Middle Name for Ida

Girl Names
1

So I think me and my partner have decided on [name_f]Ida[/name_f] for our little girl. My partner loves it and I am coming around to it.

I just cannot choose a middle name to go with it! I’m trying to find something that makes it seem not so old lady-ish, if that makes sense?

I like word/nature/colour names and ones that are a bit more out there. But i’m open to any kind of suggestions. I’m also contemplating two middle names if we find the right ones. The surname is 2 syllables, starts with W and ends in “ee”. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is out as its her big sister, [name_f]Indi[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]'s.

Some names I like at the moment but don’t quite seem to flow, are -

Nightingale
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
Luxe
[name_m]Winslowe[/name_m]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Bluebelle[/name_f]

Thanks!

2

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_m]Rossi[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Indi[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] too!

3

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Ray[/name_u] maybe? Or [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

4

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]

5

My great-grandmother was called [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], which I’ve always liked. I know it’s possibly counter-productive to mention someone old here, but it was an interesting choice for the time! That’s a unisex name that doesn’t get as much attention as most of the others.

Other ideas:
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Cyane[/name_f] / [name_u]Cyan[/name_u] (since you have a few nature / color names in your list)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] (I also love the suggestion of [name_f]Lillian[/name_f])
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Shirin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Tesla[/name_f] (I also like [name_f]Tess[/name_f], but that might veer into old-fashioned territory)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Zadie[/name_f] (same issue as [name_f]Tess[/name_f], with [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], but this is one variation I actually love)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]

6

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]?
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]?

7

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Apple[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Bell[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Holland[/name_u]

Good luck :slight_smile:

8

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] Mayflower/Maeflower is one of my absolute favourite combinations.

9

Oh we are actually using [name_f]Ida[/name_f] for a middle name.

10

Oh gosh I don’t think this is making it any easier! Such nice suggestions!!

I also like [name_f]Ida[/name_f] Erys Nightingale but wondering if having the two vowels close together makes it sound like the name is all one word, like Idaerys?

11

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Comfort[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]True[/name_u] or [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Trula[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Miren[/name_f]

Of these, [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Miren[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Trula[/name_f], and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] are my favorites.

12

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]

13

As [name_f]Ida[/name_f] can sound a bit like “I had a” said quickly, I suggest going for a middle name which isn’t a word in English, so that (for example) [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] doesn’t end up sounding like “I had a [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]”.