[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!
I am expecting my first baby and stumped on girl name ideas. We really want her middle name to be [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] after my mom.
We like timeless-sounding names (nothing too out there or trendy). Names we like include:
- [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
- [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
- [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
- [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
- [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
- [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
- [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
I don’t feel like any of these flow well with [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]. We’ve kicked around shortening the middle name to [name_u]Laine[/name_u] so these flow better.
Last name is a harsh-sounding one-syllable [name_m]German[/name_m] name that starts with Sh and ends with a hard T. Any name that has an “sh” sound or ends in “t” tends to sound awkward.
She will have cousins named [name_f]Lylah[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] - so those are out.
I’d love to hear your ideas! 
How about…
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Julianne[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] or [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] would be beautiful options! I do have to agree that many of them don’t flow very well with [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], though. But I do think the alternative of [name_u]Laine[/name_u] would remedy that in most of their cases.
Some other ideas:
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] / [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
I like the flow of [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] actually.
Here are some 3 syllable names that don’t end in an ee sound.
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
If you used [name_f]Emma[/name_f] or any E name with [name_u]Laine[/name_u] she’d still be E [name_u]Laine[/name_u] 
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Laine[/name_u]
I love [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], and I especially love [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] & [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest:
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] mom’s name is [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] so its always been my fave. [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] are timeless in my opinion. Others that could work are:
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jaqueline[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] (Jackie)
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] 
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Clary[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
OMG!!! This made my heart flutter 
thank you for pointing that out!!
We love [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], but it doesn’t work with our last name, unfortunately.
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I really like [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], but it’s been vetoed several times. I’ll try again
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[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] is so cute! Thank you!
I’m obsessed with [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], but it sounds terrible with our last name. Thank you!
Thank you! We’ve discussed [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f] before. I worry that [name_f]Margot[/name_f] sounds too trendy and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] sounds too dated 
[name_f]Vivica[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridgette[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the choices!
I love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]!
Suggestions:
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]