[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,
My husband and I are currently trying for baby no. 2. If we have a girl, we have no clue on what to name her. Our son, [name_m]Howie[/name_m]([name_u]Howard[/name_u] [name_u]Dean[/name_u]) was born last [name_u]August[/name_u] and I always knew what our sons name would be, my husband was named that way, as his father was, and his grandfather. First name is paternal grandfathers first name, middle name is maternal grandfathers middle name, so I always knew our first boy would be [name_u]Howard[/name_u] [name_u]Dean[/name_u].
I have a sister, and one first female cousin, thats it, the rest are boys, I have no nieces, only nephews.
If my husband and I are the lucky ones to have the first girl we want her name to be perfect. I am a big fan of using family names.
My great grandmothers middle name was [name_f]Annetta[/name_f], everyone called her [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. She gave her daughter the middle name [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and since then the first born girl has been given the middle name [name_f]Anne[/name_f]. That means my mother and my sister both have [name_f]Anne[/name_f] for a middle name. Mine however is [name_u]Lee[/name_u], same as my paternal grandmother, and great aunt. I feel like since I wasn’t the first born girl, I shouldn’t have to carry on [name_f]Anne[/name_f]. However, my [name_f]MIL[/name_f] also has the middle name [name_f]Ann[/name_f](spelled differently but still).
Some options I am playing around with are:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]- taking both spellings of [name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Ann[/name_f] and coming up with a happy medium. [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is what my family calls me, although my name is just [name_f]Katie[/name_f].
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]- more classic. Spelling after my mothers first cousin whom I am named after, her grandmother called her [name_f]Katie[/name_f].
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]- [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Katie[/name_f] share the same meaning. [name_f]Beth[/name_f] is my mothers first name and I’ve always loved it.
I’m open to suggestions, I would just really love to incorporate a family name somehow…
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]- my sisters nickname
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]- my middle name
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]- my nickname
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]- mothers name
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]- combination of mother and [name_f]MIL[/name_f] middle name.
Thank you for any and all help.