Coming back around for some more super helpful and wonderful advice
Due with my third in January. It’s a girl and we’ve landed (for now) on Beatrix or Beatrice (I prefer -x, husband prefers -ce). But I’m stumbling hugely over middle names. With my first two I had very eureka moments with their names—I just loved the look and sound and rhythm and I knew. I want this one to flow well, have nice rhythm, match the tone of my two older kids names and also have some significance to us. And I just can’t find the right flow. It’s making me second guess whether Beatrix/ce is really the best name or if I need to keep looking? Anyway we do a double barrel middle name (a tradition I’d like to continue).
My two olders:
Cecily Frances March
Jasper John Elliot
New baby:
Beatrix
Beatrice
??
Middles I’ve had on the list:
Marie (family name)
Marguerite (family name)
Therese (family name)
Alice
Rose
Lily (she was conceived on Easter)
Snow (family name)
Catherine
Elizabeth
Evelyn (family name)
Some other tidbits: I like French names. My husband and I met in the Middle East so Arabic and Hebrew names also appeal. For first names I tend to go for names grounded in history/literature that are classic adjacent and not overused.
Should I abandon ship on the double barrel middle?? Part of me thinks Beatrix is just too clunky for it… Should I consider other first names? Tabitha was also on our list.
Any advice or suggestions hugely appreciated. Thank you, berries!
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is gorgeous and I would hold onto her. It’s much more important to have the first name you adore than move on just for flow. You will find the perfect one! I like, really like, [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
Before I saw the above commenter, I was also going to say [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]! (I slightly prefer the -ce ending)
Two shorter middles to balance the three-syllable first!
I personally prefer [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], but [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is still beautiful as well! I think either is fine with the double middle name!
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] is my favorite middle for girls- so I might be a bit biased but here’s some combos I like:
Beatrix/ce [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Beatrix/ce [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] (Could also do one middle here and do [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] or Rosemary?)
Beatrix/ce [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Also since you said that Hebrew names might appeal, I love [name_f]Eve[/name_f] as a middle! Beatrix/ce [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] sounds nice to me.
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u] has always been my favorite middle to pair with Beatrice/Beatrix, and it seems in line with your current list of possibilities. I’ll echo previous posters and say that I love [name_f]Lily[/name_f] with [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], too.
I think [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is striking with [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and could honor [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. Similarly, [name_f]Tess[/name_f] for [name_f]Therese[/name_f] or [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] for [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]?
I adore the name [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] !! ( And [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] but [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] spelling has sentimental value to me) . It is on my list so I have a couple pairings I love
I LOVE Beatrix and Beatrice!! And if you BOTH like it, I wouldnt give up yet! Esp not for sake of flow since you wouldn’t be using all 3 names daily. Maybe just go with one middle name if anything? Still, you may be able to work it out with two middle names. Here are some more ideas for middles, sorry if any are repeats:
MISC NAMES:
Jane
James (love this for a girl)
Grace
Maeve
Eliza
Claire
Alice
Amelia
Evangeline
Seraphina
Julien
Snow (also b/c its January)
Lumi (means snow)
Pearla
Alora
FRENCH NAMES:
Pearre (“Pear-ee”) 2 sllyb.
Paris
Noemi -which is sort of like a double barrell sound, No-ami
Cosette
Remy
Josephine
Jolie
Noelle (esp if she comes early closer to xmas)
Madeleine (like the book)
Felecie (french version of Felicity)
Celine (would be SO pretty with either -x or -ce)
Margeaux
Juliette
Isolde
Devereaux
Belle
Fleur
Cherie (french pronouncuation)
Genevieve
Amalie
Emmeline
Colette
Celeste
Anais
Marcheline
Chantal
Lucille
Corinne
Karine
Aida/Ada
Faustine
Ok this is one Ive always loved, and I totally get some may not, but “Loie.” With 2 dots over the i. Its the name of Tolouse Lautrec’s muse, the red headed woman in his paintings, Loie Fuller.
HEBREW NAMES:
Eden
Hannah
Leah
Libi
Leila
Maya
Michal
Miriam
Peri
Sara/Sarah
NAME COMBOS:
Beatrix James Jolie
Beatrice Celine Snow
Beatrix Sarah Snow
Beatrice Sarah Celine
Beatrice Alice Celeste
Beatrix Ada Faustine
Beatrice Ada Belle
Beatrice/x Hannah Belle
Beatrix Ada Margurite
Beatrix Mary Margurite
Beatrix Cosette Claire
Beatrice Felicie Belle
I actually think [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] sounds a bit better with [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]. I love the repeated soft c/s sound. But either work!
I think we have the same taste as Tabitha is my top name and Beatrice is a big favourite too I LOVE your sibset and I’m also a double middle namer! You’ve got some gorgeous options. Sorry for any repeats ~
Beatrice Evelyn Snow
Beatrice Elizabeth Snow
Beatrice Marguerite Snow
Beatrice Lily Marie
Beatrice Lily Therese
How about Beatrice Tabitha Snow? Or Tabitha Beatrice Snow, even. I’d 100% use Snow if I had an excuse to do so, it’s a stunning mn.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u] (would match with your elder daughter’s name imo)
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_u]Snow[/name_u]
Thanks everyone for the super helpful replies! It’s such a fun process but also sooooo hard, too. And I feel like it gets harder with each subsequent kid bc you’re not starting with a clean slate. Anyway so much to mull over
I do slightly prefer [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] in your case, simply because I could imagine saying the sisters names together frequently and “Beatrice and Cecily” gets a little hard to say with the s sounds flowing into each other… However, you could just say “Cecily & Beatrice”, as you might do anyway since [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is older, and that isn’t as hard to do.
I really love the idea of [name_u]Snow[/name_u] at her second middle name, since she’s due in winter and it’s a family name and it seems to coincide with Cecily’s [name_u]March[/name_u] quite nicely! Maybe [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u]?
Ooh good point about the repetition of the “s” sound… that definitely does kind of bug me and is maybe the underlying reason I’ve been leaning toward Beatrix vs Beatrice.
I share everyone else’s love of Snow! I’m worried my husband will dismiss it as too whimsical though…
I LOVE your sibset and I’m also a double middle namer! You’ve got some gorgeous options. Sorry for any repeats ~