In the time since my last thread about [name]Hildegarde[/name], I have realized I could never use it as a first name. [name]Ever[/name]. Not even on this hypothetical girl who seems to have come into existence with the name! But as a middle? Who knows… [name]How[/name] often are middle names used? Not a lot, so I started playing around with cool first names for [name]Hildegarde[/name]. I came up with a lot, none (in my opinion) are ‘clunky cool’ like [name]Hildegarde[/name], but they sound good with it. My favorite is [name]Bethany[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name], what do you think? The others include:
[name]Isobel[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Isabeau[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] (guilty pleasure!)
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Acacia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] (spelling?)
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
But I keep coming back to [name]Bethany[/name]! [name]Do[/name] you have any opinions, suggestions?
Thanks!
I like [name]Bethany[/name], and I even like crazy old [name]Hildegarde[/name] (in the middle spot) but together they don’t thrill me.
To offset [name]Hil[/name], I’d go with something [name]German[/name], but lighter:
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Ada[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Ida[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Ina[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Alida[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Brigitta[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] (ooh fun!)
[name]Marlene[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
Margrit [name]Hildegarde[/name] or [name]Margarethe[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Eleanore[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] (very symmetrical, with the L, R, and E ending)
[name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] ([name]Elisabeth[/name] can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, and you could give her the [name]German[/name] nn [name]Liesl[/name].)
[name]Rosemarie[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Bettina[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Freja[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Greta[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] or [name]Margareta[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Gretel[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] (so old-fashioned and sweet)
Or something [name]German[/name] and not so light:
[name]Isobel[/name], [name]Isabeau[/name], [name]Azalea[/name] & [name]Acacia[/name] are my favorites with [name]Hildegarde[/name]. [name]Bethany[/name] doesn’t do it for me with [name]Hildegarde[/name]. For me it pairs best with names with a lot of glamor and sparkle. [name]Bethany[/name] is more of a quiet beauty to me.
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] and [name]Sofia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] sound best to me - they’re equally quirky-‘European’ as [name]Hildegarde[/name], but are glamorous and light-hearted enough to even out it’s clunky factor. They sound like old-Hollywood stars or something.
These have a similar feel -
I’m definitely not psyched about Bethany Hildegarde. Together it’s rather boring and doesn’t match in style. I’d have to agree with previous posters that Hildegarde needs to be paired with something that has more spark, preferably something with a light and pretty sound.
My favourites from your list:
Isabeau Hildegarde
Anais Hildegarde
Fiona Hildegarde
Amelia Hildegarde
Suggestions:
Adelaide
Alice
Angelica
Anthea
Belinda
Belicia
Bryony
Cora
Corisande
Cleo
Daphne
Elisabetta
Elsa
Faye
Fleur
Freya
Giselle
Isla
Isolde
Katerina, Katrina
Livia
Lisette
Lora
Lucia
Madeleine
Magdalene
Miranda
Melisande
Oriane
Phoebe
Poppy
Pippa
Romy
Rosamund
Sybil
Thea
Victoria
Vera
Zara
Zelda
[name]Love[/name], [name]Love[/name], [name]Love[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name]! I like [name]Bethany[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] too, but it’s not near as sunning as [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Hildegarde[/name] is.
I have loved [name]Bethany[/name] for a long time. It’s so beautiful and I like nickname [name]Betty[/name]. I am surprise to find out I like it paired with [name]Hildegarde[/name]. Well done!
