Middle name for Ida

We choose [name_f]Ida[/name_f] for [name_f]Nell[/name_f]’s baby sister. Now we are thinking of middle names. Thoughts? Thanks!

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]

I actually really like [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]. Short and sweet, but spunky!

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My favourite is [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] but it is really a toss up as they are all lovely and totally useable. Is there perhaps one that is more meaningful to you as in an honour name, then it is the one I would choose.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] :slight_smile:

Out of your options, [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] or [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] depending on how many syllables are in your surname - [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] seems to short with only 1 but [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] seems to long with 4 or more.

Ida [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] are both so sweet!

(I love [name_f]Nell[/name_f] & [name_f]Ida[/name_f] together too!!)

Ida [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is beautiful!

I vote for [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f].

All of your options are so lovely, I can see why you’d have trouble deciding! I think they all flow really nicely as first-middle combos, so personally I’d pick based on your surname. If it’s quite long, I’d go with [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]. Otherwise, I’d pick from [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] or [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite of the two is [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f], but I can see [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] potentially going better with some surnames. It would come down to that for me, but [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] would be my top choice in the abstract!

Ida [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] has such a great flow! [name_u]Love[/name_u] the lengthy, romantic [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] with short, spunky [name_f]Ida[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]!

Nell and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] are incredible together! [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is my favourite middle option.

Ida [name_f]Mae[/name_f]/May was the first name that sprung to mind when I read the title.

I like the [name_f]Mae[/name_f] spelling for its old-fashioned charm.

Our last name is pronounced like Graco.

I love all of your middles which makes it hard to choose!

I think with your surname [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]/Mae might have the best flow of the three.

Good luck

I absolutely love [name_f]Ida[/name_f] and [name_f]Nell[/name_f]. What a gorgeous sibset!!! I’m partial to [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f], because I have this combo on my list (as [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]), but I really love [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. The [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] spelling is my favorite; it’s so classy!! If I had to rank:

1.) [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
2.) [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
3.) [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

Truly, though, I think you can’t go wrong with any off these. What a spectacular list! Congratulations and best of luck!!

With your surname, I think [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] or [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] sounds best! I kind of love the repeated “a” sounds in [name_f]May[/name_f] and your surname especially. I do still love [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] though, so I really don’t see a way for you to go wrong here!

I love your taste so much! I like [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] best. I have [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] on my list so I’d also suggest that. Maybe [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] or [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]? I love M names with [name_f]Ida[/name_f]!

Ida [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] sounds refreshing! The color green came to my mind. This peaceful and beautiful image enchants me. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] is an energetic middle name.
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is a powerful name. I really like it! Maybe [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] could still work as a nickname for this combo?