My girl list with middle names added - for Rex and Troy's future sister

Girl Names
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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name]

[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]

[name]Roxana[/name] [name]Sue[/name]

[name]Roxanne[/name] ?

[name]Iris[/name] ?

I took [name]Elena[/name] off the list because I just remembered that my neighbor named her baby girl [name]Elena[/name] two weeks ago!
I also took [name]Beatrice[/name] off the list as I thought it was too classic to go with [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name].

My favorites are [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]. However, [name]Cora[/name] made #95 in my state last year and I prefer names ranked 200 or below, and I see [name]Cora[/name] only gaining in popularity. All of the middle names have meaning for us but I’m not opposed to searching for other meaningful middles.

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I would eliminate [name]Roxana[/name]/[name]Roxanne[/name] as first names because you already have a [name]Rex[/name]. [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Troy[/name] sound similar to me (it’s the shared o and r). I don’t think [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] flows well either (Corann sounds like the Koran. The [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] combo is ok but [name]Nicole[/name] doesn’t spice up [name]Eve[/name] very much. What about [name]Eve[/name] [name]Roxana[/name]? I would prefer [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Daniela[/name] as a combo. Are there any other family names you can use for [name]Iris[/name]? If not, what about [name]Iris[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]?

Top Three Faves

1 [name]Eve[/name]
2 [name]Ivy[/name]
3 [name]Iris[/name]

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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] – pretty…but maybe a longer first or middle name? [name]Coraline[/name] [name]Ann[/name]?

[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] – [name]Eve[/name] seems more …exotic? to me than [name]Nicole[/name]? Maybe [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]?

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name] – pretty

[name]Roxana[/name] [name]Sue[/name] – too close to [name]Rex[/name]

[name]Roxanne[/name] --see above

[name]Iris[/name] ? --pretty…[name]Iris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]? [name]Iris[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]? [name]Iris[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]?

I took [name]Elena[/name] off the list because I just remembered that my neighbor named her baby girl [name]Elena[/name] two weeks ago! --> Bummer! This is my #1 name.
I also took [name]Beatrice[/name] off the list as I thought it was too classic to go with [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name]. --> Agree

My favorites are [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]. However, [name]Cora[/name] made #95 in my state last year and I prefer names ranked 200 or below, and I see [name]Cora[/name] only gaining in popularity. All of the middle names have meaning for us but I’m not opposed to searching for other meaningful middles.
–> Maybe use [name]Coraline[/name] and call her [name]Cora[/name]?? If you love the name, I wouldn’t let popularity keep you from using it too much? It’s barely in the top 100…

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I feel like Rox is too close to [name]Rex[/name] to use [name]Roxana[/name]/[name]Roxanne[/name].

I like simple and straightforward, but [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] are missing a little something for me…like a syllable somewhere.

[name]Coralie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]? You could call her [name]Cora[/name] for short. (Altho [name]Coralie[/name] sounds more nicknamey to me than [name]Cora[/name] just because it’s more cutesy).
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Annaliese[/name]? [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] nn [name]Eve[/name]?

[name]Rex[/name], [name]Troy[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name] sound great together though!

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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] - [name]Say[/name] this outloud; it sounds like Corann. [name]Cora[/name] does look and sound next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name], though.

[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] - This is okay; [name]Rex[/name], [name]Troy[/name], and [name]Eve[/name] make sense.

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name] - I think [name]Rex[/name], [name]Troy[/name], and [name]Ivy[/name] sound the best. Not crazy about [name]Danielle[/name].

[name]Roxana[/name] [name]Sue[/name] - Rox is too close to [name]Rex[/name], even if you did call her Xana.

[name]Roxanne[/name] ?

[name]Iris[/name] ? - Too classic/frilly next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name].

My suggestions:
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My favorites are in bold because I think they sound/look great next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name], and give a lot of personality and spunk.

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[name]Mischa[/name], I swear you must know me! I picked [name]Danielle[/name] as a middle name because my grandmother was named [name]Daniela[/name]! It was her Polish given name, but she Americanized it to [name]Diane[/name]. I just want sure about the “a” at the end. I kind of thought [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] could sound like the counter top Corian! Lol! You’re a huge help in eliminating [name]Roxanne[/name]/[name]Roxana[/name] (my DH wasn’t a fan) and [name]Cora[/name] (as much as I love it, I needed someone to say it didn’t work).

Family names are:
[name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Ann[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Rosella[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Adelle[/name]
Edia
[name]Melina[/name]
Delima
Odile
Danielka

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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] – pretty…but maybe a longer first or middle name? [name]Coraline[/name] [name]Ann[/name]?

This is off of the list!

[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] – [name]Eve[/name] seems more …exotic? to me than [name]Nicole[/name]? Maybe [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]?

I agree that [name]Eve[/name] is more exotic than [name]Nicole[/name]. My boys have traditional middle names, [name]Rex[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Troy[/name] [name]Michael[/name], so I was thing [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] was a good fit. Maybe not so!

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name] – pretty

Thanks

[name]Roxana[/name] [name]Sue[/name] – too close to [name]Rex[/name]

[name]Roxanne[/name] --see above

Taken off the list!

[name]Iris[/name] ? --pretty…[name]Iris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]? [name]Iris[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]? [name]Iris[/name] [name]Nicolette[/name]?

I like [name]Iris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and that middle name is a family name so its perfect.

I took [name]Elena[/name] off the list because I just remembered that my neighbor named her baby girl [name]Elena[/name] two weeks ago! --> Bummer! This is my #1 name.
I also took [name]Beatrice[/name] off the list as I thought it was too classic to go with [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name]. --> Agree

My favorites are [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]. However, [name]Cora[/name] made #95 in my state last year and I prefer names ranked 200 or below, and I see [name]Cora[/name] only gaining in popularity. All of the middle names have meaning for us but I’m not opposed to searching for other meaningful middles.
–> Maybe use [name]Coraline[/name] and call her [name]Cora[/name]?? If you love the name, I wouldn’t let popularity keep you from using it too much? It’s barely in the top 100…

I know my DH really likes [name]Cora[/name]. I have to say I’m loving these other names a little more though.

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Someone mentioned [name]Roxana[/name] yesterday and I thought it was pretty cute. But I can see how it’s too close to [name]Rex[/name]. DH is not a fan of nicknames. He likes a straightforward name. So I don’t see him liking [name]Coralie[/name] or [name]Evelyn[/name] just to shorten them.

I like [name]Ivy[/name] too!

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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name] - [name]Say[/name] this outloud; it sounds like Corann. [name]Cora[/name] does look and sound next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name], though.

I agree, when its said aloud it kind of flows together and jumbles a bit.

[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] - This is okay; [name]Rex[/name], [name]Troy[/name], and [name]Eve[/name] make sense.

I really like [name]Eve[/name]. Hopefully I can find a good middle name with the family names I just posted.

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Danielle[/name] - I think [name]Rex[/name], [name]Troy[/name], and [name]Ivy[/name] sound the best. Not crazy about [name]Danielle[/name].

I’m liking [name]Ivy[/name] too! [name]Danielle[/name] was to try and honor my grandmother while sticking with the not-so-common first name and traditional/classic middle.

[name]Roxana[/name] [name]Sue[/name] - Rox is too close to [name]Rex[/name], even if you did call her Xana.

[name]Roxanne[/name] ?

These are off the list!

[name]Iris[/name] ? - Too classic/frilly next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name].

Someone mentioned yesterday that it was a more sophisticated name than [name]Ivy[/name]. It also has a very beautiful meaning. I like it, but I don’t love it.

My suggestions:
[name]Don[/name]'t do [name]Cora[/name] [name]Ann[/name]! It sounds awkward together! Maybe do [name]Cora[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Nicole[/name], or [name]Cora[/name] [name]Suzanne[/name].
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] is pretty tame next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name], and I think [name]Nicole[/name] makes it more so than [name]Eve[/name].
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ann[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Sue[/name]/[name]Suzanne[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Eve[/name] are AWESOME next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name].
You could even do [name]Suzanne[/name] (hybrid of [name]Roxanne[/name] and [name]Susan[/name]) as a first name, but I wouldn’t pair any -ann names with it.

My favorites are in bold because I think they sound/look great next to [name]Rex[/name] and [name]Troy[/name], and give a lot of personality and spunk.

Thanks for the help!