I’m new at this and could use some help! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I are leaning towards [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]… or [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] (can’t quite decide on that either) for our baby girl. We loved [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] but someone said it sounds a lot like ‘harlequin’ which made us reconsider. [name_u]Baby[/name_u]'s surname is pronounced like ‘green-ee’ so rules out a lot of names (ee sounding endings, colours, flowers etc).
What should [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]'s middle name be?
Personally, I prefer the [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] spelling. I agree that if you say “[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]” quickly, it does kind of blur together and sound like harlequin. Here are some ideas:
I think I would go with [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]! Some middle badges could be:
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] is one of my favourite names too! (I slightly prefer how the “e” spelling looks, it just looks more “finished” to me, but that’s just my opinion)
One of my favourite combos is [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Wyn[/name_u], which has a similar sound to your favourite [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] but without the harlequin issue.
[name_f]My[/name_f] other suggestions…
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] (I love this but my surname is D )
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f]
Congratulations & I hope you find your perfect name soon!
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] is a beautiful name! I don’t think the last name necessarily rules out flower/word names. It would be more obvious is the name was [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] ‘green-ee’ [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but that’s not the case!
I love [name_u]Marlow[/name_u], and don’t have a strong preference between the spellings so I can’t help there. From previous commenters’ suggestions, I love:
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
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