Alright ladies, I’m drawing blanks over here. I need some middle name ideas but have some very odd requirements.
Cool level: Epic. OH will not budge on the need for epicness. [name]Gawain[/name], Torbjørn and Bjørn all fit the epic bill for boys. For girls I’ve gotten [name]Hacinthia[/name].
I love [name]German[/name] names, despite OH’s insistence that [name]German[/name] names are harsh I find them gorgeous. I will win out. Lol.
If not [name]German[/name] than possibly of Irish/Italian origin since that’s OH’s heritage.
[name]Fire[/name] away! Siblings would be [name]Blaire[/name] [name]Hacinthia[/name], [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Gawain[/name] and [name]James[/name] Torbjørn if that helps at all. Thanks ahead of time!
[name]Albinia[/name] - An Etruscan [name]Goddess[/name] of the dawn. She’s also sometimes described as a fairy who help people who’s love is unreciprocated.
Alcina - An enchantress in [name]Orlando[/name] Furioso, and Italian epic poem about the Charlemagne legends. She’s the sister of [name]Morgana[/name] le [name]Fay[/name].
Alvhilde - A beautiful maiden in Norse mythology who disguised herself as a warrior to avoid being married to the king.
[name]Angelica[/name] - [name]Orlando[/name]'s beloved in the epic poem [name]Orlando[/name] Innamorato. Means “belonging to the angels”.
[name]Arcadia[/name] - Region in Greece, regarded as a Utopia in ancient times.
Argante - The elven [name]Queen[/name] of [name]Avalon[/name], probably the same as [name]Morgana[/name] [name]Le[/name] [name]Fay[/name].
Bradamante - [name]Kick[/name] ass female warrior in [name]Orlando[/name] Innamotaro and [name]Orlando[/name] Furioso. Saves her sweetheart [name]Ruggiero[/name] from the sorceress.
[name]Bridget[/name]/[name]Brigid[/name] - The Irish [name]Goddess[/name]. She’s associated with poetry, and is most likely a Triple [name]Goddess[/name] (like the Graces, the Morai etc).
[name]Camilla[/name] - Warrior [name]Queen[/name] killed in battle by [name]Aeneas[/name] army. She was probably a [name]Goddess[/name], at least supernatural, as she could run so fast her feet didn’t bend the grass, and cross waters without wetting her feet.
Cyrene - Greek nymph/huntress.
Daronwy - Companion of [name]King[/name] [name]Arthur[/name], a sword maiden.
[name]Dido[/name] - [name]Queen[/name] of Carthage, who killed herself when [name]Aeneas[/name] when he abandoned her.
[name]Eir[/name]/[name]Eira[/name] - The Norse [name]Goddess[/name] of healing. Sometimes said to be a valkyrie.
Embla - The first woman in Norse mythology.
Epona - A Gaulish [name]Goddess[/name] of horses. Identified with [name]Rhiannon[/name].
Eseld/[name]Isolde[/name]/[name]Yseult[/name] - The Irish beauty of the Arthurian romance [name]Tristan[/name] & [name]Isolde[/name].
Etheldred - means “noble strength”, used in medieval times.
Florimell - A character in The Faerie Queene. She sets out to rescue her beloved [name]Marinell[/name], faces a lot of dangers, and is eventually captured. Cool lady.
Frederuna/Frederonne - A medieval French [name]Queen[/name].
Frejya - Norse fertility [name]Goddess[/name].
[name]Godiva[/name] - If you dare… Definitely epic and cool.
[name]Griselda[/name] - A story by [name]Giovanni[/name] Boccaccio. It’s quite annoying, but she’s a very patient woman, but that might be because she’s bloodless and an idiot. [name]Lovely[/name] name though.
Gwenllian - Welsh princess who led an army in battle.
[name]Hedda[/name]/[name]Hedwig[/name] - means “battle” + “war”. [name]Hedda[/name] is a rather astonishing woman in [name]Henrik[/name] [name]Ibsen[/name]'s play [name]Hedda[/name] Gabler.
[name]Heloise[/name] - Student, lover, wife of philosopher [name]Pierre[/name] [name]Abelard[/name]. She was a philosopher as well.
Hilja - means “silence” in Finnish. I just think it’s beautiful.
[name]Hypatia[/name] - the neo-platonic Greek philosopher.
Idunn/Idhunna/[name]Idony[/name]/[name]Idonea[/name] - Norse [name]Goddess[/name] of spring.
[name]Inanna[/name] - Sumerian [name]Goddess[/name] of fertility, love and war.
[name]Letizia[/name] - [name]Roman[/name] [name]Goddess[/name] of happiness.
Juventas - [name]Roman[/name] [name]Goddess[/name] of youth.
Leucasia - An Italian mermaid.
[name]Luned[/name] - Handmaiden of The Lady of the Fountain.
Lyonesse - Beautiful lady in Arthurian [name]Romance[/name]. It’s a whole long story that ends up with [name]Gareth[/name] ([name]Gawain[/name]'s brother!) rescuing her and marrying her.
Marfisa - [name]Ruggiero[/name]'s siter and [name]Queen[/name] of [name]India[/name] in [name]Orlando[/name] Innamotaro and [name]Orlando[/name] Furioso.
[name]Matilda[/name]/Matidia/[name]Mafalda[/name] - “might”/“strength” + “battle”. [name]Regal[/name] name.
[name]Marian[/name]/[name]Marion[/name] - As in Maid [name]Marian[/name].
Niniane/Niume/[name]Viviana[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name] - The Lady of the [name]Lake[/name].
[name]Nyx[/name] - The Greek [name]Goddess[/name] of the night.
[name]Olwen[/name] - A maid so fair and gentle white flowers grew in her footprints.
Ostara/Eostre - [name]Spring[/name] [name]Goddess[/name].
Pulzella - [name]Fairy[/name], lover of [name]Gawain[/name], and led quite a rescue mission for him.
Proserpina - [name]Roman[/name] version of [name]Persephone[/name].
Ragnell - Beautiful maiden cursed to look like an old ugly hag.
[name]Roxana[/name] - Wife of [name]Alexander[/name] the Great.
Selja - Island where [name]Saint[/name] [name]Sunniva[/name] came to when she fled [name]Ireland[/name].
Sunna - [name]Goddess[/name] of the sun.
[name]Sunniva[/name] - Irish princess who became a saint.
[name]Tamar[/name] - [name]River[/name] in [name]England[/name], and a [name]Goddess[/name].
[name]Tarian[/name] - A tactician and protector of knights in Arthurian [name]Romance[/name].
[name]Tullia[/name] - [name]Roman[/name] cognomen.
Venatrix - Means “huntress”.
Vindemiatrix - A star in Virgo, means “grape gatherer”.
[name]Xenia[/name] - Epithet of [name]Athene[/name].
[name]Zenobia[/name] - [name]Queen[/name] of [name]Palmyra[/name], led her armies in many battles before she was defeated. She was led to [name]Rome[/name] in gold chains.
Thanks peachpie! I like [name]Roisin[/name], [name]Violetta[/name], [name]Arnelle[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], and [name]Katja[/name].
Thanks [name]Ottilie[/name]! That is a huge list. I love [name]Arcadia[/name], [name]Camilla[/name], [name]Eir[/name] (too close to [name]Erin[/name]?), [name]Godiva[/name] (although I’ll never be brave enough to use it), [name]Olwen[/name], Selja, [name]Tarian[/name] and [name]Xenia[/name].
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce Hilja? It seems as though it would be [name]Hill[/name]-ya but I don’t want to be saying it wrong. I wish [name]Martin[/name] would use [name]Hedda[/name]. I love it. Although I might love [name]Olwen[/name] more.
Thanks to both of you lovely ladies. More suggestions are always appreciated/ welcomed.
It is indeed [name]Hill[/name]-ya. I think it’s so beautiful. As is [name]Olwen[/name], one of my favourite names. (And I wouldn’t be brave enough to use [name]Godiva[/name] either, but it’s so gorgeous…)
I know, the list’s too long. I get caught up in things
I need to mention them to [name]Martin[/name] but I think that they all meet his idea of epic. I think [name]Hacinthia[/name], which he picked, might just be the least epic.
