I have thought of a name that I like all the individual pieces of but I feel I’m worried that there is one glaring problem with it.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] H.
The [name_f]Cate[/name_f] part is after my mother and I: [name_f]Cathy[/name_f] and [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f].
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is sort of a family name–my husband’s grandmother’s cousin, who was like a sister to her, since she was an only child. I also like the “rose” part for a woman named [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] who was like a surrogate grandparent to me, and “mary” is my best friend’s middle name.
The glaring problem is that both [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] are double-barrel type names so to string them together might sound odd. What do you think? I feel like people will have strong emotions about a name like this–either love it or hate it.
Another idea I had was [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f], which I like a lot, but it’s a mouthful.
Argh. I don’t know.
First off, I love [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]! It’s one of my favourites. I also really like both your [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] combinations, but slightly prefer [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f]. However, it’s obvious that having [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] as a middle has way more significance, and it’s a really lovely combo. I definitely didn’t see the [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] thing, although that may be because the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] in [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] comes out more like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] when I say it. Anyway I think [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] is a brilliant combo, which is made even better by the fact it’s so important to you.
I read the first sentence of your post and wondered what the issue was. I gave up and read on. I didn’t see or hear the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] issue at all. I would definitely go with [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] H. You really can’t lose with a name that has so much meaning to you. As you and your mom get older, it will have even more meaning to you.
I do like [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] but all sentimental things taken into consideration, I’d follow your heart and go with [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f].
The [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] issue was not evident or bothersome to me at all.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] is gorgeous! The fact that is honors so many people in your life makes it even better!
I think you’re overthinking things. Either name is fine, but [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] is gorgeous! I don’t get why people worry about length–if the flow works and the name is beautiful, the more of it, the better!
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is a stunning name and the combination of the names flows beautifully