Middle name thoughts

So, my middle name is [name_u]Louise[/name_u], as is my mum’s. It was very common with other girls my age when I was growing up so I found it quite annoying, but I don’t think it’s as popular these days as it was then (unlike [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]May[/name_f], etc).

So I was considering passing it on to my own daughter, but then I remembered that my brother’s ex girlfriend also had the middle name [name_u]Louise[/name_u] and gave it to their daughter. I haven’t seen my niece for around 10 years now since his ex kept her from our side of the family after she and my brother split when my niece was a baby. Would this put you off using the name, or should I go ahead and use it anyway?

[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: I’m liking the name [name_f]Edie[/name_f] at the moment. If not [name_u]Louise[/name_u], can you suggest middle names that go well? So far on my list I have [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f] and [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

i think [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is darling and since it is your family name, not hers i do not think it is a big deal at all to give your daughter that middle name! [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is darling!
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Reign[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]

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I don’t see why you couldn’t also use [name_u]Louise[/name_u] as a middle and it sounds lovely with the gorgeous [name_f]Edie[/name_f]!

Other ideas you may like:

[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

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I think it’d be fine to use, but putting a tiny twist on it might be nice. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] is gorgeous!

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You could always do [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]

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I love the suggestion of [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]! What about:
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Monet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u]

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I think [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is totally usable for you - I’d connect it to yours and your middle name first, rather than a niece and an ex you haven’t seen in 10 years. Equally [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is popular enough that it wouldn’t seem like copying

[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is beautiful. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is sweet too

[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]

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[name_f]Edie[/name_f] I think is a good nn for [name_f]Edith[/name_f] or [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] but nevertheless, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lisette[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Laurel[/name_u], and [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Kendall[/name_u] are all stunning!

[name_u]Louise[/name_u] is a lovely name and as it’s your middle name along with your mothers I would consider using the name despite the connection. However if your unsure you could go for something like [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Lois[/name_f] so it feels similar to [name_u]Louise[/name_u] but it’s not [name_u]Louise[/name_u] exactly. I think [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] or [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f] sound pretty . Also you could potentially speak to your brother if you have a good relationship/feel comfortable doing so about using [name_u]Louise[/name_u] as your daughters middle name.

Anyways if [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is not here are some suggestions that could work with [name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Haven[/name_u]

From your other ideas I really like [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

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