A naming game to help me out...

I would like for each person who comments on this to choose one name for each middle name combination in my signature below.

It has to be a name you think is the prettiest, meaningful or the most fitting with that particular combination. Bonus points if you can explain exactly why you chose that name.

Thank you!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] harvest! Not sure I am understanding the idea of what you want - do you want us berries to add a third name (second middle) to each of the combos in your signature? Or pick our favorite combo from all the names you’ve combined?

My favorite combo of the names you have would be [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f], or [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], mostly for the imagery as I stated previously in the [name_f]April[/name_f]-[name_u]June[/name_u] babies thread :slight_smile:

My favorite combo would be [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]. :slight_smile: I chose that combo because I like that it combines the name you like with the name your husband said he liked with a name to honor your husband. I also think it just has a good flow, though depending on your last name [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] might sound better.

Thanks for checking in @dalolud! I actually want people to suggest 1 first name for each set of two-middle names from my signature, just so I can have some fresh ideas.

Oh! I see, you want first name suggestions to go with your already created middle names from your signature.

Off the top of my head, I came up with [name_f]Rosette[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] , [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]

Hmm… Robin, Bernard/Bernie, Celine/Celia and:

Vivien Iris Amelie - I absolutely love the bouncy, vibrant sound of Vivien, which I think perfectly reflects its meaning of “life”, which strikes me as joyful, positive and symbolic for you. Vivi is a lovely bright, youthful nickname.

Eleanor Opal Amelie - Eleanor is such a beautiful, feminine, strong name and always seems completely timeless and fresh to me. I have seen it grouped with the “Helen” names in the past, which have the gorgeous symbolic meaning of “bright, shining light”. I adore Nell/Nella as potential nicknames.

Florence Amelie Pearl - Florence means “flourishing”, which I think is lovely, especially considering the very tough times you’ve endured during this pregnancy. I think it’s a beautiful soft but serious-sounding name which fits in really nicely with your other children. Plenty of sweet nicknames too, like Flora, Florrie or Flossie.

Constance Julia Opal - I’m not sure how you feel about repeating initials, but I love Constance “Connie” for you. I know it’s old-fashioned but I think it’s fresh and definitely due a revival, and the meaning seems especially relevant to your situation.
Or, if Constance seems just too heavy for you, I also love Beatrice Julia Opal - Beatrice means “she who brings happiness” and has the adorable nickname Bea/Bee.

Edith Oriana Pearl
- Edith means “prosperous in war”, which I thought was quite appropriate in the sense of going through testing times but coming out with a wonderful blessing at the end of it all. Edith seems to fit in well with the solid, vintage feel of your other kids’ names and comes with the sweet, natural nickname Edie.

[name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_f]Celia[/name_f] &

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

I get it now! I didn’t even take into account that FN was in brackets before each middle name pairing - whoops.

Alright well obviously I love the idea of [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], so [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is my recommended set of middles (although I do love combinations of other names with [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], too.) I went through and read some of your other posts/comments to get a better idea of what you’re looking for and I think including [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] is a very sweet compromise as a middle because [name_m]Paul[/name_m] had mentioned [name_f]Iris[/name_f], but you’ve always loved [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (if I recall correctly!) So I’m going to suggest a couple firsts for both of those middle pairings :slight_smile:

[name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Bernie[/name_u], [name_f]Celia[/name_f] & [name_f]Junia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Junia[/name_f] (with [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]) because it has the same flow/feel as your other littles while still having it’s own feel. The nameberry description says “[name_f]Juno[/name_f] is hot, [name_u]June[/name_u] is showing signs of a comeback along with other month and day names, whereas [name_f]Junia[/name_f], the name of the the first century [name_m]Christian[/name_m] referred to by the apostle [name_m]Paul[/name_m] as an apostle is yet to be discovered.” Going with the “how to honor your husband” idea, I think the straightforward biblical reference of “[name_m]Paul[/name_m] acknowledges [name_f]Junia[/name_f]” is quite sweet. If you’re into nicknames much, I think Jia (in reference to [name_f]Gia[/name_f], from the initials) meaning “God’s gracious gift” is also a nice touch. It’s a name that’s wearable young or old, original and memorable, yet not strange.

[name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Bernie[/name_u], [name_f]Celia[/name_f] & Maryn [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] - You mentioned in another post that you and [name_m]Paul[/name_m] love nature and the sea, and Maryn means “of the sea”. To go with this idea, there’s also [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_f]Talia[/name_f] “dew of heaven”, [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Marissa[/name_f], [name_f]Moselle[/name_f], [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] (this actually means Sea [name_u]Gull[/name_u] apparently), [name_f]Adriana[/name_f], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], and [name_f]Cora[/name_f] to name a few with similar meanings.

[name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Bernie[/name_u], [name_f]Celia[/name_f] & [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] - You also have mentioned how much you like the idea of birds reaching up to the heavens and keeping [name_m]Paul[/name_m] company, and while [name_u]Robin[/name_u] already fits that bill I thought it may be nice to apply with this little girl, too :slight_smile: Other bird names - [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_f]Aya[/name_f] (too close to your name?), [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].

Since you seem to prefer feminine, flowing names that roll off the tongue for girls ([name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], etc.) I thought I’d put in one last strong vote for [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]. It’s very obvious in sound that it is a nod to [name_m]Paul[/name_m], but it also has the flow and feel that you seem to like although may not have noticed because of the “[name_m]Pal[/name_m]” association. It also means “[name_u]Dove[/name_u]” which is a bird of peace, so very fitting for the situation. [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] goes well with most of your double middles - [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] & [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]. And if that wasn’t enough convincing (my post is getting so long!!) I will just say that I am named after my father, [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], as [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] and I love the connection. There are plenty of usable nicknames that the weight of the name won’t be too heavy to live up to, and I truly think your daughter would love its thought & purpose.

So sorry for the lengthy response but I wanted to make a decent case for each thought :slight_smile: Can’t wait to hear what you think!

[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (“my father is joyful”)