đź’• Love as a middle name

Does it work for you? Why or why not? Please feel free to be honest.

Does it depend on the combination? These are some I’ve had on my mind:

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u]

Does it work better with one more middle name?

[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you prefer [name_f]Hope[/name_f]? As in any of these combos, do you prefer them with [name_f]Hope[/name_f] or [name_u]Love[/name_u]?

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I think the sentiment is sweet, but [name_u]Love[/name_u] is a bit too cutesy for me.

[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] is my favorite from your list. Word names like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] paired with [name_u]Love[/name_u] sometimes start to sound a little like cartoon characters.

I do prefer [name_f]Hope[/name_f] in general, and [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] would be my favorite!

I think it’s kind of sweet!
I prefer it in combination with “name names”, rather than “word names”… e.g. [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], rather than [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u], as the latter sounds a bit like a statement about something that is loved.
I also like the echoed “v” sound in [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] / [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]. Not crazy about the alliteration of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u].
Yes, I do think it works even better with a triple combo, and out of the ones you wrote, I especially like [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], which is gorgeous! I’d avoid ones where there are three words combined (e.g. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] Love).
Same caveat with [name_f]Hope[/name_f], regarding possibly avoiding the double-word combos.
And having said all that… [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] is probably my favourite combo of all. So pretty! :slight_smile:

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I think it makes for a sweet and unexpected middle!!

[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] and [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] are my favourites!

With the extra middle, I think they all work :slight_smile:

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i prefer [name_f]Hope[/name_f], because I find [name_u]Love[/name_u] too cutesy for me

What about [name_f]Esmée[/name_f], Agape, [name_f]Lyubov[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f] / [name_f]Aimée[/name_f] or [name_f]Amata[/name_f]?

[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Esmée[/name_f] and [name_f]Chloë[/name_f] Agape :tulip::orange_heart:
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] Agape goes well too

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I absolutely love [name_u]Love[/name_u]! I do prefer it to [name_f]Hope[/name_f] as a name lately. :smiling_face:

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Yes!! Definitely love [name_u]Love[/name_u] for a sweet middle name! I know two ladies (completely unrelated from one another) who have [name_u]Love[/name_u] as their middle name, for one it was a family surname, and for another it was to match her sister’s mn, [name_f]Hope[/name_f]! So it is both a surname and a virtue name!

For combos, I love [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] for the double v sound, and [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] is second! [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] is cute too, but [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u] do seem a little wordy. I think it works great as a solo middle name, but as a single syllable name would also be a good second middle depending on the last name.

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I adore [name_u]Love[/name_u] as a middle name!! So preciousđź’— I think I prefer it as either a second middle name, or a middle name after a first name with 3 syllables like [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] or [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! But [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u] are all so cute!!

For example…

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]

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I prefer [name_u]Love[/name_u] over [name_f]Hope[/name_f]. It’s cuter. Reminds me of [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Hewitt[/name_m]. I like all of your suggestions, but my favourites are [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] or [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u].

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I don’t love Love (:drum:). I just don’t love the sound enough to use it. But I appreciate that it’s a lovely thing (:drum:) to bestow upon a child. I would only use it with two middles otherwise to me it risks sounding a little like a child speaking - eg Chloe love park, Chloe love teddy, Chloe Love Johnson etc. I like the longer lead in to the word Love.

Having said that, I actually like Chloe Love the most of the options, and then Lily Jane Love and Ruby Eleanor Love. So maybe it’s OK if your last name isn’t a name-sounding or name last name (eg James, Hubert, Jackson etc).

I don’t think two names needed with Hope. But in some ways, I would just pick Hope if you love the name but go Love if you’re wanting to go all out with a blessing name.

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I think [name_u]Love[/name_u] is fab!

Word names have really grown on me and I think [name_u]Love[/name_u] is fab. However I think because of the cutesy vibe of [name_u]Love[/name_u] I would prefer with a longer name like [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] or [name_f]Theodora[/name_f].

I know you like short sweet first names so I think I would have [name_u]Love[/name_u] as a second middle name. I love [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] so simple and delicate however the shining star is definitely [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] :gem:

Between [name_f]Hope[/name_f] + [name_u]Love[/name_u] I prefer [name_f]Hope[/name_f]. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] is one of my favourite names.

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@Mayblossom These are all so sweet! With one middle, I think they all work except [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u]. However, that is a personal preference, so take it with a grain of salt. :smiling_face: I agree with previous posters that of your options with one middle, [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] and [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] are my favorites! Of the options with two middles, [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] is my favorite.

I do strongly prefer [name_f]Hope[/name_f], but again, this is a personal preference.

I hope this helps!

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I wouldn’t use it, but that’s me. I’d pick a name that means love, such as the Cornish name [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f].

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I find it too cutesy and so am not a huge fan, but [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_u]Love[/name_u] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Love[/name_u] do sound super pretty. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] is also wonderful and on my long list as a mn.

What about the name [name_f]Charity[/name_f]? The word is another translation of Greek “agape”, meaning love. [name_u]Or[/name_u] other names that mean “love” could also be options. 149 Names That Mean Love | Nameberry

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I love it, for me placing it in the middle almost makes it seem like its a surname (maybe because its tradition to place the mothers surname in the middle?) So it diminishes the overly cute for me.

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