My husband and I really need help. Twin girls and we’ve chosen [name]Hadley[/name] and [name]Effie[/name] as first names. But, the last name is [name]Smith[/name]. Anything we try just doesn’t sound right. For example, we love [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Grace[/name], but hate [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Grace[/name] [name]Smith[/name]. Maybe, it’s the double s-s sound. We really want [name]Effie[/name] as a fn, but cant think of any mn. Any help?
Maybe a 3 syllable middle name, starting in a consonant and not ending in an s or ey sound, would fit better? [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Melinda[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Brianna[/name], [name]Coraline[/name], [name]Nicola[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Aurora[/name] (ok, not a consonant beginning, but might work!) I particularly like [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Mirabelle[/name] and [name]Effie[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] personally!
I really like all the suggestions. Question, would you pronounce the “line” in “[name]Evangeline[/name]” as “line” long I or “lynn”. I ask because there is a small town in [name]Louisiana[/name] that is spelled the same, but pronounced “[name]Evangelynn[/name]”? We really debated on [name]Penelope[/name] as a fn using [name]Pippa[/name] as a nn. So, [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Smith[/name] has a particularly nice ring to it.