Family Name Quandary - DH is no help!

[Anonymous]

I really like Laura. And Laura Ingalls Wilder's middle name was Elizabeth.

My granmother's name was Gertrude and while we didn't consider it, I really like the nickname Trudie.

[Anonymous]

"Our families have a proud tradition of naming children for grandparents, aunts and uncles."

What???

[Anonymous]

Not Norah Ann. It doesn't flow because of the short A sound at the end of Norah and at the beginning of Ann.

Norah Elizabeth is better.

Really, just don't name the poor girl Gert.

[Anonymous]

I love Norah and Cora, especially Cora. The only one that's terrible is Gertrude.

[Anonymous]

OP, my daughters are Elizabeth and Caroline, so I am biased towards Elizabeth as a first name.

I also like Laura Elizabeth.

What about Elizabeth Ann, with a cool nickname like Eliza or Liza?

I really don't like Cora or Gertrude at all. Norah is okay. Really dislike Rose and Marie.

Good luck!

(And btw, I would never give you these opinions in person, I would tell you the name was BEAUTIFUL!) I'm only telling you because you asked.

But yes, with timeless classics like Will and John, I'd go with Elizabeth, Laura or Ann (nickname Annie?) as a first name. All would be adorable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, my daughters are Elizabeth and Caroline, so I am biased towards Elizabeth as a first name.

I also like Laura Elizabeth.

What about Elizabeth Ann, with a cool nickname like Eliza or Liza?

I really don't like Cora or Gertrude at all. Norah is okay. Really dislike Rose and Marie.

Good luck!

(And btw, I would never give you these opinions in person, I would tell you the name was BEAUTIFUL!) I'm only telling you because you asked.

But yes, with timeless classics like Will and John, I'd go with Elizabeth, Laura or Ann (nickname Annie?) as a first name. All would be adorable.

14:56 again. And I love using family names and think your selection is actually pretty decent. My DH's side had NO good choices (Bruce, Donald, etc.) and even my side wasn't great. In the end, we did two family names for DD1, and just a family middle name for DD2, because the choices were just that bad.

[Anonymous]

I like Norah Rose or Elizabeth Ann. Elizabeth has a million nicknames too, so you have a ton of options if you want them.

[Anonymous]

Limiting your names choices to family names is silly. So if your theory and tradition continues for several more generations your family will never branch out? I mean, you ended up with the names you have (Norah, Laura, etc.) because somewhere along the way those parents choose those names for those baby girls. New names must end a family tree at some point. If you have a wealth of lovely girls names, then OK, keep with tradition, but I hope you step back and see how silly your "tradition" is.

[Anonymous]

"enter a family tree" is what I meant to say.

[Anonymous]

How about giving her YOUR name? Is it better than Cora/Norah/Laura/Gertrude? Still in the family. . .

Or, could you feminize a male family name?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Limiting your names choices to family names is silly. So if your theory and tradition continues for several more generations your family will never branch out? I mean, you ended up with the names you have (Norah, Laura, etc.) because somewhere along the way those parents choose those names for those baby girls. New names must end a family tree at some point. If you have a wealth of lovely girls names, then OK, keep with tradition, but I hope you step back and see how silly your "tradition" is.

Just because you don't agree with the tradition, doesn't make it "silly." I agree if the OP doesn't want to, she doesn't have to use a family name, but for a lot of families this is a great source of pride. Something you apparently don't understand.

[Anonymous]

Laura Elizabeth is nice but why not adapt your choices slightly? So for Laura -- Lauren, Lorena, Laurie. For Cora -- Carla, Caroline, Carolina. Eleanor instead of Nora. Etc. Alternative, the grandmothers and aunts named could be flipped -- Gertrude could be a middle name.

My oldest daughter is named for my mother and great grandmother but I chose a variant of my mother's name so that it would flow nicely with an old-fashioned middle name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Limiting your names choices to family names is silly. So if your theory and tradition continues for several more generations your family will never branch out? I mean, you ended up with the names you have (Norah, Laura, etc.) because somewhere along the way those parents choose those names for those baby girls. New names must end a family tree at some point. If you have a wealth of lovely girls names, then OK, keep with tradition, but I hope you step back and see how silly your "tradition" is.

What a quality human being you are, insulting someone for following a family tradition that is important to them. Why don't you just call her mother fat while you're on the topic?

[Anonymous]

Or, could you feminize a male family name?

NP - this may be a clever way out....

[Anonymous]

I love Norah Rose