I asked about [name]Lucienne[/name] a few days ago and got a lot of positive feedback, which made me love the name even more. Now I just need to find a middle name I like for it. I think something short, sweet, and girly would be good. [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] came to mind, which I like but would love to hear some more ideas. Any ideas of what you think would be good with [name]Lucienne[/name]? Thanks!
I love [name]Lucienne[/name]! I, too, was wondering how the general population would pronounce it…would they pronounce it correctly or butcher it?!
I like [name]Corinne[/name], and [name]Blade[/name] offered the combination: [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Corinne[/name], which i think is beautiful, sophisticated, and classy.
[name]Do[/name] you prefer a nature/whimsical name (that’s how i see '[name]Poppy[/name])?
It’s not a hard and fast rule, but since [name]Lucienne[/name] places its stress on the very end of the word (the -ENNE syllable), if you pair it with a middle name which stresses the first syllable, it makes the flow very choppy. [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] does just that (lu-ci-ENNE POP-py).
I did suggest [name]Corinne[/name] and it’s a beautiful, elegant name but I think it’s too much -NNE for one name.
For the best flow, many of the -elle names work really well:
[name]Brielle[/name]
[name]Janelle[/name]
[name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Gisele[/name]
[name]Joelle[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Rachelle[/name]
Likewise the -ette names:
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Amoret[/name]
[name]Josette[/name]
Or French names in general:
[name]Celine[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Sandrine[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Yasmeen[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
If you want another 3-syllable middle, most of the ones ending with -a will stress the second syllable, not the first:
[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Calandra[/name] (means ‘lark’ in Greek)
[name]Calantha[/name] (means ‘beautiful flower’)
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Gianna[/name]
[name]Michaela[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Sedona[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Zahara[/name]
I like blade’s suggestion of usine elle middle names, of that list the ones I think sound great at [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Rachelle[/name], [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Joelle[/name], and [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Danielle[/name].
[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Caris[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Flora[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ayelet[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Arbor[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Celine[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ione[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Bird[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ailis[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Sinclaire[/name]
Maybe…
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Rosemarie[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] this for some reason
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Emilia[/name]