team of if you hate a nn avoid the name since you can't control other people. I will also say that there was an Alice (or maybe Alyssa) that went by Lys. Even Ali could work if you really felt that you had to have a nn. As for Eloise, I don't think Nell would be a huge stretch if you like it. One child having a nn and the other not doesn't seem like a big thing, especially if one name is shorter. You should go for a name you love over one that is okay, but fits the rules you put on yourself. You seem to go for classic, so some other ideas: Aurora Celia Estelle Evelyn Florence Helena Julia Lucia/Lucille Magdalene Marcella Marion Nina Vivienne/Vivian/Viviana The "problem" with Alice is I wouldn't want to shorten it because I like it as is. I'm leaning towards going with Alice and not worrying about a nickname. I appreciate the suggestions! I had several of them on my list that H rejected for various reasons. |
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Post by ladynemesis on Jun 27, 2017 9:56:00 GMT -6
I don't think it would be a problem shortening to Rosa. However, I tend to fall into the team of if you hate a nn avoid the name since you can't control other people. I will also say that there was an Alice (or maybe Alyssa) that went by Lys. Even Ali could work if you really felt that you had to have a nn. As for Eloise, I don't think Nell would be a huge stretch if you like it. One child having a nn and the other not doesn't seem like a big thing, especially if one name is shorter. You should go for a name you love over one that is okay, but fits the rules you put on yourself. You seem to go for classic, so some other ideas: Aurora Celia Estelle Evelyn Florence Helena Julia Lucia/Lucille Magdalene Marcella Marion Nina Vivienne/Vivian/Viviana The "problem" with Alice is I wouldn't want to shorten it because I like it as is. I'm leaning towards going with Alice and not worrying about a nickname. I appreciate the suggestions! I had several of them on my list that H rejected for various reasons. No need to shorten. Alice and Cora sound great together, and since Cora is also a stand-alone name as well as a nn it wouldn't seem like either child was getting short-changed. Alice is beautiful. Use Alice. |
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Post by srod on Jun 28, 2017 15:08:39 GMT -6
I like Alice Rosemary! Plus with Alice you have a lot of options for nicknames  |
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Post by otters on Jun 29, 2017 0:59:07 GMT -6
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Post by joy on Jun 30, 2017 5:25:47 GMT -6
My sister's name is a long name that is never shortened.
My name is a long name that is shortened all the time.
Summary; Siblings don't need the same naming rules.
I love Alice. I have a friend whose name is Alice with the nickname Ally.
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Post by catnip on Jun 30, 2017 9:50:25 GMT -6
Thanks for the link! I went on a google spiral the other day because H said he doesn't think Alice is as "pretty" as DD's name..whatever that means haha. I'm going to look through those names later to see if I get any other inspiration, although I'm still not giving up on Alice. |
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Post by catnip on Jun 30, 2017 9:58:12 GMT -6
My sister's name is a long name that is never shortened. My name is a long name that is shortened all the time. Summary; Siblings don't need the same naming rules. I love Alice. I have a friend whose name is Alice with the nickname Ally. I've been thinking about nn Ally lately and I'm starting to like it a lot more. Because it wasn't a name I would personally pick by itself I initially wasn't a fan, but it seems like a good option if someone wants to shorten it, although I still hope to call her Alice most of the time unless she decides otherwise when she's older. |
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Post by catnip on Jun 30, 2017 10:04:36 GMT -6
I guess my final pause with Alice is its popularity. It's a family name and I've always liked it but I did see it's on the social security list top 100 (and I had to laugh when I saw it mentioned in another thread today as becoming super popular). I really don't want DD2 to be one of several girls named Alice in her class. I personally don't know any little girls with that name but I'll be bummed if we pick that and it becomes really popular.
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Post by lucilleaustero on Jun 30, 2017 12:42:04 GMT -6
Alice is popular now. Not like Emma or Olivia or Sophia, but popular. Even if it is popular does not mean it will be popular in your area. DD just finished K and there not one one girl with a top 5 name in her class.
As for the shortening of the name, don't let that be a reason to discard a name. DD is Evangeline and she is called Evangeline as I am not big on nicknames. Now, she is 5 and wants to be called Evie. At some point it is all out of our hands anyway. so just pick a name you love.
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Post by catnip on Jun 30, 2017 14:12:04 GMT -6
Alice is popular now. Not like Emma or Olivia or Sophia, but popular. Even if it is popular does not mean it will be popular in your area. DD just finished K and there not one one girl with a top 5 name in her class. As for the shortening of the name, don't let that be a reason to discard a name. DD is Evangeline and she is called Evangeline as I am not big on nicknames. Now, she is 5 and wants to be called Evie. At some point it is all out of our hands anyway. so just pick a name you love. I think I will just cling to the hope that it doesn't become popular in my area since I have no control over it! But I do hope it falls off the radar a little. Not really relevant but I think Evie is super cute! I wanted to do Evelyn with that nn but then I realized Evelyn is apparently very popular too! |
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Post by lucilleaustero on Jun 30, 2017 14:49:00 GMT -6
Alice is popular now. Not like Emma or Olivia or Sophia, but popular. Even if it is popular does not mean it will be popular in your area. DD just finished K and there not one one girl with a top 5 name in her class. As for the shortening of the name, don't let that be a reason to discard a name. DD is Evangeline and she is called Evangeline as I am not big on nicknames. Now, she is 5 and wants to be called Evie. At some point it is all out of our hands anyway. so just pick a name you love. I think I will just cling to the hope that it doesn't become popular in my area since I have no control over it! But I do hope it falls off the radar a little. Not really relevant but I think Evie is super cute! I wanted to do Evelyn with that nn but then I realized Evelyn is apparently very popular too! I think it is cute too. I told her that she can tell people to call her Evie if she wants but she would still be writing her name as her full name. |
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Post by oliversbear on Jun 30, 2017 23:22:13 GMT -6
I think I will just cling to the hope that it doesn't become popular in my area since I have no control over it! But I do hope it falls off the radar a little. Not really relevant but I think Evie is super cute! I wanted to do Evelyn with that nn but then I realized Evelyn is apparently very popular too! I think it is cute too. I told her that she can tell people to call her Evie if she wants but she would still be writing her name as her full name. Yes, but even then you may run into problems. I had a friend whose real name was Mary-Margaret, but she was called Peggy. In class, she was officially Mary-Margaret, but because she thought of herself as Peggy, when teachers called out for Mary-Margaret, she hardly ever answered, even though SHE wrote her name on papers and forms as Mary-Margaret. More than once her friends had to nudge her into answering when her "name" was called. |
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Post by ladynemesis on Jul 1, 2017 8:55:53 GMT -6
I guess my final pause with Alice is its popularity. It's a family name and I've always liked it but I did see it's on the social security list top 100 (and I had to laugh when I saw it mentioned in another thread today as becoming super popular). I really don't want DD2 to be one of several girls named Alice in her class. I personally don't know any little girls with that name but I'll be bummed if we pick that and it becomes really popular. It's nowhere near being popular to that point. Not even close. And since it doesn't have 18 million "alternate spellings," it's not going to become the next Caitlin/Catelyn/Katelyn/Kaitlin/Kaytlyn... |
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Post by loony on Jul 1, 2017 17:17:40 GMT -6
I have a coworker Cecilia that goes by "Ceci", with a Spanish accent.
I love how it sounds, and really fits her personality.
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Post by lupineaura on Jul 10, 2017 7:41:46 GMT -6
I have an Alice, and although she is only two, I've yet to run into another little Alice and get lots of compliments on the name. I think it's popular on this board but I don't know if that has trickled down to "real life."
Also, regarding nicknames, when I was pregnant I thought I might call my daughter "Ace" but that hasn't really happened yet.
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Post by longhornwino on Aug 2, 2017 14:27:59 GMT -6
My sister's name is a long name that is never shortened. My name is a long name that is shortened all the time. Summary; Siblings don't need the same naming rules. I love Alice. I have a friend whose name is Alice with the nickname Ally. Bumping this older thread to say that I was thinking about you recently, joy! Hadn't seen you around, not that I've been around much myself! |
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Post by joy on Aug 2, 2017 14:44:39 GMT -6
My sister's name is a long name that is never shortened. My name is a long name that is shortened all the time. Summary; Siblings don't need the same naming rules. I love Alice. I have a friend whose name is Alice with the nickname Ally. Bumping this older thread to say that I was thinking about you recently, joy! Hadn't seen you around, not that I've been around much myself! ::waves:: I started a new job at the same time of the TCF explosion. I'm not comfortable enough to hang on out HIH at work so I pop on from my phone. This precludes long responses and picturea for now. I'll get there. Also? My kid eats up my time! She's almost one... less than a month. Hold me. How are you??? Surprise number two!!!! |
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Post by longhornwino on Aug 2, 2017 14:54:36 GMT -6
Bumping this older thread to say that I was thinking about you recently, joy! Hadn't seen you around, not that I've been around much myself! ::waves:: I started a new job at the same time of the TCF explosion. I'm not comfortable enough to hang on out HIH at work so I pop on from my phone. This precludes long responses and picturea for now. I'll get there. Also? My kid eats up my time! She's almost one... less than a month. Hold me. How are you??? Surprise number two!!!! Totally feel you on the almost one-year-old. O's got two more months, and I can't believe it! And yes, total surprise! Still can't believe it most of the time. Aside from the shock, doing well, just trying to keep up with a now-mobile baby! Where does the time go?! |
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