More baby name fun

[Scuff]

We have a first name. (ehich is good for us! We usually don't agree this quickly) she's going to be named after dh's grandma, Lydia. Now for a middle name... :)

 

I want Grace. It was my g'ma's middle name. DH hates it.

 

G'ma's first name was Rosanna. I don't like Lydia Roseanaa because I don't like having both names end with an uh. But from this:

 

Lydia Rose- i have two sisters with children. My first niece is named after g'ma with the middle name Rose. Then my second sister decided to also name her daughter after g'ma and her middle name is Rose. If we name her Rose there will be a Rose in each family. Kinda neat, I guess. Mostly I don't like naming gimmicks. I do like the name, though.

 

Lydianna whatever-dh-wants- this combines g'ma's name into other g'ma's name but we have a ---ana (on-uh) already and the name is kinda meh.

 

Lydia Ann- I don't love it. And we already have a lot of Ann and Diane middle names in the family. (and just repeting it in my head I noticed that it has a first name ending in an A and middle starting with an A, kinda blends together)

 

 

And then there's Siobhan, which I don't know if I'm spelling correctly and I don't care. :) This is what dh wants. i hate it.

 

Or?.... Suggestions? Cause I don't think it's going to be Grace or Sioban so maybe we need to think of something else.

 

ETA- I forgot an option and can't add it to the poll. Dh also has a family name Shoen that he wants to use. It's german and means beautiful. But it's pronounced Shane, which is a boys' name. So there's that, too.

 

And Siobhan is celtic or irish or whatevrr and is pronounced "shi-von".

Edited May 16, 2012 by Scuff

[justLisa]

I'd have to agree with you on the Siobhan....but maybe it has a meaning I don't know of. I wouldn't even know how to pronounce it. I like Grace. My daughter and I share the middle name Marie, which sounds nice with many names.

 

Lydia Marie? I am a Lisa Marie, DD is Sarah Marie.

[Ali in OR]

I like either Grace or Rose and I don't like any of the others! One syllable with the 3 syllable first name sounds nice, and I agree that it should start with a consonant since the first name ends in a vowel.

[MeaganS]

That's awesome. My oldest's name is Lydia Rose, so I voted for it. :)

[mommyagain]

I LOVE Lydia Rose! I wanted dd to be named Lydia but dh didn't like it so we have a Mollie Rose.

[Scuff]

That's awesome. My oldest's name is Lydia Rose, so I voted for it. :)

 

:)

[Pamela H in Texas]

Is there a reason you are picking one syllable middle names? How many syllables is the last name? Stress on which syllable? If there is a reason for one syllable, then I'd like Grace out of your choices. Rose is fine though. Whatcha'll think of Claire? Paige?

 

But I think a lot of times, 3 syllables may work in the place of one so I'd be looking more along the lines of Daniella or Natalia. IF you wanted two, then Danielle or Marie?

 

I really likes names that start with "uh" sounding names (Evelyn, Alexis, etc) but not sure those work with Lydia. And yet my head keeps going back to them, so I figured I'd type it anyway :) Maria would be better, I think...

[twoxcell]

I'd have to agree with you on the Siobhan....but maybe it has a meaning I don't know of. I wouldn't even know how to pronounce it. I like Grace. My daughter and I share the middle name Marie, which sounds nice with many names.

 

Lydia Marie? I am a Lisa Marie, DD is Sarah Marie.

I was going to suggest Lydia Marie, but I like Lydia Rose as well.

[Scuff]

I don't know. Maybe i like 1 syllable middle names? First two dds have 1 syllable middle names, now that you mention it. We already have a Claire. :) maybe we could keep Roseanne without the -a. Lydia Roseanne? I don't thiink we want a 3 syllable middle, since we have a 3 syllable first. Last name is two.

[myfunnybunch]

I voted Lydia Rose because you like it. :) I love the name Lydia.

 

Ultimately, what matters is that you both like the name. I think it's sweet and not too gimmicky that she'd share a middle name with cousins.

 

Cat

[Farrar]

Lydia Shoen seems cool and unique. I actually really like that.

[mommaduck]

Lydia Rose.

 

Siobhan is better as a first name.

[freesia]

I voted Lydia Rose. But I also really like Lydia Grace and (sorry) Lydia Siobhan.

 

Anne

[KrissiK]

I voted for Lydia Grace. It was a toss up between that and Lydia Rose.

[catz]

I love Lydia Grace and Lydia Rose! My daughter was almost named Lydia, and her middle name is Rose.

[Crimson Wife]

I love the name Siobhan but with a 3 syllable first name I would go with a 1 syllable middle name. Lydia Rose got my vote.

[homeschool mom]

Lydia Grace! or Lydia (moms middle name)

[Miss Peregrine]

Lydia Shoen seems cool and unique. I actually really like that.

 

 

This would be my vote, too.

[SnowWhite]

I LOVE Lydia Rose, and then you could sing her "Lida Rose, I'm home again Rose....."

[ChristineW]

Lydia Shoen seems cool and unique. I actually really like that.

:iagree:

[Scuff]

So you that like Schoen don't think it sounds too much like a boy's name?

[Scuff]

I LOVE Lydia Rose, and then you could sing her "Lida Rose, I'm home again Rose....."

 

Maybe I need to learn a new song. :)

[Marie131]

Lydia Grace is my first pick, but Lydia Rose is nice too :)

[freeindeed]

I'm an odd one, but I really like Lydia Siobhan. I think it's a beautiful name. Of course I am part Irish!:)

[Scuff]

I'm part irish, too. My mom even made sure we all had irish names, she loved her grandpa so much. But the only Sioban i've know wasn't the nicest person.

[Liz CA]

I voted Lydia Grace but I could also go with Lydia Ann.

[myfatherslily]

I think Lydia Rose is the prettiest of the voting choices. :)

 

Lydia Schoen (wait, is it Schoen or Shoen?) sounds neat, I think. Though I wouldn't choose it for a first name, I think it's a perfectly acceptable and lovely middle name. But then that makes the name lopsided toward your DH's family!

 

What were your grandmother's maiden/married names? There's a void of usable last names in my family, but maybe you are luckier. My BIL and SIL gave all their 5 children a family last name as their middle names, switching between his family and hers.

[Scuff]

I'm not sure how to spell it. :) I'll have to ask dh. maiden name was Sheridan. She wasn't very good at choosing men and had two divorces to losers, so I don't think we'll use a married name.

[LillyMama]

I'd have to agree with you on the Siobhan....but maybe it has a meaning I don't know of. I wouldn't even know how to pronounce it. I like Grace. My daughter and I share the middle name Marie, which sounds nice with many names.

 

Lydia Marie? I am a Lisa Marie, DD is Sarah Marie.

 

Maries here, too! My daughter's Gabrielle Sarah Marie. :D I chose two middle names for each of my kids to try to appease all sides. I kind of like them, but my husband thinks they're weird. Good thing he knew better than to push too hard. :tongue_smilie:

 

I voted for Lydia Grace- we named our daughter we lost Lily Grace, so I'm partial- but I like Lydia Rose, too.

Edited May 17, 2012 by LillyMama

[SnowWhite]

Maybe I need to learn a new song. :)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUbcXA2bik

 

It's from Music Man, and it ends, "Lida Rose, oh won't you be mine????" It's a barbershop quartet number.

[higginszoo]

I like any of the one syllable middle names (Grace, Rose, Ann) ... with a 3 syllable first name, the two syllable middle names just don't seem to flow.

[photomo]

Lydia Joy