See the results of this poll: Which is best for baby Allen?
Respondents: 34 (This poll is closed)
- Bryn : 3 (9%)
- Bronte: 6 (18%)
- Mireille: 2 (6%)
- Miriam: 12 (35%)
- Megan: 2 (6%)
- Margo: 5 (15%)
- Margot: 4 (12%)
I voted for [name]Miriam[/name], but I love [name]Mireille[/name] and [name]Margo[/name], too. I don’t care for any of the others, especially [name]Bryn[/name] (boy’s name) and [name]Bronte[/name] (surname). What about:
[name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Briallen[/name] (Welsh, means ‘primrose’)
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Branwen[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
I voted for the glamorous [name]Margot[/name], which will work well on her at any edge, but I also adore the pretty, classic yet not popular [name]Miriam[/name] (and the lovely nn [name]Mira[/name]).
I have to echo the poster above in that I’m not at all fond of either [name]Bryn[/name] or [name]Bronte[/name] - if I’m honest, both feel a little trendy to me.
[name]How[/name] about, to honour your sister [name]Brianna[/name], an [name]Anna[/name] name?
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Annaliese[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Anneli[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Roxanna[/name]
[name]Annette[/name].
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Roxanna[/name]/[name]Rosanna[/name] and [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Anna[/name] are lovely!
Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]
if you go with [name]Bryn[/name] - i like the spelling of [name]Brynn[/name] best. 
[name]Marguerite[/name] is adorable and I would [name]LOVE[/name] to use [name]Briallen[/name], but my last name is [name]Allen[/name]. [name]Briallen[/name] [name]Allen[/name], hehe. Although I do know someone named [name]Evan[/name] [name]Evans[/name].
Yeah, I was worried about [name]Bryn[/name] and [name]Bronte[/name] also in the trendy department. My mom did that with us and it didn’t always work out so well.
What about just straight up [name]Anne[/name]? My sister is [name]Brianne[/name] but everyone calls her [name]Bri[/name], so it wouldn’t be that bad. Otherwise, I like [name]Annika[/name] and [name]Anya[/name].
Ohh, [name]Margot[/name] [name]Roxanna[/name] is lovely.
Oh! [name]Just[/name] thought about [name]Briar[/name], thoughts?
It was tough to decide between [name]Margot[/name] and [name]Miriam[/name]…
I voted for [name]Miriam[/name]…loving this name lately (:
good luck in your choice!
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Margot[/name] [name]Bryn[/name].
I really like [name]Bryn[/name]/[name]Brynn[/name] as a middle name, and I have to say I like the classic [name]Margaret[/name] better than any of its variants. Since you want to honor all three, maybe pick an unrelated M name (to honor both [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Michelle[/name]) for the first name, and [name]Bryn/name as the middle? Keeping just the first initial isn’t as direct a way of recognizing the namesakes, but the variants you’re considering are pretty far afield from the original names, too.
I chose [name]Margot[/name]! I’m having a slight love affair with this name right now and can’t use it myself (last name is [name]Morgan[/name] lol) so I would definitely encourage others to use it!!
My second fav would be [name]Megan[/name] but [name]Megan[/name] [name]Allen[/name] both have the some sounds at the end so not sure about the flow.
If not I also like [name]Annika[/name]. [name]Anne[/name] is a nice name but [name]Anne[/name] [name]Allen[/name] sounds off to me.
Best of luck!
[name]Briar[/name] is nice! I actually tend to dislike BR names (which probably means I’m not all that useful on this thread, but hey) - it’s just a personal preference. However, I like the fairytale connotations of [name]Briar[/name] and think it would make a good middle.
As ljandrl said, [name]Anne[/name] [name]Allen[/name] sounds a little repetitive, but [name]Anne[/name] is a lovely, solid classic and I wouldn’t hesitate to use it in the middle - it would make with many of your M names.
Otherwise, [name]Anya[/name] [name]Allen[/name] (something about that interesting Y breaking the name up) and especially the lovely [name]Annika[/name] [name]Allen[/name] work well.
And I’m glad you like [name]Margot[/name] [name]Roxanna[/name] - I think it’s glamorous, spunky and fun, but timeless.
Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]
Well, I [name]ADORE[/name] the name [name]Miriam[/name] (and nn’s [name]Mia[/name], [name]Mira[/name], and [name]Mimi[/name]) and would definitely advocate using that name, family connection or not!
That said, I’m not quite sure [name]Miriam[/name] really feels like it honors someone named [name]Michelle[/name]? Seems like a bit of a stretch? If I were you, I think I would go ahead and pick a first name I love without trying to find a connection somehow to one of your family members’ names, and then go ahead and use one of those family names in its original form in the middle. [name]Michelle[/name] is a tad dated, but as a middle name to honor someone, I think it’s fine. I actually love [name]Margaret[/name] in the middle. [name]Brianna[/name] is not my style, I admit, but if you want to honor a [name]Brianna[/name], I think it could work as a middle name - in this case, I might also consider short form [name]Brie[/name] as a light and airy middle that could easily pair with a lot of firsts.
[name]Margo[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Michaela[/name]? or [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Brianne[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]?
[name]Briar[/name] is really nice
[name]Briar[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Briar[/name] [name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Briar[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Mairead[/name] Gaelic version of [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] is lovely also
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Michelle[/name]
[name]Shelley[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name] nn of [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Briar[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
What do you think?