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11-29-2012 at 11:21 AM
komurphy
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Violet and Lily

Quick question:

 

After watching Charlie Brown's Christmas last night my husband has decided that he wants to put the name Violet at the top of our short list.  At first I thought it was a great suggestion - it is an older name and very pretty which is our style.

But this morning I realized it is a also a flower name like our first daughter, Lily. I told my husband that I didn't want a flower theme. He didn't agree. His logic was this: "our daughter is named after his grandmother not the flower. So it is not a flower theme". 

 

So opinions: Is Lily and Violet a little to matchy or themey?  To help in comparison our son's name is Max. We're obviously very early in the process but I'm interested in folks opinions.

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11-29-2012 at 11:24 AM
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The flower thing definitely comes through loud and clear. Whether or not it really matters, I don't know. It is a negative, but not necessarily a reason to rule out the name if you don't have other good options that you both like.

Having Max in there helps.  
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11-29-2012 at 11:25 AM
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I would definitely think you were going with a flower theme, but I wouldn't side-eye you. Lily and Vilolet are pretty names.
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11-29-2012 at 11:29 AM
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Yes, it is themey, but I think it is sweet and it doesn't bother me.
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11-29-2012 at 11:42 AM
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Yes, too themey.

Whether or not Lily was named after a person, it's still a flower name. 

I love Violet, but with sister Lily it would only be a MN option.

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11-29-2012 at 11:49 AM
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I think it's okay to use. My great-grandma was Lily and her daughter (my grandma) was named Rose. I know it's not the same, but no one ever commented on it.
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11-29-2012 at 11:49 AM
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Pumpkins+Junebug:

Yes, too themey.

Whether or not Lily was named after a person, it's still a flower name. 

 

This. Although Max does help. If its the only name that you two agree on then you could go for it, but your DH needs to realize that everyone won't know she was named for her great grandma.
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11-29-2012 at 11:56 AM
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It's a little themey but they're both quite popular so I could see someone just happening to love them separately and not wanting a flower theme.  And Max isn't botanical so I think it's fine.  Now, if he were Leaf or River or something I'd definitely say there's a nature trend going on.
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11-29-2012 at 12:04 PM
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Fletch82:
I would definitely think you were going with a flower theme, but I wouldn't sideeye you. Lily and Vilolet are pretty names.


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11-29-2012 at 12:20 PM
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komurphy:

Quick question:

 

After watching Charlie Brown's Christmas last night my husband has decided that he wants to put the name Violet at the top of our short list.  At first I thought it was a great suggestion - it is an older name and very pretty which is our style.

But this morning I realized it is a also a flower name like our first daughter, Lily. I told my husband that I didn't want a flower theme. He didn't agree. His logic was this: "our daughter is named after his grandmother not the flower. So it is not a flower theme". 

 

So opinions: Is Lily and Violet a little to matchy or themey?  To help in comparison our son's name is Max. We're obviously very early in the process but I'm interested in folks opinions.

They are both beautiful names but I hate themes like that. I knew girls Violet, Lily and Rose, it always eerked me. Sorry. 
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11-29-2012 at 12:46 PM
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love love love both names

and yes, the "theme" is obvious, but I wouldn't let it deter you.. especially with Max in the mix.

 
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11-29-2012 at 12:58 PM
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Both names are very pretty, but it's definitely "themey". What if you use Violet as the MN?

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11-29-2012 at 12:59 PM
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I think it's a little too themey.
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11-29-2012 at 1:27 PM
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love both the names but - oh yea - flower theme def jumps out! If that bothers you, do you like the name Viola or Vivian?
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11-29-2012 at 1:39 PM
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Themey but I like it!  Violet is a beautiful name!
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11-29-2012 at 1:40 PM
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I think they are both beautiful names.   The theme dosent bother me at all, because they arent going to go through the rest of their lives always being introduced together. 
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11-29-2012 at 2:03 PM
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queenbone:
Yes, it is themey, but I think it is sweet and it doesn't bother me.

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Also, I would consider whether you think you might have more children. If you have any more girls, would you feel compelled to continue with flower names? I think three would be a bit much. Something to think about.  
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11-29-2012 at 3:10 PM
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I don't think  it's too themey because you have a Max in there. If you had wanted to be matchy or themey, you would have done it with your twins.
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11-29-2012 at 4:07 PM
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Too themey for my taste
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11-29-2012 at 6:41 PM
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I think it's fine. They're both beautiful, non-made up names. 
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11-30-2012 at 3:27 AM
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austenreader85:
It's a little themey but they're both quite popular so I could see someone just happening to love them separately and not wanting a flower theme.  And Max isn't botanical so I think it's fine.  Now, if he were Leaf or River or something I'd definitely say there's a nature trend going on.

 

Yep all of this.

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