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Mrscrocodile Mrscrocodile member
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We've pretty much decided on Anastasia Lily for our little girl that's due in a few week but I was thinking about adding Mae to honor my mom as well as my grandmother but I can't decide between Anastasia Lily-Mae or Anastasia Mae-Lily. Leaning towards the first option. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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  • holli0801holli0801 member
    Lily Mae but personally I wouldn't hyphenate 
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  • NME44NME44 member
    Lily Mae
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  • BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    I agree with pp that dropping Lily and just doing Anastasia Mae is the best option. 
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  • harpseal135harpseal135 member
    NME44 said:
    Adding: I always use the middle name spot to honor family. Lily Mae is cute but Anastasia Lily Mae is a mouthful and a bit sing-songy. So my honest opinion is I would drop the Lily if it has no significant meaning and just go with Anastasia Mae. 

    But if your heart is set on Lily as well, then I stand by Lily Mae.
    This 100%
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  • lm45678lm45678 member
    edited May 2017
    NME44 said:
    Adding: I always use the middle name spot to honor family. Lily Mae is cute but Anastasia Lily Mae is a mouthful and a bit sing-songy. So my honest opinion is I would drop the Lily if it has no significant meaning and just go with Anastasia Mae. 

    But if your heart is set on Lily as well, then I stand by Lily Mae.
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  • Mrscrocodile Mrscrocodile member
    Lily is for my grandma and Mae is for my mom. It's Anastasia that doesn't have personal meaning but I can't use Lily as a first name because my sister already "claimed" it which is ridiculous but not worth the uproar it would cause. I don't disagree with what you said about it being a mouthful though. 
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  • cantrelljacantrellja member
    edited May 2017
    Anastasia Mae. No Lily. Let your sister honor your grandmother.
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  • NME44NME44 member
    Mrscrocodile said:
    Lily is for my grandma and Mae is for my mom. It's Anastasia that doesn't have personal meaning but I can't use Lily as a first name because my sister already "claimed" it which is ridiculous but not worth the uproar it would cause. I don't disagree with what you said about it being a mouthful though. 
    Theoretically might you have more children in the future? You could always save Lily or Mae for a future child. 
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  • Mrscrocodile Mrscrocodile member
    She's 38, doesn't have kids and likely won't. Even if she does there's no guarantee she'll have a girl. I'll save Lily as a first name for her but I'm keeping it as a middle name. 
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  • Mrscrocodile Mrscrocodile member
    We plan on being done after this one but I guess it's possible we could have more. We have a 10 year old boy (my step-son), a 2 year old boy and now a girl due very soon. Plus we're in our mid 30s so yeah, not impossible but not likely. 
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  • Mrscrocodile Mrscrocodile member
    Thanks everyone for your input. I'll probably stick to just Lily as a middle name but I'm not totally sure yet. 
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  • cole2144cole2144 member
    I would drop one of the names, Lily Mae sounds like a name on it`s own. I agree that those three together are a bit much. As for your sister claiming the name, I don`t subscribe to that, if you have a baby first you have dibs. I have a Lily and think it is a lovely first name. If you are set on using all three names, I would stick with Lily Mae.
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  • NME44NME44 member
    She doesn't have kids and she may never have them? I would probably talk to her about her "dibs." Even so, my husband has the same first name as his cousin, and he doesn't care. Shouldn't be a problem for a theoretical future cousin, I wouldn't think. Sorry this is so tough for you. If it comes right down to it, Anastasia Lily Mae is lovely. I understand wanting to honor the important people.
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  • JosieloveJosielove member
    My daughter's full name is long but honestly when do you ever use middle names?? I feel their sole purpose is to honour loved ones. I say go for it and honour as many people as you want, it's not like the middle names will ever affect her in life negatively. 
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