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[Opinions] Raegan for a girl?
by Caemlyn (JessicaLeigh)
10/30/2007, 2:36 PM
I want to name one of our kids after my aunt, Rachel, but I'm hesitant to actually use the name Rachel because we don't plan on naming any kids after any other uncles/aunts/cousins except her immediate family. I don't want it to be blaringly obvious, especially since we're not naming any kids after my mom & her family. All this to say, wdyto Raegan (RAchel & bethany ANN)? Would Reagan be better? The combo would most likely be River Branwen Raegan (RAY-gan, not ray-GAN).
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- maire
10/30/2007, 4:44 PM
I love the name Reagan for a girl, prn RAY-gan. I'm not a fan of "ae" reversal in general.
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- KrisMichelle
10/30/2007, 4:19 PM
I really don't care for this spelling, but Reagan is okay.
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- heron
10/30/2007, 4:16 PM
I don't like Raegan (or Reagan) at all - the vowel sound just doesn't do it for me. That said, I love Regan (REE-gan), although that's probably not very helpful to you! You could use a name that's similar to Rachel, like Rahel, Raquel, even Rochelle?
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- Joan-Ay   +1
10/30/2007, 2:54 PM
I like Reagan for a girl. Raegan looks weird imo.
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- gigibee (guest)
10/30/2007, 4:53 PM
ditto
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- mum2bubba
10/30/2007, 2:47 PM
I really like Raegan (this spelling) for a girl. I used to love it. I say it as ray-gan (hence the spelling)
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- Dot (Spider from Mars)   +4
10/30/2007, 2:43 PM
No. Regan is a legit (though, I think, highly unattractive) girl's name. Reagan is the surname of a president. Raegen just looks misspelled and is pronounced like the president's surname, not the girl's name. If you want to name her after Rachel, I'd use Rachel. If you're ashamed to honour her, I don't understand how that's honouring.
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- Caemlyn (JessicaLeigh)   +3
10/30/2007, 3:12 PM
Nobody said ANYTHING about being ashamedI'm not ashamed to honor her,I just don't want to cause an uproar. Wouldn't you think my mother would be a tad bit upset if I named a child after her sister-in-law, but not her?
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- Dot (Spider from Mars)   +2
10/30/2007, 3:39 PM
I'm sorry, I guess I misread it. It does seem like if you're trying to hide the fact that you're honouring someone, whatever your motive, there's not a lot of point in the honouring. Just to me. And I don't know how your mother would feel since I don't know her, but I wouldn't fly into a screaming rage if my child (or someone else close to me) named their kid after someone and it wasn't me.
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- queenv   +1
10/30/2007, 5:05 PM
Having a child named after oneself is an honor bestown. No one has the right to expect it. No one has the right to be upset if it's not done. I know my mother gave my older sister her aunt's name as her middle name, and not her mother's. If my grandmother was upset about that, I guess she never said anything about it. If she had, I'm sure I would have heard about it. I agree there's no point in honoring someone if you're trying to hide the fact, whatever the reason.
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- Emma Jenny (Emma McHnery)
10/31/2007, 9:18 AM
nt.
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- Isla   +1
10/30/2007, 2:38 PM
I dislike Reagan, and esp. Raegan. What about Raeann? I know 4 girls/women named Raeann or Raeanne, which is basically just Rae (Ray) + Ann. Much more feminine and pretty than Raegan, IMO.
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- Caemlyn (JessicaLeigh)
10/30/2007, 2:41 PM
Connections with "My So-Called Life" are too strongI watched that show religiously & that's all I think of when I hear the name. I've tried to convince myself otherwise, but have been unsuccessful. Of course, I did the same with Felicity & "Avonlea" for the longest time, too & now it's one of my faves.
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