Wren

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone-- My hubby and I have been pouring over names for our new L.O. We are only a few months along but we want to get used to the names we choose :slight_smile: We are not finding out the gender and we have our boys name pretty set. For our girl’s name however, we are stuck. We want to find a way to name her after both of our moms. His moms first name is pretty unattractive but her maiden name is Renkowitcz. My mom’s first name is [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]. He came up with [name_f]LauREN[/name_f] but it just seems so used already. I was thinking today about the name [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. I love it and it’s so uncommon but simple. The only problem is I have to get my mom’s name in there. Any tips? I’ve thought of [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] and [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] but I’m otherwise stuck.

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[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Laura[/name_f]?

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I adore [name_u]Wren[/name_u]! I think it’s a great way to honor one of them. I think even [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Elora[/name_f] would be great, but maybe too much of a stretch? It has the [name_f]Laure[/name_f] sound in it, but not the [name_f]Laure[/name_f] spelling. I think I prefer it to [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], because they’re both nature nouns, and I’m not the HUGEST [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] fan (it’s a nice name, though!). I can’t really think of any other [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] names, besides the [name_m]French[/name_m] double-barrel [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Laure[/name_f]. I’m not sure how great [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Laure[/name_f] sounds…

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Ahh! I love [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]! It makes me happy just saying it. Hmmm is just starting with the same letter too much of a stretch? What’s her middle name? Her favorite flower? Birth stone? Those could work as middles. I love [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], and [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], but not so much [name_f]Loretta[/name_f], [name_f]Lorena[/name_f], etc.

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I really like [name_u]Wren[/name_u]! Either [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] or [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Laura[/name_f] would be lovely to honour both moms.

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[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] is so pretty;)

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[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] is gorgeous!

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I love the name [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. I think a two syllable middle name is better than three. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] doesn’t flow as nicely as I’d like if I were choosing the name. Here are some other options:

[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] (I love this. It sounds so [name_m]French[/name_m] hehe)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]

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I think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is adorable. I like [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] . . . But I also like the idea of [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]. It feels even more honoring to use your mom’s exact name, and personally I don’t mind having a name that’s stylistically a mismatch in the middle spot. Especially for an honor name …