Maybe not a sundry.
I have been struggling to complete my [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] combo for a while now, and I’m hoping I can finally just sort it out, once and for all. 
I am really, really happy with the first two-thirds of the combo, and I’ve struggled to find a full combo I like nearly so much. (And before you suggest, I’m not interested in doing a just-one-MN combo! :)) I’ve managed to make a list I’m pretty happy with, though, and I could use some help narrowing it down. Most (if not all) of these second middles have significant ties to my family, or something that matters to me significantly (enough that I’ll avoid going into all that, just because it could get rather lengthy!).
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] Cécile
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] Hélène
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
And I have [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Odile[/name_f], and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] as back-ups if none of these feel right as I get it narrowed down a little more. WDYT? Any strike your fancy? Any other ideas you’d like to see added to this list?
Thanks, Berries!
ETA: I wanted to explain the difference between Helene (heh-LAY-neh, the Danish form of Helen/Helena) and Hélène (ay-LEN, the French form of Helen/Helena). Both are variations on my sister’s MN (Eileen), but besides that, Danish culture means a lot to my parents–my mom has a Danish name; my dad’s favorite place in the whole world is Copenhagen–and my best friend (who passed away nearly 3 years ago) was a Parisienne. So each honors very special people to me, and I can’t seem to decide which culture I prefer. I think Helene probably sounds better than Hélène, but I like both.
Hmm. I actually really like Hélène. I think [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] Hélène is beautiful.
From the rest of your list [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]. [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is pretty but rather p heavy. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] is also very pretty, however it is very flowery, which I love. I’m not a fan of [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u] at all though. Maybe [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]. I’ve had an obsession with [name_f]Lilou[/name_f] lately.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
I actually quite like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Eileen[/name_f].
Hopefully one of these will strike some inspiration if nothing else. You don’t need it though, you’ve always had such chic tastes. They’re all lovely really.
Thanks, @melodicnostalgia! I like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] (my little sister is [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], and a very special little [name_u]Laney[/name_u] in my life passed away a little under a year ago, so both names are quite meaningful to me), but I’m not sure I like them quite as much as my other options? I hadn’t even considered them, though, so thanks for at least bringing them to my attention! [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], in a way, honors [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] anyway, since it was her “name” in Spanish class.
As for [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], I say [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] as emma-leen, so [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] together really won’t work for me, but it does look quite nice!
I do remember vaguely your sister being [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] in Spanish class. You said something about that awhile back. I say [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] same as you, but still thought [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] was worth a shot. I do love your options though. I know you mentioned [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], have you considered [name_f]Rivka[/name_f]? [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Rivka[/name_f] has a lot of spunk. I also like [name_f]Flora[/name_f]. And [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] but that might pose the same ending problem as [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]. [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] also comes to mind.
Yeah, she was [name_f]Liliane[/name_f] in [name_m]French[/name_m], and my other sister was [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] ([name_m]French[/name_m]) and [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] (Spanish), so I could use those, too, if I really wanted. I’m not sure about [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] though? [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]'s gorgeous, I think, but it reminds me too much of [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]? [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Liliane[/name_f] is okay, but I think I like some of my previous options more. I hadn’t thought of [name_f]Rivka[/name_f], actually, but it seems like such an odd match with the very British feeling (imo) [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], and had considered [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but it felt sort of too long, and I thought there were some other options I’d had where I liked [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] with it more ([name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]).
Anyone else want to comment? 