Middle names for Charlotte and Philomena

[name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Philomena[/name] are our favorites for a girl right now, if it turns out that the baby is a girl. My favorite combo is [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name], but hubby doesn’t like it as much and he also thinks that [name]Rosamund[/name] it too close to [name]Rosemary[/name], which is my name. However he doesn’t mind [name]Annabelle[/name], even though our daughter’s middle name is [name]Bellatrix[/name]. :wink:

We would be delighted to hear what your favorite middle names are for [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Philomena[/name]. And I would also like to know what you think about [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name]?

~ [name]Rosemary[/name]

I really like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name]!

Also:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rose[/name] - wonderful since your name is [name]Rosemary[/name]!
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name]

I love [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]-- what about [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]? I don’t like the back-to-back Ts in [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name].

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]

I think [name]Philomena[/name] is very pretty.

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Clemence[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

My initial impression of [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name], although I think it’s pretty and I like both of the names, is that they’re both feminine forms of male names. It seems obvious to me when the two are in combination, whereas [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] or [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name] (as example) would not be so blatant. If this doesn’t bother you, then I think they are both lovely names.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I like:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name] (still prefer [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] though)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eliza[/name] (prefer [name]Elizabeth[/name], my mother’s name)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]

And that [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Thomasina[/name] are both feminine forms of male names doesn’t bother me at all since [name]Charlotte[/name] is a nice classic name. It isn’t like [name]Madison[/name] [name]Taylor[/name] or anything :slight_smile:

~ [name]Rosemary[/name]

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Michelle[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

What do you think?

[name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Philomena[/name] are both fantastic! :slight_smile:

From your list of favorites, I like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name], and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] best, but they’re all lovely. :slight_smile:

What about [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Philomena[/name] or [name]Philomena[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]?

Others:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Viola[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Wren[/name]

[name]Just[/name] wanted to say that I really love [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]; I think it’s quite a knockout name and hard to find something else to outdo it. I also think it’s really wonderful that [name]Rosamund[/name] is so close to [name]Rosemary[/name]; why not give your daughter a variation of your own name as her middle? I think that’s fantastic. In fact, I think [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] happens to sound wonderful too; in the abstract I think I prefer [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name], but if you wanted to use your own name in its full form, that would definitely be a trumping consideration.

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is my very favorite!

my favorite is the suggestion of [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]…very pretty and love that it is your name in honour (:

OMG I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Philomena[/name]!!! I’ve never heard of that name before. It’s just lovely. great meaning too. And [name]Phil[/name] as a nn? too cute!!! will age well

Thanks for the new suggestions. I like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] too. But neither of our other children are named after me or my husband, would it be weird if #4 was named after me?

And of the new suggestions I will think more about these:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (my sister’s middle name though)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rosalia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]

It is really hard to find a good middle name for [name]Philomena[/name]! I would love some more suggestions for [name]Philomena[/name] :slight_smile: We will probably not use [name]Phil[/name] as a nickname, but [name]Philly[/name] and [name]Mena[/name]

~ [name]Rosemary[/name]

I think it’s fine (great!) to pass along your name to your fourth child. My grandmother did just that. She gave her name as the middle name of her fourth child (her third daughter). The other daughters did not have a problem with it.

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Faye[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Odette[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]

[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Renee[/name]

Hmm… I like all of these combos equally. :slight_smile: Which one sounds best with your surname?

I’d be inclined to pair [name]Philomena[/name] with a shorter middle name, since it’s four syllables:
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Fern[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Patience[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name]

But on the other hand, there isn’t anything wrong with long. :slight_smile:
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Clemency[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]/[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Liliane[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Ophelie[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Rosabelle[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

You are right-- it IS hard to pair middle names with [name]Philomena[/name]! :slight_smile:

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] and [name]Philomena[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]! Gorgeous!

Thanks for the new suggesitons. I will think more about:
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]