A middle name for Liv

If [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] and [name_f]Pamela[/name_f] won’t do, what could work as a middle name for [name_f]Liv[/name_f]? Our last name is simple, two syllables, and we would consider any name that is interesting and goes well with [name_f]Liv[/name_f].

Oh! And merry [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] to you all!

[name_f]Merry[/name_f] [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]! :smiley:
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] is an awesome name. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Merry[/name_f] [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]! I love the suggestions of [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] by @luneth. There’s also:

[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]

Thank you for the much needed inspiration!

I was intrigued by the name [name_f]Amoret[/name_f], because it sounds new to me. I like it. The name’s description suggests another name: [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], which is very sweet, different and it reminds me of [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], a name we inteded to use at first.

Then my husband, who is a fan of animation and gets all his name inspiration from cartoons, suggested two names: [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] and Amalthea. Unlike other names that are really in-your-face cartoonish, I thought these are neat and meaningful. [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is an obvious reference to the [name_u]Neil[/name_u] Gaiman’s novel/animated movie, but the other one could be a bit more obcure.

So right now we’re looking at [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] or [name_f]Liv[/name_f] Amalthea. What are your thoughts?

I think [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is adorable! My favorite though is [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] is so beautiful and understated, and then [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] is so feminine without being frilly. I think it is a perfect combination.

[name_m]How[/name_m] are you pronouncing [name_f]Liv[/name_f]?

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f] and [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] are my favorite of those.

We’re going for [name_f]LIV[/name_f] as opposed to leev. Does that make sense?

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] is also my first choice for a little girl, and I have been considering:

[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] to toss a few out there :slight_smile: [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] is also very pretty, but my vote goes to [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] (love the novel and movie).

Thank you. My husband is very excited about [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], so unless something changes, that might be the name if we have a girl. I still love [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] and [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], and still think it works better with [name_f]Liv[/name_f]. However, my husband’s enthusiasm is hard to ignore. [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is a nice enough name.

I think all four are absolutely gorgeous! If I had to rank them:

  1. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
  4. [name_f]Liv[/name_f] Amalthea (lovely but a bit of a mouthful!)