3 weeks to baby... second guessing middle name

Girl Names
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My husband and I had a really hard time agreeing on a middle name for our daughter.

Now, I like the name, but I don’t love it.

Her name is [name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Raelyn[/name_f] K. (n.n. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Ana[/name_f])

I like more uncommon names, husband wants a simple name.
All “c” names are out because of the initials, and we’d like to avoid too many ‘a’ or ‘l’ sounds.

A couple possible middles I came up with:

Iliana Kalani
Iliana Athena
Iliana Hestia (Es tee ah)
Iliana Starling

Thanks for any suggestions.

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I think what you have is super cute, but if you don’t love it I’d also recommend:

[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Raine[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]

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I see what you mean; it flows nicely but doesn’t have that “stunning” name feel. I’m a big fan of [name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Gracen[/name_f]; it might be good middle ground between your husband who loves more simple names and you!

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Blakely[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Vale[/name_u]

Good luck! Let me know if you like any of these :slight_smile:

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Thanks. I like [name_f]Paige[/name_f] and [name_f]Raine[/name_f]. Though I do prefer two syllable names.

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haha, [name_u]Wren[/name_u] was his pick, but I just don’t like it. Not really sure why. I do like [name_u]Skye[/name_u] though :slight_smile:

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A couple possible middles I came up with:

[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_u]Kalani[/name_u]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f] (Es tee ah)
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f]

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[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] is nice!

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[name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f] and [name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f] are both beautiful!

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I also vote for [name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f]! Quite lovely :slight_smile: But maybe not enough of a compromise for your husband?

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I like [name_f]Iliana[/name_f] [name_f]Starling[/name_f].