Hello. My husband and I are newbies to the baby naming world. We are expecting our first in [name]October[/name] and we do not know what we are having so we are preparing for both a boy and a girl. We have not even come close to picking a boys name but both agree on [name]Eva[/name] (pronounced Ay-va) for a girl. My area of trouble right now is a middle name. We have a short four letter last name starting with an A and ending with an M. Not a good one. I like longer more classic names, some I have considered are [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Therese[/name], [name]Madeline[/name]…but my husband is not sold. I am looking for some help and suggestions!
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Dagmar[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Helene[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
I’m not sure but about the spelling you chose for Ay-va. [name]Eva[/name] will be mispronounced a lot. Maybe you should spell it [name]Ava[/name].?
I’m just pointing it out. [name]Both[/name] ways are beautiful! [name]Eva[/name] is just getting pretty popular lately.
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
I do understand what you mean and we have already thought of that. We are set on [name]Eva[/name] as it is a family name and that is the traditional Hungarian spelling. My husband is hungarian.
I think people will be flexible enough to get the prn you want from [name]Eva[/name] after one correction. I bet some people will actually say Ay-va on the first try. I think [name]Eva[/name] prn Ay-va is familiar in much of the US from Spanish (like [name]Eva[/name] Longoria). I work with a lot of Spanish speakers, so honestly when I see [name]Eva[/name] I think your pronunciation.
I think part of your middle name difficulties are that the name will probably flow best if it is starting and ending with a consonant, because [name]Eva[/name] ends with a vowel and your last name starts with a vowel. It’s not so hard to find names like that, but it does take some doing. Personally, I think long names will work best to break up a fairly quick first and last name, but certainly that’s not an absolute requirement. 2 syllables will give a 2-2-2 flow which often doesn’t work as nicely as some others (but as always, there are exceptions). That is, with 4 letters I’m assuming your ln is 2 syllables, but please share if I’m wrong.
It might help you to put these into groups and think about what flow you like best. Middle names starting and ending with a consonant with one or three syllables (there are some repeats, which means more than one person is liking it) include:
1- Syllable
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jane[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rose[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Tess[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Grace[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Faith[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Hope[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] A
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Claire[/name] A
3-syllable
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name] A (a lot of V, but I like it. [name]Both[/name] meanings relate to life)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Magdalen/name
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Mercedes[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Julianne[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rosaline[/name]
Some Hungarian options I really like (per a website I’m looking at, so sorry if wrong : D)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rez[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Felicitas[/name] (better flow than [name]Eva[/name] [name]Felicity[/name], I think, although that works too)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Felician[/name] (ditto on being better than [name]Eva[/name] [name]Felicia[/name], but that still works too)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Katalin[/name] (More exotic than [name]Eva[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Catherine[/name])
[name]Eva[/name] Firenze (OK, two vowels with your last name coming up, but I think it’s great!)
Plus some of the suggestions above seem to have Hungarian spellings / be used in Hungary!
Best wishes!
[name]Hi[/name]! Congratulations for your baby! [name]Eva[/name] is such a gorgeous name!
I would use. In bold my favourites ones:
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Natalie[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Adeline[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name]-[name]Mae[/name] A.(I really like this type of compund names)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Saffron[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Violet[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rose[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatriz[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Florence[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Louise[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Leonora[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Mairi[/name] A. (The first thing that cames to my mind when I think in a middle name for [name]Eva[/name] is [name]Marie[/name], but it sounds so dated, that I prefer this spelling)
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Constance[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Amelie[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Alice[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Philippa[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Grace[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]June[/name] A.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Claudine[/name] A.
I hope you can find the perfect name, whatever it will be, she will be a cute and healthy girl!
Good [name]Luck[/name]!
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