Please help us choose a middle name!

See the results of this poll: Please help us choose a middle name!

Respondents: 54 (This poll is closed)

  • Maeve Isabella : 7 (13%)
  • Maeve Anabel : 4 (7%)
  • Maeve Imogen : 4 (7%)
  • Maeve Elizabeth : 9 (17%)
  • Maeve Ottilie : 8 (15%)
  • Maeve Scarlett : 2 (4%)
  • Maeve Ellora : 7 (13%)
  • Maeve Theodora : 7 (13%)
  • Maeve Josephine : 6 (11%)
  • Other. Please leave your suggestion!: 0 (0%)

I really like [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] from your list.

normally [name]Elisabeth[/name] wins for me, but [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name] is perfection :slight_smile:

I think [name]Maeve[/name] [name]Eliora[/name] has a better ring to it than [name]Maeve[/name] Ellora.

I like [name]Raphaela[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name] from your extended list.

[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]

I like [name]Maeve[/name] Ellora. It sounds like magic.

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].

Oh some of these combo’s are just gorgeous!

[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!!!

dpm- glad to see you considering the initials- I was going to mention [name]Olivia[/name] is not ideal “mom” initials (I know we Aussies say Mum).

[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Martin[/name] is gorgeous together.

[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] Ellora
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]

[name]One[/name] thing to consider is that [name]Maeve[/name] ends with an E and and E MN starts with an E.

I really like “I” [name]MIM[/name] [name]Mimi[/name] is a super cute nn.

[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Ilana[/name]

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.