I’m into the name [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] right now, but I can’t find a suitable middle name to pair with it. I’ve toyed around with:
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]- [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite so far
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jordana[/name_f]- [name_f]Jordana[/name_f] is too different from [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] to really sound sound great.
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]- I don’t like the alliteration.
With the possible surname (similar to Romsey), I think a one or three syllable name would sound best, but any syllable count welcome.
I think the name sounds best without a vowel starting the middle name.
I don’t like names like [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_u]River[/name_u], etc.
Other names on my list (as seen in my signature) are:
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I have [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] on my list, but I think it would work just as well the other way - [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] x
Thanks for all of the amazing suggestions everyone. I took a list of some of my favorites, and ran them by Mr. E. His favorites were [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Joelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f].
We’ll continue to mull it over, but I think for now [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] takes the cake for me.
I think [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is a great combo.
After reading your OP I was going to suggest a non -a name. The -a in [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] is so strong it would make everything feel rhymey - not one of my favorite qualities.
Other suggestions (from my list):
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] (bonus of being a [name_f]Maria[/name_f] variant which was one of your original combos)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
I would steer away from middles ending in A because otherwise the name might not sound finished, like there’s a second middle e.g. [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] sounds more final (though the right combination can pull off AA).
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (I don’t personally like [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] but I quite like [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] -ette)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] (maybe a bit hard not to slur into Linnottoline because of the double vowel but idk)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] (I think this works as AA)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] (I think this does as well)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
I would seriously consider having two middle names because [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]/[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] is really sweet