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Reagan, Raegan, or Reaghan??
My dh and I have decided on the name Reagan for our little girl due in March. I am looking for opinions on which spelling to go with. I know a lot of people will prefer the original Reagan, but are there any opinions on Raegan or Reaghan?? I have seen it spelled each way. I am also wondering opinions on middle name choices, which are
Reagan Marie --late grandmother's middle name
Reagan Noelle--dh loves this mn
Reagan Elizabeth--form of my mother's mn
Reagan Jillene--this is my mn
Any and all opinions are welcome, even those who don't care for any form of Reagan. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Reagan, Raegan, or Reaghan??
I don't know why you'd make the spelling more complicated than it needs to be. I love the name. Go with Reagan. I am very anti unusual spellings.
As for the middle name, they are all nice and seem to all have a special meaning.
I don't care for the name.
But I'm in the camp that says you should always make things easy for your child. No need to use a jacked up spelling. Like, seriously. There is no good reason.
Reagan Marie was one of the names I had picked out for my lo.
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I'm of the opinion don't make an atypical name even worse with a jacked up spelling. Go with Reagan..please.
I like all of your MN's. Marie is a bit blah but it's nice to honor your grandmother. Elizabeth is always a good option, very classic and pretty. Noelle is quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite middle names and Jillene would be a nice way to connect to you.
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Reagan Marie --late grandmother's middle name
this one.
The only spelling that makes sense to me is Raegan. I know the last name is Reagan. I'm honestly not sure. I don't like it with the h. I prefer Elizabeth as the mn.
Don't over-complicate it. Use Reagan. (Reaghan is just awful...it looks more like an antibiotic than a name.)
All your mn choices are fine, but I think I like Noelle the best. I think a name like Reagan needs a frilly middle name.
Reagan is how we'll spell it if it's the final one....currently the front-runner. Middle names are an issue, but we have narrowed it to...
Reagan Elizabeth
Reagan Camille
Reagan Nicholle (weird spelling, but it's after family member)
All are family names....
CJ 05/29/2013
I'm assuming you're pronouncing it Ray-gan...like the president?
I know a Reagan and a Regan...both pronounced Ree-gan. We're in Canada.
So, I would probably want to spell it Raegan if I wanted the "Ray" sound at the beginning.
Reagan says Ree-gan to me. But, again, I'm in Canada. I bet anyone in the US would pronounce Reagan "properly".
BFP #1 09/02/11 M/C 09/12/11 8w6days
BFP #2 07/18/12 Baby S born on his EDD 03/23/13
SS - age 12...SD - age 8...DS - 13 mos.
Oh, and I would definitely not spell it Reaghan.
I like all of the middle names.
BFP #1 09/02/11 M/C 09/12/11 8w6days
BFP #2 07/18/12 Baby S born on his EDD 03/23/13
SS - age 12...SD - age 8...DS - 13 mos.
My fiance is Canadian and I've noticed that he says "aye" words like "eh", like Bag is "beg" the way he says it, totally cute but I think the accents make the difference!!!