Posted by Caryn
on 8/14/2008, 9:55 am, in reply to "Sabotaging Sarah"
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I immediately went to Seren Jasper (hehe... but that's not a flower name).
Seren Laurel. Or, if you wanted to get creative, Seren Laurelle (dependent upon the cadence of the last name, of course)...
Other combos:
Seren Bryony
Seren Cypress
Seren Dittany (hehe... I couldn't help it... close to serendipity... 
)
Seren Hyacinth
Seren Jessamine
Seren Juniper
Seren Laurestine
Seren Lucerne
Seren Mulberry (hehe)
Seren Primrose
Seren Rue
Seren Violet
--Previous Message--
: Thought I'd share a little story (a true
: one)...
:
: My cousin was telling me recently about name
: negotiations with her husband when she was
: expecting their third child. The little bun
: was persistently modest during sonograms, so
: they needed both boy and girl names for
: sure. They settled on the boy
: easily...Joseph Daniel, names they both
: liked and that honored relatives on both
: sides...but they had a hard time with the
: feminine moniker.
:
: She was feeling inclined to honor through
: initials, so wanted a FN beginnig with
: "S" and a MN beginning with
: "L". She also liked the idea of
: continuing a floral theme for the MN; her
: first daughter's MN being Rose. She is more
: open than he to unusual names but wasn't
: heart-set on choosing one. With
: traditional/Biblical names (the type they'd
: selected for their kids so far), she loves
: certain ones but can't tolerate a lot of
: others.
:
: He generally likes only very traditional, no
: nonesense names but is also very choosey
: about which ones and his tastes don't match
: up all that well with hers.
:
: She began feeling very partial to Sarah. Of
: course, he doesn't like it and wanted
: Danielle. She wasn't easily pursuaded, so
: he began a campaign (in good humor) to
: sabotage her love of Sarah. He'd walk in
: from work asking silly questions like
: "Sarah doctor in the house?" or
: "Sarah storm commin' in?". He
: kept it up until she couldn't think of Sarah
: without the "is there a"
: connection. Totally ruined it for her, but
: she still wouldn't agree to Danielle or his
: other suggestions and sent him to the
: internet to gather "S" names he
: liked. He came back with...
:
: ...Shyla.
:
: She was shocked that he presented an unusual
: name and surprised that she actually liked
: it.
:
: Their little girl was born last month and
: her name is Shyla Lily. She's a sweet
: little thing with, proportionately, the
: longest arms and legs I've ever seen on a
: baby. Perhaps she's a future volleyball or
: basketball player.
:
: For me, the combination Sarah Lily is sweet
: and flows much better, but I do like that
: they stepped out of their "traditional
: names only" comfort zone and I'm sure
: that, as I get to know this little girl as
: she grows, her name will continue to grow on
: me too. I think "Shy" as a
: nickname might hold some charm, sound-wise.
: No idea if they'll alter what they call her.
: Their son is called by his given name and
: not the usual nicknames for it, but their
: daughter goes by a common nickname for her
: given name.
:
: Had I known about the "Sarah
: sabotage" at the time, I might have
: suggested the Welsh "Seren" to her
: as an alternative, just to foil his campaign
: a bit, especially as she's got the same
: Welsh ancestry I do.
:
: Hmmm...is there a floral "L" that
: even goes with Seren? Seren Lily...no,
: Seren Lilac...better but still no...Seren
: Lavender...no...
:
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