I’ve been liking [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for a while now. I find it feminine but not cheesy, familiar but not overused. I know some people think it’s an old lady name, but I don’t really care for that. One of the things I like the most about this name is all the nickname options it has. Growing up, I’ve always wished to have a name with a lot of nicknames. If I were named [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], I would be [name_f]Carol[/name_f] for my family, [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] for my childhood friends, probably [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for my uni classmates.
However, I feel like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] doesn’t have many things in common with my favorites girls names: [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]. That’s why I’m looking for a different middle name, something less common and traditional that what I usually like for middle names ([name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]…)
At first, my two options were [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]. I still do like both, my I don’t feel the name “complete” yet. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any good suggestion? I’m looking for something a bit “out-there”, maybe even GP (as [name_u]Blue[/name_u]), but not awfully misspelling (although I wouldn’t care for less traditional spellings, like [name_f]Hallie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Hailey[/name_f], or [name_f]Sera[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Sarah[/name_f])
PS: If I had a daughter [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], I would call her [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] a lot.
I second the previous suggestions of:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
I’m a tad biased, but my real life name is [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f], and I’ve always liked how it sounded. I use the nn Caz pretty much exclusively, only my dad and my sister ever call me [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. I’ve never met another [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] my age though, I’ve met a few who are a bit older than me and a [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] (she went by [name_f]Ro[/name_f]). I very much loved how my name was familiar but no one else had it!
I quite like the sound of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]!
Other ideas:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f] (I use it sometimes, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] - [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] L. - [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f])
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Erica[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
Thank you all! There are many beautiful combos, but my favorites are:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
I adore [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Petra[/name_f], but they are not what I’m looking for this time.
@@maerad, you have a beautiful name, and I do like the suggesion of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f]. Also [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f].
I love pp’s suggestions of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u].
When I saw the title of the post, I immediately thought of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] love how the two compliment each other. [name_u]Bay[/name_u] is a modern and fun alternative to [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Fay[/name_f]/[name_u]Kay[/name_u]/[name_u]Ray[/name_u].