Thoughts on Vera? And middle name suggestions

Thoughts on the name [name_f]Vera[/name_f]?

It’s one I keep going back to but doesn’t quite ~feel~ like THE ONE.

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] VanAntwerp (my maiden name and now middle name)

Also looking for more middle name recommendations. Probably something longer to balance the shorter first. I also like alliteration, so names containing a V are a bonus.

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LOVE [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is cool because you get that V sound. I’m struggling with other V middles because they almost sound like… the same name? If that makes sense? Like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] or [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]. …. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is ok but the sounds kind of blend together. Your maiden name sounds super cool, too!

I like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] a lot! Although I never know whether to say ‘vehr-uh’ or ‘veer-uh’.

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is my favorite of your middle name ideas! Although I love the idea of using your maiden name as well.

Otherwise maybe…
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Davida[/name_f]
[name_f]Verda[/name_f] [name_f]Davina[/name_f]

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] is quite nice. For me, it’s a teeny bit too ‘old-lady’ but I’d be absolutely thrilled to meet a young [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and I suspect it would change my perseption!

Of the middle names, [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] are my favourites!

I’d suggest:

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Viviette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Antonella[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Anwen[/name_f]

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] is due a comeback. I like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Gisselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Hayley[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Joceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Lilian[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Shayne[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]

You seem to like [name_u]French[/name_u] names.

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Clarisse[/name_f] / [name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Faustine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Violaine[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Vera[/name_f] is beautiful :ballet_shoes:

Honestly she has this old school striking romance to her I think she’s powerful and bright.

I absolutely love [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] the name is beyond charming she’s bright, elegant, has the alliterative sounds that you want but still keeping a gorgeous flow. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] makes my heart sing she’s wonderful.

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I have loved [name_f]Vera[/name_f] since my teens when I met a [name_u]French[/name_u] [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. I do much prefer the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciation - more Vair-uh than Veer-ah- which means I’d unlikely ever use it. But it’s smart and alluring to me!

I like your maiden name combo the best with it. I don’t like it running into a vowel starting middle and I also think [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] overpowers it. If I were using it, I would use:

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lucette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Musette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

If I had to use a V name, it would be [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f] or [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f].

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LOVE [name_f]Lucette[/name_f]!
I absolutely love [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] with our last name, but it has become so popular I don’t think I could use it. [name_f]Lucette[/name_f] might be an option as a first name though!

I know a [name_f]Lucette[/name_f] and it worked beautifully as a first. She uses all the [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] nicknames and some [name_u]French[/name_u] ones too for fun!

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is my favorite

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]

I love [name_f]Vera[/name_f]! [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is great!

I love [name_f]Vera[/name_f]! It took me a while to get into her, but now that I have, she feels so special! I don’t know that I’d name my first daughter [name_f]Vera[/name_f], but I really hope I do get a little girl with this name one day; it’s just got so many special ties to my grandma.

[name_f]My[/name_f] combo currently is [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Eliane[/name_f] Charlotte; not sure I am 100% set on the combo, but I do love [name_f]Vera[/name_f] + [name_f]Eliane[/name_f] together. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] VanAntwerp feels so glamorous and unexpected; I love the family tie, but also all the girls I knew who had a family surname as a middle really hated not having a feminine middle, so if I went that route I think I’d do something like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] VanAntwerp or whatever? I also love Vivien; [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] feels so old Hollywood in a delightful way! I also like Evangeline/Genevieve; all your options are lovely! A few other “V” ideas:

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evolet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] Olive/Vera [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] (ooh, like this a lot!)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lovisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Avigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Gavriela[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Avery[/name_u] (not my favorite; I prefer [name_u]Avery[/name_u] on a boy… but I think it sounds nice?)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Brave[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Doveva[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] (it doesn’t have a V, but I feel compelled to recommend the similar [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] - I think she’s so unexpected, punchy, and lovely! And [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] sounds sweet)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Evening[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Evensong[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] (too many veers, I guess…)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Havilah[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Ivalo[/name_f] (ooh love this!)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lillevi[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Lovella[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Pevensie[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Rivka[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Svala[/name_f] (not sure it flows the best, but I love [name_f]Svala[/name_f]! it means “swallow” – like the bird! – in Icelandic, I think?)
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Tzivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Valor[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Talvi[/name_f]

Good luck!