Vale

Due in [name_u]January[/name_u] with baby #3 and [name_u]Vale[/name_u] is on our shortlist.

My DH, who leans traditional when it comes to names, is shockingly not vetoing my new favorite, but I’d love your input.

What are your thoughts on [name_u]Vale[/name_u]?

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] vs [name_m]Vail[/name_m]?

What long, flowing middle names would you pair with it?

Thank you!
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I know someone who is named Vaille! I like your more simpler spelling of [name_u]Vale[/name_u], but any spelling will be perfect. Here’s a list of some middle’s to test out with it!

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]

The names with L really sound great! Good luck!

Thank you, [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] :slight_smile:

I really like [name_u]Vale[/name_u]! It’s refreshingly short and unexpected. :slight_smile:

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Camila[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]

Thoughts? Good luck!!

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Augustina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]

I like the name [name_u]Vale[/name_u]!

There are many pretty middles suggested above, so I won’t add to them.

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you typically like long, flowing names? Because I wonder if you used [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] as a first name if you couldn’t use [name_u]Vale[/name_u] as a shortform/nickname!

Thank you, Berries!

The middle name suggestions are beautiful, I especially love [name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f].

I’m sharing these positive opinions with DH :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], @anyagreenwich but it does not fit with our last name at all, which is along the lines of [name_m]Smith[/name_m] or [name_m]Jones[/name_m] - [name_u]Vale[/name_u] would be a better fit stylistically.

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] is just gorgeous!

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabella[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]/[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]

It’s the last name of a gorgeous woman I know, so to me it’s very feminine and pretty. I’d personally scour my family tree for ideas and someone to honor for a flowery middle name, but I also second [name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]! I’d avoid the Veil spelling because it has a harem kind of feel and for some reason my husband (who is very literate in every other way), pronounced it “Veal”

More ideas:
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Caterina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]

Ha! No! No veal! :slight_smile:

[name_u]Vale[/name_u] is unexpected and unusual, yet beautiful. I would definitely go for it!:slight_smile:

I will second these suggestions:
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Katarina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]