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So this is my… 3rd? 4th? 50th? thread looking for a middle name for [name]Lavender[/name]. Honestly, I’m getting a bit sick of it and almost ready to give up on [name]Lavender[/name] purely for the lack of a middle name. I thought I had hit pay dirt with [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] only to realize the unfortunate initials as you all know. So this is it, the end all, be all of [name]Lavender[/name], either the combo gets a middle (or two) or it’s put to the way-side which would be unfortunate. I am finding it exceptionally difficult because [name]Lavender[/name] is both a flower and a colour, so most noun middles that I love sound silly. Help me save Lavenders place on my top 3!
Open to suggestions, please feel free to mix and match middles for doubles, mostly would just love some opinions. (No e-names unless it’s a double Middle)

Last name is Zah-car-uck.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Opal[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] (This would be a double honour to my grandmother [name]Margeret[/name] [name]Ellen[/name])
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Lila[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] ([name]Honour[/name] to both Fiances Grandmother and mine)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Irene[/name] ([name]Honour[/name] to both my grandmothers, and my middle also)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Mae[/name]

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name] ([name]Love[/name] the flow here and [name]Alina[/name] has a pretty meaning according to nameberry!)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Wren[/name] (Purple bird…?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lila[/name] (Alliteration, yay or nay?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Helen[/name] (Would also honour family, Great Grandmother in Fiances family)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nora[/name] ([name]Nora[/name] is very pretty, not sure about the flow)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Reese[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irie[/name] ([name]Love[/name] the meaning of [name]Irie[/name])
[name]Lavender[/name] Lyya (Lie-ah, special meaning to us, but might come across too Kreatif?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nephele[/name] (Too much for one name?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Anne[/name] (My great grandmother, but feels a bit filler?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irene[/name] (My middle and my grandmother)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name] (Fiances Grandmother)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (Too filler?)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Moira[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margaux[/name] (To honour my grandmother)
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Shaye[/name]

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I love [name]Lavender[/name]! My favs from your list are [name]Anne[/name] and [name]Mae[/name]. With such a whimsical first name, I would tone down the middle name.

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All of your double middle combos are super L or E heavy which is something I don’t really care for, but if you don’t mind it, then I think any of them will work!

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name]: It does have nice flow.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Wren[/name]: I wouldn’t think of it as Purple [name]Bird[/name], but some parents love the way these kinds of names sound together. Ex: [name]Blue[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]. You could maybe spell it Lavendre and it won’t be so color reminiscent?

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lila[/name]: I love alliteration, as you already know. :slight_smile:

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Helen[/name]: Honoring family is always a plus, and [name]Helen[/name] is a good [name]Ellen[/name] substitute.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nora[/name]: I think it flows okay.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Reese[/name]: Not my favorite.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irie[/name]: Very cute!

[name]Lavender[/name] Lyya: I think people would assume you made this one up. Also comes across as someone with a speech impediment trying to say ‘liar’.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nephele[/name]: I like the way these two names sound together!

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Anne[/name]: Does feel like filler, but [name]Anne[/name] sounds really good with [name]Lavender[/name].

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irene[/name]: A very nice way to tie in yourself and a family member.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name]: Another alliteration I like.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name]: Very filler.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Moira[/name]: Interesting.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margaux[/name]: I prefer Margeaux or [name]Margo[/name] over [name]Margaret[/name] any day.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Shaye[/name]: [name]Shaye[/name] always reminds me of shea butter.

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I think you should definitely keep [name]Ellen[/name], it’s beautiful with [name]Lavender[/name] and obviously means a lot to you! I quite like [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Irene[/name], it sounds lovely and very vintage (all flowery porcelain cups and lace curtains!!). It’s the best of your combos, it’s really lovely!

As for the rest… I like [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irie[/name] and [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Wren[/name]. [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lark[/name] would be sweet… a dainty superhero!

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What’s really so bad with LEZ?

I think a simpler, 1-2 syllable middle, is best with a fanciful first (which is certainly wearable) and a heavier, longer surname-- but that doesn’t have to mean plain. Some L options in case you like the alliteration:

Laerke
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Lucine[/name]
[name]Lydie[/name]
[name]Lise[/name]
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Lior[/name]
[name]Laure[/name]

Any family names of interest? Anything <2 syllables with no more than 1 L would be great.

Fun phonetics:

Lavender Selby
Lavender Olwen
Lavender Fionn
Lavender Maija
Lavender Margot
Lavender Alden
Lavender Gisele
Lavender Helene
Lavender Nerys
Lavender Janson
Lavender Brynn
Lavender Samaire
Lavender Simone
Lavender Sylvie
Lavender Tanis
Lavender Tirzah
Lavender Yasmine
Lavender Florence

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[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Helen[/name] - I like this one a lot, it’s pretty and I think it ground [name]Lavender[/name] very well. This would be my choice.

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - pretty and simple, not super intriguing but it works.
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margaux[/name] - I like this one
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Shaye[/name] - interesting
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - what about [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] or [name]Mae[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]?
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name] - meh, not my favorite
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Wren[/name] - I love the flow, it’s just beautiful, but it might be a bit too “Purple [name]Rain[/name]”
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nora[/name] - okay
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Reese[/name] - this sounds like lavendereeze to me.
[name]Lavender[/name] Lyya - I love the flow, but the spelling is odd, it loses it’s meaning as [name]Lia[/name] or Lya?

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I think you are right in avoiding LEZ.
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Opal[/name] [feels like too much to me]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] [like this ok]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Lila[/name] [not my style]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [really pretty… what about [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name] [name]Irene[/name]?]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Irene[/name] [this is my fave with two middles]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [very nice, solid pick]

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name] [names seem like they are two different naming styles… not great IMO]
Lavender Wren [a little to cutesy]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lila[/name] [too alliterative]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Helen[/name] [ok]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nora[/name] [flow’s not great [name]IMO[/name]]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Reese[/name] [very nice]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irie[/name] [i kind of love this… really precious, but in a perfect way]
[name]Lavender[/name] Lyya [i really love the way this sounds… maybe one of my faves! could spelling it Lya work?]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Nephele[/name] [not my favorite… but pretty cool]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [the a sounds don’t seem to work that well with each other]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irene[/name] [Really [name]LOVE[/name]]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lorna[/name] [[name]LOVE[/name] this too]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [Pretty, but it is kind of filler-y… but, it sounds great!]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Moira[/name] [not my fave]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Margaux[/name] [sounds like it should be margaux lavender if that makes sense… doesn’t do it for me]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Shaye[/name] [This is really pretty and a little bit more unusual than [name]Mae[/name]…]

Some more suggestions:

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Amery[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Russell[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lake[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Louvenia[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lavina[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Malvina[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]

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Thanks so far berries! The insight is really helping!!

@boyandgirl – I am definitely ‘trying’ to stick to a subdued middle to balance [name]Lavender[/name], trying haha, but it’s very hard! [name]Anne[/name] and [name]Mae[/name] feel like the safe choices!

@balloonsforellie – For some reason I have been gravitating to the E and L sounds with [name]Lavender[/name], thus [name]Ellen[/name] seemingly being perfect! Still back and forth on those initials though!

@ottilie – I definitely think [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Irene[/name] is my favorite with the double middle, it would honour both of my grandmothers, and myself in a very sweet way. [name]Ellen[/name] was my grandmothers middle name, and she was such a strong lady with a big personality that I sadly didn’t appreciate when she was still here. I would like to channel her strength into my daughters. As for [name]Irene[/name], it was the first name of the Grandmother I never had the chance to meet. It is also my middle name so that always made me curious about her at a very early age. She was my fathers mother, and passed away when he was very young. I love your analogy of flowery porcelain cups and lace curtains, when I picture [name]Lavender[/name] I definitely picture tea parties in the forest, and a kind, free spirited little girl. [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Wren[/name] is one I have been tossing around for a bit now, I’m just not sure if the two go together in a way that is pleasing, if I think [name]Lavender[/name] like the flower, it works better, but if I think [name]Lavender[/name] the colour, all I come up with is that purple bird! [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Irie[/name] is a new love, but only in the do I or don’t I phase. As for your suggestion of [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Lark[/name], absolutely lovely, but saying it altogether with the last name makes me mispronounce the last name!!

@blade – I fundamentally have no problems with the initials LEZ, but the friends (and berries) I have polled on the matter mostly seem to think it’s a bad bad idea that will lead to a lot of teasing. I’m not sure how I feel on the matter, but it’s probably best to give kids less ammunition in an already bully prone world. Also, I think I listed all the family names that I am currently aware of that could potentially work, [name]Lorraine[/name], which you just listed is my mothers middle name, but I feel it’s too long. I had also considered [name]Jane[/name], which I have paired to another combo, which would be to honour my mother [name]Janet[/name]. I have an Aunt named [name]Lynn[/name] who I’d like to honour, but [name]Lynn[/name] also feels very filler when it’s in the middle, it also seems to run together often with the first. I love some of your ‘fun phonetics’, but none feel quite right!

@kala_way – [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Helen[/name] does seem to win a lot of votes with the berry crowd! It may seem silly however, since they are only one consonant different, I just don’t love it the way I love [name]Ellen[/name]??? [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] makes me think [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Mae[/name]-ella, and feels sort of red-neck hillbilly to me for some reason??? I agree the spelling of Lyya is odd, it’s awkward really, but that’s how it is spelled where we got it from, not sure how else to spell it to get the proper sound.

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[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name] is a beautiful name! Your seem to love it, so go with it!

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Maybe use [name]Maeve[/name] instead of [name]Mae[/name] to liven it up a tiny bit? Some suggestions!

[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Maude[/name]

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@marsy – you are definitely echoing a lot of my inner thoughts on many of the combos! This is still pretty tough haha But I am feeling more hopeful than I was before!

@jtucker – I do love [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alina[/name], but I’m just not sure [name]Alina[/name] is really my style?? I might regret using a name that doesn’t feel like my style just for the flow/meaning, the jury is out on this one!

@smooshaloo – I like the idea of [name]Maeve[/name], and what Nameberry has to say about it, but I’m just not keen on it’s sound. I had tossed around [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Alice[/name] a bit already in my head, but unsure of the flow, same with [name]Lavender[/name] [name]Kate[/name].

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I’m not sure if this was already mentioned but the first combo that came to my mind is [name]Lavender[/name] Luellen.