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February 2013 Moms
Opinion on our names :)
As I posted before, I'm new to the board 
. I was due yesterday.
We still haven't completly decided on names...I hate it! We are team green.
We love the name Maddison. What do you ladies like better?
-Maddison Ruby (named after my younger brother ruben, who i'm very close with)
-or Maddison Gerrie (its a dutch name. would be named after my dad Gerald and both my hubby and my Oma's)
I think we finally decided on a boy name. Liam Kyle (Kyle is my hubby's name). What do you think?
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Re: Opinion on our names :)
I agree with this
The boy name does't flow really but it's also got solid family meaning too so I like it
lol wow. For the record, I have a common name with traditional spelling, but I have to correct people often because so many others with my name have wild, alternate spellings. And I was born in the 80's, so...
2 D's = no biggie, IMO. Maddie has 2 D's, so why not Maddison? Some people are way too legalistic about the naming thing
BAHAHAHA!
Anyway, I don't think your original post was rude, Peanut, but I happen to agree with you. I implore all parents who are spelling their children's names... ummm... differently... to reconsider for the very reason you mentioned. It will be a lifetime of corrections. But in the end, OP, it's your choice and we, on the internet, have no real say.
Oh and to your original question, OP, I like the flow with Ruby better.
I LOVE your boy name!!
;D
I agree. I'm a Meghan, and no one EVER spells my name right. Even people that know me well (like cousins, inlaws, friends). My MIL had a personalized Christmas stocking made for me a few years ago, and spelled my name wrong. They spelled my name wrong on my driver's license application. I like my name and I like how it's spelled (I think it looks prettier than Megan) but I hate that I constantly have to correct people. And it has definitely influenced how I am naming my children.
I also hated as a kid that the little tourist traps with personalized keychains and license plates and stuff never had my name. It sounds silly, but it really hurt my feelings as a kid.
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
I'm not even sure how to respond to that. She wasn't even asking about the spelling of Maddison, just about middle names. I wouldn't go with an alternate spelling, but can't see why it's my business to interject that opinion onto someone else when it wasn't requested. At least not in such a bratty manner.
Good lord. My name is Winter, WINTER and people still ask for spelling.
Go with whatever you want for spelling. They're gonna spell it wrong either way.
I like gerrie. It's unique.
And I absolutely love the name Liam.
Haha completely agree! I like ruby better but am torn because family tradition is important with me, buuuut they both have family in them so I'd go with Ruby in the end, super adorable. It's so cute your giving LO DH's name as a middle if its a boy, I wish I could turn DH name into a girl name so we could use it for a middle, but his name is Joshua
Maddison. It's so common, but not that spelling. I wouldn't use it. Why not do Ruby as a first name? Ruby is adorable and the meaning behind it makes it even more special.
Love your boy name.
Wowie! didn't mean for this to get into an argument between too posters! Ladies, please stop fighting!
In the end i'm actually kind of glad that the whole 1 d or 2 d's was brought up, because hubby and I have been talking about that my entire pregnancy. We knew we loved maddison but didn't know what the proper spelling was supposed to be! I actually can't stand correcting people on the spelling of my name, I've done it my entire life. My name is Marilyn, like Marilyn monroe, Marilyn Manson (if you will) and NO ONE has ever spelt my name right!!
But again, I ask, stop fighting! Its so ridiculous!
I like Liam Kyle as well...but it doesn't flow nice and that kills me. But is that ok? how many times do you say both names?
Ruby, Gerrie, what am I gonna do?! Its been Ruby from the very beginning, Gerrie wasn't thrown into the mix until last night. I love that my dad would have grandchild named after him. this is grandchild #12 for him, and not one is named after him. hmmmm
haha! Thank you so much
this
I had to double check I was on the feb board
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Hehe. I love you, Runaway.
OP, I like Ruby. As for Madison or Maddison, it doesn't matter. I have a classic name and it has a 'z' in it, people replace it with an 's'. My daughter's first name is Isabelle and she is always getting Isabella or Isabel. With the onset of making a name unique, people forget the uniqueness comes from the child and their name is only a beginning in a lifetime of personality. Though I do recommend staying away from names that have awful nicknames, LOL.
This.
And I'm no help on the Ruby/Gerrie thing cause I feel the same way you do; I like Ruby better, but the sentimentality of Gerrie might just trump all! Hard call.