Hello.
I’ve been a lurker for quite some time and have decided to post because I’m desperate for help with selecting a middle name for myself. A little background: I’m named after my dad’s father who died when he was very young. Both men were/are terribly abusive and I really can’t stand carrying the name. My mom also passed away when I was a teen and I feel like she allowed my father to name me only to win his affection, as they were never together. I was also burdened with two boring middle names ([name_u]Lee[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]) and I’ve never liked how they’ve sounded together. Since I’m paying to change my first, I might as well change the middle to something better sounding, too. My last name is [name_u]Spencer[/name_u].
I’ve found a few posts where people were helping other ladies navigate through their own name changes and was hoping people would help me, too. I’m going to include a little bit about myself that I think is relevant to picking the perfect name.
I was born on the morning of [name_f]Easter[/name_f] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] and will be selecting [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] as the first name. I am twenty-nine years old and a resident of the Northwestern U.S. but I grew up in Ohio. I’m of Acadian (Cajun-[name_m]French[/name_m]) and Irish heritage, my mom’s family is from [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Scotia[/name_f], [name_f]Maine[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]. I’m pale skinned with very long dirty/ash strawberry blonde and greenish eyes. I’m not the happiest person but I try to be. I lean toward being a misanthrope and hate it. I’m an ENFP that suffers from forced introversion and am 5’8… 5’9 on a good day. I love to read. I write horror stories and am published. I hate movies and tv (I could literally live without a television) with the exception of old silent films and vintage cartoons. Ub Iwerks is one of my favorites. My children are a boy named [name_u]Lyric[/name_u], a girl named [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and a boy named [name_u]Navy[/name_u]. I love [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] Nicks, [name_u]Dusty[/name_u] Springfield, [name_u]Niki[/name_u] & the [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] Dearie and The [name_m]Beach[/name_m] Boys. I’m a vegan, a cat lady and plant mom. I prefer gray beaches to tropical but need sun to function on a day to day. I’m left handed dominant but am ambidextrous and I am a semi-successful artist who sells not just her stories but her embroidery art as well. I love flowers, candles, manicures and my hammock.
My thoughts were [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] but I felt it was overall too religious sounding. My next thought was [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] but am unsure of the pairing and think there may be a better one I’m just missing.
I would ideally like something feminine and sort of classic/traditional as the middle but am open to all suggestions. The names that are forbidden due to relatives/friends are [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
Thanks in advance. [name_u]Truly[/name_u].
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] was my first thought.
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Katheryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] Alora
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] is beautiful! I can see how some people might think it too religious, though.
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
I’love the one and 3 syllable names best because of your first and last name both having 2 syllables. Something to break that up flows best, in my opinion!
Also like [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and forgot to add/ pays tribute to [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] and has a Frenchie feel
Beginning to think I should’ve listed the names of my cats in my original post, as it seems I wasted all of the good names on them. I have four… [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Darla[/name_f].
So far, the names that have stuck out the most among the suggestions are [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. However, my sister’s name is [name_u]Angel[/name_u] and I think [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] may be a little too close. [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] was originally on my list of potential middles and I had scratched it out for some reason. It’s going back in the pile until I can remember why I rejected it.
I’m so grateful for all the suggestions. Please keep them coming if you can. I’ve never been great with pairings. Also, I totally agree with the one or three syllable sounding middles and I think that’s what I was unknowingly going for. Thank you for noticing that.
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]! Really pretty. High five for being 5’8" Cajuns 
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
That’s a beautiful first name, for starters. Here’s my suggestions:
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] is such a cool name! Congrats on reinventing yourself and your image! Due to the cool first name of [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], I figured that might be your style and tried to pick out some cool sounding middle names also using inspiration from your favorites:
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Ash[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] (Perfect for reinventing yourself)
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_m]Jett[/name_m] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] (for ocean)
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] ([name_u]Sage[/name_u] is used for spiritual cleansing)
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Prue[/name_f] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] Nicks [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]True[/name_u] [name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
All of you guys rock. Seriously. I’m so grateful for everyone’s help. This has been a four year long journey of finding the perfect first name. I’ve spent a lot of time trying on names and now that I’m here, I just want to make sure I’m choosing the best pairing for me.
So far, these are the combos I’ve liked the most and the ones that I didn’t immediately find a personal tie to, e.g: ‘I knew a [name_f]Jade[/name_f] in High School and she was ugh!’
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Claudine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
Another combo that I had originally set aside was [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] but I think it sounds a little too youthful, being that I’m choosing a name for myself to only wear as an adult. I am leaning away from [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] solely for the original [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Shelley[/name_u] story having an incestual theme. I know most people think of the movie, but as a known bookworm I’m slightly put off.
I really appreciate everyone’s input. It’s so helpful. I don’t have many friends trust themselves stylistically to offer their assistance and I think the few companions I do have aren’t very supportive of the change. Thank you all so much!
I’m sorry to hear your difficult past.
I love the vibe of [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
Also [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestion of [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] and [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
Sunday Poe because of your writing and the way you described yourself.
[LEFT]Sunday Acadia to honor your heritage.
[LEFT][FONT=Verdana]Sunday Corinne/Corinna because the name has been used in poems and stories and Corinna was a Greek lyric poet thousands of years ago.
[LEFT][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]Sunday Dagny because it means “new day” and this is your new beginning.
Sunday Aurora because it means “dawn” and this is your new beginning.[/LEFT]
[/FONT]Sunday Asha because it means “desire, wish, hope” and it’s your dream for a better name and life than one you had before.
[LEFT][FONT=Verdana]Sunday Hope, Esperanza, or Nadia because they mean “hope.”
Sunday Saki because it means “blossom and hope” and fits with your love of plants and a hope for a better name and future.[/LEFT]
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[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] Jolyanne
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] Mylene
Sunday Aline
I’m trying to think of some of the cool Acadian names I heard when I lived out [name_f]East[/name_f] but am drawing a blank 