I’m usually just a lurker here, but we’re due in 5 weeks with a baby girl and still haven’t settled on a name. We’re planing on meeting her before making a final decision. Right now, [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is our first choice, but would like to have a second, equally appealing, option. We love [name_f]Claire[/name_f], but can’t seem to find a middle name that works perfectly. Our goal is to have an original first with a family middle, but for the right combo, may change that plan. We’re also open to names that are related to those on our list (ie. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] to honor [name_f]Mary[/name_f]), but I think we want to avoid the double middle.
Middles we’re considering… [name_f]Elayne[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Joanne[/name_f], and [name_f]Florence[/name_f]/[name_f]Faye[/name_f]. Guilty pleasure considerations- [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. Last name sounds like the Indianapolis NFL team, so too much alliteration is a concern.
I hope some fresh eyes will help us out of our rut. Thanks so much!
I really like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] too!
Other ideas:
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariana[/name_f] - for [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Julianne[/name_u]/[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] - can honor [name_f]Julia[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elara[/name_f] - [name_f]Elayne[/name_f] and [name_f]Barbara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] - for [name_f]Elayne[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] - [name_f]Joanne[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanna[/name_f] - [name_u]Lee[/name_u] and [name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marine[/name_f] - [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosalee[/name_f] - [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliette[/name_f]/Elliotte - [name_f]Elayne[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
Thanks for the quick reply everyone! I really like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], and my husband is very taken with [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]. We welcome other suggestions!
I love [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is beautiful too!
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] is very pretty. I think it sounds just a bit better than [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. Both [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] have abrupt endings, so I think [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] softens [name_f]Claire[/name_f] a bit more than [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] does. I like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elayne[/name_f], as well, but it does make me think of [name_u]Clair[/name_u] de [name_f]Lune[/name_f]…which is a beautiful piece of music, so not terrible I suppose. haha I also like pp’s suggestion of [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]. Like [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Joanne[/name_f] has an abrupt ending for me. [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] softens just like [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] does.
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] stood out to me, too! I’m generally not a fan of [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]–it seems rather overrated to me–but I adore [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. I knew someone on another name forum who almost named her daughter [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], and it’s stuck with me ever since. She used [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] instead, but my heart is still with [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]! I have [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] on my list right now, although I’m mainly just trying it out to see if it feels like a good fit. I also like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] (play on [name_f]Elayne[/name_f], maybe?) or [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]. I also think [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], a play on [name_f]Joanne[/name_f], would also be stunning!
Thank you everyone for all the great advice! I feel much better about our options, I was worried we’d never find anything that felt right. Still not settled on the final pick, but getting closer!
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Varvara[/name_f] (variation of [name_f]Barbara[/name_f]) is glorious. I also like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Jehane, [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Marilou[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Violetta[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Petunia[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] Merewen, and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Sidonia[/name_f] would be my other suggestions.