Conference oass::babynames

    My brother and his (ex) wife named their daughters after mom, and the
    grandmothers.
    
    Katherine Rose - Katherine = mother's mother, Rose = mother's middle
    name.
    
    Theresa Marie - Theresa = father's mother, Marie = variant of mother's
    first name (Mary).
    
    If they had had a boy he would have been named for dad & grandfather.
    
    K.C. (3rd daughter, with mother's 1st name as middle name)

    I know of families who have used mothers' names for their daughters
    and well as variations of their mothers' and grandmothers' names for 
    daughters.  
    
    I am first born and was named Christine (after my mother's sister)
    Ann (my mother's first name).  The second child was also a girl
    named Ann (my mother's first name) Marie (my mother's second name
    as well as first name of another of her sisters).  After that,
    the trend changed however-the other two girls were given "out of
    the family" names.
    
    Of my mother's granddaughters, all 3 have the middle name of Ann.
    First names were: 1 after a grandmother, 1 after an aunt, and the
    third a name my sister liked - not already in the family.
    
    I know of families who named their son after the father and their
    daughter after the mother.  They were usually distinguished by the
    "big" and "little" title or unique nicknames.  In one family in
    particular, they had 3 children.  Only the oldest (a girl) was
    given a name other than that of her parents.  I often wondered
    if she felt good or bad about that but was never close enough to
    ask.  She could have had a middle family name, too.  
    
    I also know families who used the mother's maiden name as middle
    name - in this case for their 2 boys.  It sounded very nicely with
    their last name.
    
    Chris

    I recently had a baby girl (August 20) and we gave our daughter my middle
    name.  I hope that it will also make her feel special.  We named her
    Sarah Marie.  I agree with not giving the full mothers name to the
    daughter but I do like the variations.
    
    For those who enjoy the meaning of names, Sarah means Princess.
   

    I too have named my girls variations of my husbands and my name.
    
    1st- everyone calls me Lee, so the first is Janelle Lee
    2nd- my husbands name is Michael, so the 2nd daugher is named 
    Jordan Michelle, Michelle being the femine of Michael
    3rd- my middle name is Lynn, 3rd daughter is Kristy Lynn.
    
    I think they too will feel special because of the similarities 
    to mine and my husbands names.
    
    I wouldn't have considered a junior for a girl at all though.
    
    A friend I know named her three girls after herself...her name is
    Michelle...her daughters are Michelle, Shelly, and Sheryl.
    
    Lisa

    
    Just my two cents...
    
    My friend Dorothy(who goes by Dot) was named after her mother.  She a
    large number of sisters and I guess they ran out of names.  Every now
    and then I call her Junior or JR, and she doesn't seem to mind.  I
    don't see why if you can name a son after the father, you shouldn't be
    able to name a daughter after the mother, with or without a
    variations....
    
    
    --raquel---   (named after the obvious...)
    
    

    I was named after my mother. Different middle name.
    
    She was Ebon G. Swenson  (swedish)
    I am    Ebon L.    L is Louise after father's brother Louis who 
    didn't have any kids.
    
    Because both names were the same my mother called me Bonnie 
    which is E-bon backwards.  Bonnie stuck.  Besides, people can't
    figure how to pronounce Ebon.  They call me Evon or Eben.
    
    I guess Ebon was a Swedish actress in the early 1900's and my
    grandmother liked it and gave it to my mother.
    
    Bonnie (Ebon)