Expecting a new little one at the end of the year, and don’t know the sex but of course are thinking of names! [name]Just[/name] for some backstory/info…I have a son named [name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Edgar[/name]. Our last name is one syllable, and has a Z sound in it just for reference. We love short names, not extremely popular or top 100. We love Scandinavian, Celtic and Dutch names primarily. We also are not into unisex names and like our boys names to sound manly, and girls names to be sweet and girly.
Our 1st choices for a female name is Sansa. [name]Sanne[/name] (pronounced Sah-na) is our second favorite (clearly there is a trend here lol!) but we have no ideas for a middle name at all! Helpl!
Since Sansa (or [name]Sanne[/name]) are two syllables, I’m not sure if you’d prefer a middle name with one or two. Here’s some names I think would sound nice with your chosen first name.
[name]One[/name] Syllable:
[name]Hilde[/name]
Two Syllables:
[name]Carin[/name]
[name]Branwen[/name]
[name]Dagny[/name]
[name]Malene[/name]
Three Syllables:
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Daffodil[/name]
[name]Valentijne[/name]
I think I’m gearing for three, only because I feel like it has a better flow! But I like one syllable too.
I like [name]Imogen[/name], but husband doesn’t love it. I think he would like [name]Hilde[/name], it sounds very [name]German[/name] (hes from [name]Berlin[/name]) but I’m not a huge fan!
I’m finding it difficult to find middle names for Sansa. I had a similar problem when I looked for middle names for [name]Saskia[/name]. [name]Sanne[/name] sounds lovely as well. Here’s some ideas but I feel like I’m far off from your tastes!
I loved the name [name]Saskia[/name]! But my husband wasn’t on board. I have no idea why it is soo hard! I think the fact that our last name is short and actually quite strong sounding also makes it difficult to find names that flow. I think the names you suggested, besides [name]Imogen[/name], are a little bit too long for us!
Sansa is very odd to me, it’s the name of a company that makes cheap MP3 players - I had one in high school. It’s also been used in several fantasy stories, which I don’t find objectionable, but it just feels like it really lacks substance. [name]Sanne[/name] is nice, though. [name]Sunniva[/name] spings to mind, too, I don’t know if that would be something you were interested in.
Middle suggestions:
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Lily[/name] - popular, but it feels short and feminine enough to stand up next to a very strong last name and soften everything out
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] / [name]Sanne[/name] [name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Elowen[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name] [name]Liesel[/name]
Have you considered [name]Silje[/name]/[name]Silja[/name] ( Scando pet form of [name]Cecilia[/name] “celia”) or [name]Silke[/name]? I love all of these!
Oh I love Sansa and [name]Vaughn[/name]!
I really want to use a Game of Thrones name for a baby.
Middle name suggestions:
[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Isaline[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Elowen[/name]
[name]Eleri[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Malin[/name]
[name]Marit[/name], Merit
[name]Rae[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Bryn[/name]
Thanks for the suggestions! I like [name]Sanne[/name], but my husband is in love with Sansa, and the only reason he even considered [name]Sanne[/name] is because it reminds him of Sansa! I don’t hate Sansa either though The only middle name there that I am slightly drawn too is [name]Elowen[/name] (hubby has already nixed it). We can’t do [name]Lily[/name] because [name]Sanne[/name] means [name]Lily[/name] lol.
Thank you! I know, the more we say it the more it just feels like the right name for us/our family/our style!
I looove [name]Esme[/name], but our last name is Mez! Ezz-Mee Mez sounds weird, doesnt it? Maybe it’s just me lol.
In many Latinate languages, Sansa is very close to the word “without” (senza, sans, etc). It also reminds me of [name]Sanka[/name] coffee, the cheap frozen instant coffee substitute used in many poor countries. Honestly, I wouldn’t use it.
Well its a good thing I wasn’t asking for opinions about the first name!
We live in [name]Canada[/name], not a latin country, and I have never even heard on [name]Sanka[/name] as I’m sure most people around here haven’t either. I definitely wouldn’t choose a name based on a brand that people may/may not have heard of in countries across the ocean.
Sansa is pretty. My daughters name is also not a favorite on here and I just try to tell myself that the world is a diverse place and we all can’t be named [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Kaylee[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name].
Sansa Èowyn (not a Tolkien fan?)
Sansa [name]Emblyn[/name]
Sansa Lowena
Sansa [name]Kerensa[/name]
Sansa [name]Mabyn[/name]
Sansa [name]Morwenna[/name]
Sansa Wenn
Edit: Just wanted to say I LOVE Sansa! And while Sanne, is lovely, it seems like you have your hearts set on Sansa, and you could always use Sanne as a nn. And with the issue of Sansa not being recognised as a girls name, Game of Thrones is pretty big so that’s likely to raise the acceptance of it as a girls name and plenty of names are unisex anyway, so what does it matter!
The only middle name there that I am slightly drawn too is [name]Elowen[/name] (hubby has already nixed it). We can’t do [name]Lily[/name] because [name]Sanne[/name] means [name]Lily[/name] lol.