We don’t know the sex yet, but DH and I have wholeheartedly agreed on [name]Ivy[/name] if it’s a girl. We’re sort of at a loss for middle names though, so we would love any help you can give! Last name is very [name]German[/name], starts with “K” and ends with “hoff”. It seems like all the names we like are two syllables and just don’t seem to flow properly with first and last name. Thanks for reading!
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Luella[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Bell[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Marabel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Delphia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Leonora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
Thanks for the suggestions! I’m happy to see that some of the names I’ve been liking myself are showing up. In particular, I like: [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Wren[/name], and [name]Claire[/name]. There are others I think would be great too, but are off limits for one reason or another (20 nieces and nephews, and a [name]SIL[/name] that shares very similar taste in names )
If you think of anything else, please share!
I love [name]Ivy[/name]. Here are some suggestions for middle names. All the best!
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Justine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Adela[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Audra[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Caterina[/name] / [name]Katerina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Constance[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Kerensa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] / [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Margot[/name] / [name]Margaux[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Willa[/name]
Sorry for any repeats!
@elea God, I love the name [name]Ophelia[/name] If I was a braver person, I would use it as a first!
Oh, I love [name]Ivy[/name]! I wish I could talk my husband into it, but no such luck. Maybe you’ll like the middle names I picked out:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
Congrats on your new little one!
Isn’t that why middle names were invented?
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] has a great rhythm, and if it’s too much but you’re still willing to go out there [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Odelia[/name] feels similar to me as does [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ottilia[/name]/[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name] (which feels very [name]German[/name], to me).
Best wishes!
We are also considering [name]Ivy[/name] for number two if it turns out to be a girl (sex unknown). So far our favourite middle name picks are:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] has sounded the best in my head and I love the flow of it. Somehow though I am not sure about the initials IP (I pee!?) so that is something to consider.
I like [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]! My niece is [name]Amy[/name] [name]Olivia[/name], and the two names have the same ring to them. It’s a lot of vowels together, but not hard to say. Good luck! I love [name]Ivy[/name]!
I also like the name [name]Ivy[/name] and it’s on my short list of girl names. It’s old lady chic, that’s why I love it! Also like that it’s spunky and a nature name. Here are some mn’s I am considering:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]June[/name] (love this! nn [name]Ivy[/name]-june and junie)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Junia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] (a bit too much with the flower theme?)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] (I love this one! nn tory)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Annabel[/name] (another one I love)
hope that helps!
Thank you for the input, everyone. Frontrunners are:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Claire[/name] (does this sound too much like “I declare”?)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
What are your feelings on [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elanor[/name]? I don’t usually go for different spellings, but this one is the name of a white star-shaped flower from [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings. DH and I bonded big-time over both books and movies and would love to work a reference in without necessarily naming our child Legolas or [name]Arwen[/name].
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] is my favorite of your short list. I’m ho-hum on [name]Elanor[/name]–I can’t stop seeing [name]Eleanor[/name]. But I’m not a LOTR fangirl, so it doesn’t have meaning for me. There’s a blog about Elvish naming that might have some ideas for you: Tolkien Names: Naming Your Children in Elvish | Nameberry
My favorites from the blog are
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Malina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mariel[/name]
Sorry if this suggestion is going in entirely the wrong direction
[name]Just[/name] saw another thread by franreeves that had [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name] as a combo, which I thought was gorgeous! [name]Don[/name]'t know if you’re still taking suggestions, but I thought I’d pass it along.