[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries! I’ve loved the name [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (line, not lynn) since I can remember. This is the name I want to give my daughter if I am lucky enough to have one.
I can’t - FOR THE LIFE OF ME - find a middle name that I love. I would prefer it to be 1 or 2 syllables since our last name is 3 syllables and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] is long enough as is. Or a short 3 syllable name.
I like romantic, frilly, strong names. The standard middle names - [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f]…etc - do not appeal to me. I’d like to stay away from middle names beginning in R because our last name begins in R and alliteration is not my style.
Some combos that I like are:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] - I like this okay, but don’t love it.
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Elora[/name_f] - love both of these names, but feel like the flow is off
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]
PLEASE. I need your help. I would hate to dump this name I’ve loved for so long just because I can’t find a good mn for it.
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
One of my daughters’ middle names are [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Whitney[/name_u]. We say [name_f]MadeLINE[/name_f] as well. I also like:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Asa[/name_u] (if I had been brave enough to do three middles instead of two her middle names would have been [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_u]Whitney[/name_u]!)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Mattea[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
@esita I love your suggestions of
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f]
Thanks!
@mousehouse7 I much prefer [name_f]MadeLINE[/name_f]. And [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] is adorable. Thanks for your comment!!
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is goregous! And I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] the name [name_u]Asa[/name_u] but I’m saving it for my boy’s list
@squidly Thanks so much for your input. I love the suggestions of [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Cerys[/name_f]! I haven’t put that combo together before and it’s lovely.
I simply adore [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] name. It’s so sweet and elegant and it has lovely retro twist. I think it goes well with:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
@ilia - I love your suggestion of [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]! [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] has been on my radar for awhile now.
@britkarma - [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lux[/name_f], just not sure if it’s my style. [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Adela[/name_f] is pretty too.
@carolinawren - [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] is quite adorable. Thanks for the suggestion!
@thenameprincess - OH! [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] was on my list a long time ago. I do adore that combo. [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is lovely as well.
If you want the ‘line’ pronunciation, I’d recommend spelling it [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]. Adding the extra ‘e’ into the name distinguishes the pronunciation for a lot of people. I’d assume [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] was ‘lin’ at the end.
I’m literally having this exact same problem with [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]-- I could’ve written your post. Tricky last name starting with R, too many syllables happening in general, refuse to go down the placeholder-MN path. You want the middle name to be a name you [name_u]LOVE[/name_u], not one you are just sticking on just because it works. Try using one of the name search engines that allow you to limit syllables, and find some shorter names that you really adore, then tack them on to [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].
In lieu of that, some suggestions:
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] (because an ad for [name_m]Ferris[/name_m] [name_m]Bueller[/name_m] is lingering on the side of the page right now)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
