Middle names for some really classic first names

General Name Discussion
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Hello all,
I’m still waiting on my little guy or girl, but my friend (due at the end of [name]September[/name]) is having her second and is struggling with some names. She really loves her son’s name, [name]Edward[/name] [name]Beale[/name], because it has a really classic first name with a sort of unique middle name. She LOVES classic first names, she won’t really stray from them, but she is killing herself trying to find middle names that won’t make them just another “[name]Katherine[/name] [name]Marie[/name]” or “[name]Robert[/name] [name]James[/name].” [name]Beale[/name] is a family name for her, so that’s where she found that one… but she doesn’t really have many other family names to work with. Anyway, just seeing if anyone has any ideas for some of the names she’s throwing around! Thanks so much!

Girls names she’s considering are:
[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]

Boys names she’s considering are:
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

Any help or ideas would be so greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone!

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She has a lovely taste in names! [name]Just[/name] some thoughts (mine aren’t too unusual, but hopefully not too bland!):

[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] [name]Vera[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Anna[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]

Boys names she’s considering are:
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Brenton[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Gordon[/name], [name]Robert[/name] [name]Campbell[/name], [name]Robert[/name] [name]Geoffrey[/name], [name]Robert[/name] [name]Edmund[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Percival[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Silas[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Everett[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Seth[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Graham[/name] [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Graham[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Wesley[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Gordon[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Simon[/name]

I’ve actually got to go, but I’ll try to come back with more ideas! [name]Hope[/name] that helps get her started! She’s got wonderful names to choose from.

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[name]Hi[/name], I love your friend’s list! Here are some ideas for girls:

[name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]

I have more trouble with boys’ names, so I will think about it and post again! I do have one suggestion - [name]Walter[/name] for a mn. [name]Jack[/name] [name]Walter[/name] or [name]Graham[/name] [name]Walter[/name] would be perfect! Also, [name]Arthur[/name] would be nice. [name]Charles[/name] [name]Arthur[/name], maybe?

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I think this is a great way to go, I love unexpected middles!

Here are some suggestions

girls:
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Bardot[/name]
[name]Fable[/name]
[name]Hero[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Oona[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
Pomeline
[name]Signe[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Twila[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]
[name]Vita[/name]/[name]Vida[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]

boys:
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Keats[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Ptolemy[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Sumner[/name]
[name]Tiernan[/name]
[name]Wolfgang[/name] :slight_smile:

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Hmm… [name]Anna[/name], [name]Claire[/name] and [name]Emmaline[/name] were tough ones for me! I think the rest are pretty nice and somewhat unusual.

Girls names she’s considering are:
[name]Elisabeth[/name] --> [name]Sage[/name], [name]Iris[/name],
[name]Katherine[/name] --> [name]Winter[/name], [name]Zara[/name], [name]Lisette[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] --> [name]Delphine[/name],
[name]Anna[/name] --> [name]Emmaline[/name], [name]Everly[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name] --> [name]Arden[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] -->[name]Isadora[/name], [name]Brielle[/name]

Boys names she’s considering are:
In my opinion the boy’s middle names are far more interchangeable since none of the fisrt names end in vowels. Here’s a list of ones with the same last name feel as her other son:

[name]Alcott[/name], [name]Weston[/name], [name]Porter[/name], [name]Greyson[/name], [name]Archer[/name], [name]Mason[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Atticus[/name], [name]Worth[/name], [name]Sterling[/name], [name]Garrison[/name], [name]Wharton[/name]

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Girls names she’s considering are:
[name]Elisabeth[/name] --> [name]Wynne[/name], [name]Noa[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] --> [name]Annora[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Austen[/name], [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] --> [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Emilia[/name], [name]Jolie[/name],
[name]Anna[/name] --> Elowen, Gracyn (I like -n endings with [name]Anna[/name])
[name]Emmaline[/name] --> [name]Sage[/name], [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] --> [name]Leigh[/name], [name]Lennon[/name]

Boys names she’s considering are:
[name]Jack[/name] --> Faelan, [name]Samson[/name],
[name]Robert[/name] --> [name]Apollo[/name], [name]Sebastien[/name], [name]Jude[/name]
[name]William[/name] --> [name]Soren[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Asher[/name],
[name]Graham[/name] --> [name]August[/name], [name]Sebastien[/name], [name]Finch[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] --> [name]Xavier[/name] (x-men, haha), [name]Jude[/name], [name]Stellan[/name], [name]Orion[/name]

the names are on the unique side of the fence without being too out there.

My favourites are:
[name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Wynne[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Eve[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Jolie[/name], [name]Anna[/name] Gracyn, [name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Cosette[/name], [name]Eva[/name] [name]Leigh[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] Faelan, [name]Robert[/name] [name]Apollo[/name]/[name]Sebastien[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Soren[/name]/[name]Asher[/name], [name]Graham[/name] [name]Sebastien[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Xavier[/name]/[name]Orion[/name].

[name]Hope[/name] this helped!

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Okay I’d say:
[name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] [name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Tulip[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name]

[name]Jack[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Leopold[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Aurelius[/name]
[name]Graham[/name] [name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Ezekiel[/name]

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I’m forwarding these suggestions on to her! I’ll let everyone know what she says! Keep the suggestions coming :slight_smile: Thanks!

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Girls names she’s considering are:
[name]Elisabeth[/name] --> [name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Adele[/name], [name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] --> [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Tora[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] Lova
[name]Claire[/name] --> [name]Claire[/name] [name]Leocadia[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Theophila[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] --> [name]Anna[/name] [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Anna[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name] --> [name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Adah[/name], [name]Emmaline[/name] [name]Vesta[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] --> [name]Eva[/name] [name]Naomi[/name], [name]Eva[/name] Delfinia

Boys names she’s considering are:
[name]Jack[/name] --> [name]Jack[/name] [name]Rutherford[/name], [name]Jack[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Robert[/name] --> [name]Robert[/name] Nicanor, [name]Robert[/name] [name]Maceo[/name]
[name]William[/name] --> [name]William[/name] [name]Leander[/name], [name]William[/name] [name]Talmadge[/name]
[name]Graham[/name] --> [name]Graham[/name] [name]Hartley[/name], [name]Graham[/name] [name]Davis[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] --> [name]Charles[/name] [name]Maximilian[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]Brock[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helps! [name]Even[/name] if she doesn’t like anything, hopefully it gets her thinking!