So if it's a girl, we're naming her Liliana (we'll call her Lily for short). But I want to use the middle names Claretta and Rose. Should I shorten it to Clara? Then it would be Liliana Clara Rose. Honest opinions!
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Re: Liliana & advice on middle name
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First off, I love the name Liliana!
Liliana Rose is beautiful! It's a bit of a mouthful with the 2 middle names.
Love, love, love Lilliana.
Lilliana Rose is my first choice. Since we've debated a double mn, I think it's an OK idea. I would do the Lilliana Clara Rose (not Claretta).
Any reason for 2 middle names? I like Liliana Rose a lot though
You could combine them. Rosetta, Roseclare...
I don't have anything against double middle names. Joseph has one (check the siggy) and our girl name is Marianna Aurora Rose.
I think the problem is that Lilliana and Claretta don't work next to each other. I'd either adjust or rearrange. Lilliana Rose Claretta sounds better than Lilliana Claretta Rose.
I think for first names with more than two syllables, a single syllable middle name flows nicely and doesn't sound too "overcrowded".
So I vote for Liliana Rose.
Rose.
I love the name Liliana. I wanted my Lily to be a Liliana, but Dh thought it was "too long", whatever!
Ditto exactly.
Don't give your daughters two middle names
When she gets married she has five names. Take it from me, it's not fun.
Plus you can never get cute monograms b/c you have too many initials.
Unless there's a pressing reason please don't do this to your daughter.
I love the name Liliana. Beautiful! I also think Clara is beautiful.
Lily and Rose seems like a bit of a flower overdose though. Are you dead set on two middle names? I have two and honestly, I think it's a pain. Especially since most forms only have room for one MN/MI, one of them doesn't really "count" anyway. My vote would be for Liliana Clara or better yet, Liliana Claire.