Our daughter will be born in [name_f]May[/name_f], and her first name will be [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], with the nickname [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. Our back up names are [name_f]Alma[/name_f] and [name_f]Francine[/name_f]. Big sister is [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f].
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We are looking for some advice with her middle names. She will have two middle names.
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The first we would like to honor my mother [name_f]Christine[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]. Ideas we have thought of are [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (she goes by Chris).
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The second middle needs to be a Vietnamese name. We like [name_m]Minh[/name_m] but it is not set in stone… And [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] sounds a little clunky.
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Last name is [name_m]James[/name_m].
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The meaning of a name is important [name_f][/name_f]- even though we like the name Claudia/Claudine, it means lame, so we probably wouldn’t use it.
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Thank you so much for any help, thoughts or advice!!
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] is such a gorgeous choice, I love her as a sister for [name_f]Esther[/name_f]! From your existing ideas to honor your mother, I adore [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] & [name_f]Iris[/name_f] – they both flow great with [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]. A few other ideas could be…
For a Vietnamese option, I really like [name_m]Anh[/name_m]! I think it would be a similar alternatives to [name_m]Minh[/name_m], but with the gorgeous meaning of “flower, petal” that’s so cute for a [name_f]May[/name_f] baby. Additionally, [name_m]Anh[/name_m] could be a way to honor your mother’s middle name. Hoa would be another choice with that Spring-y meaning!
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A few combos for you: [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Charis[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] Hoa / [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_m]Anh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] Hoa [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] [name_m]Anh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_m]Paris[/name_m] [name_m]Anh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Carine[/name_f] Hoa [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Celestine[/name_f] Hoa
[name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest swapping the order to change the clunky flow to [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]?
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] is a little clunky, but I think it pairs well with [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] adds such brightness to it! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] is pretty too. [name_f][/name_f] A few other ideas:
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[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] (ok, maybe not… [name_f][/name_f] but I do sort of like it in a very GP sort of way) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Christiana[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] (love that this incorporates both her first and middle! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Christiane[/name_f] could work too) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Reese[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] (a little bit of a stretch but I can see the connection between [name_m]Chris[/name_m] and Reese…) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Christelle[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Nina[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] (diminutive of Anna) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Christa[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m]
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You might also consider names that honors things she loves? [name_f][/name_f] Like perhaps [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] if she loves purple, or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_m]Minh[/name_m] if she loves birds?