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Got it down to two. 37wks
Wont know till I see our baby girl. But wdyt??
Adare Anna Quinn - Adare town in Limerick. Da grew up in Limerick.Mara Anne Quinn-.Mara gaelic for sea. Anne after my Nannie who passed. I love both, but one a little bit more. Wanted something uncommon but with meaning.
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Congratulations! They are both pretty, and I like the meaning behind Adare. However, I think Mara is a prettier choice, and Mara Anne Quinn sounds lovely.
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Mara Anne Quinn. There's just...something about it that I really like. I don't know why.The other combo is nice, but for some reason the Adare Anna is a mouthful.
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I understand that you wanted something uncommon, and while you wont necessarily run into 10 Maras or Adares when you leave the house, they both follow trends, they both sound as if they've been encountered a legion of times; neither would cause me to think "unique" or "noteworthy."I feel that Adare, in particular, will eventually be associated with the second Hunger Games film that is being released-- there is a character, from what I understand, titled "Finnick Odair"... the surname and Adare are acutely similar and uniform. And with the huge surge in name interest from the trilogy, I would not want to risk it.Mara is fine, but conversely lackluster and monotonous, in my opinion.Last but not least: middlenames. Anne and Anna are charmingly classic.
Quinn has never appealed to me in the way that I wish it would. As long as it isn't in a direct firstname context, I don't mind it. (Or is it the child's surname, perhaps?)Best of luck,
- Francesca

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I'm assuming Quinn is your surname. Based on this assumption, I prefer Mara Quinn over Adare Quinn. WDYT of Adara? It has a different origin but is close enough to Adare and sounds great paired with Quinn. Adara Quinn ... it just flows so nicely.
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Mara Anne is pretty
Did you consider Adara? - it might give you Adara Anne instead of Adare Anna
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Mara Quinn sounds much better than Adare Quinn. So Mara Anne gmv.
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Mara Anne is my favourite! Lovely.
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