Help us decide on middle names for Maeve

I’m back with another long-winded post! As some of you may know, we are 3 weeks away from meeting our twin girls. Initially we settled on [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_u]Cove[/name_u]. [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] is for the singer Birdy (important for personal reasons), [name_u]Cove[/name_u] is the name we liked because my partner grew up in a beach town, and we both enjoyed the nature theme linking both names. But we met at a [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and the Machine concert and their music is what brought us together in the first place, so we really wanted to use [name_f]Florence[/name_f] in some way. That’s how [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Cove[/name_u] (which we’re 100% set on now) came around. We want [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] to have two middles as well, and after much deliberation we came up with [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] ([name_u]Skye[/name_u] is a name I’ve loved FOREVER and I think it fits nicely with [name_u]Cove[/name_u] - one syllable, nature theme, unisex, bit of a hipster vibe). The problem is that [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] and [name_u]Skye[/name_u] next to each other seem a bit much? And I’ve realized if I have to choose between the two, I like [name_u]Skye[/name_u] more, despite the personal significance of [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] (it’s that significance that I’m attached to more than the name itself, to be honest). Birdy the singer’s full name is [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], and while [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] again seems like a nature name overload, I kind of like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]. [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] has a Latin root like [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and they’d both be honoring singers, though [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] in a less obvious way. But maybe [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] is a bit too unusual compared to [name_f]Florence[/name_f]? What do you think? TIA!

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Maeve [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] is beautiful! Not too much at all

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Maeve [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] is gorgeous! If I’m being honest, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] don’t really sound great next to each other.

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Although I really like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] (and don’t really think of it being too naturey), [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] seems perfect! [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] is fairly unique but it’s a very familiar sound and it’s not too unusual, so I think the two girls’ names go beautifully together! Congrats btw :slight_smile:

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I think [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] matches [name_f]Florence[/name_f] quite well, and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] flows beautifully. :slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] :purple_heart:

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Thank you so much! I do like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] as well, but [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] is growing on me fast and I feel like it looks better paired with [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Cove[/name_u] - plus I’m a sucker for symmetry and [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] evens out the number of syllables in both combos.

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I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]!

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Ah you’re welcome! I get what you mean about symmetry I’m the same so I think I’d go with [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] too, but to be honest you can’t really go wrong!

I love [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] but it is rather wordy. [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] Feels well balanced ,assertive, feminine and strong ! I really think you have a winner !

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[name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] matches [name_f]Florence[/name_f] perfectly! Though I do think [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] is super cute, with [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] the names feel equally balanced. Beautifully named girls! :blush:

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I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]! I don’t think it’s too much at all. [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Lucilla[/name_f] [name_u]Skye[/name_u] is very pretty too I don’t think it’s too unusual.