So my partner is set on using his grandmothers name [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] (Italian spelling of [name_f]Julia[/name_f]) as a middle name if we have a baby girl. I love his grandparents oh so much, but I am not fond of the name at all.
I know he has his heart set on using it, but I am struggling to find a first name that flows well with it.
Names that we do love are: (but don’t flow right with [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] [name_f]IMO[/name_f])
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
Names that are very slowly growing on us are also [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] - which don’t sounds too bad with [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], but I’m not feeling those names enough yet if you know what I mean.
Thanks everyone
we are open to all suggestions!
Maybe, you can talk to your hubby about using [name_f]Julia[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], if that makes a change for you. It will still honor her grandma, believe me. She would still feel flattered.
Some suggestions to go with [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]:
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] - you can use nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps! 
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Julia[/name_f], and since it’s a MN I don’t think it’s an issue to spell it the Italian way - no one really needs to know how to spell it. Your taste interests me, because you like both [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] while also liking [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. Cool!
I like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] and I think it flows quite well. I also think [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] works! You’re right though, the rest sound off.
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], however it’s spelled! But I agree that a lot of your top picks don’t quite flow with it. [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] and [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] work well, and [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]'s not bad. I really like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f].
Other ideas:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Giulia[/name_f], but the spelling change suggestion is a good one. You could also try [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f], which sounds good with [name_u]Harper[/name_u] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] to me.
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f])
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f]