We waited years for our sweet little girl to arrive, and when she came at 39 weeks (vs the 42 weeks of her older brother) we had not quite settled on a full name!
Following her birth, we discussed name options for a few hours, and we could not narrow our selection. Since little lady has a bit of British heritage, I suppose it’s fitting she received four names!
We ended up naming our little darling:
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f].
We preferred and decided on the phonetic pronunciation for [name_f]Catriona[/name_f] ([name_f]Cat[/name_f]-ri-ona). Though the primary pronunciation is [name_f]Cat[/name_f]-ree-na, we found enough sources citing a phonetic pronunciation, and we felt comfortable with this choice.
We chose [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] since we wanted a floral name, and she was born so early in [name_u]March[/name_u].
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] was my husband’s hold out, and he wouldn’t budge! He loves the sound, meaning and history of the name.
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (or versions of [name_f]Jane[/name_f]) have been used for the last five generations of women on my side. I also adore [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u], so this was a plus!
[name_m]Even[/name_m] though it’s a rather large moniker for a dainty little lass, we hope she appreciates her elaborate name one day
Congrats!