Madeleine as a middle name for Cecily?

We will find out very soon if our first baby is a boy or a girl! We have decided on [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] for our girl’s name, but middle names have proven very difficult. I want two middle names and have thrown dozens of options at DH. He doesn’t have any suggestions of his own, but has easily dismissed all of mine.

I lean towards old fashioned British names, but DH thinks we should look at family names, or ones that mean something significant to us. My grandmother’s middle name was [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (first name was [name_f]Pierrette[/name_f] so that wouldn’t work), but I cringe to think of all the [name_f]Maddie[/name_f]/[name_f]Maddy[/name_f] names out there after that name shot to popularity a few years ago.

What do you think of [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have some suggestions for me since DH isn’t being very helpful in the name department?

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]

I quite like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] and all the suggested combos.

I might add:
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Eva[/name_f]

I love this combination!

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is quite lovely!

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is gorgeous.

Wow, I’m glad to hear everyone likes it so far! I am liking [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]. Both of those tick off boxes for DH since they are family names, but I care more about how the names sound collectively.

I just thought of [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] since this is DH’s grandmother’s name. I am not generally a fan of [name_f]May[/name_f] but I love alliteration and like that it’s short since I go for longer names and know I should avoid yet another 3 syllable name. What do you think?

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] is charming and [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (particularly that spelling) sounds great with it.

It sounds perfect!

[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]

I’m not normally a huge fan of [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], but [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] sounds gorgeous! Both names flow perfectly together. For a second middle name; how about:

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]

I hope you like some of these :slight_smile:

It flows nicely

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]