I have an almost one year old named [name]Joely[/name] [name]Bridget[/name] [name]Niamh[/name]. I have some ideas for number 2. I had chosen [name]Holden[/name] had [name]Joely[/name] been a boy, but my sister has since taken that name.
Any and all advice and suggestions would be welcome. This baby is due in [name]November[/name].
Possible second middles:
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] - I don’t like [name]Madlyn[/name] but I really like [name]Madeleine[/name]. [name]Just[/name] beware that there are a lot of [name]Maddy[/name]'s running around.
[name]Marina[/name]- I don’t like it.
[name]Quinn[/name]- This is okay
[name]Elise[/name]- Nms
[name]Juliet[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]- No. I like [name]Olivia[/name] better
[name]Tatum[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]- This is okay
[name]Brenna[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]- Prefer [name]Roree[/name] for a girl (even though I never like trendy spellings), but love this name
[name]Phoebe[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name]
Possible second middles:
[name]Penelope[/name]- Like
[name]Eliza[/name]- Like
[name]Bianca[/name]- Dislike
[name]Athena[/name]-Dislike
[name]Heidi[/name]- Like
[name]Eloise[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]-Like
Boys firsts:
[name]Archer[/name]- Like
[name]Quinton[/name]-Dislike
[name]Erik[/name]-Dislike
[name]Myles[/name]- [name]Miles[/name]*
[name]Theodore[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]-Dislike
[name]Ferris[/name]-Dislike
[name]Milo[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Gordon[/name]-Dislike
[name]Malcolm[/name]-Dislike
My favorites are [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Milo[/name].
[name]Madeleine[/name] - Pronounced Mad-el-ine or Mad-len -I love this name very much, but traditionally it’s pronounced [name]Lyn[/name], not [name]Line[/name]. [name]Madeline[/name] is pronounced with the [name]Line[/name] sound. Either name is lovely.
[name]Marina[/name] -This feels a little like a late 90’s or 2000’s trend to me, but it’s a pretty name.
[name]Quinn[/name] -I really like [name]Quinn[/name] and I think [name]Joely[/name] and [name]Quinn[/name] make an adorable sib-set.
[name]Elise[/name] -[name]Elise[/name] is a fine name, but it’s not a favorite of mine and I think you have better options on your list.
[name]Juliet[/name] -[name]Love[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]. [name]Joely[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name] is a little matchy, but they are both lovely names.
[name]Olive[/name] -[name]Olive[/name] is cute. I don’t know how well it will work on a professional woman, but it is an adorable name and sounds cute with [name]Joely[/name].
[name]Tatum[/name] -I like [name]Tatum[/name] a lot. It’s not my favorite on your list, but it’s a good option.
[name]Ramona[/name] -All I think when I hear [name]Ramona[/name] is Beezus. But aside from that it’s a lovely name.
[name]Brenna[/name] -[name]Brenna[/name] is cute. It feels a little trendy/lacking in substance, for my personal taste. But it’s a nice name.
[name]Rory[/name] -I love [name]Rory[/name]. And [name]Joely[/name] and [name]Rory[/name] could be a great sib-set.
[name]Phoebe[/name] -[name]Phoebe[/name] is a great option. It’s both cute and pretty and I think it will age well. I like that it’s a little quirky and fun without being “out there”
Possible second middles:
[name]Penelope[/name] -[name]Penelope[/name] is a pretty name. I like [name]Rory[/name] [name]Penelope[/name], personally.
[name]Eliza[/name] -I definitely prefer this to [name]Elise[/name]. I liek [name]Olive[/name] [name]Eliza[/name], it’s a little vowel heavy, but I think they make a nice pair.
[name]Bianca[/name] -I so love this name. It feels so rich to me.
[name]Athena[/name] -[name]Love[/name] [name]Athena[/name]. It’s a really pretty choice.
[name]Heidi[/name] -I don’t love [name]Heidi[/name]. It’s cute. But it doesn’t feel very substantial to me.
[name]Eloise[/name] -[name]Eloise[/name] is one of my favorite. [name]Quinn[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] would be cute. I also love [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Eloise[/name].
[name]Fiona[/name]- [name]Tatum[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]! I like [name]Fiona[/name]. It’s cute and spunky.
Boys firsts:
[name]Archer[/name] -I love [name]Archer[/name]. It’s strong and substantial without being too popular. I think it’s and awesome choice.
[name]Quinton[/name] -I think [name]Quinton[/name] is a really great option for you. It’s a wonderful name.
[name]Erik[/name] -I’ve never loved this name. It’s okay. [name]Just[/name] not a favorite for me. Maybe a little dated/overdone.
[name]Myles[/name] -I love [name]Myles[/name]. It’s a really nice choice. It has a great sound to it and it looks cool written.
[name]Theodore[/name] -This is one of my favorites. [name]Theo[/name] is such a great nickname.
[name]Felix[/name] -I like [name]Felix[/name] a lot. I love [name]Myles[/name], [name]Quinton[/name], and [name]Theodore[/name] more. But I really like [name]Felix[/name].
[name]Ferris[/name] -[name]Bueller[/name]'s day off. I’m sorry. That’s all that comes to mind when I hear this name.
[name]Milo[/name] -I love [name]Milo[/name] even more than I love [name]Myles[/name].
[name]Gordon[/name] -This feels a bit too stodgy/old to me. Especially next to [name]Joely[/name].
[name]Malcolm[/name] -[name]Love[/name] it.
I definitely believe that [name]Quinn[/name] ([name]Quinn[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Athena[/name] would be gorgeous!) and [name]Archer[/name] fit best with [name]Joely[/name] of the names you have listed.
[name]Joely[/name] and [name]Madeleine[/name] would be beautiful; [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Athena[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]?
I like [name]Joely[/name] & [name]Phoebe[/name] together too - [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]?
As for the boy’s I love [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Miles[/name], [name]Milo[/name]. [name]Joely[/name] & [name]Theodore[/name] woulf get my vote. [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Miles[/name] [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Felix[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]?
I like [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Tatum[/name], [name]Brenna[/name], & [name]Rory[/name]
Combos I like with the middle names you have listed: [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Athena[/name], [name]Quinn[/name] [name]Athena[/name], [name]Quinn[/name] [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Athena[/name] (love this!), [name]Tatum[/name] [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Tatum[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Tatum[/name] [name]Athena[/name]. [name]Brenna[/name] [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Brenna[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Rory[/name] [name]Athena[/name], [name]Rory[/name] [name]Eliza[/name].
I think [name]Athena[/name] sounds great as a middle name with most of them. I don’t like [name]Heidi[/name] or [name]Bianca[/name] at all.
For boys: I like [name]Archer[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name]), [name]Ferris[/name], [name]Milo[/name], [name]Malcolm[/name]!
[name]How[/name] about [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Archer[/name] or [name]Archer[/name] [name]James[/name]?
In terms of a similar style, I think [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Brenna[/name], [name]Rory[/name], and [name]Phoebe[/name] work best with [name]Joely[/name]. [name]Phoebe[/name] and [name]Rory[/name] sound too similar to [name]Joely[/name] however so I would not use them for that reason. Although it’s not really my style, I think [name]Brenna[/name] works best with [name]Joely[/name]-- maybe [name]Brenna[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]? I also think [name]Fiona[/name] would work well as a first name with [name]Joely[/name] too-- maybe [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Olive[/name]?
For boys-- the names that have a similar style to [name]Joely[/name] are [name]Archer[/name], [name]Quinton[/name], [name]Erik[/name], and [name]Milo[/name]. Out of these, I like [name]Erik[/name] because I think it’s a little less trendy than the others. What about [name]Erik[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] or [name]Erik[/name] [name]Malcolm[/name]?
I think [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] fits well (together & with [name]Joely[/name]'s name). For boys, it would be [name]Myles[/name]. [name]Quinn[/name] sounds right too, but I’ve never come across it as a girl’s name.
I’ve decided to update the list. So more input is great.
For a girl one of the middles will be [name]Susan[/name] and for a boy [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] - (now im thinking this is a little too long to go with [name]Joely[/name] and I hate the nn [name]Maddie[/name])
[name]Marina[/name] - (I’ve cooled on this a bit)
[name]Quinn[/name] - (is a one syllable name too short?)
[name]Elise[/name] - (am I the only one that likes this?)
[name]Juliet[/name] - (it’s way too close to [name]Joely[/name], so it’s pretty, but it’s out)
[name]Olive[/name] - (I still like this. I don’t like [name]Olivia[/name])
[name]Tatum[/name] -(I like [name]Tatum[/name] a lot)
[name]Ramona[/name] -(Still like it but it may be too long)
[name]Brenna[/name] -(I just met a little [name]Brenna[/name] a few days ago, so not digging the name anymore)
[name]Rory[/name] -(Is this too matchy?)
[name]Phoebe[/name] -(is this too matchy?)
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Arlie[/name]
[name]Keely[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
Possible second middles:
[name]Penelope[/name] -
[name]Eliza[/name] -
[name]Bianca[/name] -
[name]Athena[/name] -
[name]Heidi[/name] -
[name]Eloise[/name] -
[name]Fiona[/name]-
Boys:
[name]Archer[/name] -(I like this name, I dont love it, but i think it goes well with [name]Joely[/name])
[name]Quinton[/name] -(Seems too long too)
[name]Erik[/name] -(I chose this more as it’s a family name, but i think it’s too plain)
[name]Myles[/name] -(Only this spelling. I like this name alot, but feel like it needs something esle)
[name]Theodore[/name] -(Is [name]Theo[/name] as the full name okay? I think the full name is too long)
[name]Felix[/name] -(I think it has the same spunk as [name]Joely[/name]. This might be one of the top contenders)
[name]Ferris[/name] -(I like the movie as well, but I still really like the name)
[name]Milo[/name] -(Has the zip that [name]Myles[/name] is missing, but I still only just like the name)
[name]Gordon[/name] - (This name is out. [name]Just[/name] too old fashioned)
[name]Malcolm[/name] -Unless I use an M first name this will probably be my middle name choice
[name]Abner[/name]
[name]Keifer[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Chandler[/name]
[name]Gunnar[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name] - I don’t think it’s too short, and the style match between [name]Joely[/name] and [name]Quinn[/name] is really nice.
[name]Phoebe[/name] - Very classical and pretty. [name]Quinn[/name]'s my favorite but this is a close second.
[name]Erik[/name] - It isn’t too plain at all, it’s one of my favorite names.
[name]Felix[/name] - This name is just awesomely cool. Goes great with [name]Joely[/name]. Tough call between this one and [name]Erik[/name] for me.