Before we all panic and have a meltdown, no, I haven’t decided to go back to just one middle. But I have decided to add [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f], a double-barrel name (obviously!), to my list. So while I see it as one cohesive unit, it is technically two names already, and I feel like [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] or [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] would be just way too much name for a poor kid to handle (even though I think it’s beautiful!).
[name_f]My[/name_f] problem is, I don’t even know where to start when I’m not planning for two middles–everything I come up with either feels too unmemorable, or too trite, or too incomplete. I don’t know what to do when it’s just one middle! haha. [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] is already chock-full of ties to my grandma, best friend, baby sister, and even my love of languages (that I share with both of my sisters), so I’m not terribly concerned with finding a middle name with meaning (although I don’t want it to be filler, either).
What would you pair with [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (an-so-[name_u]FEE[/name_u] is the [name_m]French[/name_m] inflection, but I expect to hear a lot of [name_f]ANN[/name_f]-SO-fee…)? At this point, I’m not even sure, stylistically, what type of middle works best with [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]. Would you keep to another [name_m]French[/name_m] name, like [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], or [name_f]Helene[/name_f]? Or branch out a wee bit?
I don’t know–I don’t think the length/syllable count really matters for me? [name_f]My[/name_f] two favorites so far seem to be [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Magritte[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f], neither of which is terribly long, haha. Although I’ve never considered [name_f]Magritte[/name_f] in my life, and I don’t really find it to be my style, so I’m not sure I’d use it. And I’m afraid of over-flowering my girls’ list, haha. Although I do really want to add [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (and [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]… ugh, guilty!).
I really like [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] together, and I like [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], but I’m not the hugest fan of the [name_m]French[/name_m] prn. for [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. Ironically. I have considered [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] before, but I just worried it’s too long? I don’t know. I do like the idea of [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]/[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f], though…
haha, every time I try to say [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], it always comes out [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_m]Davy[/name_m]. haha. I don’t know, I’m still tossing around [name_f]Arianne[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], although I’ve been leaning toward keeping [name_f]Arianne[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] at this point. I agree that flow-wise, [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] would solve a lot of my problems (I really want to do [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], but ugh, isn’t it too rhymey?), but I like just [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]. It seems more like a cohesive unit, rather than an actual double-barrel. [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is pretty lovely, though.
I love [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]. I’m not sure I can come up with anything better than that but I’ll try.
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it! Of course I am partial as I have a sweet, [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] still, [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is so pretty!
I love [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], also! Another suggestion is [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f].
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] would be my pick. I do like [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] too though.
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] is delightful :’) I had this problem when I liked a few hyphen names, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] being the favourite, but went for [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], which became
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], and then became
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
Anyways, a few I like with [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]:
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Clarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] Juilliet([name_m]French[/name_m] for [name_f]July[/name_f], pn joo-lee-ay)
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Vienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Julienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] Olivienne (is this a name?..)
I hope this helped, haha, one combo I cant get out of my mind right now is [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f], so I tried working [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] in, but she doesnt quite fit
But I have decided to add [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f], a double-barrel name (obviously!), to my list. So while I see it as one cohesive unit, it is technically two names already, and I feel like [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] or [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] would be just way too much name for a poor kid to handle (even though I think it’s beautiful!).
I have considered [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] before, but I just worried it’s 
still, [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is so pretty!
