Our first baby is due in a few weeks, and we’re pretty much set on naming her [name]Margot[/name]. (I know some people have strong feelings about alternate [name]Margot[/name] spellings but we prefer this version.) I keep getting stuck on a middle name, though.
Our last name is 2 syllables, and I think a 3-syllable middle flows best. I’d also really like something with some kind of meaning. We keep circling back to [name]Siena[/name]. My husband and I honeymooned in [name]Siena[/name], [name]Italy[/name], so it has special significance to us as a place name. It fits the 3-syllable criteria and is also nice because her initials would then be the same as my husband’s grandfather, whom he was really close to. And I think the names flow together nicely.
But something is holding me back a bit. I’m not normally into place names, though I think [name]Siena[/name] has moved beyond strictly place name with the [name]Sienna[/name] spelling. But is it too trendy to fit with [name]Margot[/name]?
My other idea is to find a name to honor a relative, [name]Patrick[/name]. But I’m not into [name]Patricia[/name] or [name]Patrice[/name] or any other [name]Pat[/name] alternatives that I’ve come across. Any creative suggestions are welcome!
I think [name]Margot[/name] [name]Siena[/name] sounds fine. I don’t think it has the best flow, but I do think it sounds nice and has great significance for you.
As for [name]Pat[/name] names, the name doesn’t have to begin with [name]Pat[/name] to honor a [name]Pat[/name], In my opinion. [name]How[/name] about:
Hipatia – best – Old Greek
Patala – red – [name]Indian[/name]
[name]Patia[/name] – one who endures – Spanish [name]Gypsy[/name]
Patli – medicine – Aztec
Sapata – bear dancing with forefeet – Miwok
Sopatra – father’s savior – Old Greek
I totally understand the [name]Siena[/name] significance, and I think the rhythm is nice, but I prefer the [name]Sienna[/name] spelling. [name]One[/name] n just looks a bit… incomplete to me. I like [name]Margot[/name] [name]Sienna[/name] a lot
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Siena[/name] is really nice. [name]Siena[/name] doesn’t seem too trendy to my ear. You could do [name]Margot[/name] [name]Italia[/name] though if you wanted something more unique.
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Patience[/name] is my suggestion to honor [name]Patrick[/name]. As a long shot - Patrix or Patrixa is cool, although totally made up and clunky.
