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We *might* have decided :) How many hate Greta?
First of all, you ladies have been an incredible resource to me, and I really thank you not only for your input, but also for just letting me come here to chat!
So, to recap, we'd narrowed it down to Nora (maybe as a nn for Eleanor, after my Gram), Greta, and Gwen. Gwen I like, but it just doesn't feel quite right, for some reason. Nora, I'm starting to think, is getting too popular. (Which makes me sad as I do like it!) I still love the idea of Eleanor, because I'm sentimentally attached to it, but DH isn't really a fan of using the full name, and so many of the other nn's (Ella, Elle) are so popular. . .
So, Greta started growing on me/ us! It's different, without being made up, and I think it sounds right with DS's name (Davis). I think it'd be cute on a little girl, and I can picture a professional with the name. . . the only thing is I'm not sure how it'd serve her in, say, middle school and high school!
It was the last to be added to the list, and I had huge reservations about it - I thought it was too harsh, and I thought people would screw up their faces when they heard it. But the few people IRL we've told our top choices seemed really receptive to it. Also, even though the "Gr" is a harsh sound, I'm a fan of names that end in "a."
So tell me - do you hate it? 
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Re: We *might* have decided :) How many hate Greta?
I like it! I knew a Greta in HS and she got a little shiit for it, but mostly because her LN was Gershnur. Kids would call her name in a very harsh german accent. She just laughed it off.
I think it is very pretty and I can see it for a baby and adult. Much better than Gretel IMHO
I adore Greta. I think it's just lovely. It's also my favorite of the three names you mentioned. It's off-beat with a classic, quaint feel, and I think it matures very gracefully.
If you wanted, you could lengthen it to Margaret and use Greta as a NN, but I don't think that's a must. Greta stands alone, IMO.
That's actually my grandmother's name--love it!
What were you thinking about for a middle name?
I really like the name Greta...I think it might be a name nerd choice. At least that's how I explain my names to family who give us the confused puppy dog look when we say names they don't think are cool. I like the meaning, and it's punchy and short without being too harsh. I think it sounds a touch better when said with an accent, but that's just me.
Also, Greta is an anagram for the word, great
Heavens to Murgatroyd Blog
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I really like that
thanks all for your comments! People seem to feel strongly about it, one way or the other - not sure yet if that's a good think or a bad thing!
No, I don't hate it at all. In fact, I like it.
Since you are worried about how it'd serve her later in life, why not give her more options by making her full name Margaret. That way later in life, she could go by Greta, Margaret, or any of the other plethora of nns for Margaret.
I can't remember if I've linked you to this article yet, since I recommend it all the time. But if you haven't read it, I think it will really help you finalize your decision! (Don't be scared by the title)
"Hate your name? Change it!" by Greta Goss
LOVE it. I know a baby Greta and adore her name.
A Greta's not going to get so much as a second thought in middle school and high school by the time our kids are that age. I know more old lady named baby girls than ever - Sylvia, Helen, Rose, Vivian, Eleanor, Harriet, etc. Greta would fit right in.
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
LOVE Greta!
I also love Gwen (preferably as a nn for Gwyneth or Gwendolyn), but Greta is my favorite of those three.
I agree with you that it sounds great with big brother, Davis.
Logan David 03.27.08
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Love Greta! I saw on FB a few months back that someone I went to high school with just named her newborn that, and I swooned! What a sweet surprise to hear that name!
What's your son's name?
Oscar born October 2011
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Nooo, I don't hate Greta at all! In fact, I like it very much
I actually didn't like it until a few years ago when I met a teen-aged Greta and only then did I realize how well it ages and that made me like it so much more. I think it's a really sweet, but totally respectable and strong name.