A bunch of our short-listed girl’s names are long. We would, ideally, like to use the middle name [name]Antoinette[/name], after my Father in [name]Law[/name] who passed away from cancer last year ([name]Antonio[/name]). I’m wondering, though, if I should be considering just [name]Anne[/name] for our longer choices?
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]? Actually, if [name]Annabel[/name] wins the race, we may use [name]Ruth[/name] for the middle because the “An” sound is already represented in the first name and could be a nod to FIL.
What are your thoughts on long first and long middles?
Our last name is also 3 syllables, so we’re working with a lot of sounds here. It’s a two word last name, ending in “A”.
I am inclined to like long, feminine, syllable heavy names. I know this isn’t the popular opinion, but I think they’re really pretty, and you can always shorten them for younger kids who might struggle with it.
If you decide you want to use the shorter variants, I think [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Anne[/name] and [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] sound fine. For [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name], what do you think of using [name]Tonya[/name]? I had a friend in school with this name, and I’ve always thought it was pretty. It’s a diminutive of [name]Antonia[/name], so I think it works well to honor FIL.
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Anne[/name]/[name]Antoinette[/name] is too redundant in sound. I’d pick another name. [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Anne[/name] and [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] are nice.
In my opinion, if you have a long last name, you should pick a shorter first and one syllable middle name, but if you have a one syllable last name, you can get away with two longer middle names. I personally love having one syllable last name for this very reason. I can use long and flowery first and middle names without it being a mouthful.
Ha. Well, we’ve already broken that rule. Our daughter’s name is [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Noemi[/name] [name]Diane[/name] Last Name. It’s a mouthful, but we love it.
I personally don’t like two long names in a row, it just sounds like too much. I get middle names aren’t used a lot, but I know it’s common for parents to scold their kids using their full name, and it just sounds/looks silly when someone tries to do this with a tongue twister, which will happen with [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]. Thus, I prefer [name]Anne[/name].
So first I just want to say that I [name]LOVE[/name] you daughter’s name. [name]Noemi[/name] is my all-time favorite name and I hope I get to use it one day!
Back to your question. I actually like the multiple syllable fn/mn combo. With both [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name], just [name]Anne[/name] (as much as I love [name]Anne[/name]) seems too abrupt. [name]Evangeline[/name] / [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] has a nice flow and it’s nice to say… I don’t know if that makes sense. I am not a fan of [name]Magnolia[/name]… sorry.
My vote would be for [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]. It has the hard g sound that’s in [name]Virginia[/name] as well… a nice connection between sisters
I think all your combos sound better with the longer middle. If I had to pick the one that went the best with [name]Anne[/name], it would def be [name]Magnolia[/name]. I wouldn’t do [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Anne[/name]. It’s too evANNEgeline [name]ANNE[/name] to me.
I’m sorry for your loss. Good that his name will live on and keep the memory of him present with you.
I must say I dislike [name]Antoinette[/name] because I associate it with the terrible [name]Marie[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]. [name]Anne[/name] is classic, and I think [name]Antonia[/name] is exquisite.
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]? [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Anne[/name]? - [name]Both[/name] have too much emphasis on “an” [name]EvANgeline[/name], [name]ANtoinette[/name], [name]ANNE[/name]. [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] is pretty though. [name]Antonia[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]?
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]? [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Anne[/name]? - [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Anne[/name] is lovely. [name]Antonia[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] could be amazing too.
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]? [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Anne[/name]? - [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] is too over-the-top frilly [name]IMO[/name]. [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] sounds like a nickname to me, oddly, like “Calamity [name]Jane[/name]” or “Pretty Boy [name]Floyd[/name]”
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] is wonderful wonderful.
