Helen

CourtneyRDH · April 2009

I like this name a lot. It's Dh's great grandma's name too which I think is nice. The middle name will either be Catherine or Caroline (our grandma's names).?WDYT??

CelticWife · April 2009

Helen Catherine is a great name. I've always liked the name Helen.

EmmieB · April 2009

I like it.

smismar · April 2009

Nice, solid name - and she won't be one of 3 in her class Yes

P&E2009 · April 2009

I LOVE the name Helen. It is so beautiful. I especially love it with Caroline. Good choice!

KappaUCF20 · April 2009

I love the idea of honoring a family member, but I don't like Helen at all. In general, I'm just not a fan of using names that make you think "old lady" or "old man" when you hear them. One of my friends from high school was named Martha Helen, and she was always so embarrassed by it. She chose to go by Helen because it was a little better than Martha, but she still resented her parents for it lol. I know that isn't a priority for some people, but I would never want to give my child a name that they would feel ashamed of. Catherine and Caroline are both really pretty though which is nice because then your daughter would have the option to go by her mn instead if she so chooses.

ETA: I hope I wasn't too harsh. I just think there's something to be said about giving a child a name that's a little more current. This same friend was kind of a social misfit, and her name didn't help her in that department at all.

iluvtom · April 2009

I am not a fan of the name, sorry

camrude · April 2009

I like it with either mn. Catherine sounds the best IMO though.

berry25 · April 2009

I love Helen. It's so classically beautiful, and of course reminds people of Helen of Troy, always a good connotation. :-) I love both your middle name choices, although I'm partial to Helen Caroline.

Poplin2007 · April 2009

I like Helen, but I don't love the middle name choices. I think it's just the fact that they end with the same sound as Helen, because they're both lovely names.

etoussa · April 2009

iluvtom:
I am not a fan of the name, sorry

Ditto,

Savat · April 2009

It's nms, but you're never going to please everyone. If you and YH like it, go with it.

LMS05 · April 2009

I like it. I don't agree that it sounds "old lady". It's a classic that I could definitely see being popular very soon. Look at all the older names that are coming back like Amelia, Lucy, Audrey, Eleanor, Lillian, Evelyn, Violet, Charlotte, etc!