Still stumped on a middle name for Anouk!

Girl Names
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I really love the name [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] (ah-NOOK), but its unusual rhythm makes it really hard to find a middle name which flows!

I’d like to pair it with something a bit more traditional/English, but the obvious choice of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] feels like a bit of a cop-out (it’s my middle name too), and nothing else seems to flow quite right.

I quite like [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] and [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] so far, but I’m not happy enough with any of them to stop looking.

Any ideas?

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Mireya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ottiline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] is a simply beautiful name :slight_smile:
I really like it paired with [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], but I think [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] has the best flow.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Nichola[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Carola[/name_f]

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I’m noticing that all the ones you’ve tried have the same rhythm, stress on the second syllable. [name_f]Anouk[/name_f]'s rhythm makes her an awesome middle name, but she’s a little harder to work with as a first, and I’m not sure another iambic name is the best solution? I like the rhythm with [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], Wilhemina and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] like @bedhead suggested, so here are some more with the same pattern:
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Alastríona
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] / [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Severine[/name_f] / [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f] / [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Esclarmonde[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Violeta[/name_f]

Others more in the vein of the short, unexpected feel you seem to be going for:
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elettra[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Fiora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Lore[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Tempe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Elm[/name_u] / [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Nettle
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Soley[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Foxglove
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Lazuli
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Madrigal[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Tesni
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Zenovia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is my favourite from your suggestions. I also think [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] could work too. Didn’t you also have [name_f]Magali[/name_f] in your signature at one point? [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Magali[/name_f] would be a cute pair as well.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Rosaline[/name_f] (leen prn.)
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (leen prn.)
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]/[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Evie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Lenore[/name_f]

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I think [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] sounds best with a four-syllable middle name. Something sounds a little off with the three-syllable names on your current list.

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (I’m on the fence on this one because of the alliteration, but I do like the way it sounds.)
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]

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I think [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] is lovely and it goes with so many great names!

[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Beatricia
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Stéphanie

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[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
Milliecent

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Oliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Fenella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Abelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Loire[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ciel[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Rosae[/name_f] / [name_f]Rosalee[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] / [name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

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Thank you all for your suggestions. I think maybe you’re right and I’ve been looking for a name with the wrong metre to go with [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] - not sure the 3-syllable, middle stress thing really works.

I like [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Salome[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] and [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] from the suggestions so far… so a really mixed bag! Lots of the others are great suggestions too, but I don’t really want anything too long or too [name_m]French[/name_m] with [name_f]Anouk[/name_f].

Any other suggestions gratefully received!