Note before we start: please do not comment about your personal dislike of hyphenated names. We all have our preferences, but in this case such comments would be 0% productive. You are more than welcome to make non hyphenated suggestions though.
For the longest time I’ve loved [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosemond[/name_f] as a middle for [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], but lately I’ve been playing around with ideas that have some more historical substance.
I adore [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] de Gouges and while I could use it on it’s own in the middle, the silent -e end of [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] vs. the long -e end of [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] bugs me a little phonetically (this is why I never toyed with [name_f]Eponine[/name_f] as a middle for [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] and have only used it with [name_f]Isadora[/name_f].)
So I’m looking for ideas for a double barreled middle with [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]. The criteria:
- Ideally one syllable but doesn’t have to be
- Likewise ideally [name_m]French[/name_m] but does not have to be (nature names work well too)
- does not end with -e
- does not start with K or F
- [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] need to be the first name in the compound
Examples of what I’m going for (but don’t necessarily love these)
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Cher[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Juin[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Lys[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Nanon[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
I’m also open to combos with [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] as a first name in case I can’t make [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] work.
That’s a tough one, that “p” sound at the end of [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] breaks the flow to any other consonant. And any name beginning with a vowel ends up blending together. Here are some [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] suggestions since I’m stumped on your first choice.
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
I think both [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] are fantastic! I’ll start by suggesting names for [name_f]Olympe[/name_f], and if you decide that those combos aren’t working, I’ll update with [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] ideas.
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Ciel[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Gael[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Page[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Vrai[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Bijou[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-Maëlys
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Cloud[/name_u]
Hmm, tough one.
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Adell[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Juno[/name_f] (too much?)
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Noor[/name_f]
Sorry if they’re not great
@theofania: Thanks for your response!
I know I cooked up kind of a tough one this time. I don’t mind if the compound runs a little bit together, tmso names starting with vowels or the letter P I’m totally okay with lol.
[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] combos, thank you!
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Juin[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Poem[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Odilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Laetitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Poem[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f] [name_f]Eponine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
@danakatherine: Thank you! [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Ciel[/name_f], [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_u]Gael[/name_u], [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Bijou[/name_f] and [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-Maëlys are all darling!
@greyblue: [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Juno[/name_f] might be too much with first name [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] but it’s a gorgeous combo! I also think [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Adell[/name_f], [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Anouk[/name_f], and [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Noor[/name_f]! All very striking.
I love the look of [name_f]Olympe[/name_f], but the pronunciation annoys me. It feels sudden and unfinished somehow. I much prefer [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] because of this, but that is just me.
From your list, [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] is just gorgeous to look at!
@soceress: thank you for your suggestions! [name_f]Poem[/name_f] isn’t one I would have though of but sounds so nice with [name_f]Olympe[/name_f].
@mummacat92: I can definitely see that, [name_f]Olympe[/name_f] is one of the clunkier sounding [name_m]French[/name_m] names, and I like [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] a lot but go back and forth about whether I would actually use it as a first. And I do like [name_f]Olympe[/name_f]-[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] quite a bit, I think it’s one of the better combos I’ve come up with.
If anyone else has some ideas I’d appreciate it! Think I’ll try and keep this post going for a day or two more.