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Some questions about the name Lauren/Laurin:
1. What do you think of the name?
2. Which spelling would you use with the last name Provancha?
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
Lauren Mae Provancha (Pro-van-cha)
Lauren Maeve Provancha
Laurin Elise Provancha
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
(A simple yet not too common name that is both cute on a baby/young girl yet pretty and classic sounding for an older child/adult)
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
Hope this isn't too much to ask. Thanks for your responses!
1. What do you think of the name?
2. Which spelling would you use with the last name Provancha?
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
Lauren Mae Provancha (Pro-van-cha)
Lauren Maeve Provancha
Laurin Elise Provancha
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
(A simple yet not too common name that is both cute on a baby/young girl yet pretty and classic sounding for an older child/adult)
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
Hope this isn't too much to ask. Thanks for your responses!
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Lauren Maeve is sweet. Very pretty.
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1. Like it, though I'd probably never use it.
2. Lauren
3. Lauren Mae Provancha has the best flow.
4. Yes.
5. I much perfer Lauren to Alyssa (I'm sick of Alyssa, it's number 1 in my state and it's driving me crazy!) I like Alison (this spelling only) and perfer it over Lauren. I can't stand Alexis (sorry) and much perfer Lauren over it!
2. Lauren
3. Lauren Mae Provancha has the best flow.
4. Yes.
5. I much perfer Lauren to Alyssa (I'm sick of Alyssa, it's number 1 in my state and it's driving me crazy!) I like Alison (this spelling only) and perfer it over Lauren. I can't stand Alexis (sorry) and much perfer Lauren over it!
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1. What do you think of the name?
I like Lauren, but it has gotten much too popular and over-used. If that doesn't bother you, then yes, it's a nice name.
How about related names like Lara , Laryn , Lorena ...?
2. Which spelling would you use with the last name Provancha?
I would spell it Lauren regardless of last name. Laurin I don't know at all, it looks made up to me.
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
Lauren Maeve Provancha
Have you considered Mavis?
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
(A simple yet not too common name that is both cute on a baby/young girl yet pretty and classic sounding for an older child/adult)
Yes I do, I think that describes Lauren really well, except for the "not too common". Your description is possibly one reason why it has gotten so trendy, it has a lot going for it that appeal to many parents.
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
Yes, I do, because I really dislike those other names (sorry). They all fall into a category I can't stand, and don't share the qualities of Lauren (and Claire) imo.
I like Lauren, but it has gotten much too popular and over-used. If that doesn't bother you, then yes, it's a nice name.
How about related names like Lara , Laryn , Lorena ...?
2. Which spelling would you use with the last name Provancha?
I would spell it Lauren regardless of last name. Laurin I don't know at all, it looks made up to me.
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
Lauren Maeve Provancha
Have you considered Mavis?
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
(A simple yet not too common name that is both cute on a baby/young girl yet pretty and classic sounding for an older child/adult)
Yes I do, I think that describes Lauren really well, except for the "not too common". Your description is possibly one reason why it has gotten so trendy, it has a lot going for it that appeal to many parents.
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
Yes, I do, because I really dislike those other names (sorry). They all fall into a category I can't stand, and don't share the qualities of Lauren (and Claire) imo.
This message was edited 1/20/2006, 7:27 AM
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Some questions about the name Lauren/Laurin:
1. I've never liked it, though I'm not really sure why. It's very popular where I am (England) so that might be why.
2. Definitely Lauren or Lauryn. Laurin doesn't look quite right to me.
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
I'd probably choose either Lauren Mae or Lauren Maeve
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
Yes I think Lauren and Claire go together fine (though I prefer the spelling Clare)
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
I don't like Allison or Alexis (I prefer Alice and Alexandra). Alyssa is quite pretty, I think I prefer Alyssa to Lauren.
1. I've never liked it, though I'm not really sure why. It's very popular where I am (England) so that might be why.
2. Definitely Lauren or Lauryn. Laurin doesn't look quite right to me.
3. What middle name would you choose? Other suggestions?
I'd probably choose either Lauren Mae or Lauren Maeve
4. Do you think Lauren/Laurin would be similar in style to Claire?
Yes I think Lauren and Claire go together fine (though I prefer the spelling Clare)
5. Do you like Lauren/Laurin better than Alyssa (or Allison or Alexis)?
I don't like Allison or Alexis (I prefer Alice and Alexandra). Alyssa is quite pretty, I think I prefer Alyssa to Lauren.
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I think the name is pretty, but far too overused. She'll be one of dozens in her school. Always being "Lauren P" cannot be positive.
I dislike the spelling Laurin. It will confuse people, without adding anything to the name. (I do love Lauryn, which is equally confusing, but adds a flair to the name in my opinion.)
I'd say Lauren is exactly the style of Claire, so they make sense as a sister set. (However, I'd have to disagree that they are "not to common". Both are exceedingly overused, in my experience at least.)
I like Alyssa better than Lauren. I really dislike both Allison and Alexis. The spelling Allison makes it look like a surname, whereas Alexis sounds like a disease to me for some reason.
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I dislike the spelling Laurin. It will confuse people, without adding anything to the name. (I do love Lauryn, which is equally confusing, but adds a flair to the name in my opinion.)
I'd say Lauren is exactly the style of Claire, so they make sense as a sister set. (However, I'd have to disagree that they are "not to common". Both are exceedingly overused, in my experience at least.)
I like Alyssa better than Lauren. I really dislike both Allison and Alexis. The spelling Allison makes it look like a surname, whereas Alexis sounds like a disease to me for some reason.
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♥Elinor♥
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
~ Dubya, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony. Gotta love him ;-)
This message was edited 1/20/2006, 5:54 AM
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Thanks for your response. I am leaning towards the spelling Lauren. I am not sure where you live but where I live Claire and Lauren do not seem to be overused. In the past twelve or so years that I have worked in the schools in our city (elementary through high school), both of these names are not very common at all. In fact I am suprised that I don't see them hardly at all. Same with Alyssa. There are a ton of young girls named Emma, Madison, Hannah, Makenna, Mackenzie, Kayla/Kylie etc. and a wide variety of common and unique names, but Claire, Lauren, and Alyssa seem to be names that are not necessarily as popular as some of the other "popular", trendy or unique names that parents are choosing. In fact when looking at the birth announcements from hospitals in our city, these names are hardly seen while names like Ella and Ava, Grace and Isabelle seem to be very common. I could be wrong and this may change quickly. Again, thanks for your ideas and opinions. It helps to have someone else's point of view.
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I live in Scotland, so it's likely we're living among very different trends! Lauren is consistently overused here - and has been for about 20 years. Claire has simmered down now, but there are so many of my own age. (I'm 19.)
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♥Elinor♥
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
~ Dubya, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony. Gotta love him ;-)
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♥Elinor♥
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
~ Dubya, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony. Gotta love him ;-)
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Thanks for the info. Interesting to hear the trends in other countries. I love your name and its spelling. Do you go by Elinor or a nn?
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Thanks! It's funny, I go by Elinor on here, but in real life I rarely use it. My friends christened me Elle years ago, and it has stuck.
I'm not a great fan of my name, but I do like the spelling, which my mum chose after "Sense and Sensibility" :-)
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♥Elinor♥
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
~ Dubya, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony. Gotta love him ;-)
I'm not a great fan of my name, but I do like the spelling, which my mum chose after "Sense and Sensibility" :-)
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♥Elinor♥
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."
~ Dubya, at a White House menorah lighting ceremony. Gotta love him ;-)
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1. Very 80s--I grew up with a boatload of them. I like it--but only on a boy. On a girl, it's boring.
2. Lauren, because Laurin just looks odd. People would misspell it constantly.
3. I think I like Lauren Mae Provancha best.
4. They're definitely in the same style, but my perceptions are different from yours, ha. Lauren and Claire are both 80s to the max to me; Lauren feels like the John Hughes character time forgot. (Of course, no one's forgotten Claire, Molly Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club.) Both names are utterly overused in my area (the Midwest United States) and have been for almost twenty years now.
5. I like Alyssa better than Lauren, but I like Lauren better than Alexis. All of them have been overused since about 1985, though--so I'm not particularly fond of them.
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2. Lauren, because Laurin just looks odd. People would misspell it constantly.
3. I think I like Lauren Mae Provancha best.
4. They're definitely in the same style, but my perceptions are different from yours, ha. Lauren and Claire are both 80s to the max to me; Lauren feels like the John Hughes character time forgot. (Of course, no one's forgotten Claire, Molly Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club.) Both names are utterly overused in my area (the Midwest United States) and have been for almost twenty years now.
5. I like Alyssa better than Lauren, but I like Lauren better than Alexis. All of them have been overused since about 1985, though--so I'm not particularly fond of them.
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Thanks for your response. It is interesting to hear someone else's point of view. I am from a Midwest city as well and these names are not overused and don't seem to have been in the last twenty years. I am almost thirty and didn't grow up with anyone by the name Claire, Lauren, or Alyssa. When I think of 80's names Jennifer, Jessica, Nicole, Kimberly, Michelle, Rebecca, Sarah, Angela, Courtney, Melanie, Melissa, Amy, Kristy, Christine all come to mind and even my name Katie. Thanks again for your ideas.
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We're on opposite ends of the 80s--that's probably why. I was born in 1987 and thus am only 18. Trust me that there were quite a few Claires and Alyssas in my graduating class--and in the grades below me.
On the other hand, I was the only Amy, and I don't think we had any Melanies, Angelas, Kristies, or Melissas--those were very late 70s, early 80s, rather than being late 80s names.
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I've seen the needle and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's like a settin' sun.
On the other hand, I was the only Amy, and I don't think we had any Melanies, Angelas, Kristies, or Melissas--those were very late 70s, early 80s, rather than being late 80s names.
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