Really stuck for a middle name

Girl Names
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Sorry to post again- might only have 3 weeks left to figure out a middle name, if this baby is as early as his/her siblings all were…

We (or rather I. My husband could not care less about middle names) can’t seem to find any middle names that we like for [name]Finola[/name].

The criteria are basically…

  • I’d like something which adds something different to [name]Finola[/name]; a different tone. Because I see [name]Finola[/name] as quite a feisty name, maybe something to soften it a little?

  • Something fun. I’d like to give her a middle name that a little girl, or a teenage girl, could enjoy having!

  • Flow is very important to me. I think this is something I’m struggling with with [name]Finola[/name]- finding the middle name that flows

Basically, go wild!

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Here’s a ton of all-over-the-place suggestions:

Finola Juniper
Finola June
Finola Willow
Finola Ruth
Finola Lark
Finola Wren
Finola Waverly
Finola Emerald
Finola Ruby
Finola Delphine
Finola Simone
Finola Isabelle
Finola Corliss
Finola Miri
Finola Kiri
Finola Ivy
Finola Marygold
Finola Poppy
Finola Quinn
Finola Saffron
Finola Sapphire
Finola Nicolette
Finola Bellamy
Finola Tally
Finola Emmeline (I pronounce with the -leen ending)
Finola Genevieve
Finola Christabelle
Finola Temperance
Finola Juliet
Finola Oceane
Finola Charlotte

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Glenn[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Claudette[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Edna[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Berenice[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Delta[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Holly[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Inez[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jeanne[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Opal[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Tamsen
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ursa[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Yasmin[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Zara[/name]

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Plum[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wynne[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Delphi[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Coraline[/name] / [name]Finola[/name] [name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Magaly / [name]Finola[/name] [name]Magali[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Posey[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Muse[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Prue[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Gemini[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Tippi
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Saro (SAIR-oh, a variation of [name]Sarah[/name] found in an old folk song)
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Saffron[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Sidonie[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Neve[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Cass[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bee[/name] / [name]Finola[/name] [name]Bea[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Miette
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Vivi[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Tierney[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Vale[/name] / [name]Finola[/name] [name]Vail[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mamie[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Vashti[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Starling[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Isabeau[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Berit[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Tesni (“warmth from the sun” in Welsh)

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Kathryn[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name]

I also like pp ideas of [name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
& [name]Finola[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] ([name]Finola[/name] [name]Bea[/name] is super cute too, but [name]Bea[/name] sounds like a nn for [name]Beatrice[/name])
:slight_smile:

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I like the suggestion of [name]Finola[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] above. Some other suggestions are:

[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bess[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Eden[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Esther[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Dalit[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Keran[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

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I also like [name]Finola[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]. But the first name the popped into my head when I read your post was [name]Charlotte[/name]. [name]Finola[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]. I like it a lot.

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I too thought of [name]Maeve[/name] as a middle name, but I’ve got the name on my brain tonight. I just suggested [name]Maeve[/name] as a first in an Irish sibset. I do honestly feel it would soften [name]Finola[/name] while maintaining a stunning flow.

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Judith[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Katriel
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Sinead[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Trilby[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Melody[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mariel[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Meadow[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Summer[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Nurit[/name] ([name]Nurit[/name] means little fire in Hebrew - pronounced Noo-[name]REET[/name])
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]FInola[/name] [name]Constance[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Devon[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Devony
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Melody[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Sylvine[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Charity[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Christienne[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] Clarimond
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Coleen[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Robin[/name]

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Gem[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Free[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Grey[/name]

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[name]Finola[/name] [name]Greer[/name] was the first thing that popped into my mind and I see that someone already suggested that! I also like
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Olive[/name]

I think one syllable names flow best.

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Thanks so much for all the responses. I liked a ton of your suggestions.

First, here are a few which I really like but couldn’t use for various reasons:

[name]Finola[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Juniper[/name]- My eldest daughter’s middle name is [name]Juno[/name], so these twoare just too close, sadly
[name]Finola[/name] Saro- I think this might also be too close to [name]Juno[/name], which is a shame because I love it, and have never heard of Saro before!
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]- I like the flow of these, but I am a little ambivalent about using two so obviously Celtic names together, when none of the rest of my children have Celtic names. I feel that it segregates her a little, from the rest of them… but I do love these as a pair

[name]Finola[/name] [name]Willow[/name] (I did actually think of this pairing at one point, and I’m being tempted back to it)
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]- This one was on my list, so double encouragement that its been suggested again
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name]- Really like this, my only concern being that [name]Wren[/name] is quite trendy as a middle name. Is this unfounded?
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Delta[/name]- Usually not a fan of repeated endings, but I like this a lot
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bea[/name]- I love the sound of this!
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Carmen[/name]- Unexpected but I really like this
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]- [name]Mabel[/name] is one of my favourite names, and I was unsure if these worked together. Might try this one out aloud a little more
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Robin[/name]- I like the chirpiness of this one
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Faye[/name]

Have a list I’m much more enthusiastic about now.
If anyone has any opinions on the names above I’d love to hear it, and I guess now I’ll just whittle down which one of these its gonna be.
Thank you

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Okay, my husband loved:
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Bea[/name] (clearly likes the one syllable choices)
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Robin[/name]

and I love, with him less excited by…
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]

He really dislikes [name]Delphine[/name] so I think that one’s out. Apparently [name]Willow[/name] just makes him think too much of ‘whip my hair’ (he works in radio and has to hear a lot of the trending music tracks, often the really awful catchy ones)

Of the four DH likes, [name]Finola[/name] [name]Faye[/name] and [name]Finola[/name] [name]Bea[/name] attract me most.

Any opinions/dislikes/likes out of the list here? With reasons why, if poss!

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I adore [name]Finola[/name] [name]Wren[/name] and [name]Finola[/name] [name]Faye[/name]! [name]Both[/name] are absolutely adorable. [name]Wren[/name] is not common as a middle name, Nameberry can give some distorted views of name norms, [name]IMO[/name]. [name]Wren[/name] would be quite distinguished in everyday life. [name]Faye[/name], on the other hand, definitely has the softness you were after, as well as flow.

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leonielee…thanks for the perspective. We’re flitting between four combinations really now ([name]Faye[/name], [name]Wren[/name], [name]Bea[/name], [name]Ruth[/name]) but its good to know that [name]Faye[/name] has the same softness in your mind as it does in mine; and that [name]Wren[/name] isn’t the next [name]Rose[/name] as far as middle names go.

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I like:

[name]Finola[/name] Miette
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Vianne[/name]
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Claire[/name] (beautiful filler middle name which may soften [name]Finola[/name] a bit)
[name]Finola[/name] [name]Beatriz[/name]