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No, you're not being too crazy. I feel the same somewhat. Our surname begins with the letter B and I've nixed names like Jacob, Elizabeth and even Rebecca because they run into the letter B (perhaps Rebecca doesn't roll into it yet it does run into it, imo). Point being that you're not the only one who considers these things. And while I like your style, I'm not fond of the way Lucas Lester or Lucas Ulysses Lester sounds (not wild about repeated sounds but mainly, it's too hissy for my tastes since all three names would have the s sound) or the fact that the sibset would begin with the same letter. If you were to have a third child, would you also be interested in another L name or feel you must continue with another L name? Something to consider ...

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Having said that, my fave here is Samuel. Are the mns set in stone or are family names? The reason I ask is because Samuel James Lester would have an ideal flow, imo, and would be a great complement to Leah Elizabeth. Re: names that honor, what's the point of honoring if you don't like them or if the child doesn't like them? I say go with what you love and you'll never have regrets.

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BTW, like your wife, I've never been crazy about boy names. In fact, with all of my pregnancies (three dds), I've never had much of an interest in them. All of the names we had picked out for boys don't even appeal to me at all now because I couldn't stay with one I liked ... until now and we're not planning to have another child so I'll never get to use it.

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Whatever you decide, please let us know! Congrats!

This message was edited 4/24/2012, 4:14 AM