Hola!!! Wow it’s been a long time! [name_u]Baby[/name_u] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] is almost here and we’re so excited! Anyone want to give some ideas for the middle name? I would love something with a neat meaning and PLEASE don’t just list 1000 names that you like.
My mom’s name is [name_f]Donna[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]. She died 7 years ago and I wanted the baby to be named [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f], but hubby hates it, he’s Mexican so everyone and their aunt is named [name_f]Maria[/name_f]. Totally understandable. He suggested [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (my middle name) but then, same here - way too over-used… My cousin and sister have been pushing [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], which sounds great except I was hoping for something a little more original than [name_f]Rose[/name_f]…[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Donna[/name_f] just doesn’t sound right. I dunno, I’m back to square one, but it looks like [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is it unless I can find something that completely convinces me in the next month! the worst part is that I won’t pick a middle name unless it has some meaning to me, which y’all would never know because you don’t know me but I thought maybe some brainstorming and I’ll get lucky…
Anyway, THANK YOU for your help!!!
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Amber[/name_f]? [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is very pretty. I say go with your heart. See what rolls off your tonge. Yell at your husband and pretend he is your daughter. See if you want to yell that when you are calling her from the park or yelling at her for drawing on the wall. 
[name_f]Amber[/name_f] is a great suggestion but I personally don’t like it, I knew too many [name_m]Ambers[/name_m] growing up I guess. But your suggestion to practice saying the name out loud is a good one, and makes me feel better about [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. So thank you!!
I’d still love to hear more suggestions too though!
Congratulations!
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Brigitte[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlette[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_u]Patrice[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
If you wanted to go with a name related to [name_f]Maria[/name_f]/[name_f]Marie[/name_f], you actually have a lot of choices. I don’t know how religious you are, but there are many options if you connect a name with the life of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. Here are a couple of suggestions that are related to some title, event, attribute, or depiction of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]:
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Annunciata[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Immaculata[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]/[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Pilar[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] for you guys. [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] has the connection to your mother but it’s modern and not a common “filler” name.
But here are some more, I’m going to try to play off of [name_f]Donna[/name_f] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f].
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] Domina
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Mariah[/name_f]
Or maybe something Italian (for [name_f]Donna[/name_f]) or Latin (for [name_f]Maria[/name_f]):
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Carabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Giana[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]
Since meaning is important to you, as well as honoring you mother, what about choosing a middle with the same meaning as your mother’s name, or a variation of one of her names?
[name_f]Donna[/name_f] – means “lady” or “lady of the house”
Almera / [name_f]Elmira[/name_f] – “aristocratic lady; princess”
[name_f]Fatima[/name_f] – “our lady” (also “baby’s nurse” and “one who abstains”)
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] – “noble lady”
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] – “fair lady”
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] – “lady; mistress of the house” – this is the closest to [name_f]Donna[/name_f]'s exact meaning
I think [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Martha[/name_f] and [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] are beautiful.
[name_f]Donna[/name_f] doesn’t have a whole lot of legitimate variations, but here are a few: [name_f]Donia[/name_f]/[name_u]Danya[/name_u], Belladonna, [name_f]Madonna[/name_f].
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] has a lot of variations, as it’s a reference to the Virgin [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (which in fact [name_f]Donna[/name_f] is too):
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Moriah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Meryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Minette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
Another suggestion would be [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] (or variants [name_f]Magdalen[/name_f] / [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]) as it’s another [name_f]Mary[/name_f] reference that pairs beautifully with [name_f]Natalie[/name_f].
And last but not least: [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]. This combines your current top choice ([name_f]Rose[/name_f]) with a variant of your mother’s name ([name_f]Maria[/name_f]). There’s also [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f], but I think that the classic [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is a better option considering that [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] and [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] share the same ending. Plus how gorgeous is [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]??
Good luck! [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.
Wow so far you all have given me a lot to think about and some really cool ideas and directions - better than I expected! I SO appreciate the thought y’all are each putting into helping me out! Thank you!!!
[name_f]Nathalie[/name_f] Dantea would be sweet.
Hmm…
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] Belladonna (combines [name_f]Bella[/name_f] & [name_f]Donna[/name_f] together contains your mother’s name but creates a better flow with [name_f]Bella[/name_f])
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamond[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
: )
I see others got to it already but I think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] would both be really lovely, as would many of the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] variants like [name_f]Mara[/name_f] or [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]. I don’t think I saw [name_f]Maris[/name_f] or [name_f]Maren[/name_f] suggested so I will. [name_f]Maren[/name_f] I believe has actually a really different history in meaning I believe but the letters’ connection to the [name_f]Mary[/name_f] family names is good.
Roses of course have connections to [name_f]Mary[/name_f] so that on its own work. Does [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] have better flow in your mind? Another option if so. You could also do the boldly doube-barreled middle name and try [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f].
my name is [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] rose because my moms grandma and my dads grandma were both rose
What about [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]? It flows a better than [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Donna[/name_f], but still holds that connection to your mom.
Mae, is a variation of [name_u]Maria[/name_u], so,
Natalie [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Rose is also pretty, so,
Natalie [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
But if that’s too long and unoriginal,
Natalie [name_f]Rosae[/name_f]