I have an Aunt Lenore and an Aunt Irene. My MIL’s name is Lenora. I liked the name Lenore so much, I used it for the middle name of both of my daughters.
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Did you MIL appreciate your using a name so similar to hers for your daughters’ middle names? My MIL didnt appreciate my BIL/SIL using a derivative of her name for one of their daughters, instead of using HER name.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see my daughter use her grandmother’s original name that was too plain for our generation to use. I suspect (hope) that the upcoming generation of parents will return to more traditional names for their kids. This whole ‘being different’ business has gotten so out of control, the names have become ridiculous.
stayathomemom, one of my great-grandmothers was a Mary Lenore.
My Mom’s first name was Irene; my wife’s middle name is Irene, too! So it was natural to use Irene for our first daughter — Michelle Irene. My sister got “Lenore” for a middle name. But we couldn’t find a way to use “Gertrude” — it just doesn’t roll off the tongue nicely.