I voted [name]Isabella[/name], but if [name]Anabella[/name] was a choice I think that would have been my pick. I like the A sound and the ella sound with [name]Maeve[/name].
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name] stands out and got my vote, but [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] came close.
I like [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] because it’s so regal and substantial yet graceful. Only hesitation is that [name]Elizabeth[/name] is fairly popular as a middle name.
Also [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elora[/name] (I much prefer with one L) has a wonderful, fairylike, mysterious sound. [name]Maeve[/name] is so strong, and [name]Elora[/name] just gives it a little extra flourish, but doesn’t detract from its simple beauty.
Thanks so much everyone who has replied to this thread. After a lot of discussion (gosh - naming a child feels like such a big responsibility!) we are thinking that we’d really like her middle name to begin with an E (or if not, then possibly an I??) as we quite like the idea that her initials would spell ‘Mem’ (or [name]Mim[/name], alternatively).
My grandmothers middle name was [name]Elizabeth[/name], so to use that would make family quite pleased, but honouring family is not crucial at all. I do love [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] together, but my only hesitation (as emmabobemma mentioned) is that is it so common and perhaps very predictable!
Does anyone have any further suggestions that might fit the bill? I love nature names in the middle place also, but it’s tricky to find some that are three syllables.
Thanks so much everyone. This forum is so helpful!!!
I think [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Iliana[/name] would be really pretty? [name]Mim[/name]?
I like [name]Imogen[/name] but it’s rather popular here in [name]Oz[/name] and its also heavier than [name]Iliana[/name].
I like [name]Elora[/name] or [name]Eliora[/name] more than Ellora with two l’s which is an unfamiliar variant to me.
I like [name]Elizabeth[/name] but it’s not, ahem, exciting. No offense. [name]Elspeth[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] are my favourite [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants that still leave you MEM. (As opposed to, I dunno, [name]Lilibet[/name], which doesn’t).
I like [name]Isabel[/name] more than [name]Isabella[/name], but if you love [name]Isabella[/name] it’s okay as a middle name. It’s just… so very popular, iykwim.