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Deborah is one of Esther’s grandmother’s names. Her older sister Lily has the other grandmother’s name as a middle name Anthea. Deborah unfortunately is one of those names that doesn’t flow with much. Granny’s name is Deborah Yvonne and she was born in the 1950s. It is a tradition in my mother’s family to give the maternal grandmother’s first name as a middle name to the next generation. My parents broke it with me by giving me a middle name from my fathers side but my brother has continued it again.

This message was edited 10/4/2022, 10:08 AM

Esther is alright but I think Deborah makes it look really dated, given that Esther is kind of a retro name while Deborah is almost completely dated at the moment. They should’ve picked a different first name if they really wanted Deborah, but it doesn’t really matter because no one really pays attention to middle names irl.

I actually think it flows nicely, if it's pronounced DEB-ə-rə and not DEB-rə.

Deborah Esther would flow better, I think. Or something like Esther Alice Deborah, Esther Jean Deborah, Esther Mary Deborah ...

Seems very biblical to me. I don't care for Deborah, although I understand as it is honoring, but Esther is a perfectly nice name. I agree that the flow is off but I don't think many non-name nerds would consider the flow of a combo when naming their kid, especially if the middle is an honoring name. I would've gone for Esther Devora (or even Estelle Devora), but that's just me.

I'm in agreement with you. If it's honoring, I understand, but I've never warmed up to Deborah / Debra (meanwhile I do like Devora) and think the flow here is off.

Is it said like "deh- BOR- ah" or "DEB-rah"?

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