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Great idea to come up with several choices for the second mn spot and see which fits best! It may be a good long time till we finally get our little girl (boys are predominant on both sides of the family) so I’m sure I’ll accumulate quite the list!
rollo–
Your post made me smile!
We’re set on [name]Calla[/name] because it’s a family name and a flower name (like my name) and has great significance to us. [name]Caroline[/name]-- although it is actually a family name too-- doesn’t really fit our naming style at all. I’m also not a big fan of calling children by nicknames: I’d much rather use their full official first name.
The reason I went with [name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] rather than [name]Calla[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Joy[/name] was 1: because of the CJL initials, 2: I was concerned about all the L’s close to [name]Calla[/name]. My tongue stumbles when I say [name]Calla[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] out loud, and 3: I love the flow of [name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name]. The whole [name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] combo works a lot better with our last name too.
Thank you for the suggestions though!
Oooooh, I hope you don’t mind if I think of some multiple middle names to go with [name]Calla[/name] at this late date:
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Angelou[/name] [name]Vrai[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Benicia[/name] [name]Faye[/name] or [name]Fe[/name] (pronounced [name]Fay[/name], Spanish version of [name]Faith[/name]) - Nameberry doesn’t like [name]Benicia[/name]. I think it’s fun!
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] - love this!
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] - sweet
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Georgette[/name] [name]Anne[/name] - sweet but quirky
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Henriette[/name] [name]Posy[/name] - would be a great posh British name, I think
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Melisende[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] - so French and lovely
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Persephone[/name] [name]Io[/name] - love
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Tamerlaine[/name] [name]Eve[/name] - hope [name]Tamerlaine[/name] has a positive meaning, I can’t figure out what it is.
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - lovely and calm
[name]Calla[/name] Windermere [name]Plum[/name] - love
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Winifred[/name] [name]Trudy[/name] - cute
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Zenobia[/name] [name]Fern[/name] - Nature baby
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rollo–
Your post made me smile!
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Calla[/name] because it’s a family name and a flower name I’m also not a big fan of calling children by nicknames: I’d much rather use their full official first name.
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I think that this baby girl is one lucky little girl to have such a pretty name that you have put so much thought into choosing and your baby is lucky to have such a happy, understanding mother.
I am not a fan on nicknames either but there is a huge trend to it these days. I am very glad that my son, [name]Miles[/name] never had a nn.
I can see you calling her [name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] all the time. It’s lovely as is the whole combo.
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] is beautiful - a great choice!
There is a wealth of names in Greek mythology which you might like - try looking up the Titans on Wikipedia, and go from there if you are interested, as that will take you beyond [name]Venus[/name] and [name]Apollo[/name].
