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Baby Girl Name help! *clicky*

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Background: The only girl name that my DH and I could agree on is Carah. (I know people don't like the spelling but I'm not asking about that so let's move on!)  I'm having trouble because I am just not in love with the name like I am with our boy name.  Therefore - what do you guys think between these two?

Thanks!!

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  • HannahO28HannahO28

    I don't think either name really works--Carah sounds awkward with Ryan as a MN and Caraleigh is a little too much. Adding 'leigh' to the end of other names usually just looks low-class to me.

    ETA: How about Caroline or Carolyn?

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  • kmv68kmv68
    Have you thought about Carly or Caroline?
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  • tammyr1974tammyr1974
    i love the name and the spelling. I like them both but carah is just short and sweet. Dont want to make her have a long name. Remember some signature lines are short. Lol! And girls usually end up writing whimsically lol! But i love them both. Thats my two cents.
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  • bornmommybornmommy member

    Thanks for the suggestions but I don't like Carly, Caroline, Carolyn...  I also don't see how Caraleigh is "too much" when Caroline or Carolyn isn't...they are all two syllables so it sounds alike to me! 

    Again, thanks for the suggestions but it is between these two right now unless magically there is another name out there that both DH and I like!  (It took a loooooong time to get to this point!)

                  
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  • alliejo725alliejo725 member
    ....Have you considered just naming her Ryan?
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  • bornmommybornmommy member
    Yep - I liked it, DH didn't :/ - I'm not kidding when I'm saying this has been a struggle!! I feel like we've exhausted every name!  Boy names were much easier for us to agree on, we even had a list of four top names we both loved to choose from...  Hopefully we will only have one girl!! *We are team green for this baby* HA!
                  
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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member

    To me, the -leigh ending gives Caraleigh an over-the-top feel. What about Cara Leigh Ryan Lastname, with Leigh as a second middle name? I used to know a Caralee, and her name always reminded me of Sara Lee- cake mixes, etc. Caraleigh brings the same thing to mind.

    I know a Carah, so that spelling isn't super weird to me, but I don't like how it sounds with Ryan. Too abrupt imo.  


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  • ObLaDiObLaDi member

    imagetammyr1974:
    And girls usually end up writing whimsically lol!

    This may be the ditziest thing I've heard this year. Definitely not on my list of factors in naming my child...

    OP, I voted for your first option, but have you considered Rhiannon? 

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  • bornmommybornmommy member
    How is Rhiannon pronounced?  Ryan-on? 
                  
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  • bornmommybornmommy member
    imagestrawberrytree:

    To me, the -leigh ending gives Caraleigh an over-the-top feel. What about Cara Leigh Ryan Lastname, with Leigh as a second middle name? I used to know a Caralee, and her name always reminded me of Sara Lee- cake mixes, etc. Caraleigh brings the same thing to mind.

    I know a Carah, so that spelling isn't super weird to me, but I don't like how it sounds with Ryan. Too abrupt imo.  

     

    PS - This is my hesitation!  (Even though I think Sara Lee is a generational thing...I don't think I have seen any Sara Lee items in a while!  This makes it better for me.) 

                  
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  • giraffe54giraffe54
    To me, the ending of Carah and beginning of Ryan run into each other too much to sound nice, so I voted for Caraleigh.
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  • KearaDKearaD

    Of the two options in your clicky poll, I like Carah a lot better. I don't think Carahleigh is "too much" because of the number of syllables, but because it's a smoosh name. Two names smooshed together are not my style. 

    I really like PP's suggestion of Rhiannon. It's pronounced ree-AN-en. That would be a great way to honor your friend Ryan.  

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