Middle Names for Lavender?

Please help my wife and I decide on a middle name for our baby girl. We have tons of nicknames (Lavie, [name]Andie[/name], Vandie, etc.) The only middle name we have so far is:

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Monroe[/name]

any ideas?

I love [name]Lavender[/name]!! :slight_smile:
I prefer [name]Monroe[/name] on a boy but it works paired with [name]Lavender[/name]! I actually love it!

I love [name]Lavender[/name]! I am not a fan of [name]Monroe[/name]. I would go very simple:

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Rose[/name](too much maybe?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Camille[/name]

[name]Lavender[/name]

With [name]Lavender[/name], I would select a 1-2 syllable middle, nothing longer. I also would avoid any ‘object’ name, like another color, a gem, a nature-inspired name, etc as it will sound like an adjective-noun pair and therefore a description rather than a name.

If you’d like something a bit more feminine–

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Justine[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Patrice[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Solenne[/name]

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]

Not really sure what you and your wife are looking for, but I hope that this inspires you to find the right name. Good luck!

I wouldn’t use another word name - to keep it from sounding like a stage name. [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] isn’t bad - but with [name]Lavender[/name] I’d probably go more traditional.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Annette[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Suzanne[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ashley[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] sounds a bit like a showgirl name sorry :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: Why not something strong to balance [name]Lavender[/name] out?? I don’t have suggestions tho other than maybe [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alexis[/name]??

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name]

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Malu[/name] (means peace) or [name]Lavender[/name] Maru (similar to [name]Monroe[/name], but a completely different feeling)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Bea[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Marlene[/name] (I just love [name]Marlene[/name], and it shares the L and R with [name]Lavender[/name])

I really, really like someone’s suggestion of [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margot[/name]. [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] is a cool name, but [name]IMO[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] is going to be one of those hipster names that sounds really dated in about 12 years.

[name]Lavender[/name] is a FABULOUS choice, no matter what you decide to put with it!