https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:13:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-54865 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:35:25 +0000 Mrs.KMM 54865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MegWag: Interesting ... all 3 of my names (both with my maiden or married last names) have a total of 6 syllables between them and I've always thought they flowed well. Maybe that is why!</p> <p>My favorite boy and girl names would also total 6 syllables. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-54857 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:32:11 +0000 Mrs.KMM 54857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - I want to make sure that the first, middle and last names all flow and sound well together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-54854 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:29:13 +0000 MrsApricot 54854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, all three names have to flow together, but especially first and middle. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-54850 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:25:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 54850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I consider the flow and how it sounds together over the ending, however we did take that into account. Our last name is ridicuous long (11 letters) so we have to be careful since that is already a mouthful we don't want our kids to be doomed with a huge/confusing name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52388 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:32:16 +0000 chopsuey 52388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted first, middle and last all to flow well together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52387 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:28:05 +0000 cvbee 52387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with you on the fact that middle names are rarely ever used. Sure, flow is nice, but I wouldn't toss a middle name because of it. Seriously think of all your friends; for how many of them do you even know their middle name? I think having a sentimental middle name is more important. (Like, a middle name named after someone). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52370 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:52:10 +0000 SugarplumsMom 52370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A big consideration for us too, even though we'll only go by the first name, I want it to sound good together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52335 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:48:49 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 52335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it is very important to have the first and middle name go together. Almost to the point where it's impossible to pick a middle name because I am so weird about how it sounds with the first name.<br /> My cousin's name is Rebecca Jessica and I always thought it was so weird how her names didn't go together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52287 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:52:16 +0000 heffalump 52287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wanted her names to sound good together. Even if we don't use her middle name often, it's still her name and important to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52207 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:25:17 +0000 MegWag 52207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad recently shared with me his theory on syllables of names. He says that there should be a total of 6 syllables between all 3 names.<br /> Given that my name was Margaret Katherine Marcotte (before I got married), I asked him what happened there. He just laughed and said they broke the rule for me :) That said, I do think he's onto something with the rhythm... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52194 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:59:21 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 52194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! I also wanted something relatively simple since Papa Y's last name is a mouthful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52183 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:45:52 +0000 CameronsMomma 52183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The length of the names didn't matter and it was really important to me that his middle name be William, and we ended up with Cameron William James G-----. It's long, but we like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52085 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:58:08 +0000 sorrycharlie 52085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally agree. I am a stickler on sounding well - and I also get nervous about initial-acronyms. </p> <p>My cousin just had a baby boy - her SO wanted the name Roland as a middle, and their last name starts with a D. Connor Roland D----- sounded like one long word! She nixed it, middle name is Matthew now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52079 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:53:21 +0000 Rescuemom10 52079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have not had a LO yet, nor am I PG yet. But we do have names picked out and this was something we talked about. We do want the first and middle name to "flow" well together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-52072 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:50:09 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 52072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do think about how the first and middle names sound together. I don't worry so much about initials unless they look like a curse word. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51922 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:07:49 +0000 Shutterbug 51922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Me too - my first name ending in L and middle name beginning in L... it makes it a little wonky to say, so I think I'd avoid that for kiddos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51918 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:03:30 +0000 mrsjazz 51918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, this was major for us. We knew the middle name was going to be Evelyn (after my husband's great-granny) so the first name needed to flow. My first choice for a girl was Ella, but Ella Evelyn Jazz sounded weird to me so I had to ditch that idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51908 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:53:54 +0000 mediagirl 51908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Yeah, I had this with my first and middle. Until I took my last name as my middle name, I always thought it was weird that my first name rolled into my middle, which started with an L. My name is Jill. Three L's in a row! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51903 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:50:25 +0000 Mrsbells 51903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes we want the entire name to sound good together </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51899 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:47:18 +0000 tequiero21 51899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>well middle names will be korean name so i don't think anything really goes with that haha. but my husband doesn't want any L ending names because our last name starts with L. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51896 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:44:08 +0000 Andrea 51896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also considered it. I wanted the first, middle and last name to all sound good together - not necessarily just the first and middle name. When she's in trouble I would say I 3 names together and probably not just the first two. </p> <p>My 3 names don't sound good together so I didn't want this for my daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51892 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:41:37 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 51892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We too are carefully considering the sound of the names together. In particular we picked our first daughter's name to be Cecilia, so we didn't want a middle name that had an "ah" sound at the end. For our second child, we're again looking for a first name with the "ah" sound, so again we need a middle name with a different ending! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51890 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:41:29 +0000 polkadots 51890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was a big deal for me... but now that shes here I don't really think about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51884 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:36:54 +0000 mrbee 51884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was a big consideration for us, especially for Mrs. Bee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thoughts-on-the-sound-of-a-name#post-51876 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:32:17 +0000 mediagirl 51876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you named your child, did you take into consideration how the first and middle names would sound together? For example, would you name your child with a first and middle name with the same emphasis on certain syllables? Like if you wanted to name your girl Lucy Zoe, both end with the E sound and have two syllables.</p> <p>I personally think you don't say the child's first and middle names together enough to think it's a big deal. I can really only remember my Mom or Dad calling me by my first and middle together when I was in trouble. :)</p> <p>Would you go for it because you love the names or would you have to find something else because you couldn't handle having two names that sounded similar when saying them out loud? </p>