Gaelic Name... Niamh...

Girl Names
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We absolutely love the name [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]. Yes, she will have to spell it after saying it probably for all of her life (Neev) but such is life.

So now we are looking for middle names that go with the last name [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]. So fire em up! [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] ______ [name_u]Douglas[/name_u].

Thanks for any and all suggestions.

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I think more people are getting used to [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]'s spelling. Hard one to match a middle to though.
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f];

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]

3

[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Althea[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]

You didn’t give any indication of what sort of names you liked, so I went with a selection of slightly-princess names to balance out short and sweet [name_f]Niamh[/name_f].

[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] is lovely, by the way, especially with it’s original spelling (I know Neeve, which I think looks horrible, but she does live in rural Saskatchewan so maybe it’s for the best!)

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Thanks for the pronunciation key- i had no idea! I have seen the name written before but never actually heard it. Quite pretty :slight_smile:

For middles:
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Corina[/name_f]

Good luck!

5

I love the name [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]. It’s a common enough name for girls my own age around here (I’m in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] after all), but I haven’t met a small [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] for quite a while! I also love traditional Irish spellings, despite the pronunciation issues that may occur with them.

Some ideas:

[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_u]Everly[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u]

6

Thanks everyone. We narrowed it down to [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]/[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] and have gone with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Your suggestions were great! Now on to changing diapers.