I am due with baby number 4 in a few weeks. My husband and I are still trying to nail down a girls name. We like to use family names, and we are leaning towards using some version of [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (my and my mother’s middle name is [name_f]Marie[/name_f], my great-grandma was [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], and her grandmother was [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]). Our older children are [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] (pronounced koh-REEN), and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. Here are the possible names on our list:
*[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
*[name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
*[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f](after my good friend that passed away a couple years ago)
*[name_f]Ann[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
*I’ve also thought about using [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] but our last name ends in ‘lson’ so I am thinking it is too much of the same sounds in the first and last names…maybe I am wrong?
What do you all think? Which name would be the best choice? Thank you so much for your help!
All of your choices are lovely. [name_f]Ann[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f] is my favourite and I also really like [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]. Have you considered using [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] as her first name as it may have a softer flow with your last name than [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] does although I feel that either would be fine.
Thanks so much for your help! I have considered using [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] but I worry, at four syllables, it is too long to go well with our other kids’ names. But, I could be over thinking it;)
I like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] a lot! Or possibly [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]. It has a great flow to it and I think it’s wonderful that it’ll honor both your family and your friend!
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f], & [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f] are my favorite firsts!
[name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], and [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Anne[/name_f] with an -e- because it looks good with [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] and seems more complete. But [name_f]Ann[/name_f] is still very nice.
Thanks for your help. It’s good to think through whether or not they are all too close to [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], and it’s good to know you don’t feel [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] clashes with our last name:)
They’re all lovely, but to me [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] is the standout, both in terms of sound and meaning. [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is so underused as a first name and it is terrific with the sibling names.
I really like [name_f]Maria[/name_f] next to [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]! [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] would be my pick, but from the names you have listed I think [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] would be the best choice.
Have you thought of [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Magdala[/name_f] or [name_f]Magdala[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] different versions of your names.
Thank you so much for your help. It would be wonderful to use [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f], and it is good to know others like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] as well.
I would probably focus more on the first name, since that’s what most people will know. I like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] best with [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. It’s short, chic, and not overly popular (at least as a first name).
I love [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] is pretty as well. Honestly, I like all the names, but when I imagine what I would want to be called, I don’t think I’d like my name being so close to [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], just because it can be seen as a very heavy name.
Not to say that I don’t like those names (I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is charming and [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] are family names we have on our list) but I might break them up a bit.
I prefer [name_f]Maria[/name_f] of the three, just because I find it a little lighter and brighter than [name_f]Marie[/name_f] & [name_f]Ann[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f], which I do find quite dated and lacklustre, honestly. I would like the combo of [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], if that’s an option. It’s lovely.
I love [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]! [name_f]Marie[/name_f] fits beautifully with your other children’s names, and I love that [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] honours your friend!
I love [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] and I think it fits beautifully with your other names, so I would vote for [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] or [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you use nicknames in your family? I like the idea of a little [name_f]Magda[/name_f] or [name_f]Lena[/name_f].