Me and my partner decided on [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] for our baby many months ago but I have never been able to find the perfect middle name for her. I like unusual, ‘trendy’ and nature names and my partner likes much more traditional names, so [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] was the only one we agreed on! Her surname will be one syllable, starting with an N and ending with a T.
Here is the list of middle names I’ve considered, just haven’t fallen in love with any of them:
I think [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] are all beautiful. It’s hard to say which is my favourite but I’m quite liking the alliterative options. If you want something a little more unexpected [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] seems like the best choice. Some other ideas:
Oh, I adore [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]! From your list, my favorites are [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]. You’ve gotten so many wonderful suggestions already as well! I personally would prefer [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] with with a non-word name in the middle. Here are some that come to mind:
Yes I love the alliteration too, wasn’t something I was ever into before either!
Imogen was what my partner was going to be called if he was a girl so he’s not keen to reuse it but I think it’s so pretty! He doesn’t mind [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] but prefers [name_u]Louise[/name_u] which I think is a bit too bland for me. Would have locked [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] in already but he’s from [name_u]Harlow[/name_u] so not sure if that just immediately makes it a bit odd and tacky?
I LOVE [name_f]Nell[/name_f] I’d never thought of that and he did say a one syllable name would sound best. I’ll definitely suggest that to him. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] was actually my number one choice to begin with but everyone said two nature names was a bit much. Think it’s going back on my list now though! Tysm x
I love [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] actually as an alternative to [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]! I also really like [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], I was thinking to go with a more unisex middle as well just to dilute the floweriness/girliness of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]! x
Thanks! [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Camille[/name_u], really into [name_u]French[/name_u] names at the moment for some reason.
I actually really considered [name_f]Claire[/name_f] a while ago but saying the whole name quickly sounds like ‘I declare not’! It’s minor and probably wouldn’t be picked up by most people but it ruined it for me unfortunately! Same reason I can’t go with [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] - that would sound like ‘I believe not’!
I think that with a one syllable last name, the whole name might flow best if you have a two plus syllable mn. Also, I’m loving [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], but does that ‘n’ at the end of [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] sound okay w/your ln? Same w/Ivy [name_f]Elowyn[/name_f]. If that doesn’t bother you, those are my two favorites. Otherwise, I think [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] has a lovely flow & [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is darling.
Ivy [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Elowyn[/name_f] are so lovely! Also loving the previous suggestions of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u].
You mentioned liking [name_u]French[/name_u] names. Have you considered…
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f]/Cosette
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
Ivy [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is one of my top girl names right now! I also like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
Ivy is a great choice! I like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestions of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]!
My top three:
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
Ivy is very short so I feel like short + longer name flows better. Also [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] or [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] give more personality and character to the full name.
I don’t know why but when I read [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] I thought of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f].
I love [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] but [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] are both Christmassy names and she’s due in the middle of [name_u]August[/name_u]!
My name is [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], and my middle name which I love is [name_u]Marie[/name_u] (it was my grandmother’s middle name too). I’ve always felt that [name_u]French[/name_u] names make a lovely match with first name [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. That said, my great grandmother’s name was [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Dell[/name_u], but she went by [name_f]Iva[/name_f], which puts a different sound on it. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite from your list is [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
