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We've totally nixed Lily. It's my favorite, but dh doesn't like it. The last time we discussed names I was unfair and said the first name would be Lily and gave him a choice of mn's, and have been feeling guilty about it lately, lol.

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We both LOVE the spelling "Cait". He likes Cait Aislinn, but I don't want 2 Irish names. My mom made a good point that most people will assume "Cait" is spelled K-A-T-E, so that is a better cohice.

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Dh decided he doesn't care about Emmaline. He said now he's kind of so-so about Lauren which surprises me, as it's been his #1 choice for the last few years.

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My HUGE dilemma is not honoring my mom in some way. Our middle name is Leigh, but Cait Leigh doesn't sound good. I don't care for Katherine/Catherine that much and really want to keep an Irish name in the mix. My mom's first name is Bettina and her mom is Betty, both derived from Elizabeth. I just had a cousin use that middle name...and they're the type of people who would be annoyed if I used it as a middle name too, though I do like Cait Elizabeth. Mom would like me to use Emma Leigh as a middle name but I don't really want 2 names...that way it honors 2 family members. I'd considered Emmaleigh but it looks a bit strange.

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Hm...

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Cait vs Kate

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Emmaleigh vs Elizabeth vs Aislinn

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I guess we're sort of down to agreeing on:

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Cait Elizabeth/Emma Leigh/Emmaleigh OR

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Kate Aislinn

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