Help with middle names?

I’m not going to be having a baby anytime soon, but I do like playing around with names and I’m pretty set on my girls names. First names, that is. I know that I do want a middle name, because I grew up with a middle name and I’ve always liked having two names.

The first names I like are:

[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] and [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

I’m pretty much decided on that, so it’s really just the middle names that I have trouble with.
I do have some stipulations. I am [name_m]German[/name_m], though I grew up internationally and live in English-speaking countries. As such, I’m definitely set on more anglo-type names. Buuut due to my [name_m]German[/name_m] family, I can’t have any names that are impossible to pronounce, or sound silly in [name_m]German[/name_m]. So names like [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_u]Jude[/name_u] (for obvious reasons).

Most J-starting names tend to be difficult to pronounce in [name_m]German[/name_m], as the J has a softer sound in [name_m]German[/name_m] – similar in sound to a Y in English. So [name_f]Jana[/name_f] would be pronounced [name_f]Yana[/name_f], [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] as Yessica, etc (though the latter has been popularised enough that I think it could be avoided.)

I’m happy for all sorts of suggestions. Note that the last name would start with an “N”.

[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Renae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]

[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

Thank you for the suggestions! [name_u]Love[/name_u] the ideas.

Quite fond of [name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f].

If I were to go with [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Cara[/name_f] - what do you guys think of that?
Problem is that I dislike it when they have mismatching names, as in, if [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]'s middle name were [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], then [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Cara[/name_f] would feel out of place for being too short.

[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] and [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] both sound lovely to me!

Thank you! Definitely will be keeping these on board :slight_smile:

My name is [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and I always get compliments on it :slight_smile:

I like the names you listed in your signature!

[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]

Other suggestions:
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestia[/name_f]

With [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] on the list, I get a fantastical vibe from your taste, so maybe check this list out: Mythological Names for Girls | Nameberry