Due in 6 weeks and still no name!

We are planning to give our baby girl the middle name [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] after my FIL who recently passed away.

I love [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] for a girl, but I feel like it tends to sound clunky as a middle name no matter what name combo I come up with. I like the suggestion that some folks here made about using [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] with a double first name or as a part of a double middle name. I would love suggestions, as well as opinions about the below options that we seem to keep coming back to over and over again… (I am using hyphens below just to eliminate confusion but I don’t know if we would officially use hyphens or not.)

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] or [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] (could be double first or first and middle)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
Rosalena [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] (we would call her “[name_f]Lena[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Jolene[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_m]Henri[/name_m] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]

[name_u]Shannon[/name_u] is also at the top of our list for family reasons, but I feel like [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] and [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] equals too much Sh-Sh sound. I would love ideas about incorporating the two if anyone feels like it’s doable.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] : I think it’s a very beautiful combo. Corazon in Spanish means “Heart” so I think it’s a good coincidence

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] is old so I clicked of a nation and it has a pretty sound

[name_f]Lena[/name_f] he’s also pretty good. Rosalena “[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]” I think it’s also good combination

I’m not a fan of [name_f]Jolene[/name_f], so I would suggest you to use it

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_m]Henri[/name_m] is also good, but with [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] as a middle, I don’t think [name_m]Henri[/name_m] would work

Congratulations on your new daughter!

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] ~ This one sounds almost like it’s one word: the names run together in an odd way.
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] ~ Sounds a little choppy with the two one-syllable, ends-in-n names back to back.
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_m]Henri[/name_m] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] ~ I think it’s smart to add a name between [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_u]Shawn[/name_u], but [name_m]Henri[/name_m] is a little too masculine, imho.

Rosalena [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] ~ This one flows well, and the nickname [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is very sweet!

[name_f]Jolene[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] ~ Still not a fan of [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u].

If you really want to use [name_f]Cora[/name_f], I think that second middle name is necessary, but I’d drop the hyphen.
What about…
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] (a little reminiscent of Rosalena)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Henley[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] (more feminine than Henri)

Or would you consider an elaboration of [name_f]Cora[/name_f]? You could use “[name_f]Cora[/name_f]” as a nickname.
[name_f]Corina[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps a little! :slight_smile:

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] is charming

I like [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] a lot! It’s super cute. Also, [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] is cute. I think [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_m]Henri[/name_m] is a little slurred, though [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_m]Henry[/name_m] is adorable. Some other suggestions…

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]-[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]-[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
*hope this helps!

Why not combine [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and Rosalena? [name_f]Coralena[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] or [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]. You can call her [name_f]Cora[/name_f] or [name_f]Lena[/name_f] as a nickname.

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] sounds the best to me. You could also use [name_f]Shawna[/name_f].

Perhaps Sian (Shan) as a compromise

Cordelia Sian “Cora”
Jolene Cora Sian
Rosalena Corinne Sian

Jolene Shayna
Rosalie Shawna
Jocelyn Cora Sian
Magdelena/Marlena Shawnee Sian “Lena”

[name_f]Seana[/name_f] is pronounced [name_u]SHAWN[/name_u] ah. I think it is a beautiful name for a first or middle name. I like this spelling ([name_f]Seana[/name_f]) better than [name_f]Shawna[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u], Rosalena (prefer [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]) [name_u]Shawn[/name_u], and [name_f]Jolene[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]! I think [name_f]Jolene[/name_f] is an under appreciated gem.

Also, I second the idea of [name_u]Shan[/name_u] - has the same first sound as [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], but it’s actually a form of [name_m]John[/name_m], just like [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] is!
I think you could use any form of [name_m]John[/name_m] and it would honor your FIL - [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f], [name_u]Shan[/name_u], [name_f]Sinead[/name_f], [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f], Sìne, [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Ivana[/name_f], [name_f]Gianna[/name_f], [name_f]Jana[/name_f], [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f], [name_f]Jeannette[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanine[/name_f], Johnette, Sîan, or [name_f]Siana[/name_f] to name a few.
So you could do something like [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f] or [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] to honor [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] and [name_u]Shawn[/name_u] without being too matchy.

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u] [name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] [name_f]Coretta[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] [name_u]Corrie[/name_u]
[name_f]Shawna[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Shawna[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]