I love your style and I really dislike the negativity towards [name]Elspeth[/name], I really don’t get why it isn’t like! I an one of a few that actually like the name [name]Elspeth[/name] and my combo is [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Rose[/name], which I love, especially with the nn [name]Elsie[/name].
[name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] are on my current list, while [name]Florence[/name], [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] have all been there too but the first 2 are very popular in the UK right now. I have [name]Avery[/name] on my list for a boy, as a middle name, I don’t see anything feminine about it.
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] is gorgeous, but I dislike [name]Eleanor[/name] because all [name]Eleanor[/name]'s I know get called [name]Ellie[/name] and I hate that with a passion. It is so childish sounding and its just so popular here.
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name] is my favourite combo, just because I don’t like the middle names of some of them.
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Adele[/name], [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Adele[/name] or [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Adeline[/name] would be stunning, do you like those? [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] would work too!
In order of preference I like; [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Florence[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name]…
Hopefully this is not too blunt. I like [name]Violet[/name], and I find [name]Anise[/name] interesting, but this is an unfortunate combo because [name]Anise[/name] is quite close to “anus” and [name]Violet[/name] becomes an adjective describing it in this pairing. On their own, they’re great names, especially [name]Violet[/name].
My order preference:
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name] Aven
[name]Harriet[/name] Aven
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Anise[/name] ([name]Violet[/name] would be probably #2 with a different middle)
I also sense a big dislike of [name]Elspeth[/name]! I really want a Scottish name as I was born there and my mother’s family is Scottish ([name]Isla[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Flora[/name] all quite Scottish) and [name]Elspeth[/name] is Scottish for [name]Elizabeth[/name] but with a better nn of [name]Elsa[/name] or [name]Elsie[/name]. It’s also quite popular in [name]Holland[/name] where I also lived for six years… doesn’t make it a good name but it does feel like I’m connected to it. A contentious one huh! At least it wouldn’t be common eh
Incidentally, I feel we have to go with quite soft-on-the-ear names as our last name is four syllables and very heavy/harsh sounding - lots of Ks and Xs and Ss. My style is toward much stronger funky names but that’s why a lot of the middle names are vowel-y and the first names are quite classic, as our surname is super weird!
I also hate [name]Ellie[/name] with a passion so [name]Eleanor[/name] is probably out for that reason.
Someone I’m close to at work is called [name]Harriet[/name] and everyone would think I named our girl after her so that’s off-putting, rules it out unfortunately.
So that leaves me with my preference order of (drum roll pls)
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] ([name]Avery[/name]) open to other mns
[name]Violet[/name] ([name]Anise[/name]) open to other mms, especially is this one sounds like ‘anus’, what about [name]Amity[/name]? or [name]Anya[/name]?
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] (could I force a nn of [name]Nora[/name] or even [name]Len[/name] instead of the ubiquitous [name]Ell[/name]*?)
[name]Elspeth[/name] Aven (I love Aven and it’s a very traditional but cool name, can’t believe it’s not listed on nameberry)
And if you can add more comment to the list below - how would you rearrange them bearing in mind I really want a good nickname?
The current list is now:
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Raven[/name] ([name]Libby[/name])
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Midge[/name])
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name] ([name]Flora[/name] or [name]Wren[/name])
[name]Elspeth[/name] Aven ([name]Elsa[/name])
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] (I really want a shortenable fn but love the combo and should of this plus [name]Victoria[/name] has a family connection on both sides)
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Zara[/name] ([name]Hattie[/name])
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (Vie)
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] ([name]Mae[/name])
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Echo[/name] ([name]Frankie[/name])
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] - very pretty
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Avery[/name] - I like this better than [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Anise[/name] - very cute
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Raven[/name] ([name]Libby[/name]) - unlike most I absolutely hate [name]Elizabeth[/name], but [name]Raven[/name] makes a cute middle
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Midge[/name]) - [name]Midge[/name]? Bleh. Sorry. I don’t think [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] make the best combo, but not bad
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name] ([name]Flora[/name] or [name]Wren[/name]) - prefer [name]Flora[/name] as the nn, like the combo
[name]Elspeth[/name] Aven ([name]Elsa[/name]) - dislike Aven, I could like [name]Elspeth[/name] with [name]Elsa[/name] as a nn
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] - very pretty
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Zara[/name] ([name]Hattie[/name]) - dislike both
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (Vie) - I don’t like these together
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] ([name]Mae[/name]) - not too shabby, but [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] sounds better
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Echo[/name] ([name]Frankie[/name]) - strongly dislike [name]Echo[/name], would prefer [name]Francesca[/name] to [name]Frances[/name]
Top 4: [name]Isla[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anise[/name], [name]Florence[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
Thanks crisinamariane. I had to get rid of [name]Anise[/name] for the ‘anus’ sound as someone pointed out - ahhh!
I got rid of [name]Eleanor[/name] as I dislike the bland [name]Ellie[/name]
I can’t have an American state as a first name ([name]Georgia[/name]) as my name is [name]Virginia[/name] - we’d look like right random patriots! SO [name]Georgia[/name] has to be in the 2nd spot.
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] is really growing on me. The only nn I can think of is [name]Ivy[/name] for her initials IV - bit of a stretch tho!?
