My husband and I have narrowed down the list to three but are now stuck.
Our daughter’s name is [name]Evangeline[/name]. These are the names we have:
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Monroe[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (pronounced [name]Reese[/name], it’s the Welsh spelling)
I think [name]Rhys[/name] [name]Michael[/name] sounds the best, but I like [name]Jude[/name] the best with [name]Evangeline[/name]. Overall, I prefer [name]Rhys[/name] over [name]Jude[/name] as a name.
So I think [name]Rhys[/name] [name]Michael[/name] gets my vote.
I don’t like [name]Monroe[/name] with [name]Michael[/name].
I like both [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name]. I also think [name]Jude[/name] sounds better with [name]Evangeline[/name], and I like it a little more. So [name]Jude[/name] [name]Michael[/name] gets my vote.
[name]Rhys[/name] [name]Michael[/name] is perfectly nice though.
I also don’t love [name]Monroe[/name] [name]Michael[/name].
Good luck!
I think [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Monroe[/name] would make a gorgeous set, but I’m not sure about how well the name would work in reality (especially on a boy, as the common namesake is a woman) and I don’t think it flows very well with [name]Michael[/name] as a middle. So my second choice would be [name]Jude[/name], also a lovely companion to [name]Evangeline[/name] in my opinion (despite the huge difference in length!)
I think all 3 names sound good with your daughter’s name. I love [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name].(my son’s middle name is [name]Reese[/name]) I don’t care for [name]Monroe[/name] and [name]Michael[/name] together as much but it would be fine. I think I vote for [name]Jude[/name].
I vote for [name]Rhys[/name]! It’s gorgeous and a bit more patrician, particularly in the US, which pairs well with the lovely and ornate [name]Evangeline[/name].
[name]Michael[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] sounds better than [name]Monroe[/name] [name]Michael[/name], imo. But I still prefer [name]Rhys[/name] much more strongly.
I vote for [name]Jude[/name]! [name]Love[/name] it. We also have a daughter named [name]Evangeline[/name] and are expecting a little boy in 2 weeks. I have been trying to convince the hubs to name him [name]Jude[/name] for 18 weeks now, but he just won’t go for it! We can’t agree on any names at all
[name]Rhys[/name] and [name]Jude[/name] definitely win out over [name]Monroe[/name], but honestly I love them both.
I think that [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Jude[/name] together slightly emphasizes the religious connections to the names, or at least, will to some. (I personally can’t get [name]Jude[/name] [name]Law[/name] out of my mind, which is a good thing;) ) But in the U.S., [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name] come off as a little more exotic.
I don’t think you can go wrong with either of these.
I like [name]Monroe[/name] best with [name]Evangeline[/name].
However, I don’t love [name]Monroe[/name] [name]Michael[/name]. I don’t think the middle is as big of a deal though.