So I think we’ve finally agreed on No” for our baby boy! Now we need a middle name, and I’d love to hear your opinions. Dh is militantly francophone, though I might be able to sneak the perfect english middle name through, and I’d love something that reflects my Jewish background, though its not obligatory. Our last name is Berclaz (silent z). Thanks!
Is it pronounced No-ay?
Yes, its in the top 100 in [name]France[/name], but I guess pretty unusual in GB / US
[name]Hi[/name]! I think you’ve chosen a very pretty name. 
Let’s see…
(I can’t type with accents, so I’m sorry about that!)
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] Berclaz (I’m pronouncing [name]Clementine[/name] the French way…)
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] Berclaz (ditto)
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] Berclaz
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name] Berclaz
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name] Berclaz
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] Berclaz
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] Berclaz
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] Berclaz
Good luck!
Thanks for your reply! No” is actually a little boy!
I’m SO sorry! I’m really tired, and was thinking of a little female [name]Noa[/name] of whom I know.
Here’s the right list:
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Frederic[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Julian[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Lazarus[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Maximilien[/name] (I think the shorter middles flow better, though)
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (with the B in the middle, it may be a bit B heavy with your last name…I actually like the way it sounds with your last name, though)
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Solomon[/name]
I apologize again. When I’m tired, I always get the stupids.
Take care!
I’m SO sorry! I’m really tired, and was thinking of a little female [name]Noa[/name] of whom I know.
Here’s the right list:
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Frederic[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Julian[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Lazarus[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Maximilien[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (with the B in the middle, it may be a bit B heavy with your last name…I actually like the way it sounds with your last name, though)
I apologize again. When I’m tired, I always get the stupids.
Take care! :-)[/quote]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Noe[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]!
No worries 
I’ve been thinking about No” [name]Benjamin[/name] and No” [name]Frederic[/name], hmmm, maybe.
I think I like No” [name]Emmanuel[/name], but do you think the two ay sounds in a row are a problem?
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name] Berclaz is a very handsome name!
[name]Hi[/name]! I love [name]Noe[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Noe[/name] [name]Frederic[/name] (those were actually my favorites ), and I had [name]Noe[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name] on the list until I realized that you’d be pronouncing it with an AY sound.
While I think that [name]Noe[/name] (no-ay) [name]Emmanuel[/name] (eh-man-yoo-el) works, [name]Noe[/name] (no-ay) [name]Emmanuel[/name] (ay-man-yoo-el) doesn’t flow very well to me because of the back-to-back AY sounds you mentioned. When I say it out loud, I hear “no-ay-ay manuel.” I think [name]Emmanuel[/name] is really handsome though!
Good luck!
I do like [name]Emmanuel[/name] though, maybe for number 2 ? (possible getting ahead of myself here
What do you think of No” [name]Ilan[/name] (ee-lahn)? I came across it in a book and can’t get it out of my head.
I do appreciate all of your input! Thanks so much!
I like [name]Noe[/name] [name]Ilan[/name]… I said I liked [name]Noe[/name] Emmaunel (but I didn’t pay attention to what you said about the pronunciation you weanted to use and it just doesn’t flow well). [name]Noe[/name] [name]Ilan[/name] Berclaz flows very well and has a nice meaning as well (restful or peaceful tree)
I love [name]Ilan[/name] (spelled [name]Elan[/name], too), and I think that [name]Noe[/name] [name]Ilan[/name] flows better than [name]Noe[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name]. I still have to pause between both names because of the back-to-back vowels, though, and I just realized that all three names will have two syllables.
What about [name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Noe[/name] Berclaz or [name]Ilan[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name] Berclaz?
Take care!
I really like [name]Noe[/name] [name]Ilan[/name]. I love [name]Jill[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Noe[/name].
A few -
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Ferdinand[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Isaias[/name] or [name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] [name]Lucien[/name] or [name]Lucian[/name]
[name]Noe[/name] Montegomery