Middle Names for Ivy

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.

We would love some help, berries! :slight_smile:

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. :slight_smile:

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]

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!

I like [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Harper[/name] from your list. [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Margo[/name]

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ottoline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Mirabel[/name]

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 :wink:

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is lovely!
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Josselyn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Thomasin[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Emerald[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Liliana[/name]

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!

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Crimson[/name] would be fantastic. If you don’t use it, I might snatch it!

[name]Just[/name] looked at some lists… what about

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]London[/name] (as in jack)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Frost[/name] (again, like jack)

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:

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jacinda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Catherina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Carina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Kerrington
[name]Ivy[/name] Carrington
[name]Ivy[/name] Emberlin
[name]Ivy[/name] Lysandra
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Christienne[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Christiana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] Madriga

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…

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this one)
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name]

I like [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name].

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]

Thank yoy for all the suggestions, I will run them by my husband!.More wuld be great!

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Louise[/name] was on my list of girls names. I think it’s such a sweet, vintage sounding combination.

So, like usual, my husband is very picky with names! :wink: 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].