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winniewoo · 27/11/2005 18:17

Have 2 DS and both times my fave girl's name was Lucy. This was common knowledge and then...my SIL named her girl Lucy..grrrrrrrrrr.....
So have half decided on Sarah..any suggestions for a middle name with Surname 3 sylables ( spelling!!) Do like Sophie too....oh! it's hard..hormones going mad at 34 weeks preg.

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JingEllBells · 27/11/2005 23:14

Can I beg to differ on the idea of necessarily needing a shorter first/middle name to go with a longer surname. I gave this a lot of thought when I was pregnant, and I believe that it's how the names 'scan' that matters. My dds and dh have a long (3 syllable) surname stressed on the first syllable.

My dd1 has a three-syllable first name also stressed on the first syllable. So if she says her first name and surnames it 'scans' (like the 'feet' in a line of poetry): DUM-di-dee DUM-di-dee. Her middle name has two syllables and she also has my surname (2 syllables) as an additional middle name, so altogether it would be DUM-di-dee, DUM-dum, DUM-dum, DUM-di-dee.

I did want to keep the same rhythm for dd2, but we fell in love with a 2-syllable name for her, so we gave her the three-syllable version as a middle name instead (still with my surname as an additional middle name). Hence she is DUM-dum, DUM-di-dee, DUM-dum, DUM-di-dee.

I've just read all that back, and it does sound a bit mad, but I really do think that it works if you think about the rhythm as much as the sound.

Anyway, FWIW, I think that Sarah is a lovely name and (unlike when I was little) quite un-common these days. Sarah Lucy Dum-di-dee works quite well. Or (going with my theory... this is assuming you don't think I'm a complete fruit-cake ) you could look for a three-syllable middle name to echo your surname... e.g.

Sarah Bethany
Sarah Briony
Sarah Lilian
Sarah Juliette
Sarah Isobel
Sarah Annabel
Sarah Abigail

OK, I've wittered on enough, and am starting to wonder whether my baby-naming technique might be just a teeny bit strange! Good luck, anyway.

JessicaandRebeccasmummy · 27/11/2005 23:18

with you jingellbells...

Ive got

Jessica Helen McCafferty and Rebecca Alison McCafferty

JingEllBells · 27/11/2005 23:20

I'm not mad. Yay!

santabops · 27/11/2005 23:25

How about

Sarah Rae

I bit unusual maybe?

I knew a Sadie Rae once and thought it was nice.

SecondhandRose · 28/11/2005 08:00

Rosebud, you won't hear of another one apart from mine.

winniewoo · 28/11/2005 12:32

What a laugh..seriously you have made my day jinglebells and I do see where you're coming from!

Thank you...to be honest I am pretty sure I am having another DS but do like to be prepared!

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sweetkitty · 28/11/2005 12:38

We have a very short surname which has ruled out 2 of the names I like for DD2.

DD1's middle name is Sadie after my gran who died just before she was born. Was going to have Sarah but my gran got called Sadie so we named her Abigail Sadie which I still love. Although sometimes wish I hadn't then I could have called DD2 Sadie as a first name. I have a double barrelled first name with Sarah as the first part. Get called Sarah or my full name.

Sarah Abigail would be my favourite but I'm biased.

oh and I think DD2 will be Talia Erin (shhh don't tell anyone)

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