Need Fresh Perspective- Name change!

Girl Names
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Here’s what we have come up with:

[name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] L.
[name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name] L.
Hannia [name]Corinne[/name] L.
[name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] L.
Hannia [name]Nicole[/name] L.
[name]Nicole[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] L.
[name]Nicole[/name] [name]Corinne[/name] L.

I typed out a whole explanation of each name, but decided I’d rather hear your opinions without my commentary skewing your fresh perspective.

I will say however. . .

  1. Our daughter was born in [name]June[/name] (we will be deciding by spring or her name will stay as is)
  2. Her current legal name is on the list above
  3. Our last name is two syllables, accent on the first syllable.
  4. We are a Mexican/American family.
  5. Hannia is Arabic for “place of happiness; bliss”. It’s not common in Mexico, but the name is used in Mexican culture. Our family has some meaningful ties to Arab culture as well.

So questions:

  1. On the above list. Which is your favorite, second favorite, least favorite?
  2. Any other combinations you like not listed? ([name]Corinne[/name]/[name]Esperanza[/name] won’t be considered as a first name)
  3. Any name suggestions that are easily pronounced in both English and Spanish?
  4. [name]Feel[/name] free to encourage or discourage a baby’s name change.
  5. Anything I missed.

Thanks for helping!

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  1. 1st [name]Favorite[/name]: [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name], 2nd [name]Favorite[/name]: Hannia [name]Corinne[/name], Least favorite: [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name] ([name]Nicolette[/name] reminds me of Nicorette gum)
  2. My favorite combination would be [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Corinne[/name]. Hannia [name]Bernadette[/name] would be near perfection, too. These two combinations would probably be tied for my favorite. I don’t particularly care for [name]Carmen[/name] (I just see “car” and “men”, which isn’t very feminine to me), but I think [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] sounds nice, too. [name]Nicole[/name] feels dated to the 90s, to me.
  3. I think if you’re going to change the name, it should probably be one of the names already on your list. I don’t have a good reason for it, but it just seems even more drastic if you’re starting from scratch.
  4. I’m not going to encourage or discourage changing your daughter’s name. I think it should be up to the parents.
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I agree! I want to respond more to your reply, but not ready to give out too many more details. I’ll keep mum for now. Thanks for your input.

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  1. [name]Favorite[/name]: [name]Nicole[/name] [name]Corinne[/name], second favorite: Hannia [name]Corinne[/name], least favorite: [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]
  2. [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name]?
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  1. Favorite: CarmenNicolette. Nicolette is a beautiful name. I am tired of people getting it confused with Nicorette. Second fav: Carmen Nicole. Third fave: Hannia Corinne
  2. Carmen Esperanza is beautiful.
  3. Maria, Evelina, Adelina
  4. If you are unsure of your baby’s name, then maybe you should consider changing it.
  5. Nothing else :slight_smile:
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Thanks! I think [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] is beautiful together too!
I see everyone has Hannia [name]Corinne[/name] on their list. That’s interesting!

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I don’t really like any of them.

If I had to pick a favourite, I guess I would go with [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name].

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[name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] L.
[name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name] L.
Hannia [name]Corinne[/name] L.
[name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] L.
Hannia [name]Nicole[/name] L.
[name]Nicole[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] L.
[name]Nicole[/name] [name]Corinne[/name] L.

I find the back to back N sounds of [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] and [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name] rather jarring when said aloud, so for that reason I’d cross them off. I do like [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] as has been previously suggested though. Hannia [name]Corinne[/name] I find pretty, Hannia is unusual but familiar in that it’s similar to the common [name]Hannah[/name] and it’s said as spelt so that’s a plus. Hannia [name]Nicole[/name] might be better though as it’s less N heavy. [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] is a nice combination but [name]Bernadette[/name] is rather old-ladyish in the English-speaking world, so that might be something to consider. I don’t know how it’s perceived in the Spanish-speaking world though. [name]Nicole[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] is nice, [name]Nicole[/name] [name]Corinne[/name] are both nice names but together they feel too N and C heavy. If you’re up for changing, [name]Nicole[/name] [name]Bernadette[/name] or [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Bernadette[/name] could also work well.

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My favs are [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name] and [name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Nicole[/name].