Is this a terribly boring girls name?

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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

Thanks again all. still slightly unsure of exactly what to do but am definately, definately using Anne one way or another. Jojay her middle name is Elizabeth, which is gorgeous but I feel it takes from the sentiment a little - using her middle name as a middle name for a dd, does that make sense. Unless it was Kate Anne Elizabeth.. pah! thats much too long anyway (isnt it? or would Gabrielle/a be nicer.. hmm..)

ooh am now seriously considering Kate Anne Elizabeth. Sounds prettier and would probably mean even more as I've used both?

Just bumping once more for thoughts..

I quite like it. Although, tbh, I would prefer Elizabeth Anne or Elizabeth Kate. I realise, however, that this would somewhat negate the point.

Kate Anne Elizabeth is beautiful! I'm sure your Mum will be touched, however you get the name/s in.

I think going for the 3 would be fine but I really like the suggestion of Catherine Anne to be known as Kate.

It must be hard thinking of the confirmation name issue but as another poster said I dont think that name is used on any paperwork ect.

Good luck x

I would stick to Kate as opposed to Catherine if you do not intend to call her Catherine.
Kate Anne is fine as is kate Gabriell Anne.
I seriously do not think that there will be lots of baby Kates/Catherines. like previous posters have said, Princess Diana was very popular, but Diana has never been a top baby name.

one week to go still undecided .... Is Vera very old fashion ( ds's mother ) and Olimpia (Ollie, my gran) pretentious ? What about Camelia ? Amelie, Ottavia, Ottilie, Carlotta or Charlotte ???

I like Anne and Gabriella. Not keen on Kate.

From your new ideas I like Camelia best. Charlotte is OK. Prefer Amelia to Amelie.

Also like Octavia (instead of Ottavia).

Katy Ann is my name!

I usually just go by Katy, but have used Kate professionally over the years.

I loved being Katy Ann when I was a little girl, and Kat for a while when I was a supercool(!) teenager.

Doooo it!

Veer between saying use all three or go for Gabrielle Anne. Not helping

I wouldn't worry about 3 names and no-one really uses their confirmation name anyway