DH just suggested [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] for a hypothetical future girl. I have crushed on that name since childhood, as I grew up with the eponymous children’s book. I had never brought it up with him because he has previously stated a preference against alliterative names, and our last name is Ku/ng. But I was thrilled when he mentioned it (he’s not a name nerd). Now I’m thinking “cricket” or “kiki” (we’re Japanese-speaking, and kiku means chrysanthemum) might be adorable nicknames for a younger child. I would want to avoid “Chryssy/[name_f]Chrissy[/name_f]/[name_f]Crissy[/name_f]” at all costs.
Alliteration aside, I think the first and last actually sound kind of nice together, but what to do about the middle?
Please, with your suggestions, be mindful that we would NEVER saddle our kid with an O middle name. C.O.K. is just not an option. Steering clear of vowels in general might be preferred, but the others aren’t terrible, I suppose. I’m open stylistically, but I’m really drawing a blank as to anything that would flow well given first and last.
All suggestions welcome!
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] is definitely unique and while I can see how you are attracted to it, it is so long that I think she may end up being a Chryssy. [name_f]IMO[/name_f], it is long and a bit rhymmy for use on a day to day basis (the ending mum rhymes with ung) but if you love it you should use it. [name_m]Just[/name_m] something to think about. Some mn suggestions…
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
I thought the mum/ung assonance was actually kind of nice, but I’d be interested to hear other opinions on the matter, definitely. I don’t want to give a name to my kid that I love, but that the rest of the world finds absolutely ridiculous.
I like [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f], though it’s definitely a mouthful. I don’t think the rhyming sound is a problem, though it does become a bit of a tongue-twister. I grew up with a difficult, slightly rhyming name, and there was a lot of holding your breath hoping the announcer at graduation doesn’t stumble on it, etc. (Let alone stumbling over your own name when you’re introducing yourself.) That isn’t reason enough not to choose it if you love it, though. I’d pair it with a very short, simple middle name: [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Fay[/name_f], [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], [name_f]Mae[/name_f].
On a different thought, my experience is that pretty much anytime parents want to avoid a particular nickname, that’s exactly the nickname the kid ends up liking best.
It’s certainly a long name so a short middle name is Definately called for. What about [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f] or [name_f]Tess[/name_f] ?
Is there anyone out there who thinks that [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] could be paired with a longer middle name given our last name?
The suggestion of [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is nice!
Does anyone think [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] works?
As for two syllables, what do you think of:
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
For one syllable, we’re definitely considering [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as it’s a family name
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] (but is CCK with both hard Cs a bit much?)
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
But can names like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Teresa[/name_f], [name_f]Almeda[/name_f], [name_f]Melisande[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Dorae[/name_f], or [name_f]Cressida[/name_f] work with [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]? Thanks for the help!
Bump.
I absolutely adore [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]! I think it actually sounds great with your surname, too. [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] K.ung sounds like the name of a superhero’s mild-mannered alter ego or something (but like, in a good way. She’s a mild-mannered alter ego with a flourishing business or a popular magazine column or something.)
As for middle name length…hmm. It’s just so many letters that even with a 1-syllable surname, I’d be hesitant to choose a MN longer than 2 syllables.
Ones you listed above that I think could work: [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Dorae[/name_f]. I particularly like [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] and [name_f]Lola[/name_f] with [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]!
The others are either too long or too alliterative, although in [name_f]Claire[/name_f]'s case it’s a family name so I’d say make an exception if you love it.
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Aya[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Danae[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Leia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Dorae[/name_f] is actually really lovely. (That’s said like door-aye right?)
I think you can use a longer name, but I’d shoot for something stress not on the first syllable.
I’m totally biased and love [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]. I like it with your surname – actually I think it works better with your surname than with most. I agree with @geeknamez that it’s an awesome kind of superhero alter-ego kind of name, along the lines of [name_m]Clark[/name_m] [name_m]Kent[/name_m]. So cool and suave and appealing. [name_f]Kiki[/name_f] as the nn is seriously adorable. However, I do think that [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] would be a bit of a burden to write out all the time, and spell over the phone to the mortgage company, etc., so that’s why I never use it. You’ll have to decide what you think about that.
With [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f], I’d be inclined to use a “normal” name, 2-syllable middle with emphasis on the second syllable – something like [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Renee[/name_f], [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Jeannine[/name_f]. A 3-syllable with emphasis on the second syllable might work if you find the right one, something like [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f], maybe.
Thanks for the input!
To a call center:
“That’s C-H-R-Y-S-A-N-T-H-E-M-U-M.”
“OK, Miss K.ung, just so we’re sure that I have this correct in our system, that’s C as in [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], H as in Hotel, R as in [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], Y as in Yankee, S as in [name_u]Sierra[/name_u], A as in [name_f]Alpha[/name_f], N as in [name_u]November[/name_u], T as in [name_m]Tango[/name_m], H as in Hotel, E as in [name_u]Echo[/name_u], M as in [name_m]Mike[/name_m], U as in Uniform, and M as in [name_m]Mike[/name_m].”
In that particular instance, yes, having a name that long would be a pain in the behind, but I have a long name (3 syllable first, two 2 syllable middles, and my maiden name was two syllables, so all told it was ten syllables, 26 letters, now 9 syllables, 23 letters, and I can only count a couple of instances when that has been annoying. I think it evens out though, given the length of our last name. That comment definitely is a reason to choose a shortish middle though, for sure.
Bump.
Lol I counted the syllables wrong in my own name, but hopefully nobody caught that.
OK, so my standing favorites are [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Dorae[/name_f], and [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lola[/name_f].
Thoughts on [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Twila[/name_f]? We like the idea of initials C.L. as they were DH’s grandfather’s initials, as well as the inverse of my initials, L.C. [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Luz[/name_f]? [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lici[/name_f]? [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lanae[/name_f]? [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Leda[/name_f]? [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Lina[/name_f]?
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] would be quite nice!
[name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest Chrysanta or Chrysantha? Same meaning, but shorter?
Be prepared for nicknames. A lot of people will try and shorten [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Lily[/name_f] for a middle name? It is short and keeps with the flower theme.
You might, but you can’t control what other people nickname your child and the ones that immediately come to mind when I think of a [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] are [name_f]Chrissy[/name_f]/[name_f]Crissy[/name_f]. If you don’t like those nicknames, I would choose something else.