My husband and I have been through a lot of names and have come up with this list of first and middle name combinations. I’m not due until [name_u]August[/name_u] so we have a while to decide but I really appreciate all of your very helpful and great feedback on here.
Here’s the list. I’d love to know what works, what doesn’t and which is your favourite. Big sister is [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Cara[/name_f] (as you probably already know by my many posts lol) Thanks!
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] - too many place names?
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]
My favourite name paired with [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is [name_f]Florence[/name_f], but I don’t really love any of the middles that go with [name_f]Florence[/name_f], but of the three options [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] is my favourite.
I also really like:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
I will own to vastly preferring [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] to [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], so [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] would be my preference/just to explain why none of the [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] combos ended up on my list.
I’m personally unaware of a place named [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]? [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] would be my absolute top if it were an option.
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] is definitely [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f], it’s as stunning as her sister’s name! Second is [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f], and other ones I really like are [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]. Beautiful choices, I can’t wait to see what you pick!
For first names, [name_f]Florence[/name_f] is definitely my favorite and I love her with [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is very cute! And I also like [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]. (are you pronouncing [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] as [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]?) If you are pronouncing it the same I prefer the -thea spelling over the -thy spelling. If you are pronouncing them differently, then I prefer [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f].
I agree with @greyblue, [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] is absolutely stunning! My next two favorites would be [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] but wow, [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] is such a gorgeous combo!
I’ve struggled with finding middle names that flow with both Florence and Mabel as well as fitting our naming criteria (meaning, mostly) My husband isn’t much help with that aspect, unfortunately lol.
I don’t think it would be that much of an issue as we live in England but I there was a city, Aurora in America. It just entered my mind as we did consider Florence Lucia but it’s probably not an issue.
I do love Aurora Niamh as a combo. I’ve just been trying to keep the length down but 1 letter isn’t going to make much of a difference lol.
I’ve only ever heard of [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] being pronounced with the [name_f]Thea[/name_f] ending but a few people have asked this so I must just be unaware lol. We’d pronounce it with the [name_f]Thea[/name_f] ending. I think it would be easier to spell it [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] if we were aiming for that pronunication.
As a first name, I prefer [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]. If our baby is a girl, she’ll probably be [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]. But out of all your combo’s, these are my favorites:
Hello! So many beautiful names!
I adore the sibsets [name_f]Violet[/name_f] & [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (my favorite spelling is [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]), [name_f]Violet[/name_f] & [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]. [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] are beautiful names and perfect matches for [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]. So, I prefer to see them as middle names. [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is such an adorable name! My favorite combination with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f].
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is perfect! Absolutely gorgeous. Would you consider it as a first name? [name_f]Violet[/name_f] & [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] create an amazing pair. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] as a middle name is hard to match, in my opinion.
I like the following combination: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f], [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f].
My favorite names individually are: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]. If I could mix and match, I would probably go with [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f].
Details I would consider:
I love the names [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]! However… both make reference to [name_f]Violet[/name_f]'s name (not sure if I’m explaining myself well). I would try to find another flower name instead of a name that means “flower” or “plant” because [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is already a beautiful flower/plant name.
I also like to avoid repeated initials, specially when the children will have three equal initials (two names or middle names+surname). Like in the combos with _______ [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] or [name_f]Florence[/name_f] _______ [name_f]Cait[/name_f].
I’ve been rooting for [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] since the beginning, and that’s still my favorite. Overall, I like [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] best for you. Both [name_f]Cait[/name_f] and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] are lovely, and you’ve been loving them both for most of the pregnancy so I really feel like one of those two is the right choice for the third spot. Finally, I don’t personally love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], but I’ve seen you post about your love for it over the months, and it’s clear that she should be in your final contenders. If I had to narrow it down, this would be my list:
My favorite middle name for [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]/[name_f]Florence[/name_f] is [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f]. I don’t think [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] is aesthetic pleasing at all but it sounds pretty. I like [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Cait[/name_f] the most of your options for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. I personally think [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Cate[/name_f] would look a lot more rounded and pretty.
Sorry everyone, I’ve only just seen the replies posted after my last one!
I do love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], it was a top contender for [name_f]Violet[/name_f]’s name but our top boy’s names for both pregnancies are [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and I don’t think either work well with it. I’m having my concerns about [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] too for this reason. I think they are all probably best in the middle name spot.
The initial sharing with the middles is not something I like either, to be honest but I don’t think it’s a deal breaker if it comes to it. I also wondered if [name_f]Florence[/name_f] was too floral with Violet but upon asking, most have said they’re fine. Again, using [name_f]Flora[/name_f] as middle isn’t a deal breaker for me but it was a thought I had too.
We want to keep the [name_f]Cait[/name_f] spelling it we do use it. It’s the Irish spelling and a shortening of a family member’s name. I love the sentiment behind using [name_f]Cait[/name_f] but I do prefer [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f] and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] as names, individually.
We also love [name_f]Esther[/name_f] but I’ve seen [name_f]Ettie[/name_f] suggested as a nickname upon looking online and given [name_f]Violet[/name_f]’s name and nickname, it’s probably not going to work.