Fairytale/fanciful middle name

I love the name [name]Maeve[/name]- really pretty!
I think [name]Winter[/name] works well as a mn so it’s a shame your husband isn’t keen. I also like many of the other suggestions here.
I would have to agree with you that your husband’s choices are a little masculine. Maybe you could show him this thread! :smiley:

I really, really like [name]Maeve[/name] Elfin! So cute and fits wonderfully with your other kid’s names. From what I can find, [name]Idris[/name] is a boy’s name in [name]Wales[/name]. It says it means “Ardent [name]Lord[/name]”.

Here are some other ideas:
[name]Maeve[/name] Peppermint (I think this is so cute!)
[name]Maeve[/name] Steren (Steren means “[name]Star[/name]” in Cornish. Prn. STAYR-in.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Yseult[/name]/[name]Isolde[/name] ([name]Yseult[/name] is EE-seuhl, [name]Isolde[/name] is iss-OHLD-uh.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Ceridwen[/name] ([name]Ceridwen[/name] means “Blessed poetry” and “White, fair, blessed”. Prn. ke-RID-wen.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Eluned[/name] ([name]Eluned[/name] means “Image” or “Idol”. It was the name of 5th century [name]Saint[/name] and is a Welsh [name]Goddess[/name]; Prn. [name]EL[/name]-in-ed.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Fflur[/name] (Prn. FLEER)
[name]Maeve[/name] Llinos (Llinos means “Greenfinch” in Welsh. Prn. [name]YEE[/name]-nohs.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Nolwenn[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Winnipeg (City in [name]Canada[/name] and the name given to the bear who inspired [name]Winnie[/name] the Pooh.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Epona (Epona means “Horse” and in Celtic Mythology is the name of the goddess of horses.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Florimell (Name of a character in [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Spenser[/name]'s “The Faerie [name]Queen[/name]”.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Honeysuckle
[name]Maeve[/name] Lavandula (Latin for “[name]Lavender[/name]”)
[name]Maeve[/name] Lilybelle
[name]Maeve[/name] Campanula (Name of a flower; means “[name]Little[/name] bell” in Latin.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Coral[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Gardenia[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Scholastica

[name]Hope[/name] I helped some!

I love the suggestion of [name]Primrose[/name] :slight_smile: some others you might like

[name]Indu[/name]- (bright drop, name of the moon in Sanskrit)
[name]Ayelet[/name]
Aoide (pr. ay-ee-dee) Greek, one of the muses, she was the muse of Song
[name]Aya[/name]
Caraway
Chione (snow queen or nymph in Greek Mythology)
[name]Doe[/name]
[name]Echo[/name] (nymph in greek mythology)
[name]Fay[/name] ([name]Fairy[/name])
[name]Feya[/name]
[name]Eluned[/name] (el-loond)
[name]Evening[/name]
[name]Inanna[/name] (Lady of the sky, Sumerian [name]Sun[/name] goddess)
Lulling
Maple
[name]Noon[/name]
Leanira (type of butterfly)
Mazarine (type of butterfly)
[name]Poet[/name]
[name]Sedona[/name]
[name]Snow[/name]
[name]Willoughby[/name]
[name]Yara[/name] (small butterfly in arabic)

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

[name]Just[/name] wanted to say [name]Eluned[/name] is actually pronounced eh-[name]LYN[/name]-ed.

Awesome list though :slight_smile: I really really like [name]Yara[/name], [name]Evening[/name], [name]Echo[/name], [name]Ayelet[/name], [name]Poet[/name], [name]Sedona[/name] and [name]Snow[/name]!!

And I think [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Indu[/name] sounds really good :slight_smile:

Thanks! nameberry has it pron. as [name]El[/name]-loond, but it’s always good to find someone who really knows how to say it before you give the name to a child :slight_smile:

We have a thread about [name]Primrose[/name] out there! We are really liking it but aren’t 100% sold.

I was thinking [name]Aurora[/name] as a previous poster suggested. Sleeping Beauty. :slight_smile:

I really love your children’s names! They’re all incredibly gorgeous, and I especially favor [name]Gwendolen[/name] Pixie. (: I hope I can help some… I love the idea of [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Bellatrix[/name], [name]Maeve[/name] Peppermint, [name]Maeve[/name] Winnipeg and, of course, [name]Maeve[/name] Elfin!

[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Florina[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Kleio (pronounced like [name]Cleo[/name].)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Iolanthe[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Fjola (some say it originates from Scandinavia and means “flower”; but it is also close to the Icelandic word for “violet”. Pronounced fe-[name]YO[/name]-la or FYO-la.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Adelrune
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Eurydice[/name] (means “wide justice” and is pronounced yoo-RID-i-see)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Nyx[/name] (I believe it is pronounced NIKS.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Arachne (a-RAK-nee, meaning “spider”.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Tisiphone (means “avenging murder”.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Rhamantus (means “romantic” in Welsh.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Libitina (meaning unknown, but she was a [name]Goddess[/name] of funerals, corpses and death.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Violante[/name] (can be pronounced vyoo-LANT, or bee-oh-LAN-teh.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Nemesis
[name]Maeve[/name] Igraine
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Morgane[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Chula (the Choctaw word for “fox”, pronounced CHOO-lah.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Arolilja (means “lily of the steppes” and is pronounced ar-oh-LEEL-yah.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Corypha (meaning “Leader, head.” A species of palm; pronounced KOR-ee-fah.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Sose (means “save”, pronounced SOH-see.)
[name]Maeve[/name] Toeele (pronounced too-[name]WIL[/name]-ah, it comes from the Goshute word for bear.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Posy[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Spyridoula
[name]Maeve[/name] Siofra (meaning elf or sprite in Irish, or changeling. SHEE-fra.)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Pomona[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Guadalupe[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Calamint
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Diantha[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Twila[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Luminita
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Nephele[/name].