My partner and I have our first girl name pretty much set in stone - [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f].
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is one of my favourite names, if we had a second girl, she would 100% be [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. But, if we had a boy first, then we’d need a new middle name for her (First boy/second child regardless of gender will have the middle name [name_u]Avery[/name_u], so this is if [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is child #3)
I like to use honour names as middles, so what do people think of:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] (not super pro-this one, but it is an important honour)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] (same as [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], don’t love [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] but the person is important)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f]
Male people, suggestions wanted:
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
Thoughts on these/suggestions on other ways to honour those names would be greatly appreciated!
I think all the [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] combos except [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] flow well, and even then [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is okay. I particularly like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f] as they’re strong, classic and unexpected combos. (I love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] too!)
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] - [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] doesn’t flow well, but [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Toni[/name_f] or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Tonette[/name_f]/[name_f]Toinette[/name_f] work.
[name_m]William[/name_m] - I have a female ancestor called Wilmot, which used to be used for girls as a derivative of [name_m]William[/name_m]. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] Wilmot works.
[name_m]Ian[/name_m] - [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is female form, already on your list, and very traditional sounding with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f].
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] - [name_f]Colette[/name_f]? [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f] is good.
I love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]! Especially with [name_f]Alice[/name_f]. I know you don’t like [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] but what about [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]? (No-em-ee)?
Of those you’ve listed, I like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] best – strong, classy and simple. I think that works well with [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], too. I also like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], however if you’re not too keen on [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], probably best to move on to something else that you do like.
In regard to your honors, [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] was my immediate thought to honor both [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] at once. Also, [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Willemina[/name_f], [name_f]Anthea[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Noemie[/name_f] & [name_f]Nomi[/name_f]. Many of these don’t work as well with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] as first, but as further ideas for you. Of these, I really like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Noemie[/name_f] & [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Willamina[/name_f] and think [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f] is very nice too.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions! I’m glad there’s love for [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]!
I really like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] - such a good way to get [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]! (both our dads, so ideal!)
I also like:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u] ([name_f]Marianne[/name_f] maybe?)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (that’s my name, is that weird?)
I worry a little that next to [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] middle names like [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f] would seem a bit bland, like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] had been shortchanged a cool middle name.
To give [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] her own flower, how about [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] or [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]?
I also like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
