A New Middle Name for January

Hey everyone,
for the past couple of weeks I’ve been playing around with the name [name]January[/name]. I’m really starting to like it…a lot!

Anyway, I came up with the name [name]January[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]. So what do you think?

Please let me!

I like [name]January[/name], but not with [name]Clementine[/name]. I think that both names are long in terms of syllables and letters, and since the normal clementine growing season is [name]November[/name] - [name]January[/name] (my high school used to sell oranges and clementines in winter to pay for prom), I think of a clementine grown in [name]January[/name]. Since [name]January[/name] is a word name, I would personally avoid the use of a word name or a long name in the middle. I don’t know if you’ll like these, but I think these sound nice with [name]January[/name]:

[name]January[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Willa[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Cosette[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Monroe[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Luna[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Nina[/name] or [name]January[/name] [name]Nora[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Rue[/name] (still a bit double word-namey, but maybe less noticeable?)

Neither of those are my style and I don’t really think they sound very good together. If you would like some more suggestions:

[name]January[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Patrice[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Annette[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Siobhan[/name] – shiv-awn
[name]January[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Soleil[/name] – so-lay
[name]January[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Bianca[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]

[name]January[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] makes me think of a [name]Clementine[/name] was was ripened in [name]January[/name]. Honestly I would try to stay away from Noun/Adjective names together.

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

I think they’re both okay alone, but together is too much. 2 word names, and both are pretty long.

I’d keep [name]January[/name] and find another middle… I like [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Soleil[/name] as suggested above

I do like [name]January[/name] [name]Clementine[/name], but it might be a bit long, I’d suggest finding a shorter middle name.

I agree that [name]January[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] is a bit of a mouthful… what about something like:

[name]January[/name] [name]Mei[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Jolie[/name]

[name]Both[/name] names mean ‘beautiful’, so her name would mean beautiful [name]January[/name] - a lovely way to describe the time of her arrival!

Or

[name]January[/name] [name]Cara[/name] (which means Dear [name]January[/name])

[name]Love[/name] [name]January[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] or [name]January[/name] [name]Monroe[/name]!!

I think [name]January[/name] is great! While I do like the combo [name]January[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] I will agree that it is a mouthful, I’d suggest a non-word name for the middle spot.

[name]January[/name] [name]Lilith[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Amaia[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Diana[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
just to name a few!

[name]January[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] is really pretty…[name]Clementine[/name] is a mouthful.

[name]January[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Shea[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]January[/name] [name]Cate[/name]

I was thisclose to using [name]January[/name] for my baby last year! I read the book Once is not Enough while I wad pregnant with a [name]January[/name] baby…but the lack of nn that I really loved kind of ruined it for me. Personally I would’ve picked a plainer, less ott mn, but that’s just me! [name]January[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] was at the top of our list.

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]January[/name] :slight_smile: I love [name]Clementine[/name] too but I’m not convinced they work together purely because they are both long names.
I’d maybe keep [name]Clementine[/name] for a future sibling, and come up with another middle name for [name]January[/name] :slight_smile: But if you love it, go with it! :slight_smile: