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After having a talk, DH and I decided that the middle name should be [name]Martha[/name], after my grandmother (DD’s middle name, [name]Patricia[/name], is after his grandmother and the middle name for a boy, [name]Walter[/name], is after my grandfather). Anywho, I don’t really like [name]Rosemary[/name] or [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Rose[/name] with [name]Martha[/name]. So, I guess it’s back to the drawing board. My biggest desire is to pick a name similar, yet distinctive to DD [name]Grace[/name], as well as her nn, [name]Gracie[/name] [name]Pat[/name]. With [name]Martha[/name], the second half of the nickname would be [name]Mae[/name]. Since [name]Mae[/name] is a common end to double barrelled names, I would like something a bit more unexpected. I also think most one-syllable names sound a little boring with [name]Grace[/name], since she’s already one syllable.

What do you like with [name]Martha[/name]?
What sweet formal first name do you like with [name]Grace[/name]?
What fiesty nickname to pair with [name]Mae[/name] would go well with [name]Gracie[/name] [name]Pat[/name]? (Maybe [name]Lulu[/name]? [name]Etta[/name]? [name]Poppy[/name]? And what formal versions would you use to get that?)

Please keep in mind that our last name is difficult to spell and pronounce, so uber long, complicated names are out (and I don’t think they would go well with sweet, classic [name]Grace[/name], anyway). And most names ending in -a are going to sound too sing-songy with [name]Martha[/name], as well are most names beginning with M. But, hey, if you think it works, I’d love to hear it. And if you think I’m asking for the moon, let me know that, too.

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Names I like with [name]Grace[/name], [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] (since those seemed to be on your list at one point) and middle name [name]Martha[/name]:
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] - [name]Florrie[/name] is really cute!
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Louise[/name] - [name]Lulu[/name] :slight_smile:

For the nickname, [name]Gracie[/name] [name]Pat[/name] and new baby [name]Mae[/name] seem very matchy to me. And as you mentioned nickname-[name]Mae[/name] sounds like a double barreled first name. Is that a hard rule or would you consider other vintage kind of nicknames (sweet and classic like [name]Grace[/name]) without adding [name]Mae[/name]? For example, I think [name]Lulu[/name] would be a cute nn with big sister [name]Gracie[/name] [name]Pat[/name] but would not suggest [name]Lulu[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

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[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] ([name]Lily[/name])
[name]Lucille[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name])
[name]Anne[/name]/[name]Anna[/name] ([name]Annie[/name])
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] ([name]Addie[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name] ([name]Lissa[/name], Lisse, [name]Lil[/name])
[name]Beryl[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Leah[/name] ([name]Lulu[/name], [name]Lula[/name])
[name]Alice[/name] ([name]Allie[/name])

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I like the previous suggestion of [name]Ivy[/name] a lot. [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Martha[/name], nicknamed [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mae[/name], is very sweet.

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Edith[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Edie[/name] [name]Mae[/name])
[name]Vivian[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Vivi[/name] [name]Mae[/name])
[name]Yvette[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Etta[/name] [name]Mae[/name] or Yva [name]Mae[/name])

I don’t particularly care for [name]Lulu[/name] or [name]Poppy[/name], they’re a bit cutesy for me.

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mae[/name]!!

I also love [name]Yvette[/name] [name]Martha[/name]

What about:

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Martha[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name] [name]Martha[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Betty[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (I think its cute)
[name]Niamh[/name] (pron. Neeve) [name]Martha[/name]

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[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Betsy[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (Is [name]Elizabeth[/name] too long?)
[name]Alina[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Allie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (Too much A?)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (I really like [name]Charlotte[/name] with [name]Grace[/name]!)
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn Zellie [name]Mae[/name] (I’m not sure about this one.)
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Ella[/name] [name]Mae[/name]

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[name]How[/name] about [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]?

[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] ([name]Emmy[/name] [name]Mae[/name])
[name]Abigail[/name] ([name]Abby[/name] [name]Mae[/name])
[name]Lydia[/name] (Lyddie [name]Mae[/name])
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] ([name]Julie[/name] [name]Mae[/name])

Also nicknames are nice because you can make them work even if it’s not ‘technically’ their name. For example, just “Miss [name]Mae[/name]”

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[name]Ivy[/name] ([name]Ivy[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Verity[/name] ([name]Verity[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Eliza[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]June[/name] ([name]Junie[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Eve[/name] ([name]Evie[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Lily[/name] ([name]Lily[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Audrey[/name] ([name]Audrey[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Penelope[/name] ([name]Penny[/name]/[name]Poppy[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Alice[/name] ([name]Allie[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Sophie[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Lucy[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Elle[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Violet[/name] ([name]Viola[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Coral[/name] ([name]Cora[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Ruby[/name] ([name]Ruby[/name] [name]May[/name])
[name]Hazel[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name] [name]May[/name])

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[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Lexi[/name]-[name]Mae[/name]) It has an a end but is very classic
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Bethany[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Beth[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Bella[/name]-[name]Mae[/name] or [name]Izzy[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Carolyn[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Cara[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Helen[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Nellie[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Annie[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Chelli[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] ([name]Gracie[/name]-[name]Pat[/name]) and [name]Suzanne[/name] [name]Martha[/name] ([name]Suzie[/name]-[name]Mae[/name])

emiliaj

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Thanks for the suggestions! Our favorites of those are [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Martha[/name] “[name]Hallie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]” and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Martha[/name] “[name]Ella[/name] [name]Mae[/name]”. If you have more suggestions, we would love to hear them!

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The first thing I thought of was [name]Daisy[/name]. [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - too cute?

Similar to [name]Hazel[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] (which I like very much)…
[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]Addie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] - [name]Josie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] or [name]Effie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]

good luck!

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[name]Patricia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Edna[/name] [name]Earl[/name]

[name]Joan[/name] [name]Lee[/name] (prn [name]Joann[/name])
[name]Martha[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]

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Wow, [name]Lori[/name]! Awesome! I sent you a private message, if you want to do some more!

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[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Anna[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Cara[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Penny[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Lizzie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]Liza[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]Lila[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Dora[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/ [name]Dottie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Harry[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]Hattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Nora[/name] [name]Mae[/name]

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I like a lot of [name]Michaela[/name]'s ideas above. [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Martha[/name]/[name]Hattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is adorable and would be my top pick. I also really like [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Lila[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. Some other suggestions are

[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - Cely [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Addy[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Georgie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Annie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (although this does sound a bit like anime)
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Emmy[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Cory[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Clarisse[/name] [name]Martha[/name] - [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name]