asking for opinons was a bad idea... but im doing it again anyway

[princessvikki]

so im having a little girl in august and decided on the name mae norma (both are family names) i posted this morning about how to spell mae and mentioned that her middle name was going to be norma and everyone that commented hates it and im panicing
i did consider norma mae as suggested on my other post but mae is such a common middle name i think its getting a bit naff.
my 16 month old is rose margaret which i love and i was thinking they go together with out being to matchy.

Go for Norma as a middle name. All my DCs have middle names and they are never used even in anger . As long as Mae goes with your surname it'll be fine.

Have you talked to your Nan about the name? I only ask this because whilst it's a lovely gesture, perhaps your man might have another suggestion?

A dear relative of mine is named Norma. She detests her name, and would certainly never wish it on a baby. She'd love to have had a pretty, girly name. Because of this I guess my opinion is biased, but I rely don't like Norma as a name.

Perhaps asking your Nan to help choose a name that is pretty and timeless might be a better tribute?

Thank you all I feel much better , we have a 3 syllable surname so I think it flows ok when it's said all together and I wasn't intending on it being a double barrel name so she'll be know as Mae

People are just used to hearing Mae in the context of a middle name. It's rarely used as a first name. I like Mae Norma - stick to your guns!