Not TTC or expecting, just a lifelong name nerd, but, I think finally I may have found THE name - [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f].
It’s not to everyone else’s tastes but I’m weirdly ok with that (weird for me, anyways!) - it’s been a favourite of mine or at least on my radar for as long as I can remember, and even if I’ve waivered on it or decided against it for whatever reason, [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] always returns to my list time and time again. I never stop getting that sunshiney, happy, heart-fluttery feeling when I hear it!
As for middle names with [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], we’d likely go with something short, sweet and classic - we’re pretty simplistic in terms of middle names. Names with stars (*) honour family!
ETA: Please ignore where it says I voted for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] - lol I’m trying to do this on mobile and my finger slipped
I really like [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]! The two have similar light, bright but solid and substantial vibes to me.
[name_f]My[/name_f] second choice would be [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and I like [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_u]Rae[/name_u] too.
I went for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f], it sounds good and since [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is quite long it’s nice to balance it with something shorter. You know I like using family names in the middle, so I was already leaning towards the short honour names more than the others/longer honours.
I think [name_f]Belle[/name_f] and [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/e are lovely names, but I just don’t really like either of them with [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]. [name_f]Belle[/name_f] just feels a little choppy. And because [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] already has that ‘[name_f]Anie[/name_f]’ sound in it I don’t love [name_u]Anne[/name_u] straight after it - especially because in a ‘creative honour’ mindset [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] would already honour [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/e anyway!
[name_f]My[/name_f] second choice is [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], which goes against all the things I’ve just outlined, I just really like it. But I vastly prefer [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f].
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] are gorgeous!!
As a [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], I’m glad you like the name. I’ve come to appreciate it as I’ve gotten older. It does have cute nns [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Steffi[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]. And it has a cool meaning. I remember really liking that my name means “crowned” as a kid.
[name_f]Ann[/name_f] is my middle name and it’s an honor name so I appreciate it too now. But as a kid I do remember not liking the repeated “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” sounds in my first and middle names. It sounded like [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] to me.
From your list I like [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] best.
I chose [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f] because I feel like it gives [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] more lively energy.
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] would be my second choice. I think it works better than [name_f]Ann[/name_f] personally.
I feel like [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] doesn’t go so well with a longer middle name, like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. I voted for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], that sounds so fresh to me!
I accidentally voted for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], but my vote goes to [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]. Such a beautiful name.
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is so beautiful!! I feel like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] freshens up [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] a bit. Together they’re sweet, bright, and spunky!
[name_f]My[/name_f] second vote would be for [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] would round out my top 3.
Thank you everyone!! I do think I’m between [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f], but I do also love [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]!
@whatchamacallit - I do love the “crowned/crown” meaning! It’s one of the many things that draws me to it! I also love the nn [name_f]Steffi[/name_f]/Stephie! [name_f]My[/name_f] mom suggested it when I first told her I liked [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] It’s grown on me quite a bit!
I’m not a huge [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] fan, but I certainly understand the appeal! I love [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but I also love [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. It was a hard decision because I love all of your ideas! You won’t go wrong with any of them!!
Interestingly enough of all your choices I found myself drawn to the middle names that are only 1 syllable. It was hard to choose between those for me. I say interesting because of the [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]’s I know each has a multi-syllable middle name: [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f]; [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
I voted [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. Someone I went to school with was a [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], which I thought was a much cooler middle name than mine. I also like [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f].
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] are beautiful! I think all the names on your list are beautiful!
It’s grown on me quite a bit!