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If the mn will be Carolynn then not Celeste, Greta and Iva flow much better with Carolynn.

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I love Greta / Gretta, this name has been on my mind a lot lately. Iva is okay. Celeste I like but don't love.

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So Greta Carolynn is my choice.

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P.S. Congratulations and good luck! :)

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This message was edited 11/13/2014, 1:58 AM

I like Celeste the best as well, but I have a preference for C-names in general. I find it pretty, recognizable and frilly without being pretentious.

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That said, Greta is also a great choice. Greta Carolynn flows well, is not common, is easy to say and spell and s is still cute on toddlers or teens.

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So, while I like Celeste the best of the list - the middle name would change my topi choice to Greta.

Hands down I like Greta Carolynn the best. I simply adore Greta. Such a lovely name.

I really dislike Iva. If anything, it's worse than Ivy - sounds like "I've a ..." .

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Celeste is rather pretentious as well as sentimental, and the only one I knew (a former colleague) scorned and despised it and insisted on being called Sally. Or was she a secret Celine? Can't recall, but the principle is the same.

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I like Greta and would use it with Carolynn happily (except I'd never put the second -n on Carolyn, but I'm sure you have your reasons). It also avoids the double-C initials you'd get with Celeste Carolynn, which might lead to CC as a nn at some point.

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Babies being what they are, be aware that she might well emerge looking like a Janet or a Jemima!

I love Celeste and Greta. I am not hugely fond of Iva, it sounds incomplete and paired with the wrong surname I can imagine it coming across as punny.