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Down to the top 2 names...help please!

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I am having a hard time deciding between 2 names for our DD which will arrive in February.  We already have a DS whose name is Jaren Patrick.  For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to use Kathryn as a middle name, after my grandmother.  One of our top names is Harper Kathryn. 

However, I also really like the name Adelyn.  My DH's great-grandmother's name was Addie and we like the idea of using this as a nickname.  However, our last name ends with an "N" so my fear is that Adelyn Kathryn won't sound right together.  We tossed around the idea of changing the middle name to June, after my MIL.  I like the way Adelyn June sounds and we would have the same initials, like my husband & son do. 

I am not sure which to go with, as I do love the middle name Kathryn and have already mentioned it to my grandmother.  Advice please....which name do you like best?  And, do you think Adelyn Kathryn is too much with our last name?

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Re: Down to the top 2 names...help please!

  • Keri MarieKeri Marie member

    Adelyn = Love

    Kathryn = Love

    Harper = trend I'm not on board with

    June = Love


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  • RushmoreRushmore member

    To me, Kathryn doesn't fit as a mn for your first names. 

    Katheryn Harper sounds better to me than Harper Kathryn.

    And I like Adelyn June better than Adelyn Katherine. 

    I'd pick one of the Adelyn options if it were me.

     

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  • MySallyGirlMySallyGirl member
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    To me, Kathryn doesn't fit as a mn for your first names. 

    Katheryn Harper sounds better to me than Harper Kathryn.

    And I like Adelyn June better than Adelyn Katherine. 

    I'd pick one of the Adelyn options if it were me.

     

     

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  • Jazzyashes84Jazzyashes84 member

    Yes, I think Adelyn Kathryn is too much.

    I would choose Adelyn June over Harper Kathryn. 

    Happy Picking! We're down to 2 names too!

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    To me, Kathryn doesn't fit as a mn for your first names. 

    Katheryn Harper sounds better to me than Harper Kathryn.

    And I like Adelyn June better than Adelyn Katherine. 

    I'd pick one of the Adelyn options if it were me.

     

     

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  • hmp1hmp1 member
    When you "mentioned it to your grandmother", did you tell her you are using her name as the mn or that you are thinking about using it? If I told my grandparent I am naming my child after them, I would have a hard time going back on that.

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  • upton33107upton33107 member
    I told her that we were pretty sure that we were going to go with the middle name Kathryn, after her.  I agree...it is hard to get past that.  My DH's grandmother passed away last week and it was at her funeral that I found out that her mother's name was Addie.  My DH and I hadn't really ever discussed that before.  It got me thinking about changing up the name.  Before this weekend, I was always set on Kathryn as the mn.
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  • BackseatDriverBackseatDriver member
    Could you use Kate or another variant of Kathryn as a mn?

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  • magnoliablossom00magnoliablossom00 member

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    When you "mentioned it to your grandmother", did you tell her you are using her name as the mn or that you are thinking about using it? If I told my grandparent I am naming my child after them, I would have a hard time going back on that.

    Name the baby after the grandmother. I don't like Harper, and Adelyn is waaaaay too common now (Addison, Adeline, Adelaide, etc). 

    Why not June Kathryn? Kathryn June? Kathryn Adelyn?

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  • sugarpumpkin716sugarpumpkin716 member
    adelyn kathryn doesn't work. i personally hate adelyn and can't stand harper either but i'd go with harper. adelyn june works in comparison to adelyn kathryn.
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  • upton33107upton33107 member
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    I clearly love Harper, but I don't like it with the MN Kathryn.  I would go with one of the options based on Kathryn since you already talked to your grandmother.

    Good luck. 

    Have you heard of many other little ones with the name Harper?  I have loved this name for years and now I see that some of the celebs are using it as a name.  I know where it is listed in popularity on the charts, but was just wondering how popular it really is? 

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