My husband and I have decided to give our daughter the middle name [name]Ingrid[/name], after a family member. We love the name, but aren’t sure what goes in the first name spot. (I know that’s putting the cart before the horse to some degree.) Our current favorite name is [name]Margo[/name], but we don’t like the repeated hard G sounds in [name]Margo[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]. We have a three-syllable, Scandinavian surname. I tend not to like three-syllable first names paired with three-syllable last names, but I’m pretty open. I would really appreciate suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help!
[name]Margo[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name] is lovely! The two hard “G” sounds don’t bother me, but since they do bother you, what about:
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]/[name]Clara[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Wren[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Elora[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name] (you could maybe use [name]Margo[/name]/[name]Margot[/name] as a nn for this?)
[name]Zara[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Milena[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]/[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
I know there are a lot of three-syllable FN suggestions, but with [name]Ingrid[/name] as the MN, those just seemed to work best to me. I don’t know what your surname is, but I just picked out a 3-syllable surname ([name]Emerson[/name]) and I think [name]Bryony[/name] [name]Emerson[/name], [name]Milena[/name] [name]Emerson[/name], etc., sound fine! If they don’t work as well with your surname, just disregard them, I guess.
Good luck!
I agree that three-syllable first names work best with the middle name [name]Ingrid[/name], so I’ve included some here.
[name]Ariel[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Mariel[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Amy[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Erin[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
Katriel [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]May[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]April[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
Thanks so much for your good ideas. From your list, I especially like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]. Although I’ve always liked both names, I hadn’t thought of pairing either of them with [name]Ingrid[/name]. But they work, don’t they? I’m glad you suggested them.
judyariel: I quite like both [name]Blythe[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name]! Great suggestions, thank you.
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Arwen[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Jade[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Collette[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Arianna[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Marika[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Do[/name] you like any of those?
I also do not mind the g’s in [name]Margo[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]…really like both names!
I have always thought [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name] was a nice combo.
I like [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name], the meaning of [name]Margo[/name] is pearl…