MN for surprise baby, please help!

[name]Hi[/name] All,

We’re due in 3 weeks with a complete surprise and have finally settled on [name]Elliot[/name] for a boy and [name]June[/name] for a girl but are still stuck on middle names!

Ideally, we’d like to honor relatives by using either an A, S, or L for the MN. We’re hoping for some new ideas but here are some current options we like a bit:

[name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] (we’re both big into Astronomy, [name]Carl[/name] [name]Sagan[/name])
[name]June[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Lyanna[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Liara[/name]

[name]Elliot[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name]

Any new suggestions appreciated! Thanks!

For a girl I really love [name]June[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]! It is very nice! For a boy my choice would be [name]Elliot[/name] [name]London[/name]. It sounds so esteemed!

I love both [name]June[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name]! I think with [name]Elliot[/name] you need an all boy mn. I would probably think [name]Elliot[/name] [name]London[/name] was a girl if I saw it on paper. Great sound though. But then [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name] has kind of the same sound (io and eo) in the middle of both names. I love [name]June[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] or [name]June[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]. Good luck!

For the boy name for the two you have listed I prefer [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name], have you considered [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Logan[/name] or [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Landon[/name]?
I love the name [name]June[/name], it’s so pretty and classic. From your list I prefer [name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name].

I like [name]June[/name] [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name] the best.

I like [name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name] as well (Actually I love them flipped, [name]Avery[/name] [name]June[/name] is just divine in my mind). [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Leon[/name] I am like a bit better than [name]London[/name], but would appreciate both.
I also like [name]Carl[/name] sagan a lot and know that my boyfriend would totally spring for that middle name as well. It’s a very good namesake!

I agree with pp- [name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name] is lovely. What about [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] for a boy? I think that sounds very dashing,personally. Out of your choices, I prefer [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name].

I definitely agree that with a unisex name like [name]Elliot[/name], a masculine middle name is important. I like:
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Alvan[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Alan[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]

I love [name]June[/name] [name]Lillian[/name], but here are some more ideas:
[name]June[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Lyra[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Stella[/name]

By the way, all the names I found were either astronomers or astronomy-related. :slight_smile:
Best of luck!

[name]June[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] and great first names!
Some new middle ideas for you…
[name]June[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Arianne[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Aerin[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Annalie[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Leonie[/name]

[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Alonzo[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Logan[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]

anything appeal?

[name]June[/name] [name]Sagan[/name]*
[name]June[/name] Lyanna*
[name]June[/name] Liara

I find it a bit hard to find middle names that “flow” really well with [name]June[/name]. I think the “L” choices (with the “[name]Leigh[/name]” sounding beginning) flow best, but I would likely go with [name]June[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] anyhow. I prefer middle names with special significance when at all possible!

[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name] - [name]Leon[/name] and [name]London[/name] have similar sounds, but unless [name]London[/name] has some significance for the both of you I would ABSOLUTELY go for [name]Leon[/name]. I think it sounds much better and is unique without trying to hard.

What about [name]June[/name] [name]Louise[/name]? I like the flow since the stress is on the second syllable of [name]Louise[/name]. I also like the oo sounds in both names. [name]Junie[/name] [name]Lou[/name]!

I like [name]June[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Sagan[/name]! I think [name]Sagan[/name] would make a great middle for either sex and it sounds good with both names.

[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Sagan[/name] would be so handsome!

[name]June[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] (very pretty!)

[name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name] or [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name] :slight_smile:

Thanks everyone, these are all extremely helpful. Tough to choose now from so many great options!

Really appreciate it, we’ll update with the verdict once we have it :slight_smile:

Thanks again!

[name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Leon[/name]!

[name]Just[/name] wanted to post an update to thank everyone for your help. We welcomed little [name]June[/name] [name]Avery[/name] to the world 3 weeks ago today!