Ladies, we were all set on our little girl’s name (due Sept. 13th), but I’m having second thoughts.
We were going to name her [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] and call her [name]Willa[/name]. I’m now having second thoughts about [name]Wilhelmina[/name] and wondering if we could just call her [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name] nn [name]Willa[/name]. I typically dislike abbreviated names as a standard, not as a nn (i.e. [name]Brad[/name] instead of [name]Bradley[/name], [name]Jules[/name] instead of [name]Juliet[/name]… etc.), but I’m think [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is a mouth full and what if she doesn’t like it one day? It’s kind of one of those names that you love or hate.
Am I over thinking this? What are your thoughts on just having [name]Willa[/name] as her mn and [name]Wilhelmina[/name] as a name… or (wince) am I going to have to go back to the drawing board? We haven’t been telling everyone that’s her name, it’s just between my husband and I.
I’m typically not a fickle person, and this is driving me nuts!
[name]Just[/name] to give you an idea, these are names we like and considered.
[name]Maeve[/name] (We both adore this name, but it sounds horrible with our last name)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] (Family name)
[name]Frances[/name] (Family name)
[name]Audrey[/name] (Worried about popularity)
[name]Emery[/name] (Family name - worried about being in the [name]Emma[/name], [name]Emily[/name] crowd)
[name]Evelyn[/name] (Family name - love [name]Evie[/name], but can’t see [name]Evelyn[/name] on a baby, also it’s popular)
[name]Sarah[/name] (Family name - don’t really like [name]Sadie[/name] as a nn)
[name]Katherine[/name] (Family name)
[name]Beatrice[/name] (Name I love, husband won’t go for)
[name]Clara[/name] (Name we both like, but sounds plain to me)
[name]Violet[/name] (Family name, more prefer it in the middle, though)
I dislike giving nicknames as a full name, too, but as [name]Willa[/name] (which I adore) would be the mn, even if she would be called by it most of the time, I think you could get away with it. I would say that if you use [name]Wilhelmina[/name], although it is a mouthful, it does give her more nn options in future, should she decide to stray away from [name]Willa[/name] (Hellie, [name]Mina[/name]) … but that probably doesn’t matter in your case, seeing as she could always revert to [name]Sarah[/name].
Personally, I prefer the flow of [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name], and seeing as it is technically her mn then I don’t think its being a mouthful will cause too many problems, as she would ordinarily be referred to as [name]Willa[/name] by friends and family and [name]Sarah[/name] on class registers, forms etc.
Are you set on [name]Willa[/name]/[name]Wilhelmina[/name], or would you consider using another middle name instead?
I think that [name]Willa[/name] is a good stand alone “nickname.” I hardly consider it a nickname, really. And, it goes quite well with many of the names you have listed.
My youngest was born Sept 14th and we changed our mind about what her name was going to be about 3 weeks before she was born. We even wrote the first choice on the back of an ultrasound picture. Sometimes I wonder if it was actually her “telling” me she didn’t like our first choice. [name]Silly[/name] I know.
By [name]Wilhelmina[/name] being in the middle not to many people will ever say her whole name. Of course I use my daughters first and middle names all of the time. If you really do love [name]Willa[/name] why not use it as her first name as some one suggested?
Oh, dear, I love [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]!
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name] sounds kind of singsong to me. What about [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willow[/name] nn [name]Willa[/name]. At least [name]Sarah[/name] and [name]Willow[/name] don’t both end in “a”.
Now that I think about it [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name] is fine. It’s just that [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is so amazing!
I don’t think I am going to be any help because I don’t like [name]Wilhelmina[/name] and I find it difficult to say and yet we have one in our family history.
Did you know that a nn for [name]Sarah[/name] is [name]Sally[/name]?
I can’t understand why you don’t want to use the first name you have chosen as baby’s primary name.
I think that [name]Willa[/name] in the first name spot is lovely as is [name]Sarah[/name].
From your list [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] are the stand outs.
My suggestions are:
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Sally[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Sally[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name] [name]Kate[/name] (I put [name]Jocelyn[/name] in as my father [name]Joe[/name] (full name) was born on Sept 13, what a happy, beautiful person and I love the spunkiness of [name]Kate[/name].
I know I got right off the track, sorry.
PS [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Billie[/name] for a girl? (Another variation on [name]Willa[/name].)
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name] is fine, but it doesn’t have the best flow. From your previous posts I remember how much you loved [name]Willa[/name], and it would be a pity to lose it. I agree with some of the other posters that it stands on its own (unlike some other nickname names). Would you consider putting it in the first spot? I think [name]Willa[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] works slightly better than [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name].
Otherwise, nice combinations from your family names (apologies for repeats, I couldn’t keep track of them!):
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] (If it’s in the middle is it as much of a problem with your surname? I love this combo.)
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (gorgeous)
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Audrey[/name] (I think the popularity isn’t such an issue as a mn)
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Emery[/name] (same as for [name]Audrey[/name])
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] (I think this is so classy - combination of something shorter and spunkier and something more traditional in the same way as [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name])
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Violet[/name] (I like this slightly less, although not sure why)
I love [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]! And the nn [name]Willa[/name] is adorable. The only reason that I can see for changing it is if you decided you didn’t want to call her by her mn, in which case, [name]Willa[/name] would be a fine stand alone first name. Good luck!
Oh [name]Carter[/name]! I went through this too and nearly changed [name]Emery[/name] [name]Jane[/name] to [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. I understand how hard it is. [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is a beautiful name. I don’t think [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is any more of a mouth full then [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]IMO[/name]. You can just call her [name]Sarah[/name] if you think [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is too much. I don’t like the flow of [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you want to walk away from [name]Wilhelmina[/name] all together?
I’m sorry you’re having second thoughts, [name]Carter[/name], but for what it’s worth, I really like [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]. (To me, [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Willa[/name] doesn’t flow well…) For what it’s worth, I think your list of favorites is fantastic, and I think it’s a great idea to see which name fits her best when she’s born.
I have a feeling that you’ll take one look at her and know her name with certainty.
