What are your favourite middle names?

Some of mine are:

Juliet
Lind
Ann
Beth
Joy

2 Likes

I’d go with [name_u]Sage[/name_u], Atalante or [name_f]Mae[/name_f]!

2 Likes

ones i always go back to…

nell
blossom
daisy
charlotte
ivy
marigold
wilde
josephine
olive
june

3 Likes

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Lovelace[/name_u]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]

2 Likes

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u] -generally ones that i find too popular for firsts

2 Likes

I always come back to names like…

[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f]
[name_f]Capucine[/name_f]
[name_u]Endellion[/name_u]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Vetiver[/name_u]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivendel[/name_u]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f]

[name_m]Long[/name_m], fun, with history but definitely on the quirky side.

[name_f]My[/name_f] actual daughters have much safer middles, although that wasn’t a deliberate choice. We chose meaningful names that we loved and that flowed well in the combo. For another girl I’d have loved to have used [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] or [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] especially.

5 Likes

[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]

2 Likes

[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
Alexandria/Alexandra/Alexandrine
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_f]Astoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Willodean[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Endellion[/name_u]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

1 Like

[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]

[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

[name_f]Freya[/name_f]

[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]

[name_f]Iris[/name_f]

[name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]

[name_f]Mia[/name_f]

[name_f]Nora[/name_f]

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

[name_u]Sage[/name_u]

[name_f]Thea[/name_f]

[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]

[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

2 Likes

[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Lune[/name_f]
[name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]

1 Like

I don’r think of names as middle or first especially. It all depends what name it is to go with.

2 Likes

Family names. [name_u]Or[/name_u] names significant for another reason. If nothing else, religious ir virtue names. I just can’t see using a name without special meaning or honor in the middle, for some reason :slightly_smiling_face:

3 Likes

I actually love what are often called filler middles, such as [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and…what are male ones? [name_u]John[/name_u]? [name_u]Michael[/name_u]? I don’t like [name_u]Lee[/name_u] at all though. These names go really well with many first names and can make a combo click in a very simple way.

Family middle names and GP or out-there middles are some of my other favorite categories. For me, these would include [name_m]Albus[/name_m], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], Ebenzer, and [name_f]Ismay[/name_f].

1 Like

I’m loving [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] atm!

1 Like