Help please! I’m open to new name suggestions, new spelling suggestions for the current name, and any thoughts or opinions.
If it’s a girl:
[name_f]Lianna[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lianna[/name_f];
pronounced [name_u]Lee[/name_u]-ahn-na
I fear it will be pronounced:
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]-an-na
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]-anne-na
It wouldn’t bother me if a stranger reading her name pronounced it this way but my concern is that friends and more so family will be pronouncing it the aforementioned way(s) even after they’ve been made aware if what it is.
I’m not totally sold. I think it’s really beautiful but it’s not screaming out at me. I feel like it is perhaps too ordinary or is perceived to be ordinary because of it’s association with [name_f]Leanne[/name_f] and the like.
I’m also putting Leianna ([name_m]Lay[/name_m]-ahn-na) up in the mix. Leianna is slightly more unique sounding to me but surprisingly, I like the sound of [name_f]Lianna[/name_f] better.
Sentimental Value:
[name_f]Lianna[/name_f] has the same meaning of [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], which was my grandmothers name. (side note my son [name_u]Jameson[/name_u], is named after my grandfather [name_u]James[/name_u], the husband of [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]) [name_f]Lianna[/name_f] also begins with L, as in [name_f]Linda[/name_f], who is the late Aunt of my hubby.
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] means “hard worker” which is the obvious epitome of my mother for anyone who knows her. My mom will also be delivering this baby as she did my son. [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] also has “mel” in it, like my mom, [name_f]Melanie[/name_f].
Other names in our (my) repertoire:
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f] (zo-sha)
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]: out of running due to popularity
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]: out of running due to not wanting “addy” or “laidy” as a nickname
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]: out of running due to the constant allergy commercials
So. What do you guys think? Am I being too picky? I don’t know what to do. I wish I felt sure on a name! Our last name is Klein, btw.
If we have a boy I really have no clue. There are many name I like but hubby says “no way.” The only name I currently like that I think I’ll have a chance with would be [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] Klein.
Thank you all!!
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] is lovely too. I think the ending of [name_f]Lianna[/name_f] kind of smooshes into and runs into [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] a bit, but as long as that doesn’t bother you it’s a nice name.