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[Opinions] Middle name for Alanna
I am due in March and my husband and I really like the name Alanna/Alana for a girl. My husband and father and brother's middle names are all Alan and it is my father-in-law's first name. So we can't pass up the chance to honor so many people with one blow, but we like the girl's name Alanna much more than the male version. So....anyhow...long story short. We are looking for a middle name. I want one that starts with M. The trick is that most girl's names that start with M end with A which makes a bad kind of blend with Alanna which is chock full of A. So, we're stuck. I like names which are unusual. I'll tell you some names we've considered just to give you an idea of what we like....Molly
Maryn
Marian
Maggie
Marisol
Marguerite
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My husband has decided he hates Maggie...I think its the maggot thing. Oh well. I loved it too. I think Alanna Maisie is cute...although it does make me think of the "lazy bird" from Dr. Suess. :o) And my sister's name is Melody! I like Meg too but I'm not sure its enough of a proper name for me...feels a little nnish. Good suggestions!
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I adore the name Alanna, especially this spelling.I suggest:
Alanna Marie (filler, I know)
Alanna Mary
Alanna Margaret
Alanna Madeleine
Alanna Madeline
Alanna Magdelene
Alanna Mallory
Alanna Mari (MAH-ree)
Alanna Marielle/Mariel/Mariele
Alanna Miriam
Alanna Megan/Meghan/Meagan/Meaghan
Alanna Melanie
Alanna Melisande
Alanna Meredith
Alanna Michele/Michelle
Alanna Mirabel/Mirabelle
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Thanks! I'm glad you think the name is pretty too! We both love it.Alanna Meredith is pretty...I also like Alanna Mary, Alanna Margaret and Alanna Mari.
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I like Marian (Marianne) and MargueriteAlso...
Alanna Marie
Alanna Michelle
Alanna Marilynn
Alanna Melissa
Alanna Marissa
Alanna Mariah
Alanna Mya
Alanna May
Alanna Maurine~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And the world keeps spinning...
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I also like Marilyn....and I might like Maurine too...
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What about Alanna Maeve? I think that since its a longer fn, the mn should be shorter.
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That's really pretty! I'm not sure if my husband will go for Maeve though. But, I love it...I'll mention it just in case.
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I like Alanna Mercy a lot.
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I don't care for Alanna (I think I prefer the spelling Alannah), and since it'd be honoring people, I'd only use it as the middle name. Sorry, but I don't care for your middle name choices. I suggest Alanna Mary and Alanna Margo.Edit: Added suggestion.
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I love the sound of Mary and the solid old fashioned-ness. I am not a big fan of the meaning. You must have a rule in your family that says you're not aloud to use a name after another family member unless it is a middle name. I am not familiar with this.
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No...I just said I'd use it as the middle name because I don't care for it. But, I'm pro-honoring, so even though I don't care for the name, I'd still want to incorporate into the child's name, hence using it as the middle name. I'm pro-honoring via first name, middle name, using exact spelling, variation of name, different spellings of the name, or same letter initial.
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I see. Thanks for the clarification.
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I like these 3 - favorite on top:Maryn
Marguerite
Marisol
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Thanks for the input! I really like these as well.
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Alanna Marisol
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Thanks! I like this one a lot too. Feels little exotic.
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Alanna Maris or Alanna Michelle sounds nice to me.

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Thanks for the tips! I like Alanna Maris quite a lot...Michelle is a little too common for me...although hubby's favorite brother is named Michael.
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I think Alana Marguerite is nice name.Here are other ideas (* by my favs):
Alana Mathilde
Alana Maude
Alana Magdalene
Alana Madge
Alana Margaret
Alana Meryl *
Alana Maribel *
Alana Maeve
Alana Moon
Alana Meinwen *
Alana Melete (pr. mel-lee-tee, I think)
Alana Meredith *
Alana Mariette
Alana Meadow
Alana Maris (pr. MARE-iss)*
Alana Morgaine
Alana Michelle
Alana Martine
Alana Marilyn
Alana Miriam
Alana Maureen
Alana Mariel

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Thanks!

I kind of like:Maribel
Maeve
Moon
Meinwen
Meadow
Maris
MiriamI'll show these to my husband. Good work!
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Maeve and Maris are nice, too. I've seen Marys - is that pronounced the same?
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I would bet so, but I really don't know for sure. That would certainly be my instinct.
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