We just found out the gender of our second baby and its a girl! Iv always loved the name [name_f]Maya[/name_f] but im having a hard time settling on a middle name. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is a family name on both mine and my husbands side so its special to me but im just not IN LOVE with it. I always thought [name_f]Jovie[/name_f] was a cute name, from the movie elf not Bon [name_u]Jovi[/name_u], and my husbands name is [name_u]Joe[/name_u] and I thought I could spin it as a mix between my dad and husbands name. Both families really want [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] because of the family ties so I feel torn. [name_m]Just[/name_m] for reference my sons name is [name_u]Carter[/name_u] [name_u]Daniel[/name_u]. also we have an Italian last name that starts with a P.
Hmmm I think both could work and other middles could work also. It sounds like you aren’t in love with [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] but I’m also not sure if I’m picking up on you LOVING [name_f]Jovie[/name_f] either. At the end of the day silence the voices and find the combo that you and your husband love.
Would you/your family be open to [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] Alternatives? like say, [name_f]Caterina[/name_f]?
I am not personally a HUGE fan of [name_f]Jovie[/name_f] so given the choice I would steer more [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
Some other Options, just throwing them out there for you to think on!:
[name_f]Joie[/name_f] - the french version of [name_f]Joy[/name_f], gives you that nod to [name_u]Joe[/name_u]
[name_u]Joey[/name_u] - Super cute and I think [name_u]Joey[/name_u] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is adorable together
[name_u]Jo[/name_u] - simple and works with anything before it realy i.e. [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - The “K” gives it a fresher look to me
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
Katy/Kady/Katie
Katya/Katia
[name_f]Cate[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mya[/name_f]
You mentioned having an Italian last name, [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is greek for “pure” you could play around with that
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] means white in Italian which most people take to mean “pure”
I love all your ideas thank you so much. I will definitely give them some thought. Not sure why I never considered just using my husbands name the way it is!!
I am partial to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] for a middle name. So I vote [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]!
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband is actually named after his grandmother (Josephine)! So that would be a family name bonus. Sounds cute too. thank you!
I think that decisions like this should be done only by parents (unless parents themselves want others to actively participate). If you and your husband love [name_f]Jovie[/name_f], [name_u]Joe[/name_u], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or any other name more than [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], then there it is
maya jovie is adorable!!!
I agree for sure. Its difficult when there is tradition with middle names on both sides of the family and I can break tradition because at the end of the day its my decision but I just want to explore my options and be happy with our choice!
I love [name_f]Maya[/name_f] Jovie!! So bright and lovely
I would not use [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] if you don’t love it. Other people may have an opinion but it’s not their baby and you should love it, not them. However, based on your post it doesn’t sound like you really love [name_f]Jovie[/name_f] either. Maybe you just didn’t explain how much you love it in the post, but if you aren’t sure if it’s the absolute best name then maybe keep looking.