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Conference oass::babynames

Title:	A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:	BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:	OASS::BURDEN_D

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

991.0. "HELP!!! Less than 5 wks to go!" by FOUNDR::PLOURDE (Julie Plourde) Mon May 13 1996 19:48

    Need some help from all you babynamers!!!
    
    Our first born is now 3yrs old.  His name is Mitchell Dean Plourde,
    and we are very happy with the name.  Never waivered when making the
    decision.  Wish it were that easy this time!!!!
    
    I'm due with #2 - June 15 (less than 5 wks to go!)  Ultrasound says
    GIRL.
    
    I'll list the names that we are "discussing".  Some of them hubby doesn't
    like, and some of them are his favorites... I'd like to get some
    un-biased feedback (and new ideas if you have any) on these names and how 
    you think they sound with our last name.  I'll worry about middle names
    when we choose a first name!  I can't believe how hard this is! 
    
    Our last name (Plourde) rhymes with Ford.  One syllable...at least the
    way most people pronounce it.
    
    Rachel 
    Vanessa  (my son likes this one best!)
    Monica 
    Elise 
    Renee'
    Joanna
    Lauren
    Kristen
    Shannon/Shannyn
    Kelley
    Brenna
    Courtney
    
    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help us!  I have a feeling that this baby may come
    early.  I'd like narrow it down to  couple of names to bring with us
    to the hospital - then we'll make the final decision when we see the 
    baby.  
    
    If it happens to be a boy - we've got a few names finalized:
    
    Nicolas Paul (hubby's middle name is Paul)
    Cameron Scott (my brother's name is Scott)
    Adam Russell (my brother-in-laws name is Russell)
    Joel ______ (hubby really likes this one - but we haven't chosen the
     middle name yet).
    
    Thank you!
    
    Julie Plourde

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
991.1	Monica and/or Adam	CNTROL::STOLICNY		`Mon May 13 1996 20:35`	21
	I'll bite 8^) Of the names that you listed, I like these the best: Rachel Vanessa Monica Renee Kristen with Monica as my favorite. I like the 3 syllables with the single syllable last name. I also think it's a nice fit with Mitchell. Plourde sounds French to me (is it?) so I think Renee goes well also. What are your thoughts on middle names? Of the boys' names, I like Adam Russell and Cameron Scott (but don't care for the nickname Cam with Plourde). Sorry hubby but I don't particularly care for Joel Plourde... cj/
991.2	Monica Renee?	CSC32::L_WHITMORE		`Mon May 13 1996 21:43`	7
	I too like the sound of Monica with your last name - very pretty! how about Monica Renee? Good luck! Choosing a name is tough!! Lila
991.3	Thank you!!!	FOUNDR::PLOURDE	Julie Plourde	`Tue May 14 1996 14:44`	23
	Oh, my hubby will like these notes. His favorite is Monica! I've forwarded him your notes. I really appreciate your feedback. It's nice to hear reactions from people other than family members. It seems family members all have their own preferences... and they think their opinions will have a major impact. I hate telling people the names we are thinking about because you'll always get some weird face from someone. Thank you cj... I don't like Joel (with Plourde anyway) either!!! The name is nice, but it just doesn't flow. I like names that flow. Is there any other nickname for Cameron? My husband's name is Ron, so that's out! And, yes, the name is french. I do know that hubby prefers short (1 syllable) middle names... like Dawn, or Lynn with the longer first names. Keep'em coming!
991.4	how about these?	FOUNDR::PLOURDE	Julie Plourde	`Wed May 15 1996 13:50`	17
	Been trying to think of some middle names... What do you think these combinations: Monica Grace or Monica Lynn Elise Nicole or Elise Renee or Elise Michelle Rachel Dawn or Rachel Elise Lauren Julia (Julia is hubby's grandmother's name) or Lauren Michelle Renee Elise or Renee Michelle Any other ideas?
991.5	more thoughts	EXPERI::STOLICNY		`Thu May 16 1996 16:23`	15
	I like both Monica Grace and Monica Lynn (also Monica Renee as suggested earlier). My thought when I saw Lauren Julia was why not Julia Lauren? - but then I noticed that your name was Julie... What do you think about Danielle? I think Danielle Plourde sounds great - and is a nice complement to Mitchell. For what its worth, I personally like names that "match" in their ethnicity. For some reason, I associate the name Elise with Jewish ethnicity - is that a valid association? I don't really know. cj/
991.6	thanks	FOUNDR::PLOURDE	Julie Plourde	`Thu May 16 1996 17:28`	35
	cj, Thanks again for your input. Yes, I like Danielle very much, but I've been hesitant to add it to our list because my cousin's little girl is a Danielle. We don't see them all that often, but I just feel like we should avoid too much name-redundancy within the immediate family. I just did a search on Elise in this file. Note 74.1 says it is derived from Elizabeth and is of French origin. If I had my babyname book here at work, I would look it up - but I just brought it home yesterday. I do have distant French relatives who have an "Elise" in their family, so I'm pretty sure this is correct. Julia Lauren is very pretty, but that would DEFINITELY get too confusing. I'm Julie Plourde and my husband's grandmother is Julia Plourde. Right now, one of the top runners is Rachel. Hubby seems to like Rachel Anne right now - but he doesn't get to make the final decision!! ;-) And he likes Monica Lynn over Monica Grace. We're getting there! I feel a little bit closer now than I did when I started this note. Definitely need to narrow it down to 3 or 4 names (max) -- had a major labor scare (false labor - although to me it felt like the real thing .. having been thru it before) yesterday. Had hubby on-call and everything! It did get me to finish packing my hospital bag! I think I'll print these notes and throw them in my bag too! julie
991.7	Maude?	SUBSYS::MILLER_COLE		`Fri May 17 1996 20:53`	3
	My personal favorite .. Maude Plourde