Elena Cate or Elena....middle name/nickname

Girl Names
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Still playing around with this.

We still love [name]Elena[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and I like that someone suggested [name]Elena[/name] [name]Cate[/name] to distinguish from my niece, Delana.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for a longer middle name than can be shortened to something like [name]Cate[/name]?

[name]Elena[/name]…??

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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[name]Elena[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Jo[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Bea[/name] (personal favorite)
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Violet[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Vi[/name]

I still like [name]Catherine[/name], though :slight_smile:

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I love [name]Catherine[/name] :wink: I wish we could just pick what we want and not worry about everyone else’s names…maybe we should just do that? haha. My friend’s daughter is [name]Emmie[/name] [name]Kate[/name] (not short for anything, that’s the full name). I talk on the phone with her every week, but I haven’t seen the baby since the day it was born in 2011…what are your thoughts on that issue?

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[name]Elena[/name] [name]Susan[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Sue[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Ray[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]- [name]Elena[/name] [name]Belle[/name]

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I like [name]Elena[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (grandma’s middle name is [name]Mae[/name], spelled this way), but DH doesn’t.

I think I just give up and will use [name]Elena[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], my family can call her [name]Elena[/name] [name]Cate[/name] and the friend with EK can see it as a compliment :stuck_out_tongue:

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I think [name]Elena[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is the best combo! I also love [name]Elena[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

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Is it “incorrect” to pronounce [name]Elena[/name] as E-[name]Lane[/name]-uh?

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No, its a perfectly legit variation. There are quite a few different pronunciations.

[name]Elena[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosalind[/name] - [name]Elena[/name] [name]Ro[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Fern[/name]