Sister for Susanna

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries!

You helped us name our wonderful [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u] in 2012. We are now TTC #2. For girl names I want to honor my Grandmother, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] middle name is also [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] shares my first name, in a way (“[name_f]Anne[/name_f]”) so we like the idea of the second sharing my middle…if a girl! But…I don’t like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], and I’m afraid of [name_f]El[/name_f] names in general, due to popularity…but I think I like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. Girl name I’m crushing most on right now is [name_f]Willa[/name_f]. We think we want to honor [name_u]California[/name_u] in some way with her middle name. We honored our honeymoon spot with [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]'s middle, [name_u]Lake[/name_u]. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite middle’s for [name_f]CA[/name_f] are [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_f]Ynez[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (due to areas we love or Steinbeck’s [name_f]East[/name_f] of [name_u]Eden[/name_u]). This is not a deal-breaker, though.

What do you think of the following?

[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] ([name_f]Isabel[/name_f] as diminutive of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]? There is a Point [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] in [name_f]CA[/name_f].)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] or [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Ynez[/name_f] or [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]

Any other ideas? Honoring [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] somewhere is necessary, the [name_f]CA[/name_f] thing is not. I like names with history and awesome meanings. Other names I love are [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]. “Sh” names sound awful with our last (so no [name_f]Charolotte[/name_f], etc.).

Thanks!

[name_f]Annie[/name_f]

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Oh I like [name_f]Willa[/name_f]! [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] sound beautiful together. Plus they both have double letters : )

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[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] your first name choices. Here are my favorites with middle suggestions that nod to [name_u]California[/name_u] or are a version (whether international or a nickname) or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Inez[/name_f]

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[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] = [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] + [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] = State flower of [name_u]California[/name_u]

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I think [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] all sound great with [name_f]Susanna[/name_f], though I think my favourite is [name_f]Willa[/name_f]. [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Ynez[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] are all lovely.

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Oh, you are all wonderful! Thank you for your awesome feedback so far!

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I love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]!