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Help[Opinions] Re: Lauren/Laurin
in reply to a message by excited mom to be
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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♥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 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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