I saw someone suggest [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] on a forum I posted elsewhere, and I quite like it. However, Nameberry continues to be my most reliable baby name site, so I return to ask you for middle names with a similar/cohesive feel as [name_m]Graham[/name_m] for Tolly’s siblings, [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], [name_m]Mercer[/name_m], and [name_f]Briony[/name_f].
It pains me every time I see the name [name_f]Claire[/name_f] suggested as a middle name. I think it’s beautiful, but unfortunately the -ee ending sound of both [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] and [name_f]Briony[/name_f] makes it sound like Romil-eclair, or Brion-eclair, like the pastry, and I just can’t get past it.
[name_m]Oh[/name_m] no, don’t want to cause pain! Hopefully not the only reaction.[name_f][/name_f] How about [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] or [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] if you want short. [name_m]Or[/name_m] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] for something longer.
Are these for real kids btw? And also, how would you categorise the middle that you want [name_f][/name_f]- eg [name_m]Graham[/name_m] could be see as: tailored, “turn of century”, “Southern” (US), Scottish/Celtic etc. That might help with the vision and cohesiveness.
They would potentially be for real kids, I plan on adopting, and if all goes according to plan (which it may not) and I don’t change my mind (which I probably will) these will be the names I give my children.
I’m not sure what style exactly I’m going for, some other names I like, that I think could go well with Graham could be Daphne, Arthur, or Chester. Though I’m not sold on using any of those. Due to the fact that Daphne has that same -ee ending as Romilly and Briony, and Mercer shares the -er sound with Arthur and Chester.
This is not, however, an urgent thing by many means. It will be many years before this is even a possibility.
If they were my four, I’m not sure I’d have Tolliver and Romilly - too close for me. My taste is a little more eccentric Brit style, so my reworking would be:
Tolliver Rupert (or mn Heath - though I really Graham with it, if probably works better as more grounded, just not my fave name)
Rosemary Frances (or maybe mn Tess though not if means reverse initials) nn Romy (or if want visually shorter, then Cecily instead of Rosemary).
Mercer Benedict (or mn Bennett if US context, maybe mn Jules or Finnick if can go more jaunty)
Briony (or Bryony) Sabine (or mn Florence, if Frances not used, I also think Tamsin or Clementine would be sweet)
I quite like [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], but when I suggested it to my parents, they both made a face. I don’t usually care about that sort of thing, but I’m in the US, and I fear that will be the main response from people.
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I have seen people mention the similarities between [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m] and [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] before, and I do see it, they share multiple letters, including the double L, however I hadn’t even noticed until it was pointed out, so I doubt it’ll be too big of a deal.
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I also really like [name_f]Briony[/name_f] [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], it’s super cute, but the same thing that stopped me from using [name_f]Briony[/name_f] [name_m]Shane[/name_m], stops me from using [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], the initials BS.
[name_f][/name_f] How about [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] or [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] if you want short. [name_m]Or[/name_m] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] for something longer.