Questions, Questions, Questions!

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[name]Madeleine[/name] - Has been one of my favourite names for a long time. Probably would use the nickname [name]Maddie[/name]/[name]Maddy[/name]… favourite spelling? I like the idea of [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] - like the saint - but am open to other suggestions.

[name]Francesca[/name] - [name]Love[/name] how girly this name is, love the nn [name]Chessie[/name]. Not too keen on [name]Frankie[/name], but could live with it. I like [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]… WDYT?

[name]Eleanor[/name] - What’s your favourite nickname for [name]Eleanor[/name]? Can only think of [name]Elle[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nellie[/name]/[name]Nora[/name]/[name]Ella[/name]. Have no ideas for middle names for [name]Eleanor[/name]… OH suggested [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] ([name]Rosalie[/name]'s another favourite) but I’m not in love with the combo.

[name]Isabelle[/name] - prefer [name]Isabelle[/name] to [name]Isabella[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you prefer the spelling [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Isabelle[/name]? Can you think of any lovely but unusual middle names that would set her apart from any other little Isabelles/Isabellas? I quite like the nickname [name]Izzy[/name]… are there any other for [name]Isabelle[/name]? I have had a quick search on Nameberry and have found [name]Ibby[/name] but not in love with it.

I also love the name [name]Claire[/name], but only for a middle name. I am open to two middle names or whatever seems to work the best. I love flower names,too! Thank you, Berries!

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[name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Madeleine[/name] is gorgeous. I loooove it. It’s so feminine, and I just adore this spelling! [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] is absolutely stunning. Definitely a keeper! [name]How[/name] about…

[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]May[/name] (I like alliteration!)

[name]Francesca[/name] - I don’t mind it. It’s not my favourite name by any stretch, but it’s not horrible to me. [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], together, though, has lovely flow. It’s very pretty when put together. Other ideas…

[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

[name]Eleanor[/name] - ABSOLUTELY [name]LOVE[/name]. This is my absolute favourite girls name, full stop. I love [name]Ella[/name], [name]Nora[/name] and [name]Nellie[/name] for nicknames, they are just so cute. [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] is a great combo. The combo the OH and I has discussed was [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katharine[/name] [name]Rose[/name], but if you’re just going for one middle name, [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Catharine[/name]/[name]Katharine[/name] is lovely imo. Also…

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katharine[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]

[name]Isabelle[/name] - I love [name]Isabel[/name], and I think this spelling differentiates it more from the other [name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name]'s running around. I know it’s still the same name, but it looks a little more polished on paper imo. However, my most favourite spelling is actually [name]Isobel[/name].

[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Eve[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] these suggestions help you a little. My favourites would be [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]/[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Lily[/name]/[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katharine[/name]/[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Isabel[/name] [name]Eve[/name]. Overall, you’ve got some beautiful names there, and can’t go wrong no matter which you pick.

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[name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Madeleine[/name] is a gorgeous name. My favorite pronunciation of the name is MAD-uh-line (versus MAD-uh-lyn), and so I like the [name]Madeline[/name] spelling, but I don’t mind [name]Madeleine[/name]. I’m not that fond of the [name]Maddy[/name] nickname any more because the excessive amount of Madisons have caused the nickname to be overused, but I love [name]Madeleine[/name] in full and [name]Dell[/name] and [name]Linny[/name] are cute nicknames as well. [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] is very pretty, if you wanted to use two middles you could do [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Claire[/name].

[name]Francesca[/name] - I love [name]Chessie[/name]! It’s my favorite nickname for [name]Francesca[/name]. I’m not huge on [name]Frankie[/name] either, though I think it can be avoided. [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] is great. Other combs: [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Lily[/name], [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Lucy[/name].

[name]Eleanor[/name] - My favorite nicknames for [name]Eleanor[/name] are [name]Nora[/name] and [name]Leni[/name]. For middles, how about [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Violet[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Margo[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] or [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

[name]Isabelle[/name] - I prefer the [name]Isabel[/name] spelling. It just looks cleaner to me and it differentiates the name from [name]Isabella[/name] a bit more. I babysat a girl named [name]Isabel[/name] who was called Sabby, which I thought was really cute. Also there’s [name]Belle[/name], Bels and [name]Isa[/name]/Izza. Middles: [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]June[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Flora[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Verity[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Clementine[/name].

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

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Thanks for the replies!

@Freckles, I also love [name]Madeleine[/name] in full without a nickname (though I prefer the mad-uh-lyn pronounciation) but would probably shorten it out of habit. [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is really nice… I actually quite like [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Claire[/name] as a first name I’m glad that you also like [name]Chessie[/name] - it’s definitely my favourite nickname! I think that [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] is still my favourite, but I like the suggestions of [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] and [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]. I really like [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Margo[/name]/[name]Margot[/name]… never heard of [name]Leni[/name] being used as a nn for [name]Eleanor[/name] - it’s really sweet. Still not sure about the [name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Isabel[/name] spellings, but I do agree with you that [name]Isabel[/name] looks more streamlined. Oh and Sabby is adorable!

@romanticism Thanks for the feedback about [name]Madeleine[/name]! I love it too I like [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] aswell… I love your suggestion of [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]… nickname [name]Ellie[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be sweet! ([name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katharine[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is lovely, btw!) I also really like the alliteration of [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Iris[/name]. Never thought of the spelling [name]Isobel[/name] before… it looks very pretty on paper aswell.

Thanks, Berries!