River needs a middle name!

Alright berries. I’ve been here before squandering for some type of girls name seeing as my husband and I are on completely different pages. But we’re feeling pretty good about a first name, now only to pair it. We have a one syllable last name beginning with the hard ‘St’.

My original faves:
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Indigo[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eden[/name] (as you can see, very feminine.)

Hubby faves: Hubby likes [name]Americana[/name] names
[name]Molly[/name], [name]Holly[/name], [name]Genesis[/name], [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Harley[/name], [name]Harlow[/name], [name]Marley[/name] etc

We have settled on the first name [name]River[/name] after watching [name]Doctor[/name] Who and remembering how much we love this name.

But [name]River[/name] St__es needs a middle name! My grandmother’s name is [name]Amelia[/name], but then that turns into a srs bsns Who reference.

Ideally I’d like 3 or more syllables in the middle name. A suggestion was [name]River[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name], from him and [name]River[/name] [name]Indigo[/name] from me. I love the idea of a color name, but I kind of want to give her an option out of [name]River[/name] if she wants to go by her middle name in certain cases.

GO-GO-GADGET-NAMEBERRY!

Great name! I like your husband’s suggestion of [name]River[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name], and also:

[name]River[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Bettina[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Melania[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]

Good luck!

I was thinking [name]River[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] as well!

[name]River[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Coraline[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] (maybe this is too much of a nod toward the tv show, Firefly, lol)
[name]River[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Aramintha[/name]

Best wishes!

[name]Ty[/name] for the names so far!

and loulou, the [name]River[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] is a heavy nod to browncoats–though our two fave sci-fi series (who and firefly) have an ass kicking [name]River[/name] in the series (brings up the question up as to whether or not my daughter will be conditioned to be a weapon?)

I’m enjoying the responses so far, though nothing’s hitting home. What about M names? I love [name]Madeleine[/name] but my hubs is not a fan of it because of the [name]Madeline[/name] cartoon.

Any suggestions for 3 syllable M names? not a requirement, but would be nice. Hah.

[name]River[/name] [name]Eveline[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Boheme[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Stephani[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Laguna[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marcheline[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Blue[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Michelle[/name]
[name]River[/name] Jaqcueline
[name]River[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Harlow[/name]

A few “M’s”…

[name]River[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marietta[/name]

[name]River[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Alicia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Angelica[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Gianna[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Michaela[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Maribel[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Natalia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mattea[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Amica[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mahalia[/name]
[name]River[/name] McClaren
[name]River[/name] [name]Melanie[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mariel[/name]
[name]River[/name] Miliani
[name]River[/name] [name]Leilani[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Demetria[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Athena[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Emberly[/name]
[name]River[/name] Emberlin
[name]River[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]River[/name] Lysandra
[name]River[/name] [name]Leandra[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Joanna[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Janina[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Luisa[/name]

Was going to suggest [name]Miranda[/name] but then we’re still in ass-kicking Firefly mode :stuck_out_tongue:

[name]River[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Maria[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Moira[/name]

[name]River[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marisol[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Melisande[/name]

Song!!

Sorry, I couldn’t resist that. Seriously though, I think [name]River[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] is adorable.

I love all the Sci Fi references in this thread!

[name]River[/name], oh [name]River[/name]…I like the previous suggestions of [name]River[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]River[/name] [name]Miranda[/name].

[name]River[/name] [name]Florence[/name] (not an M but I like it)
[name]River[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marina[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Margaux[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Maura[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Maia[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Melody[/name] - just kidding!

[name]River[/name] Majenta (trying to fit your color name with the “M”, I actually came up with this name for a character and I thought it was rather pretty, and it has 3 syllables)
[name]River[/name] [name]Michele[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mikaela[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Madison[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Minerva[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Mahoganie[/name] (could use [name]Anne[/name], or [name]Annie[/name] for short if she prefered and your hubby might like that idea)
[name]River[/name] [name]Minuet[/name] (very artsy I think, and nn could be [name]Minnie[/name]! I don’t know if you would like that or not but I think the idea is adorable)

best of luck to you and congratulations!

I only have one suggestion, lol.
[name]River[/name] [name]Marceline[/name]

THIS is gorgeous.

[name]River[/name] [name]Midori[/name] if you want a color name, otherwise:

[name]River[/name] [name]Milan[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]River[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]

Also, I’m in no way a sci-fi fan and I think [name]River[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] is beautiful. It might be geek overload for those in the know, but for the rest of us, it’s just a SUPERB name. I’ll put my vote in for [name]River[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] :slight_smile:

I love these:

River [name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Alaska[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] Aroura
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Tamzin[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Alixandra[/name_f]/Alexandre
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Olice[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_f]Turquoise[/name_f]

xx hope you find something brilliant

Melonie, [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Marietta[/name_f], [name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
And instead of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], you could try [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emelia[/name_f]

We know a little [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], and I’ve always thought it was a sweet name.