[name_f]My[/name_f] husband & I are expecting our first child, a girl. I had a very close loved one named [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] who passed away & we would like to honor her by using [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] as a middle name.We aren’t using it as a first name because a) we think having her “own” first name will allow our daughter to have her own identity within the family & b) due to the many, many Caitlins born in the 90s- early 00s with many. many different spellings, the name now seems a bit dated even though it is a traditional Gaelic name. [name_f]My[/name_f] loved one also continuously had her name spelled wrong, had people act like she spelled it strangely (despite the fact that [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] is, in fact, the original spelling), etc. I have always thought, however, that it is a beautiful name & I still do!
We would like a first name that is fairly traditional/classic & not overly common (preferably nothing in the top 10-- my husband has a super common name for his age group & hated always having to use his last initial at school, camp, etc. ) but also not so unusual that most people haven’t heard of it. Our favorites so far include [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] & [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]. We also love [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] but fear [name_f]Ella[/name_f] might be too trendy at this point. Any thoughts, opinion & other suggestions would be most appreciated!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite from your list is [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] I just think it flows the best. In my opinion [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is to popular and especially if you consider all the [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]'s and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]'s who share the sound and nn option
I really like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] (or even [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]!), though–I think I would just stick with that!
[name_f]Viviane[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f] (pronounce with the -line part)
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f] (an alternative to [name_f]Ella[/name_f] that is below the top 1000)
Amélie (a-[name_f]MAY[/name_f]-lee) [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
