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Please rate/decide

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:13

Maia Cleo
Maia Callie
Maia Sienna
Maia Brooke
Maia Scarlett
Maia Juliet
Maia Tallulah

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Fredfred · 16/10/2010 17:14

I like
Maia Sienna
Maia Brooke
Maia Scarlett
:)

nicnacinoonoo · 16/10/2010 17:09

no problem Wink

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:51

Thankyou very much nicnacinoonoo for actually giving a choice :)

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nicnacinoonoo · 16/10/2010 16:46

i like callie, sienna and brooke. brooke is my little girl's middle name Smile

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:42

my name is rachel elizabeth and then my surname, which has never caused any problems. Mainly I wanted to see what people thought was best out of my middle name choices??

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MardyBra · 16/10/2010 16:38

2+3+3 is quite a long name IMO.

Good luck whatever you choose.

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:38

3 syllables is the surname

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MardyBra · 16/10/2010 16:28

I think the 3 syllable ones work less well. Depends on how long your surname is.

spidookly · 16/10/2010 16:24

People won't raise their eyes at a middle name. Middle names are for hiding away awful family names you don't want to inflict as a first name.

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:22

Lol no double barrels for me. Yep I agree we won't be using the second name very much at all. But wanted to choose a name we both did agree on, and then one which people won't raise their eyebrows to, too much. I personally thought Maia was quite common now, so didnt think there would be too many pronounciation problems.

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phipps · 16/10/2010 16:18

Just my opinion, spidookly.

spidookly · 16/10/2010 16:17

Maia is not confusing, it's just a name. If people don't know how to pronounce it they will ask.

I don't think it really matters what second name you choose unless you are planning on a double barrel (DON'T!)

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:17

But I rememebr a thread not so long ago, where evryone siad they thought Maia was the 'correct' way to spell, hence why we chose tis spelling.

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:17

We could always spell it maya or maya.

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phipps · 16/10/2010 16:16

I think you will confuse people as it isn't obvious how to pronounce the name and people will then wonder how to spell it.

BelligerentGhoul · 16/10/2010 16:14

Sorry, I don't like Maia.

But I do like Juliet, if that's any help?!

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rachxx · 16/10/2010 16:13

Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou

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