Middle name for Heidi?

We have a toddler girl, [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] and our second baby is due [name]August[/name]…favourite name if it’s a girl is [name]Heidi[/name] but I’m after some fresh suggestions for a middle name! Surname begins with M and sounds like [name]Macon[/name].

Some I’ve toyed with:

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name] (hubby doesn’t love)
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] (I do love the nickname [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Lou[/name] or [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Bea[/name])
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

Would like to avoid any starting in A, prefer not to have [name]HAM[/name] as initials.

[name]Heidi[/name] means noble and kind, so something to complement that meaning would be great!

Thanks in advance!

I love the name [name]Heidi[/name].
From your picks, I love [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Emilia[/name] & [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Bea[/name].
I once was a nanny to a little girl named [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Joan[/name] ____ . I think [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] makes for a really great name as well!

Best! :slight_smile:

I prefer [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Eve[/name] and [name]Hedi[/name] [name]Emilia[/name] from your list. But when i say them out loud i think [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Eve[/name] has a better sound and flow to it. I like your choices very feminine and beautiful

[name]Hi[/name], love your choice of [name]Heidi[/name]! Congratulations!

With [name]Heidi[/name] ending in a vowel, to my ear the next name starting with a consonant rolls off the tongue more easily than if it starts with a vowel.

That being the case, I think [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Louisa[/name], or also [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Julia[/name] go together beautifully.

Good luck, hope all goes well, and let us know which name you end up choosing! :slight_smile:

I really love [name]Louisa[/name] and the nn [name]Lou[/name] as well as [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Beatrice[/name], but let’s see if some others strike your fancy…

[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] nn [name]Fee[/name]?

Whatever you pick, please don’t use [name]Grace[/name]! I’ve heard enough little girls with mn [name]Grace[/name] to last a lifetime!

Thanks for the input and suggestions.

Hubby really likes [name]Louise[/name], so maybe [name]Louisa[/name] could be a compromise.

Think you have a good point, opalmoon, about the middle name starting with a consonant…

[name]Love[/name] the suggestions of [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name], but paired with our surname, it sounds too repetitive.

Funnily enough, I had considered quite a few of the suggestions - of [name]Johanna[/name], [name]Ingrid[/name], [name]Clementine[/name]…so you have picked up on my taste rather quickly! :slight_smile:

I know it’s not in fashion, but I like [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Joan[/name]. I prefer one syllable middle names with [name]Heidi[/name] that start with a consonant.

Ideas that fit this pattern:

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Wren[/name]

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] is just perfect! :slight_smile:

Am now wondering about either:

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]

Thoughts?

To me [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is v pretty but [name]Rose[/name] is sooo common as a middle name…[name]Seraphine[/name] is beautiful and being a noble and kind angel sounds pretty cool, don’t ya think?

Ooh, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Heidi[/name]!
Possible mn’s
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Opal[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]

[name]Heidi[/name]'s a great choice for a name, and I think I like [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] best.

From your list I like [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] best. I also really like [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Johanna[/name]. I like [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Emilia[/name] as well, but I’m probably biased as my mom’s name is [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and my mn is [name]Emelia[/name] (close to [name]Emilia[/name]).
Good luck making your final choice!

[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Elaine[/name] ([name]Elaine[/name] is the French variation of [name]Helen[/name], which means bright, shining one)
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Ann[/name] ([name]Ann[/name] means grace)
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Jae[/name] ([name]Jae[/name] comes from [name]Jay[/name], which means jaybird)
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Fae[/name] ([name]Fae[/name] means fairy)
[name]Heidi[/name] [name]Raine[/name] ([name]Raine[/name] means queen)

I like [name]Seraphine[/name] quite a bit, especially because of the “e” ending, making it a reference to the French name and distinguishing it a bit from [name]Serafina[/name]/[name]Seraphina[/name], which is a bit trendy because of [name]Jennifer[/name] [name]Garner[/name]/[name]Ben[/name] Affleck.

[name]Rose[/name], I agree, is too common of a middle name, though it is very beautiful. If you like [name]Rose[/name], perhaps you’d like [name]May[/name], [name]Wren[/name], [name]Hope[/name], [name]June[/name], or [name]Laurel[/name]?

Thanks for your replies. Hubby has since suggested [name]Heidi[/name] [name]Beth[/name] which I love, so we will most likely use that if we have another girl.

[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]? [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] cecelia [name_f]Marie[/name_f]?

I really like [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] and am so happy to see it getting some love!
My favorite of your combos is [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] though I think even [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] would work well!
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] (too many I’s?)
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Margareta[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] (lu-see-a) or [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]? Since hubby doesn’t like [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], instead of [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]?

Well, my name is [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f].
I have always loved my name though, so feel free to borrow since I doubt we will ever meet.

I really like [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] from your list, though my personal tastes lean more towards [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f].

In any case, here are a few more suggestions:
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Regina[/name_f], a noble [name_f]Queen[/name_f] :wink:
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Cordula[/name_f] or [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] Libi, both mean “kind heart”
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Talulla[/name_f] and [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] both mean something like “kind, noble princess”
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], or [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] would all mean “noble, kind, bright”.
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] would be “kind and noble and desired”
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] could be translated to “noble and fair”
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] sound pretty, and [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] is related to [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] which means “God is my abundance”.

I hope that helps!

[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] nn [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Isaura[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]