Conference oass::babynames

    I like the sound of Danielle Marie! It is very pretty and feminine.
    Some other suggestions:
    
    Michele Lee
    Lee Anne   (or Leigh Anne)
    Rebecca Dyan
    Mary Wilene
    Zometa Katherine
    Shawn Lee
    
    I also like the boys name you have chosen. I think it is great when
    family names are used. It keeps the name alive and it has a lot more
    meaning.
    
    God bless,
    Trudy

    I also like the idea of using family names and really like the
    boy's name made up of both grandfather's names.  What are the
    grandmother's names?  Maybe you can use them or a derivation of
    them for a girl.
    
    Chris

My Grandmother was Pauline and my mother is Miriam.
My wife's grandmother was    and her mother is Phylis(sp?).
I'm not too keen on any of them.  I've been campaining for Danielle Marie
from .1.  My sister is Ann Marie Wetzel which I like, but wouldn't want to 
duplicate.

Now my wife is reverting from Owen Banks Wetzel for a boy, but I'm holding.

    
    I'm sorry to say this but I don't really care for Owen Wetzel.
    While I think it's a great idea to carry on family names, I just
    can't see burdening a young child with this combination of names
    (the two on their own aren't bad, but together, well, it's just too
    frumpy!).  I might also guess by the lack of replies to your note
    that the overall response to Owen Banks isn't too good but that 
    most people probably subscribe to the "if you can't say anything
    nice, don't say anything at all".  
    
    What about?: 
    
    Michael Owen Wetzel 
    Derek Owen Wetzel
    Steven Banks Wetzel
    James Owen Wetzel
    Douglas Banks Wetzel
    
    Sorry, this is just my not-so-humble opinion,
    Carol

    I LIKE the name Owen Banks Wetzel, and also like Danielle Marie Wetzel. 
    But going back to Owen, I think that it sounds dignified, but not so
    much that it is bad for a young child, not like, say, Harrison.  And it
    is a lot better than SOME other names I've heard!
    
    K.C.

    
    I knew people would start jumping in and supporting Owen if I entered
    my note!   So, at least it served some purpose!   
    
    I didn't say that I didn't like then name Owen...I just don't think it 
    sounds very good with Wetzel; particularly for a little boy.   Also, 
    I personally think that it might be a good idea to complement a somewhat 
    "unique" first name with a more "common" middle name (or vice versa) so 
    that there is something to fall back on, so to speak, if the child doesn't 
    care for the uniqueness of his parents. 
    
    Food for thought,
    cj/

RE: .4    No, apology necessary.  I advocate good critique as well as bad
           (or better said "aggree or disagree").  I think you maybe right
          as well.  I'm such a bad judge of these things I think I better
          rely on my wife's input heavily.  I still like Owen Banks, but I'm
          not sure if I'll like it always.  It looks like Danielle Marie
          is out for good (bummer), my wife knew some Danielle somewhere that
          she didn't like.  I will put the latest suggestions up to her and
          post the results.  Thanks all,

						Phil

    In my opinion, Owen is a unique, but not strange, name and I really
    like it.  Seems like you are starting over with the girls names,
    though.
    
    Since Danielle reminds your wife of a person she didn't like, have
    you thought about Dawn Marie?  The sound is similar, but the name
    is different.
    
    Getting back to grandmothers names: from Pauline, Miriam and Phyllis,
    I like Miriam for a middle name.  How about Amanda Miriam, Laura
    Miriam, Leah Miriam, or Samantha Miriam?
    
    Chris
    

    Pauline - Paula, Paulette
    Miriam - Marion, Marianne, Mariette, Muriel
    Phyllis - Felicia, Felice
    
    K.C.

    
    For a baby girl, how's about?:
    
    Paula Marie Wetzel  (kinda after the paternal (great)grandmothers)
    Alicia Anne Wetzel  (using mom's middle name and Alicia seems a nice
                         complement to Melissa)
    Tanya Jean Wetzel  ('cause I like it!) 
    
    By the way, what is the origin of Wetzel?
    
    Carol  

I don't know much about the origin of Wetzel other than it's German and
more specifically, it's probably Pennsylvania Dutch.  That's an interesting
question that I think I'll have to research.  I have a family tree and
also know that the great Wetzel the scout (Virginia somewhere), That was
slautered by indians, was a relative.  His name was Lewis (also my father's
name). I have a book about him.

If you liked Danielle, how about Dana Marie Wetzel?
			   or    Dana Mirium
			   or    Dana Pauline/Paulette

I think these sound good with your last name.

As for Owen Banks, I like that combo, but I kind of think Owen Wetzel is
a bit heavy on the w's. You could find lots of things that sound a little
better, but if the significance of the grandfathers is that important to you,
then go for it (I'm sure the kid will be honored - once he's old enough to
appreciate it, at least).

Good luck,
-Cori

    Re: .12
    
    Alternative spelling - Dayna?
    
    K.C.