My husband and I have decided to go with the name [name_f]Marlee[/name_f], if our little one is a girl We find out in just a few weeks!
I’m currently leaning toward [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
I love honor names. But I’m also drawn to the flow of [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
My sister’s first name is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Ana[/name_f] (On-uh), so that’s where [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] comes from. I thought about [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Ana[/name_f], but it sounds choppy and too close to [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]. Is [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (after my mom) too matchy?
Other family members to honor possibly:
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] (my other sister)
[name_f]Kristin[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (my mom, she hates her first name so I would like to avoid that)
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] (DH’s stepmom)
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (DH’s mom)
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (my longtime best friend)
[name_f]Kerri[/name_f] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] (another long time best friend, though we’ve had our spats and have been on and off)
[name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is lovely!! [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] also came to mind
[name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is cute but [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is too matchy for me. I think [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] itself could be a nod to [name_f]Marie[/name_f] anyway since they share a beginning and end sound
[name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would be nice too, or even [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_u]Jay[/name_u] as a nod to [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] too
[name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] even, again a nod to [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Kristin[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_f]Megan[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f].
Of your list, [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] definitely has my vote – darling! I don’t know how you feel about two middle names, but, if you like both [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f], I think [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] sounds adorable, too.
Oh definitely [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]! So cute and spunky
Alternatively [name_f]Marlee[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is fresh and beautiful.