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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

412.0. "Names beginning with an "L"" by STKHLM::LINDGREN_P () Tue Jul 25 1989 07:57

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412.1Just a fewSKIWVA::FSCNOTue Jul 25 1989 11:4120
    You didn't say whether you needed boys or girls names so here are
    a few of both.
    
    Lorraine                Lawrence
    Laura                   Liam
    Linda                   Lyle
    Leila                   Leon
    Lorelei                 Louis
    Lucille                 Lee
    Lisa                    Leonard
    Louise                  Larry
    Lucia                   Leo
    Leslie                  Lief
    Lily                    Lloyd
    Lenore                  Leroy
    Lauren                  Lance
    
    Hope this helps! Good Luck............
    
    Cindy
412.2Does George Begin with an "L"?SHALOT::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Tue Jul 25 1989 17:2922
	Is your last name Lindgren?  If so, I would suggest picking 
	another letter than "l."  Using an "l" for the first letters
	of both the first and last names can make the name rather
	sing-songy, a bit of a tongue-twister to pronounce, or
	somewhat silly.  For example, how about Lilly Lindgren, or
	Lorelei Lindgren, or Lyle Lindgren -- see what I mean?  I
	know you've already done this with your first children, but
	maybe you can use this as a chance to not inflict any further
	damage.

	Also, I have heard that siblings sometimes resent "schemes"
	that tie them together.  This scheme can be, for example,
	first letters, first syllables (I know of a family with
	an Alberto, Alfredo, and Alejandro), last syllables, themes
	(e.g., characters from the Bible or mythology), masculine/
	feminine combinations (Michael and Michelle, for example) ...
	The explanation is that it doesn't give the child enough
	sense of their own identity as a unique individual -- and that
	they grow to resent it.  I'd be real interested if anyone
	could give us some personal feedback on this.
    
		-- Cliff
412.3LoulouCIPIC2::CARIGNANTue Jul 25 1989 18:324
    I have a friend named "Loulou" - real name is Louanne
    I think it's sorta sophisticated.
    
    Christine
412.4LuellenRAVEN1::BLOUGHWed Jul 26 1989 19:221
    My sister-in-law's name is Luellen, but we've nicknamed her Lulu.
412.5VLNVAX::OSTIGUYThu Jul 27 1989 16:031
    my friend's name is Lucinda and we call her Cindy.  
412.6"L" namesTOLKIN::SALLETFri Jul 28 1989 16:312
    What about Lauren for a girl?  
    
412.7LourdesPNO::ALEJANDROTue Aug 01 1989 16:017
    
    
       Lourdes for a girl?
    
    
    
    Evelyn
412.8Thanks!STKHLM::LINDGREN_PWed Aug 02 1989 13:319
         Thanks all of you for the suggestions on "L-names".

         Cliff, I don't think it will be tonge-twisting if the forename begins
         with an L. If the name contains more than one L and one of theme is
         placed at the end of the name I can see your point. Therefore we
         won't use any names with more than one L.

	 Peter
412.9Laura is prettyCLOVE::MACDONALD_KThu Aug 03 1989 14:2013
    I really like Laura - in fact, I've never met a Laura that I didn't
    like.
    
    Don't worry about the two L's, either.  There are a lot of people
    whose first and last names begin with the same letter and it doesn't
    sound bad at all (the actor Malcolm MacDowell comes to mind right
    away).  I've been told to stay away from first names beginning with
    "M", but I disagree.  I'm more concerned about *ending* a first
    name with the same letter (or same sound) that the last name begins
    with.
    
    - Kathryn
    
412.10how about "Lawrene LeRon"...GENRAL::WEAVERHold On Help Is On The WayThu Feb 04 1993 20:3116
    How about Lawrene, for a girl.  Pronounced like Lauren, but spelled
    different.  Only thing, I have a problem with is when you see my name
    I've always had people put a "c" in it to make it "Lawrence" and most
    of my mail comes "Mr. Lawrence", or they call me "Lawrence, or Larry".
    On the phone its usually, "May I speak to Mr. Lawrence" and when I say
    my name is "Lawrene" you know the person on the other end is
    embarrassed. Where does the name come from: Grandfather - Lawrence
    middle name - "Le" from an uncle Leon, and the "Ron" a friend of the
    family Ronald...So I'm - Lawrene LeRon. 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Lawrene LeRon