I’m looking for a middle name to go with [name]Cora[/name]. My original combo was [name]Cora[/name] [name]Helen[/name], but now that [name]Helena[/name] has become my #1 girl’s name I’ve made things difficult for myself.
The middle names I have paired with [name]Charles[/name], [name]George[/name], and [name]Helena[/name] are family surnames that I have strong connections to. I’ve gone over my list of family names many times over, and I just don’t love any of them paired with [name]Cora[/name]. Hypothetically speaking, do you think it’s okay to have some kids with family names and others without? I wouldn’t want [name]Cora[/name] to feel that she got “left out” so to speak.
Other names on my list are [name]Edith[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]Vera[/name], and [name]Martha[/name]. I like names that are simple, old-fashioned, feminine but not frilly, have a pinch of spunk, and are maybe just a little Southern. Positive meanings are a plus. I don’t mind alliteration or double -a endings. [name]Cora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is a combo I’ve strongly considered but don’t really love. Hopefully the wonderful berries will be able to find a middle name that strikes my fancy?
I like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]!
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Judith[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is cute. Maybe you’d like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Cathleen[/name], or [name]Cora[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]?
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Victoire[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Charlene[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
I don’t think it’s necessarily bad for some children with family names, and others without as long as you love the name that’s what matters and if it came to it you could always explain the reasons why.
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Martine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Heather[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ottiline[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Cora[/name]! I seriously considered [name]Cora[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name], but if [name]Annie[/name] is on your short list, [name]Anneliese[/name] might not be the best option.
Personally, if I used a family name for one child, I would do it for all of them. All my siblings except for me have a family name, and family means enough to me that I really wish I had a family name. Much as I’m not a fan of [name]Karen[/name] or [name]Arlene[/name], I would have loved being [name]Ashley[/name] [name]Karen[/name] or [name]Ashley[/name] [name]Arlene[/name] instead, if it meant I had a connection to my mom or grandma. I’m sure others wouldn’t mind, but it matters to me. I can understand having a problem with family names, though, haha.
Hmm, what about:
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] (maybe a bit too singsongy, but I do love it!)
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
Good luck!
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is cute, though I think if you want alliteration I’d either go with a different C sound (like [name]Charlotte[/name]) or different syllables (like [name]Caterina[/name]).
[name]How[/name] about …
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Cassiopeia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Calypso[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Cadenza[/name]
As for other types of names, the people above have done such a good job I can’t think of anything else! 
The berries never disappoint! There are lots of awesome ideas here, but these are my absolute favorites:
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
Looking back through my GP list, I thought of [name]Cora[/name] Quenilda. There is a post about Quenilda on Nook of Names here: http://nookofnames.com/2011/07/13/minding-my-ps-and-qs-quenilda/. What do you think? Too quirky?
Oh, I love [name]Cora[/name]! It’s a new fave! I like it as a nn for [name]Coraline[/name] too.
Anyway, if you can’t find a family name, is there a family friend you could honor? I am named after an old friend of my mother’s, my sister’s mn is after another friend of my parents’, and all of my brother’s names are of our grandfathers and great grandfathers.
I don’t know what I would use as a mn for [name]Cora[/name], but I do love [name]Catherine[/name]. [name]Cora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is sweet.
Some other combos that you might like:
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Eleri[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Emery[/name]