As I've mentioned on here before, we are definate on Kate if this LO is a girl.
We've started on middle names and for a while were going to go with Kate Gabrielle/a (as Gabrielle/a was a close second), which I think is beautiful.
DH has now suggested that we use my mother's name as a middle name. This really is very ..well fitting I suppose, as my mother is a massive part of our lives - we are both very close to her. She has no other DC other than myself and my dad and her divorced when I was very young and its just been us two ever since.
Our DC and her have an unusually close relationship. She adores them and vice versa. She is extremely helpful and supportive and although she drives us crazy at times, we both dont know what we'd do without her.
I know that if we told her we were naming this baby after her it would really mean the absolute world to her and so, for these reasons everything points to using her name over Gabrielle/a.
Thing is, Kate - albeit beautiful imo, is very plain and simple imo and my mothers name is Anne.
Kate Anne. Both one syllable names, both lovely but is not very, very boring and... meh???
Would love to hear any thoughts