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Girl Names - Your Thoughts
1) Maeve Lauren. Maeve is an old Gaelic name pronounced May-va. DH's sister named her daughter Ava. I honestly don't care, but I predict some drama because of the similarity. Thoughts?
2) Lauren Meghan. DH absolutely loves the name Meghan. I like it as well, but DD's name is Elizabeth Margaret (we call her Maggie). I think Margaret and Meghan are too similar for siblings. I told DH the only way I would even consider it is if it is used as a middle name only. Even then.....When you hear Margaret and Meghan do you think "same name"?
3) Emelia (not sure of MN). It's not you-neek spelling for Amelia; I have a few family members with this name dating back to the 1800's. I am open to both versions.
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Re: Girl Names - Your Thoughts
I love Lauren, so my vote goes to Lauren Meghan!
I agree that I wouldn't use Meghan as the first name since your other DD goes by Maggie (too matchy), but I see no problem with it as the middle name.
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I don't mind Meghan or Lauren but neither has quite the same classic feel as Elizabeth Margaret. For that reason I prefer Amelia. Emelia is OK, but when I see it with an E I want to spell it Emilia...
Anyway, I think Meghan and Margaret are OK since they are both middle names. If they were first names for siblings I would say too close.
I really like Lauren Meghan. Maeve is pretty too although I thought it was pronounced "May-v" so it doesn't really rhyme with Ava so that shouldn't be an issue if that's the case.
https://nameberry.com/babyname/MAEVE
https://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-i-m.html
I don't really like Emelia or Amelia as in general I tend to not like names ending in "ia."
GL!
I know it's one of those names that may prove difficult to pronounce. it's definitely pronounced May-va, though.
I've never heard it pronounced the way you are going for. So that's interesting.
Huh. I grew up in Ireland where it is quite a popular name. It's never pronounced May-vee. Even the site you directed me to has the correct phonetic spelling. That's odd.
I have never heard Maeve prn mayva. It's prn MAYv
This whole Mae-v versus Mae-va (vuh) debate made me call my Uncle in Ireland. His late wife was named Maeve.
Me: Can you say Auntie M's name for me?
Uncle Declan: What's the matter with you?
Me: I need you to say Auntie's name.
Uncle Declan: Mae-vuh
Me: Again please.
Uncle Declan: What the....(yelling) Mae-va
Me: So not Mae-v
Uncle Declan: I just said that.
Me: You said Mae-vuh, not Mae-v.
Uncle Declan: (yelling again) Mae-vuh. Are you fluthered?
My best friend since primary school pronounces it the same way. It could be regional or the dialect.
But I swear I heard that name every other second growing up and there was always a slight -vuh at the end.
For the people saying it's pronounced "May-v":
Does that mean "MAY-vee" (rhymes with Maybe) or "Mayv" (as in one syllable)?
And for the people saying it's pronounced "May-va" or "May-vuh":
Is it MAY-vuh or may-VUH?
I wish everyone would be a bit clearer in their phonetics on this board. I realize you can't do the upside down e, and the various symbols, but we should be able to figure something out to make it clear... Lack of syllable emphasis drives me especially crazy.
Word!
Back to the post. I think Maeve (in whatever pronunciation) and Maggie are a bit matchy matchy for sibling names.
Lauren Meghan doesn't have good flow, and I don't know why it matters whether or not it's a middle name or a first name if that's what you intend on calling her. The point would be that whatever you call her is really "what she's named." (FWIW, I like Lauren a lot.) Meghan and Margaret are too close for sibling names, IMO, and Meghan and Maggie are REALLY too close. Lauren, however, is GREAT!
Emelia (or whatever variation we're going for today) is pretty overused -- I find it interesting when lists comprise some of the most popular names and some of the least common. And no matter how you spell it, Amelia/Emily/etc. is an extremely popular name.
I know family trees usually get a pass around here, but that argument starts to wear thin for me when you're looking 200 years back and you're picking a trendy, top of the charts name. Not that there's anything wrong with Emelia (aside from its popularity). But I don't think it's being chosen BECAUSE it's a family name.
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FWIW...I like Maeve and Amelia (spelled this way).
"Mayv" (as in one syllable)...I've always heard it pronounced this way; and there may be a slight added ah or uh syllable at the end...but nothing that would make it a 2 syllable name. I think it is just the way the V sound rolls off the lips after you've said it.
Same here.
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Yes, that's what I was trying to say, sorry if it confused anyone. Maybe it's a regional thing to pronounce it with two-syllables.