I’m getting close to my due date and still haven’t settled on a middle name. I need help!
As the title says, her first name will be [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], and last name [name_m]Brown[/name_m]. Was thinking a middle name with at least two syllables would sound better with the one syllable last name.
I want something classic… and sort of ‘hauntingly beautiful’, if that makes sense lol
From your list, I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] best. I’d choose [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] over [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] because it flows better if both names don’t end in -a. [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] are pretty, but having both names start with the same L sound can be a bit sing-songy. (My name is like this, and it’s not terrible, but I’m avoiding that for my kids.)
[name_m]Brown[/name_m] is such a nice, emphatic way to end the name that I also like something with a soft sound in the middle, like [name_f]Coralie[/name_f] or [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f].
I’d avoid [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]: not because of the L, but because they also (more or less) have the same beginning syllable as [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]. From your list, I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. I agree with lwj1986 about [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f].
My favorite is definitely [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] followed by [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. I agree with the pp that you should avoid names starting with L or ending with A.
Not a huge fan of any on your list; I agree with @meraud that [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] sound too similar to [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] is too sing-songy as they both have the -ia endings. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] are alright, but neither grab me as incredibly gorgeous or unique with [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]. I actually think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] sounds amazing with one syllable middle names; [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]; but some longer names definitely complement it nicely as well.
Suggestions:
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (no similar sounds within the names but they have a similar cadence and style)
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] - I think this works because although the names share a beginning letter, the first sounds are very different! Plus a cute nick name would be [name_f]Liddie[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
Oops, just reread and realized you have a one syllable last name, so I take back what I said about a one syllable middle name- you’re right that won’t work. Here are some more suggestions in place of those one syllable ones:
I think all of your options are pretty. I particularly like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f].
Some idea I like are:
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Clemence[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
