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Help! Baby name dilemma.

jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
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Hello! 
My grammie past away last year and it is important for me to choose a name for my baby girl that is somehow connected with her. I spent 6 years typing her memiors and one of her childhood friends was named Lael (pronounced Lay-elle). I adore the name, and it's uniqueness but I'm struggling with spelling and don't want my daughter to have to constantly correct people. 
My Grammie's grandma's name was Hattie, and I love that name as well but I'm afraid it is getting overly popular. Your thoughts?
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  • Scarlett&GatsbyScarlett&Gatsby member
    Hattie isn't what I'd call popular. Old-fashioned/vintage names are in vogue now, but Hattie is far from common. What was your grandma's name? It seems like the best way to honor her would be to use her name.
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    I WISH I could, but my brother was ahead of me in having children and he named their daughter, Nyla, after her. 
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    I would not classify Hattie as popular.

    It's definitely part of the vintage name trend, and it's also the name that Tori Spelling named her younger daughter, so those might be the reasons it feels popular.

    It's cute.

    I am not crazy about Lael-- I see tons of pronunciation issues.  Similar names IMO are Layla, Leila, Lyla, Elle.

     

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    Can you use Harriet and call her Hattie?

    Is there a maiden name you can use? A middle name? A name of where she lived?

    Could you use her initial with a different name? Use Nyla as a MN?

    IMO you have a lot of options

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  • daisy662daisy662 member
    Hattie is by no means popular. What was your grandmother's middle name? Last name? I am honoring my Grandfather by giving my daughter his last name as her middle name.
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    Hi! I've been considering Layla as a nickname for Lael. Other spellings I've considered are Layelle & Laielle.

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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
    Darbie914 said:
    jamiemobrien said:
    I WISH I could, but my brother was ahead of me in having children and he named their daughter, Nyla, after her. 
    I'm confused.  You mentioned wanting to use Hattie but then commented above about Nyla.  How are the two related?

     

    Add me as confused.

     

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  • NerdyLucyNerdyLucy member
    I think Nyla was her grandma's name, but Hattie was her grandma's grandma's name.


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  • magfranklinmagfranklin member
    I love Hattie, and also is wondering what your Grandma's middle name was
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    Thanks for all the responses ladies, yes, my Grammie's name was Nyla (taken) her middle name was claire which has never been a favorite of mine, and my great grandmas name was Hattie. 
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    No one likes Lael I take it :)?
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  • kanga1622Wed220857kanga1622Wed220857 member
    edited September 2013
    I happen to love Lael and grew up with Lael being a friend of my mother. I think it is one of those names that isn't intuitive to pronounce but once you hear it correctly, it sticks and people will be fine saying it.

    Honestly, I hear my husband working on pronunciation of some very unusual names from his preschoolers and think Lael or Hattie would be refreshing.
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  • amandalou22amandalou22 member
    I like Hattie better. It's old fashioned and even though I'm hearing it more I wouldn't say it's anywhere near "popular"! It's short for Harriet usually.
     
     
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  • aeh72aeh72 member
    jamiemobrien said:
    No one likes Lael I take it :)?


    I actually kind of like the way it sounds but struggle with the spelling, and I don't like the idea of making up another spelling to sound the same.  Also, BTN lists Lael as a male name (Hebrew meaning "of God"), if that matters to you. 

    Please don't take this the wrong way - but if you're kind of stretching it anyway to use your grandma's friend's name to honor your grandma - I think going with a more traditionally spelled name that has similiar sounds as Lael - such as Layla (or any of its variants) - would be a perfectly fine alternative, assuming you like that as a FN.  Or, I like the idea of Lyla which is one letter off of Nyla (if you don't mind rhyming cousin names!).

    And, Hattie is nice too!

     

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  • Jaytee501Jaytee501 member
    Just to toss it out there, I'm kind of liking Hattie Claire.

    Rethink Claire. It's lovely!
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    If we went with Hattie, I would choose the middle name Jo (which is my mom's mn). I am not sure why I am so stuck on family names... 
    Naming a baby is HARD! :)
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  • hairdesignergirlhairdesignergirl member
    I don't care for Hattie that much. I like Lael for a girl (Laela/Layla?). I love Claire (it's on my short list). I also love the suggestion "Lyla" above. Layla Claire, Lyla Claire maybe?
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  • ktpaladinoktpaladino member
    I like both Hattie and Lael. If you're considering other spellings so that it is mispronounced less, how about Layele or Leyele? The two L's aren't necessary.

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  • Ceridwen21Ceridwen21 member
    I agree that Lael is a stretch to honor your grandma. I also would assume it was a boy. Hattie lovely and underused.

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  • Excitedmum35Excitedmum35 member
    What about the spelling laelle? I think it's a beautiful sounding name. Laelle Hattie or Hattie laelle are great names!
    Or layelle. Go with whatever sticks in your head more!
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  • BlessedMomma07BlessedMomma07 member
    Hattie Lael sounds like a great name to me! You could also spell it Layelle (less pronunciation issues there). Some PP suggested just using Layla instead but Layla isn't nearly as pretty, or speaical for that matter as using Lael that has meaning to you. 
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  • HattieDornbushHattieDornbush member
    jamiemobrien said:

    If we went with Hattie, I would choose the middle name Jo (which is my mom's mn). I am not sure why I am so stuck on family names... 

    Naming a baby is HARD! :)
    My name is Hattie Jo and I love it. I have only met one other Hattie and she was in her 80's.
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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    You have a great name! It's so nice to hear positive feedback from someone who has lived with the name. Thank you!

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  • jamiemobrienjamiemobrien member
    Thank you for your vote!

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