Conference oass::babynames

    
    I don't think Leslie Long is a good combination.  How about 
    Sara Elizabeth Long?  
    
    Chris

    I loved the name Leslie and gave it to my youngest. It is not an easy
    name to wear, as we found out.
    Leslie is shortened to Lessie which is short for Lesbian.  She was in
    the third grade when that started.  It also is a male name, which is a
    lot easier to deal with.  The teachers wouldn't know whether to expect
    a boy or a girl, and mail addressed to Mr. Leslie.
    My daughter became a tomboy in self-defense.  I remember the day she
    gave a blck eye to the class bully on the school bus.

	I've been reading this conference for awhile without much input.  One 
of the things I've noticed is how difficult it is paring several of the names 
mentioned in this conference with a last name beginning with the letter L since 
mine also does.  I've also run into the problem even with a fairly simple name. 
It seems that the last letters in many names become the first part of the last 
name in pronuciation.  It may just be the VA and MD accents around here, but 
folks tend to run the two names together.  I kind of like Leslie as a name, but 
I think there's a few too many L's in there to suit me.  I liked the earlier 
suggestion of Sara Elizabeth though.

				Tom (insert long pause) Lighton :*)

I tend to agree (L-L-L is a bit much)... but if you really like the L's
how about Lindsay Long (similar, but one less L)?

I like Sara Katherine better than Sara Elizabeth, just because I've
heard of *lots* of Sara Elizabeth's recently (both are pretty, though).

Actually, I like a longer first name to go with a short [Long? ;-)] last
name...

How about:
	 Samantha Jane Long
	 Victoria Kathleen Long
	 Stephanie Emma Long
	 Emily Sara Long
or maybe Sara Lisbeth Long ?

Good luck,
-Cori

    
    
    Re:.3
    
    	I seem to have the same problem with my first name, tho it ENDS
    	with and "L".  I have always hated saying my first and last name
    	together....it just never flowed right, ya know??
    
    	As far as a name to go with Long, I think a long first name would
    	go better with it, too.
    
    		Samantha Long
    		Alisha Long
    		Alexandra Long
    		Stephanie Long
    
    	Have fun and good luck!!
    
    
    raquel
    
    

    Thanks for all your comments and suggestions! Funnily enough several
    people suggested the name Samantha. My husband's niece is named
    Samantha -- otherwise we would consider that name!!!
    
    We're considering Leslie as a middle name but have decided not to use
    it as a first name.
    
    Thanks again.
    
    Melinda
      

Well, then how about Sabrina Leslie Long? It's a nice complement to
Samantha...or maybe one of these:

	Alexa or Alexandra
	Kimberly
	Cassandra
	Deanna
	Brittany
	Katrina
	Erica
	Hillary
	Jessica

Perhaps Rosanna might appeal.