Favorite name conflicts with last name. Help!

ellab043 · December 2014

Alright ladies you all have been so helpful so far on our name search.Give me your opinions and advice.

Our current favorite girl name is Holland which Dh and I both love.

Unfortunately our last name is something "-land"

Do you think the "land" at the end of both names makes it a no go? When I say it out loud it doesn't sound bad because they are said a bit differently but I'm worried we might have to pick something else.

Ace226 · December 2014

I think Holland is atrocious on a girl.
But yeah, to answer your question, the first and last name both ending in -land is bad.

ellab043 · December 2014

That's what I was thinking but of course needed strangers to help validate. :-)

Originally we thought Hadley but it's now too popular for my taste. He loves Kenna but I just don't love it.

I love Margaux but he only likes it as a middle name.

This is maddening!

gonetothesea · December 2014

Love love LOVE Margaux.

ellab043 · December 2014

gonetothesea said:
Love love LOVE Margaux.

Maybe I can work harder to convince him!

Steph1673 · December 2014

Marguax / Margot is much better. Just say no to the double-land.

Mei&Mei · December 2014

Yeah, Holland is a country and it's already almost laughable as a name. Add in a surname ending in -land? Just, no.

Margot is quirky and feminine. Go with this one!

nurse714 · December 2014

No to Holland. I do like Holly.

hillgirl322 · December 2014

Keep looking. I don't like Holland to start and -land -land would be overkill.

JMU_Bride09 · December 2014

I see nothing feminine about Holland and agree that it would sound bad with a "land" last name. Here are some suggestions based off of the names that you've mentioned:

Aubrey
Clarice
Hailey
Hannah
Kendall
Kirsten
Lee
Lindsay
Piper
Rhea

DaisyZH · December 2014

I really like Margot and Kenna.

Ideas:

Bernadette

Bridget

Fiona

Arden

Spin313 · December 2014

Maybe Holly or Hollis instead...?

be888 · December 2014

Keep looking. Holland is a GP name for me, but for a boy.

LNic5 · December 2014

Ya I think it would be too much with the same ending. Love Margeaux, but the Margot spelling.

What about something like Willa?

catahoulatte · December 2014

LNic5 said:

What about something like Willa?

I have a huge crush on Willa.

And I agree with everyone else- Holland is not good, but the two -land endings are really bad.

rowboat4 · December 2014

Aside from Holland not being a good name, I definitely would stay away from it with your last name. My favorite name ever is Miranda but unfortunately, Miranda Anders sounds silly so it's not an option for me. I think Margot (spelled this way) and Kenna are both much better options all around.

ellab043 · December 2014

Well with the help of feedback we broke up with Holland. :-)

Chatted with DH at length last night and he now says he is okay with Margeaux. I think the spelling got autocorrected last time to margaux but we will be spelling it eaux. We won't use the Margot spelling because I see maggot every time I read it and DH hates it too.

We discussed Margeaux Reese ----land

We might finally have a real finalist with no conflicts!