[name_m]Hi[/name_m]!
Help us! We need a middle name for [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], little sister to [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]. Our last name starts with a G so [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is out because we don’t want her initials to be EGG! Some names we like (for family reasons are): [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].
As you can tell we like old fashioned names. What do you suggest?
Funny, I was going to suggest [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]. I’m sure it’s incredibly biased by the fact that [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] is one of my absolute favorite combos. [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] just seem to be meant for each other! I like [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], as well, and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] from your family options are equally beautiful.
I’m a [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and my family is [name_m]French[/name_m] so I always have heard my name said with an accent when visiting relatives with really neat [name_m]French[/name_m] names. Because of that, I think it pairs beautifully with [name_u]Eloise[/name_u].
I second [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] has a lovely flow to it. [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is pretty but seems a little . . . insubstantial?? Probably just me . . . but personally I would prefer [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f], which is elegant, somehow exotic while remaining quite literary and traditional, and which wonderfully matches both the rhythm and the ‘flower’ feel of [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]. (Pronounced mah-ree-AHN-ah.)
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is also a good fit, although I would want to balance the strong ‘ee’ sound of [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] with something a little stronger.