See the results of this poll: Caroline Helen + Flora Lenore = ???
Respondents: 16 (This poll is closed)
- Cara: 4 (25%)
- Elena: 2 (13%)
- Helena: 8 (50%)
- Lilah: 2 (13%)
I love, love, love [name]Cara[/name] and would have used it for my daughter except it rhymes with my own name ([name]Sarah[/name]).
Also like [name]Caroline[/name], nn [name]Cara[/name]
I love lilah!
I [name]LOVE[/name] your grandmother’s names! 
I voted for [name]Helena[/name], which is beautiful-- how would you be pronouncing it? [name]Elena[/name] is also lovely. [name]Cara[/name] seems a little dated/insubstantial, and [name]Lilah[/name] is trendy (especially with the H).
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (would honor [name]Caroline[/name])
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
All of these middles would work with [name]Elena[/name], too. ^
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
Most would work with [name]Cara[/name] as well. ^
Names to honor [name]Caroline[/name]:
[name]Charlotte[/name] (both are forms of [name]Charles[/name])
[name]Carlotta[/name]
[name]Lina[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Carina[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
Names to honor [name]Helen[/name] ([name]Helen[/name] and [name]Lenore[/name] are the same name):
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Leonore[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Iliana[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]/[name]Lucia[/name]/[name]Lucienne[/name]/[name]Liora[/name]/[name]Eliora[/name]/[name]Phoebe[/name] (same meaning)
Names to honor [name]Flora[/name]:
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Florentia[/name]
[name]Florinda[/name]
[name]Fiora[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Anthea[/name]/[name]Diantha[/name]/[name]Calanthe[/name] (same meaning)
I think all flower names could work, too.
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Camellia[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Cara[/name] or [name]Lilah[/name]! Normally I would choose [name]Lilah[/name], I love it, and I prefer [name]Kara[/name] with a K, but I like the connection with [name]Cara[/name] and your grandmothers’ names.
Thanks irisrose for all of the suggestions! I didn’t realize that our grandmothers’ middle names had the same/ similar meanings. That’s cool though. [name]Helena[/name] would most likely be pronounced ha-[name]LAY[/name]-nah rather than helen-ah. Daddy likes [name]Helena[/name] best out of my choices. But he insists on being unique too. His name is relatively common as is most of his family’s names. He likes that females in my family have “different” names: my mother was Ormina (or-MY-nah) [name]Charlene[/name] and I am [name]Currin[/name] (KER-rin) [name]Suzette[/name]. Easy for him to say! There were plenty of times growing up I wish I had a simple name like [name]Amy[/name] so I wouldn’t have to spell it or tell people how to say it! So needless to say, we are trying to work out a compromise.