Middle ground for a middle name

Girl Names
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We are officially ttc for #2 and are both loving [name]Susannah[/name]. We always had it down as a middle name for a second little girl because it honours a dear aunt of mine, but we love its elegance coupled with its pioneer girl charm so much that its become a top contender for a first name. So now we’re talking about a middle name for [name]Susannah[/name] and we’re butting heads. We both have our favourites, now we need a compromise.

I love [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]. For me, its the perfect name. [name]Delphine[/name] is a long time love of mine and i love the flow with [name]Susannah[/name]. Its also a bit unexpected which is important to me since [name]Susannah[/name] is more familiar than our dd’s name. However, Dh has an almost pathological hatred of [name]Delphine[/name]. I can’t really explain it, its just annoying. He’s usually very open minded with names but i don’t think i’ll ever win this one. Sigh.

He loves [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Memphis[/name]. I actually like it; [name]Memphis[/name] is bluesy and cool (i know i lifted that from the database description, but its true!) and Dh is a big blues and early rock and roll fan (as am I). Its unexpected and the flow isn’t bad, and [name]Memphis[/name] is a good looking and sounding word. But on the other hand, i think its a bit silly considering neither of us are from the States, we live in a small village in south-west england, and we’ve never been to [name]Memphis[/name]. Something about that just irks me.

[name]Do[/name] you Berries have any ideas of a compromise between [name]Delphine[/name] and [name]Memphis[/name] that would sound good with [name]Susannah[/name]? Here’s a couple i’ve come up with:
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Maybelle[/name]: this has the music connections that dh like and it is adorable. But im a bit jaded with the whole [name]Belle[/name] thing.
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Mirabelle[/name]: i like the frilly character but see above about [name]Belle[/name] names
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]: pretty but i dont think dh loves it
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]: i got really excited when i thought of this last night, it mixes the bluesiness of [name]Memphis[/name] with the beautiful French flair of [name]Delphine[/name]. But now i’m thinking theres too many "u"s.
Any other ideas?

Thank you!

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Memphis[/name]! I think it’s adorable! Girls are named [name]Georgia[/name], but they don’t have to live in [name]Georgia[/name], for example. To be honest, I think it would be weird if my name was [name]Georgia[/name] and I lived in [name]Georgia[/name]. Haha! It would definitely take away from the name. [name]Just[/name] like [name]Carolina[/name] or [name]Dakota[/name], it’s soooo cute on girl, just not if they live there. That’s my opinion, though! [name]Memphis[/name] is absolutely lovely!

Good luck!!

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Thanks hilary, place names are tricky imo. I do like [name]Memphis[/name], there is something about that cluster of consonants in the middle ( much like the ‘lph’ in the middle of [name]Delphine[/name] now i come to think about it) that i find irresistable. And i do see your point. I suppose [name]Memphis[/name] just seems a bit too cool for us!

I’d love any other suggestions if you’ve got any, Berries!