Anyone here named / close to a Laurel?

[zarapipe]

Nms, but I think it's a nice name and not overly used.

[Mushe]

I think Laurel is totally recognizable as a name. We have family friends who just named their baby Livia, though, and I foresee a lifetime of "nope, no O" for her.

[curbsideprophet]

Not a fan of the Laurel Elizabeth combo.

I am blanking on your M name but I know I liked it with Jane. Mara?

[curbsideprophet]

Jul 3, 2015 13:33:09 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 13:31:31 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Not a fan of the Laurel Elizabeth combo.

I am blanking on your M name but I know I liked it with Jane. Mara?

Yeah Mara. But Mara Jane? I think too close to Mary Jane.

Surprisingly this does not bother me, but I can see how it might bother someone else.

[holly116]

I looove Laurel. So pretty and just a bit different. We went to a wedding last year and a sister of the bride was a Laurel.

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Jul 3, 2015 13:33:09 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 13:31:31 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Not a fan of the Laurel Elizabeth combo.

I am blanking on your M name but I know I liked it with Jane. Mara?

Yeah Mara. But Mara Jane? I think too close to Mary Jane.

how about Mira Juana

[zeewifeandmama]

I really like Laurel Jane!

[t]

A girl I went to college with just named her daughter Laurel. I like it.

[Deleted]

I like the name Laurel, but I definitely prefer Mara over it. Mara Elizabeth? Is there a reason you've axed that?

[Deleted]

Also, I knew a Mara growing up. I'm pretty sure she's a doctor now.

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Jul 3, 2015 14:03:16 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 14:00:51 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

I like the name Laurel, but I definitely prefer Mara over it. Mara Elizabeth? Is there a reason you've axed that?

Mara is my husband's #1

I am worried about pronunciation issues and the Sanskrit / Hindu thing (Mara meaning death)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(Hindu_goddess)

Still a Goddess though!

[Ashley&Scott]

I like the name Laurel, easy to say & spell yet not too popular. I prefer Laurel Elizabeth but Laurel Jane sounds nice too.

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Jul 3, 2015 14:03:16 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 14:00:51 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

I like the name Laurel, but I definitely prefer Mara over it. Mara Elizabeth? Is there a reason you've axed that?

Mara is my husband's #1

I am worried about pronunciation issues and the Sanskrit / Hindu thing (Mara meaning death)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(Hindu_goddess)

How can you mispronounce Mara?
May-RA?

Anyway I like Laurel.

[cosmowife]

Jul 3, 2015 13:45:34 GMT -5 page said:

Jul 3, 2015 13:33:09 GMT -5 @starry said:

Yeah Mara. But Mara Jane? I think too close to Mary Jane.

how about Mira Juana

I just pronounced this out loud next to my 5 year old to see what it sounded like lol.    :?

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Jul 3, 2015 14:42:13 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 14:41:04 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

How can you mispronounce Mara?
May-RA?

Anyway I like Laurel.

Mare-uh. Like a horse mare. I grew up good friends with a Mara and I'd say it was 50/50 on the first day of school for her.

People are dumb. Lol.
I had a man named maria yesterday. So cultural significance shouldn't matter for you. His first language was not English.

[Marmee]

My good friend is Laurel (41yrs old). Its been on my name list since DD1 (before I knew friend). I really like it but I honestly didn't want to use it since I know one now...lol. No mix up. My other good friend is Lauren ironically.

[whitemerlot]

I love the name Laurel. I'm not as big of a fan of Mara.

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Jul 3, 2015 14:03:16 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 3, 2015 14:00:51 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

I like the name Laurel, but I definitely prefer Mara over it. Mara Elizabeth? Is there a reason you've axed that?

Mara is my husband's #1

I am worried about pronunciation issues and the Sanskrit / Hindu thing (Mara meaning death)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(Hindu_goddess)

DD's name means 'bitter.' I never gave it a second thought. I wouldn't even know that unless I googled it when were picking out names. No one is going to google Mara to see what it "means." I think Mara Elizabeth is the best name you've told us about so far.

That being said, I drove myself CRAZY looking at girl names, and when I finally found the right one, I just knew it.

[Marmee]

Jul 3, 2015 15:01:11 GMT -5 Marmee said:

My good friend is Laurel (41yrs old). Its been on my name list since DD1 (before I knew friend). I really like it but I honestly didn't want to use it since I know one now...lol. No mix up. My other good friend is Lauren ironically.

Ok, weird side note. I hadn't talked to (or even thought about Lauren) in 1.5-2months....Soon as I posted this, I mentioned her name to my DH (because she's pg & I was wondering if she had her baby) & my phone rang & it was her. Sooooo...weird! Alright, carry on. Lol

[AlpineSlide]

I love Laurel and Mara. Either mn for Laurel is nice.

[Deleted]

I love Laurel. Mara just sounds harsh to me for some reason.

Laurel also goes well with J's name.

[bunch]

I'm a Lauren Elizabeth and I always thought that sounded fine, but I think Elizabeth is about to hit as a huge middle name again as the granddaughters of the 50's Elizabeth's (like my mom) are being born.  If you care.

[shellbear09]

I love Laurel. Don't like Mara at all.

[bunch]

lol. totally forgot.

[hermione]

FTR - I would pronounce Mara as Mare-uh at first blush.

I still like Mara though (the way you plan to pronounce it). I like Laurel more though. Actually I sort of love it. I would choose a simple MN - Jane is perfect!

[bcarp30]

I love the name Laurel Elizabeth.

Fwiw I think it's hard to get any name perfect. I have a friend named Shelby, people think it's Shelley. A friend Leah people think is Lee. I get either Hailey or Amy out of my name (Hailey with a B) and those are all names I would not expect people to confuse as often as it happens. Also DD gets Scarlett for Charlotte all the time.

[bullsgirl]

Just wanted to say that I love the name Laurel. It was one of my top names, but H didn't like it. I think it's beautiful.

[Deleted]

I work with one. People seem to get it easy enough. It may help we don't have a Laura or Lauren in the group. People get really confused when there is say a Kristin and Kirsten and call both by the same name.

[Willis Jackson]

Laurel was on our list. Love it.

[zeewifeandmama]

All this time I was thinking Mara rhymes with Zara. Still cute... But I really like laurel