My husband and I decided on [name]Ivy[/name] for our second girls option. Our first is [name]Cora[/name] [name]Annaliese[/name], which we [name]LOVE[/name]! Now we are just trying to come up with a middle.name for [name]Ivy[/name], which is proving very difficult! Here are my thoughts…
I love the sound of [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tennyson[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emerson[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Harper[/name]… love the tomboyish literary refference along with short sweet and cute [name]Ivy[/name]. Although I really dont like the name [name]Elizabeth[/name] at all, I still think [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] sounds AWESOME. My husband agrees the longer names sound best, arpund 3 or 4 sylables.
My husband came up with [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gray[/name] last night which he absolutely loves but I do not like. It sounds tpo ‘[name]Gray[/name]’! I suggested [name]Grayson[/name], and other color names, none of which he liked.
I like the sound of [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tennyson[/name] & [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emmerson[/name] too… what does your DH think of them?
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is gorgeous too.
I’m not fond of [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gray[/name] either -even your DH said that [name]Ivy[/name] works best with a longer name, so [name]Gray[/name] doesn’t fit the bill.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Julienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madelyn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Carolyn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jaqueline[/name]
these have a similar ending sound to [name]Emmerson[/name] & [name]Tennyson[/name] but are more feminine.
I have [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elena[/name] on my list. Other considerations were [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fiona[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]. Good luck!
We strongly considered [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] (my mn) for our daughter, but ended up at [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Coraline[/name] - guess that wouldn’t work for you
Well, [name]Tennyson[/name] is kind of interesting… though I might prefer naming her after a female character from [name]Tennyson[/name].
What about [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elaine[/name], for the Lady of Shalott?
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]? [name]Love[/name] that. Or [name]Genevieve[/name], if you want a more modern version of the same name.
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Maud[/name]?
I for one, am getting pretty sick of [name]Gray[/name]. I think the name has become popular because of that “20 Shades of [name]Gray[/name]” book. [name]Ivy[/name] is a plant that suggests age and overgrowth… so it has a mysterious, antique feeling. But together with [name]Gray[/name], I just think of dust and death.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Crimson[/name] (thinking of [name]Tennyson[/name]'s “Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white…”) It’s got the “son” sound you like, and such an excellent weighty, romantic quality.
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Crimson[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is lovely too.
Thank you for all of the wonderful suggestions! I loved [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Julienne[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madison[/name]!
I dont think my husband will go for [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tennyson[/name] which I lobe! He would totally do [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] but I just don love it! I,mean I think it sounds great but [name]Elizabeth[/name] seems like suvh a typical middle name, where [name]Tennyson[/name] is so unique on a girl!
I am all about feminine! I love [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]. My second pick would be [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gray[/name]. [name]How[/name] about:
What about [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]? It’s got the literary reference ([name]Little[/name] Women), the tomboyish spunk, the perfect number of syllables to match [name]Cora[/name] [name]Annaliese[/name], and [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jo[/name] is just way too friggin cute.
Other suggestions:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Thoreau[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Evergrace
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] (too botanical?)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Melusine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Dulcibel (so spunky! wow. maybe too much?)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Georgette[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Cimorene
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elsavetta[/name] (If [name]Elizabeth[/name] is too common for you, check out this list of variations: International Variations of Elizabeth | Nameberry)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Celestine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Devereaux[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name])
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Charlemagne (guilty pleasure name, right here! It’s so harsh looking but with such an airy sound!)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is gorgeous. [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is also pretty. Not sure if that was suggested or not. Some others…
I also like:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Meredith[/name] - similar flow to [name]Elizabeth[/name] but sees less use
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Celestine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Morwenna[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gwyneira[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emmanuelle[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Zephirine[/name]
So, like usual, my husband is very picky with names! He doesnt like many of them, but we agreed (as we have on all of our name options)that since he got his way with all the first names, I get the majority say in the middle name! So I am making him a list for him to choose from. Heres my list so far…
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Devereaux[/name] (on the fence)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gwenivere[/name]
He likes [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]… Im on the fence with these as well…
[name]Love[/name] the suggestion of [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]! [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jo[/name] is super adorable. I am also digging [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tennyson[/name].
My suggestions would be: [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madeline[/name].
