Opinions on Brea

This is more for an opinion, but we are considering it for Amelie's middle name.

How would you pronounce it? We've heard two different pronounciations and don't want a name that's too confusing.

I'm starting to panic a little, we have a list of names that we like but nothing seems like the perfect name. At the moment I really like Brea but it's always good to hear some opinions and clear up pronounciation quibbles. I still really like Brynn and Blair but I don't like how they sound with oue surname.

Thank you, Rosie.

It looks like Bray-uh to me. I don't know if that's the correct pronounciation, but that's how I read it. Amelie Brea is pretty, whether pro. Bree, Bree-uh or Bray-uh.

I thought BRAY-uh too!
Bree-uh is also nice, however you choose to say it. Others will catch on

We were pronouncing it Bree-ah which I think is the Gaelic pronounciation. I don't think that it'll be too much of a problem if people think that it's Bray-ah at first, they'll soon catch on as you say, Stacey.

I prefer the spelling Brea to Bria event though it's more complicated!

Which do you prefer with Amelie, Bree-ah or Bray-ah? You can say neither! Any thoughts on Blair/Blaire?

Thank you, R x

Thanks Rose, I see your point about the 'ee' soounds.

I keep going back to Blair/Blaire. We dismissed it because of Tony Blair but I really love it. Also since watching Gossip Girl (I'm embarrassed to admit this for some reason) I associate the name more with a girl than the PM. For Amelie's generation I don't think that the Tony Blair thing will be a problem.

It is official, I am stressing - one of those days!

Rosie.

24th is our due date! I am offically stressing out, meanwhile Scott is attempting to enjoy every precious moment of his social life while he can - which I understand but it still irritates me!
We're going to my Mum's this weekend and we'll stay there until she's born, my Mum lives much closer to the hospital and she'll be on hand to have the girls at a moments notice!
Strangely I'm quite calm about the actual birth, it's Amelie I'm worried about, joining our chaotic family, poor little mite!

I'm leaning towards Blaire a lot now, do you think it sounds okay with Clarke?

Thanks, R x

Thanks Rose! She can literally come at any point now, hopefully not before the weekend though, that would throw our plans out of the window!

Anaya can't wait, she wants to help play Mum, although I'm sure that the novelty will wear off pretty quickly! She said that she can't wait to be a big sister, bless her, I don't think that she's realised that she IS a big sister already. I get what she means though, she'll play the role much more with Amelie than she ever did with Lexy.
Lexy, she's being...theatrical. At the moment she's very clingy and her mood can snap at any point (like her Mummy's!) she's worried that she'll get forgotten, as if that could ever happen! I'm trying to reassure her but I know that when Amelie arrives this will probably only escalate as I will be revolving my schedule around the baby. I'm at a bit of a loss about it, my Mum said that she'll get over it but I feel bad for her, she's always been the baby. - See more stressing!

Amelie Blaire Clarke, this makes me smile. It's the first one that's felt 'right'!

I think I might have been the one who originally suggested Blaire many posts ago (Or was it Mallory? Or both?). Either way, I think Amelie Blaire is beautiful. Amelie Brea is pretty, but Amelie Blaire is perfect.

You are due two weeks before me, Rosie! I have four weeks left to go.

Heather Leigh wrote:I think I might have been the one who originally suggested Blaire many posts ago (Or was it Mallory? Or both?). Either way, I think Amelie Blaire is beautiful. Amelie Brea is pretty, but Amelie Blaire is perfect.

You are due two weeks before me, Rosie! I have four weeks left to go.

That's most likely Heather, we seem to be making a habit of it! The first post anyone made suggesting first names for us was by Zayda, and her suggestion was Amelie. Several topics later we finally decided on it! Amelie Blaire has a certain charm that I've yet to discover with any other name, hopefully Scott will feel the same.

Two weeks! I'm so excited, and of course a little bit nervous. I've begun a cleaning frenzy - In two weeks the place will look like a chaos party again, I'm sure!

Four weeks to change your husband's mind, right? How's the middle name quest going? Who knows maybe they'll be a Miles after all, have you got any idea? Apparently some people have inklings, were your pregnancies with Ariella and Alex very different?

Rosie.

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Two weeks! I'm so excited, and of course a little bit nervous. I've begun a cleaning frenzy - In two weeks the place will look like a chaos party again, I'm sure!

Four weeks to change your husband's mind, right? How's the middle name quest going? Who knows maybe they'll be a Miles after all, have you got any idea? Apparently some people have inklings, were your pregnancies with Ariella and Alex very different?
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I've started "nesting" as well! Were Anaya & Alexia born right around their due dates? Mine were both late, but I'm hoping this one won't be.

Roger is still stubbornly holding on to Sunshine. I may just go the two middle name route, so she has the option of using whatever middle name that she wants. We'll see.

My gut instinct is that it is a girl. My instincts turned out to be right with Ariella & Alex, but you never know for sure. I had awful morning sickness with Ariella and again with this baby, but none with Alex. Although, both Alex & this baby gave me heartburn.

It's cute that Anaya is excited about Amelie's arrival. My daughter is bursting with excitement. She says "good night" to my belly now when she goes to bed.

Permanent Rose wrote:I hope you can convince Roger that Brooke is the better way to go, Heather----I think you're having a girl (I love to guess haha)

Hey; maybe we should start a pool - just for fun. We already know that Zayda is having a boy, but we could guess the gender, DOB, and birth weight of mine, Rosie's and Erowyn's babies. We could still do the last two categories for little Caleb. What do you think?

I guess we could set it up under "Garden Games", huh? We can't give too much information, though, because that would take the fun out of guessing!

I think that Brea is beautiful. It fits in nicely with Amelie.