Starting a list... what are your thoughts?

General Name Discussion
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[name]Hi[/name] everyone! I’m getting married in a few months and am a while away from having kids, but I thought I’d start playing around with names for fun! For information, our last name is one syllable and begins with V. Only problem I can really foresee is the combination of a-endings and v-beginnings sounding like “of” (e.g., [name]Isla[/name] V___ --> [name]Isle[/name] of ___. Sad, because I love [name]Isla[/name]!). I would love your thoughts on my list! What names do you like as middles?

Boys:
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name] (wouldn’t use this together with [name]Xander[/name], way too matchy!)
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]

Girls:
Emarie
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lyla[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Raina[/name]

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Emarie is new to me, but I like it. It’s like [name]Emery[/name], but more feminine I guess. That said, I think I prefer the traditional spelling, but I’ve gotta give you props. I like your girl names [name]Eden[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], and [name]Madeleine[/name] and your boy names [name]Miles[/name] and [name]Nathaniel[/name]. I think the best middles are names with significance, so are any of these names after anyone?

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Boys:
[name]Xander[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. Makes a nice first name

[name]Xavier[/name] - I like [name]Xander[/name] better. I think [name]Xavier[/name] makes a really good middle name for some boys names.

[name]Landon[/name] - Sounds like “landing to me” like a plane landing. I like better as a middle if you had to use it. Its really trendy.

[name]Lachlan[/name] - I like it. [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] sounds really nice.

[name]Miles[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. Maybe a better middle name

[name]Max[/name]- A very cute little boys name. Not sure how well it ages. I like it as an fn and mn.

[name]Elijah[/name] - NMS, but I do like the nn [name]Eli[/name].

[name]Nathaniel[/name] - Cute. I love the nn [name]Nate[/name].

[name]Oliver[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. [name]One[/name] of my favorites. My combos for [name]Oliver[/name] are [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Jude[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]James[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Michael[/name].

Girls:
Emarie - NMS, looks made up and misspelled. Might confuse people a lot. [name]Even[/name] though Emmarie looks more feminine I’d stick with the spelling [name]Emery[/name]. A better MN.

[name]Lydia[/name] - Pretty and classic. [name]Lydia[/name] Emmarie looks nice

[name]Lyla[/name] - I like this name, but I’m not crazy about it. I prefer the spelling [name]Lila[/name], it looks classier and more feminine.

[name]Cora[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. Its really cute. I love [name]Cora[/name] with any of the “line” names. Ex. [name]Cora[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Cora[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]…

[name]Imogen[/name] - NMS but cute. Not sure if I could picture it on a grown woman. It could make for a really interesting MN.

[name]Olivia[/name] - I think this name is really pretty but really overused. It needs a really special middle name to liven it up. Otherwise I think its better as an MN. Ex. [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] or [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Olivia[/name], both sound really cute.

[name]Eden[/name] -NMS but fine. I think it would make a better MN. [name]Cora[/name] [name]Eden[/name] sounds good.

[name]Gwen[/name] - like. You don’t hear [name]Gwen[/name] often. But [name]Gwen[/name] with a one syllable last name might sound weird.

[name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the spelling and the name but sick of hearing it. I like Mad-a-line better. I like it as a middle name better. [name]Cora[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Lila[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]…

[name]Lilia[/name] - Okay. A little too girly for my taste and a little to made up. I prefer [name]Lillian[/name] or even [name]Lilla[/name]. [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] and [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Gwen[/name] sound nice though.

[name]Ruby[/name] - Really cute. I like classic names paired with [name]Ruby[/name]. I think it gives it an Old Hollywood Glamour vibe. [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]…

[name]Raina[/name] - NMS. Its very latin sounding to me. Which is fine if you Spanish/Italian but if your not it could be a bit odd sounding [name]IMO[/name].

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Boys:
[name]Xander[/name] - such a cool boys’ name.
[name]Xavier[/name] (wouldn’t use this together with [name]Xander[/name], way too matchy!) - don’t like this one as much as [name]Xander[/name]
[name]Landon[/name] - it’s nice, but I prefer [name]London[/name].
[name]Lachlan[/name] - it’s okay, but I’m predicting long pauses at doctor’s offices as the nurse tries to figure out if it’s La-ch-lan or La-k-lan.
[name]Miles[/name]- not my favorite, but has potential with the right middle name. Perhaps [name]Miles[/name] [name]Xander[/name]? :slight_smile:
[name]Max[/name] - have always loved this name for a boy, although since my daughter became a fan of [name]Max[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name], I don’t quite see it the same way.
[name]Elijah[/name] - strong name. [name]Love[/name] [name]Eli[/name] as a nn.
[name]Nathaniel[/name]-solid name.
[name]Oliver[/name]-love this one. Oli is adorable on a little baby boy.

Girls:
Emarie - cute, but I prefer [name]Emery[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name] - not a fan of this one. It reminds me of an older Russian woman.
[name]Lyla[/name] - like this name, but prefer the spelling [name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] - love it. Beautiful without being overly frilly.
[name]Imogen[/name] - not a fan
[name]Olivia[/name] - not a fan
[name]Eden[/name] - not a fan
[name]Gwen[/name] - love [name]Gwen[/name], but prefer it as a nn for [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] - cute. Reminds of the books.
[name]Lilia[/name] - love this variation of the more common [name]Lilly[/name].
[name]Ruby[/name] - see [name]Max[/name] above. It’s all [name]Max[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] to me.
[name]Raina[/name] - I went to school with a girl named [name]Raina[/name] and I didn’t like her, so it’s difficult for me to be objective on this one. Associations aside, it reminds of the word rain, and I prefer sun. :wink:

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[name]Xander[/name] - ok, 3
[name]Xavier[/name] (wouldn’t use this together with [name]Xander[/name], way too matchy!) - [name]Xavier[/name] is better, [name]Xavier[/name] 4
[name]Landon[/name] - nice, 4
[name]Lachlan[/name] - ok, 3
[name]Miles[/name] - ok, 3,9
[name]Max[/name] - ok, 3
[name]Elijah[/name] - dislike 1,9
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - bland, 2
[name]Oliver[/name] - ok, 4

Emarie - it’s like e-marie, dislike marie, emarie is 4 because it’s unusual
[name]Lydia[/name] - nice, 4
[name]Lyla[/name] - lovely 4,9
[name]Cora[/name] - nice, 4,5
[name]Imogen[/name] - ok, 4
[name]Olivia[/name] - ok, 4
[name]Eden[/name] - ok, 3
[name]Gwen[/name] - ok, 3
[name]Madeleine[/name] nice, 4,8
[name]Lilia[/name] - dislike, 2
[name]Ruby[/name] - ok, 4
[name]Raina[/name] - dislike, 3

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[name]Xander[/name]/[name]Xavier[/name] - I like [name]Xander[/name] better than [name]Xavier[/name] because of the pronunciation issue with [name]Xavier[/name] and I like nn [name]Andy[/name]
[name]Landon[/name] - like! also [name]Lance[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] - like it!
[name]Miles[/name] - okay
[name]Max[/name] - meh
[name]Elijah[/name] - love, though I prefer just [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name] - okay
[name]Oliver[/name] - love!

Emarie - I like the sound but I’d prefer [name]Emery[/name] or [name]Annmarie[/name], Emarie feels like a weird middle ground
[name]Lydia[/name] - okay
[name]Lyla[/name]/[name]Lilia[/name] - feels incomplete
[name]Cora[/name] - I really like this one
[name]Imogen[/name] - not my cup of tea
[name]Olivia[/name] - love! one of my faves
[name]Eden[/name] - pretty
[name]Gwen[/name] - love!
[name]Madeleine[/name] - like!
[name]Ruby[/name] - love!
[name]Raina[/name] - okay