So we’ve decided on naming our daughter [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] (not the most original choice, I know, but we love the name!) and now we’re looking for a beautiful, unusual middle name that flows well with the first name.
So far we’ve come up with:
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (too common, so we might have two middle names if we do decide to have [name_f]Rose[/name_f], like [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f])
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
We’ve just run out of ideas. Please help!!! Thank you in advance!
I think [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] is a really great combination. It’s nice to have something a little different like this in the middle with a popular first name. I would avoid [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] as half the [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]'s out there will have one of these in the middle.
I like [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] from your list. I’m not fussed about the length: even with a 3-syllable surname the full name comes in at 10 total syllables, and you really have to go over that before I start getting skittish about length.
If it’s a short surname, then all the better because a very long first with two very short names gets awkward.
With a very common first, I do think it’s nice to see a more unusual middle, or one with a twist. Some other ideas -
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] (a flower name with that Z sound that probably won’t be on every girl’s birth certificate)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] (same)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (unusual floral choice with the familiarity of [name_f]Mary[/name_f])
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] (both of these less expected that [name_f]Felicity[/name_f])
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] (definitely unusual)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (B’s in both names, very nice)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f] (this moonglow name is so nice next to [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (keeps the “loo” sound of [name_f]Louise[/name_f] while being less common as a middle)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] (keeps the “eeze” sound of [name_f]Louise[/name_f] while being more unusual, a little L heavy though)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (more grown-up than [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f])
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] (looks beautiful and sounds beautiful)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Clarisse[/name_f] (similarity to [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] and [name_f]Louise[/name_f] in one)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] ([name_f]Cecily[/name_f] has the playfulness of [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] while being far less common)
I think it’s great that you want an unusual middle, but none of your choices sound unusual to me. I think something like these would be more along the lines of unusual. There are some great suggestions in the other posts too!
Isabella Britton
Isabella Eden
Isabella Gray
Isabella Iris
Isabella Ivy
Thank you in advance!