Still hemming and hawing

Girl Names
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I’m due with my second in a matter of weeks, and likely to deliver before my due date, and I still can’t pin down a girl’s middle name!
[name]Even[/name] though my husband’s family is very boy-heavy and we’re assuming we’ll have another boy, we didn’t find out the gender and I’ve got to be prepared just in case!

If it’s a girl, her first name will be [name]Calla[/name].
We have several possibilities for middle names but I’m curious to see what new suggestions might arise.

Hit me with your best shot!

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Middles for [name]Calla[/name] …

Short :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] (maybe too much L?)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]June[/name]

Traditional :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]

Vintage :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]/ce
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] (too nature-y? [name]Violet[/name] works well, too, but it’s much too floral)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mirabel/name
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Theodosia[/name]

Exotic :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Paloma[/name]

Unusual :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Saffron[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Snow[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Meadow[/name]

[name]Virtue[/name] names :
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Patience[/name].

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

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Thank you for the great list! I love the way you separated the names into categories! :slight_smile:

Here are some from your list that jump out to me:
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Patience[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Verity[/name] (have flirted with this combo before but I don’t think DH was sold)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Meadow[/name]

I’ll have to hubby peruse your list later tonight! He’s really picky too!
Thanks again!

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[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - it hits the spot for me! :wink:

[name]EDIT[/name] - Although, if your family (or at least DH’s) is boy heavy, it might be a nice excuse to choose a really girly girl name too… just a thought. Doesn’t have to be too frilly!! hahah

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[name]Calla[/name] is lovely!

[name]Calla[/name] Gergette
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Wilhelmine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Patrice[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Morven[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Yseult[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Philomene[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

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Sorry for repeats:

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]

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You’re welcome! Names like [name]Patience[/name], [name]Verity[/name] and [name]Meadow[/name] :

[name]Patience[/name] - [name]Prudence[/name], [name]Constance[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Celia[/name], [name]Mercy[/name], Temperence, [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Florence[/name], [name]Celeste[/name].

[name]Verity[/name] - [name]Amity[/name], [name]Vera[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Serenity[/name], [name]Virtue[/name], [name]Araminta[/name], [name]Ottilie[/name], [name]Eloise[/name].

[name]Meadow[/name] - [name]Echo[/name] (sad mythological connotation, though), [name]Calypso[/name], [name]Fable[/name], [name]Sonnet[/name], [name]Clover[/name] (doesn’t sound so good with [name]Calla[/name], but thought I’d include it anyway), [name]Ginger[/name], [name]Plum[/name], [name]Bellamy[/name], [name]Willow[/name], [name]Fawn[/name], [name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name], [name]Juno[/name], [name]Rosario[/name], [name]Kallisto[/name], [name]Shiloh[/name] (but Brangelina).

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

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So how long is your surname, [name]Dove[/name]?

Okay, for miss [name]Calla[/name], here are my favorites! Sorry if they are repeated!

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Bryony[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Diana[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Frances[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Florence[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Francine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Helene[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]June[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Margaux[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Naomi[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Prudence[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Remember[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Simone[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Susan[/name] (like [name]Calla[/name] [name]Lily[/name]!)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Therese[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Thessaly[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Veronique[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Violette[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I like these ones: [name]Calla[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] - [name]Calla[/name] [name]Gwyneth[/name]. [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Calla[/name]!

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[name]Calla[/name] is a lovely name!

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Wow thank you all for your wonderful suggestions! :slight_smile:

I’ll go ahead and give you our current short list and see what you think! [name]Feel[/name] free to offer thoughts or suggestions:

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name] (pn VYE-oh-lah)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Eowyn[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Christine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Annika[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]

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[name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name] (pn VYE-oh-lah) - both beautiful names but together, they sound more like a brand name to me than a childs name :S that’s probably just me though!
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Eowyn[/name] - I’m not sure how to pronounce this?
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Odette[/name] - this one’s nice but I’m not sure about the flow
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Christine[/name] - [name]Christine[/name] just doesn’t fit the soft pretty style of [name]Calla[/name] to me
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Annika[/name] - The a at the end of [name]Calla[/name] and the beginning of [name]Annika[/name] makes this one hard to say and doesn’t sound the best, although I do love [name]Annika[/name].
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] - This one flows really well, even though I’m not a huge fan fo the name [name]Hermione[/name]

Top choices:
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name]

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Thanks so much for the input! :slight_smile:

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name] is our current forerunner – [name]Viola[/name] is a family name, and actually the combo [name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name] is directly from my great grandmother’s name. I know it’s a double flower name, but that doesn’t really bother me.

I agree with you about [name]Christine[/name]-- I’m not thrilled with the combo, but my [name]MIL[/name]'s name is [name]Kristi[/name], so [name]Christine[/name] was a way to honor her. None of the other variations of [name]Kristi[/name]/[name]Christine[/name] appeal to us. DH’s name is [name]Chris[/name] too, so it’s a double dose of honors. Wish I could find another variation I liked more, but so far I’ve haven’t found anything.

[name]Eowyn[/name] is pronounced AYE-oh-wen. It’s a favorite character from [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings. Our boy’s name choice is also from LOTR so that’s a nice tie-in for me. Our firstborn’s name has some subtle fantasy lit connections too.

[name]Odette[/name] I like because it has the same feminine simplicity of [name]Calla[/name] to my ears, and the dance connections are a huge plus (both DH and I used to dance). I also love that it’s French (I have a French heritage) and the combined meaning is wonderful: “Wealth of beauty.”

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Annika[/name] is the newest addition. My middle name is [name]Ann[/name], and we’re very Scandinavian so that’s where that came from! I also love the combined meaning, “Beautiful grace.”

[name]Hermione[/name] is falling down on my list. I’m just not loving it.

I know not many of the choices on our short list flow well-- I can think of dozens of choices that do flow well but for whatever reason I just don’t like any of them! :stuck_out_tongue: Or Hubs doesn’t! It’s always really hard for us to agree on a name!

Any other thoughts anyone?

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[name]Hi[/name], again!

To address the [name]Christine[/name]/[name]Kristi[/name] issue, have you considered [name]Calla[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]? I think it gives the name greater presence while adding to the whimsical, feminine sound. [name]Calla[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] is cute, too, but I’m not much a fan of two names ending in the same sound.

As for [name]Calla[/name] [name]Annika[/name], I think this one has a flow issue that would wipe it off my list for sure. I know you said you don’t mind that as much, but maybe something like [name]Calla[/name] [name]Julianne[/name], [name]Calla[/name] [name]Marianne[/name], or [name]Calla[/name] [name]Roxanne[/name] would work?

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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[name]Calla[/name] [name]Mercy[/name], [name]Calla[/name] [name]Marlene[/name] and [name]Calla[/name] [name]Marie[/name] came to mind.

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lemon~
[name]Hi[/name] there!
Hm… [name]Christabel[/name] is not one we’ve considered… although I don’t know that I could do it since any name with [name]Christa[/name]/[name]Krista[/name] in it kind of makes me cringe (childhood bully). It’s also a little frilly for my tastes.

I appreciate the suggestion though!

The only reason I’m okay with the option of [name]Calla[/name] [name]Annika[/name] is that my own name runs together with my middle name and it’s never bothered me. Then again, I prefer the vowels to at least be distinguishable if they are going to alide… so I will probably eliminate it from the list. sigh

kittyn:
I totally love [name]Mercy[/name] as a middle name, but pretty much all M names with too syllables are out because it ends up sounding like calamari. It’s actually incredible how many things I need to avoid with the name [name]Calla[/name]-- anything with Co (calico), anything with Ri- (calorie), [name]Mar[/name]-(calamari), S- (callous), [name]Ann[/name] ([name]Calahan[/name])… etc. etc. etc.

This name is just giving me so much grief! Maybe I just need to start hoping I’m having a boy! lol!

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P.S. Here are some of the other combos we’ve considered that aren’t current forerunners:

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] (love it-- but hoping to avoid J names)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] (see above comment)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Joy[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] Caerwyn
[name]Calla[/name] Eilonwy
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

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[name]Calla[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Suzanne[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]

What do you think?

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[name]Hi[/name]! These are my favorites from your short list–

[name]Calla[/name] [name]Viola[/name] (Or how about [name]Calla[/name] [name]Violet[/name]?)
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Christine[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] this!)