I’ve always wanted a daughter named [name_u]Matisse[/name_u], and I have no real ideas for a middle name. I only have these two.
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_m]Both[/name_m] are okay but [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] and [name_f]Renee[/name_f] are both artist names and that’s a little much. I also love [name_f]Marie[/name_f] but I want to use it if I have a daughter named [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], a family connection there.
What middle names do you think will work? Thanks for the help -pinkprincess
[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce [name_u]Matisse[/name_u]? If you pronounce it in [name_m]French[/name_m] (like [name_m]Henri[/name_m] [name_u]Matisse[/name_u]), it lays really close to the boys name [name_m]Mathis[/name_m] and that’s all I hear when I say it out loud. Generally I am opposed surnames-gone-first-names, particularly a surname like [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] which you almost can’t say without immediately thinking “[name_m]Henri[/name_m]” or “painter”. I would suggest you to use a name like [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f] instead, but hey, that’s just my personal opinion.
Of the two names you have mentioned, I prefer [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Agathe[/name_f], [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Heloise[/name_f], [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f], [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] and [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] all sound quite decent as well.
I know a girl with this name and her middle is [name_f]Camille[/name_f]. I think it works great with a name like that. The suggestion of [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] sounds great too. I would go with something feminine for sure.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
My first instinct was [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Norah[/name_f].
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Caia[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_u]Matisse[/name_u] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]