Rhyming Middle Names - Keep or Ditch?

Trying to find the perfect middle name to pair with [name]Violet[/name]. Problem is, siblings mn’s are [name]Finn[/name] & [name]Quinn[/name]. [name]Do[/name] we need to continue on with the rhyming middles (as our friends & family expect) or ditch it all together? Have we backed ourselves into a corner? This will be our third and final child. Our favorite names are currently [name]Violet[/name] & [name]Truman[/name]. Of the rhyming middles, which sounds best? Are there more options we’re not thinking of? I’ve eliminated [name]Lynn[/name] as an option because the whole name sounds like “Violin” to me. If you think we should ditch the rhyming middle, what would you suggest instead? Should we keep with one syllable?

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Wynn[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] (too much of a stretch?)

[name]Truman[/name] [name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Wynn[/name]

Pick something else! No rhyming names just because everyone is expecting you to do it. I’d surprise them all with a different name to shock and delight them and there are loads of beautiful ones to choose from.

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]

[name]Truman[/name] [name]Grey[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Ashley[/name]

I actually really like the idea of continuing the rhyming MNs. Did you intend to do it when you named [name]Phoebe[/name]? If so, I think it’s a great idea. [name]Violet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name]/[name]Violet[/name] [name]Wynn[/name] and [name]Truman[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] are my favorites.

Good luck!

I don’t think you need to stick with a rhyming middle name or stick with a one-syllable middle name.
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name] is quite nice, and so is [name]Violet[/name] [name]Imogen[/name].
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] is nice, but I think [name]Flynn[/name] is too close to [name]Finn[/name].
Suggestions:
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Maren[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Katrin[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Karen[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Amy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Arabelle[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Ashling[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Shea[/name]

[name]Truman[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Heath[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Levi[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Jared[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Shay[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Dale[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Clark[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Kirk[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Seth[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Shane[/name]

Thank you for all of your many responses to my posts. I appreciate it more than you know! Pregnancy makes me a little more obsessed with names than usual…bordering on neurotic. My husband worries :wink: [name]Quinn[/name] has always been a favorite of mine. In fact, it was in our top 3 when we named our son. Since we didn’t end up using it, I knew I really wanted it to be a part of #2’s name. The fact that it rhymed with her brother’s name we thought was a cute and subtle way to link them together. So to answer your question, although it wasn’t necessarily intentional, it wasn’t completely unintentional. However, we thought we were done after two kids. Obviously, we were wrong :slight_smile:

[name]Love[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]!

Thank you for all of your very thoughtful suggestions!

Any other opinions on this? I’d really love some more feedback!

I dont like the idea of doing it because you feel backed into a corner, but I do love the idea of siblings sharing that mn rhyme. It’s kind of a fun idea and as long as theres a name you love that conforms, I’d give it a shot!

I do like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name] and [name]Truman[/name] [name]Wynn[/name] on your list.

Tough thinking of other rhymes…[name]Violet[/name] [name]Min[/name] was the only other thing I came up with.

Firstly, I think [name]Violet[/name] is lovely.

Regarding the mn; how many of your friends do you know by their middle name and compare to see if it fits with their sibling’s middle names? I would say pick a middle name that you love and works well with the first and last name. You are picking a name that you child will have for their life, so give them something that is beautiful and appropriate for them as first priority.

…But now I will contradict myself a bit and say that I love mns that have some sort of family or personal significance, so if having a name that rhymes with her siblings gives a connection then maybe it’s a nice way to go. If so, I like [name]Brynn[/name] best of your options.

[name]Just[/name] a quick note on [name]Truman[/name]; my only experience of the name is the movie [name]Truman[/name] Show, so to me it does not sound like a girl’s name, just my personal opinion.

I’m sorry I didn’t clarify, but [name]Truman[/name] is our choice for a boy. I can see how it could be confusing though as I did post under “Girls’ Names”. [name]Truman[/name] is in honor of President [name]Truman[/name] and noted author [name]Truman[/name] Capote. I agree, it should absolutely not be a girls name!

Any other thoughts? Please throw your opinion out there!

[name]Ah[/name] - Phew! I was trying to be polite there…but thinking puh-lease don’t burden a girl with that! Great for a boy though :slight_smile:

I would like to continue… [name]Love[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Brynn[/name].

I only like [name]Lynn[/name] and [name]Flynn[/name]. The rest I do not like at all, and they seem like you’re stretching to fit the trend.

I’d try for something else.

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Min[/name] is cute! I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have them all rhyme…I want all my kids to have K in their middle names so to each their own…I say go with what you like and if it rhymes so be it but if it doesn’t it’s not like (as kids get older) middle names are said in rapid succession like that