when do you know a name you pick is too long??

jendave12

i was curious if Lilu Elisha Marie Plummer was too much....... ive always adored the name lilu and a dear friend of the family's daughter just passed away and i wanted to name my girl after her and Marie is a name that runs in my generation its my middle name and my two cousins middle name  so id like to keep that tradition going if i can help it.. but is it too much???

BrideBuddies

Yeah, that's kind of a mouthful. 

You know you don't have to honor "everyone" with your child's name, right?    IMO, I prefer to give a child a name for himself/herself.. not in tribute or in memory of someone else.  But that's just me.

There are other ways to honor someone than using your child's name.

karen_loy

IMO it's too long and complicated to say, just pick 1 mn

paintme

It is perfectly fine unless every single time you say her name you say the ENTIRE thing. I think that middle names are important but as far as real life, she is going to go by her first and last name only.

kiowakel

I actually love it! It flows well for me, but maybe it's because I have two middle names myself.

In some cultures two middle names are very common, and it is very common to use the middle name to honor important people who have passed. Follow your heart. Write it down a couple dozen times, say it out loud a couple dozen times, etc. If it sounds right to you, and you can tell her why, she will love it just as much as you do!

Moxie27

paintme:

It is perfectly fine unless every single time you say her name you say the ENTIRE thing. I think that middle names are important but as far as real life, she is going to go by her first and last name only.

i agree.

cowgirltu

I have two middle names, when I got married, I  moved my maiden name to the middle name slot.  So, my legal name is Melissa Lynn Maiden name Last Name.  No one knows, because even if my middle name is required, I  just use Lynn.  The second middle name is just for me.  So, go for it.

evaazalea

Its shorter than my name and my children's names, so I of course think it's fine. Its true when I use their MN (if they are in trouble or something) that I just use the first one, same for myself.

Keri Marie

It's a long name, and a little confusing for me.

lauralew

It's kind of long, but if you're just going to call her Lilu for the most part, then I guess it's fine.  I would just double check with your family friend that it's okay for you to use her deceased daughter's name.  Even though you're trying to honor her, it may actually hurt your friend.

jlsimon56

lauralew:

It's kind of long, but if you're just going to call her Lilu for the most part, then I guess it's fine.  I would just double check with your family friend that it's okay for you to use her deceased daughter's name.  Even though you're trying to honor her, it may actually hurt your friend.

I agree with this.  My friend's cousin passed away and my friend wanted to name her baby after him.  The cousin's siblings took offense to it since he was their brother and they thought they should be the ones able to honor him. 

I think Lilu Marie is pretty.

My FN LN doesn't fit on credit cards so to me, that is a long name, LOL.