Please Help with Middle Names!

Girl Names
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[name]Hi[/name]! After a long discussion, I think DH and I have finally narrowed down our list for DD#2. DD#1 is [name]Mia[/name] [name]Cosette[/name] (named for [name]Les[/name] Mis). We would love to continue with a literary, Shakespearean, or “unconventional” middle name.

So let us have it! Any and all ideas for middle names for the following first names will be considered! Thank you! :slight_smile:

  1. [name]Ella[/name]

  2. [name]Aria[/name]

  3. [name]Lily[/name]

  4. [name]Claire[/name]

  5. [name]Olivia[/name]

  6. [name]Keira[/name]

  7. [name]Julia[/name]

  8. [name]Charlotte[/name]

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[name]Keira[/name] is a name I loved as well and seriously considered using so from my list it was either [name]Keira[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Keira[/name] [name]Josephine[/name].

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Ideas for a Shakespearean middle name:
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Cressida[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Marina[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Jessica[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Regan[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Constance[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Katharina[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Perdita[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Tamora[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Helena[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Ceres[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Keira[/name] [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Lucetta[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Mariana[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Regan[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Francisca[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Patience[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Valeria[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Adriana[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Hermia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Juno[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Portia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Silvia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Viola[/name]

Ideas for a literary middle name:
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Augusta[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Trinette[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Sophronia[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Corisande[/name], [name]Ella[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] Jezalinda, [name]Aria[/name] [name]Zephyrine[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Clarisse[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Ginevra[/name], [name]Aria[/name] [name]Esmeralda[/name] ([name]Victor[/name] [name]Hugo[/name]'s other famous female)
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Rosamond[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Affery[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Calixta[/name], [name]Lily[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Eloisa[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Briar[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Victorine[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Camilla[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] Antoinetta, [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Thomasina[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Leontine[/name]
[name]Keira[/name] [name]Justine[/name] [name]Marie[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Rosine[/name], [name]Keira[/name] [name]Calliope[/name], [name]Keira[/name] Guinevere
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Frederica[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Modeste[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Amoret[/name], [name]Julia[/name] Belphoebe, [name]Julia[/name] [name]Honoria[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Leonie[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Zelie[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ariadne[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aida[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Leda[/name]

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I love so many from your list! [name]Ella[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], and [name]Charlotte[/name] are my favorites. [name]Do[/name] you have any favorite literary works? I would love to see [name]Gwendolyn[/name]/[name]Gwendolen[/name] as a MN for any of them (although [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name] might be on the long side), for [name]Oscar[/name] Wilde’s The Importance of Being [name]Earnest[/name], or even [name]Cecily[/name] for the same work. [name]Olivia[/name] has added appeal for me, since it’s already Shakespearean. :slight_smile: I like [name]Lily[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name], as well, although I’m not sure how much I really love the Shakespearean [name]Ophelia[/name]. Or [name]Viola[/name]? I loved [name]Viola[/name] in Twelfth [name]Night[/name], and [name]Lily[/name] [name]Viola[/name]/[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Viola[/name]/[name]Ella[/name] [name]Viola[/name] are all adorable.

Good luck!

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I love your daughter’s name! Another [name]Les[/name] Miz fan here. :slight_smile: I’m considering using [name]Cosette[/name] as a middle when I have children and the other two literary names that I really like are [name]Eppie[/name] (from [name]Silas[/name] Marner) and [name]Dulcinea[/name] or [name]Dulcie[/name] (from [name]Man[/name] of La Mancha).

EDIT:
I just came back to this post and realized that I hadn’t listed any possible combos.
I really love Olivia Eppie with Mia Cosette! I also love Claire Dulcinea.

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Wow, these suggestions are amazing! Thank you so much! :slight_smile: