As a second MN, I mean, not as a sibling. I’m 100% set on [name]Evangeline[/name] as one of the MNs for [name]Rachel[/name]–I just love the image of the two names together, and I love the religious significance of [name]Evangeline[/name], and the initials RE honor my sister. I want a second MN, though, to fit in with all my other two-MN combos. I’ve had [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] set for a while, and I absolutely adore [name]Clara[/name], and her family significance ([name]Clara[/name] honors my dad and brother), and I do really love all three names together, but I sort of feel like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is a bit of a mouthful, and I’m a bit worried that doing [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] takes away from the beauty of both [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]. Separately, I adore the two, but together, I’m afraid it’s a bit much.
Anyway, ideas to go with [name]Rachel[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name]? It could either be [name]Rachel[/name] _____ [name]Evangeline[/name] or [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] ____, whichever you think works better. If it helps with style, you can find the rest of my list at Vote on Name Lists at BabyNames.com.
I’m really struggling to come up with anything, not sure any of the above will appeal to you but might be a starting point! If I think of anything else I’ll post again
[name]How[/name] about [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Clare[/name]? I think the 2/4/1 syllable set flows a little better and that way you’d still be honoring your family.
@kerrie - I agree, something shorter is in order! [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is long enough with my surname… anything too long just doesn’t work at all. Unfortunately, I’m not the hugest fan of [name]Bryn[/name] or [name]Brooke[/name] (I actually love [name]Bryn[/name] and [name]Brooks[/name] for boys, though, haha), and while I love the significance of [name]Kate[/name] (it honors my mom), I’m not sure I want to honor her again. I already have honored her in at least four other spots on my girls’ list, and about 3 times on my boys’ list. haha.
@liz - Thanks for your list! [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is hard to work with, haha, so I don’t blame you. I actually really like [name]Zoe[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] with [name]Rachel[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name], and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] immediately struck me, even though I’m usually not crazy about [name]Daisy[/name] at all! Too nicknamey and cutesy for me, even though I love the flower. I’ve been toying with [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Fleur[/name]/[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], too, after a dear friend of mine who passed away last [name]Christmas[/name]. I had thought about [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Sofia[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Anais[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] (so much name!), and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] (I know! The flow is so bad. But I still like it!) in the past. I’m not sure if those are still options or not…
@benton’s_mama - thank you for the thought! I’ve thought about [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Claire[/name] before, but I’m just not sure. It feels so much more predictable than [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], although I’m not sure why. I do honestly prefer [name]Clara[/name] to [name]Claire[/name], so that’s maybe why, but I’m just not sure about the three names together anymore… My dad and brother are the easiest to honor, honestly–between the boys and the girls, they have six or seven combos that honor them, which is nearly half my list, haha. And they do have [name]Violet[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Claire[/name], so I’m not too concerned with keeping [name]Clara[/name]/[name]Claire[/name], but it is always nice to honor family.
What does everyone think of [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Lily[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]/[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lily[/name]? The last gift my grandmother gave me before she passed away was a lily, so the name is very sentimental to me. The whole [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lilly[/name] thing is kind of laughable, but I still really like it…
I love [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lily[/name] but that is the name of the actress so that connection might be a little close, especially with all the trouble you have had in the past with names from Lost…
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] is what came to mind immediately but that would be a lot of R…
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Lila[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] or [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lila[/name] would be nice too.
You’ve had trouble with names from Lost? I like a lot of Lost names. Lol
I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lilly[/name] is beautiful. I never cared for [name]Evangeline[/name], i think this is the first combo with that name that i like.
Ha. Me, too. At one time, I had [name]Avery[/name] [name]Linus[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Boone[/name], [name]Claire[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Abbott[/name] [name]Henry[/name], [name]Beckett[/name] [name]Aaron[/name] (probably would have gone by [name]Aaron[/name], too), [name]Daniel[/name] [name]Henry[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Christian[/name], etc., on my list. Okay, maybe not all at once, and it wasn’t purposely after the LOST characters, lol, but I definitely have had a thing for a lot of the names on that show at one point or another! Right now, [name]Boone[/name], [name]Jack[/name], and [name]Charlotte[/name] are the only LOST names that are FNs on my list, but I have a few MNs on my list that made their appearance on the show. Apparently, I have a thing for JJ [name]Abram[/name]'s character’s names, though–I got [name]Isabelle[/name] from Alias, too.
[name]Emilia[/name]! Oh, goodness, I don’t know how I didn’t even think of [name]Lark[/name]. I absolutely love it and it honors my grandma. I love [name]Lark[/name] with [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]! I’m not sure if I like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Lark[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] or [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lark[/name] more…
@ballerinagirl - thanks for your suggestions! I absolutely love [name]Briar[/name], but I’m not sure I love “B” names with [name]Rachel[/name], for some reason. I think I like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Briar[/name] better than [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Briar[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], but hmm. I’ll have to think about it.
I really like the idea of [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Alaia[/name], too, but I think [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Alaia[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is way too long.
And I like [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Lily[/name], but it kind of all flows together for me.
Perhaps
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Calla[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]/[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Calla[/name] ([name]Calla[/name] is a kind of lily and means “beautiful”)?
[name]Emilia[/name], haha, yeah, [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is definitely too long! I actually kind of hate [name]Susannah[/name], too, haha, so that’s not really an option. But thanks for the idea!
@garnet - thanks for the suggestion! [name]Lily[/name] is because it’s the last gift my grandmother ever gave me (she passed away Nov. 2010), so [name]Calla[/name] just doesn’t have the same significance.
So far, I love [name]Briar[/name], [name]Lark[/name] and [name]Fleur[/name] with the pairing.
Be careful with [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]. [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] is a famous stylist with a reality show. 'nuff said.
Oh, no! I didn’t even think of that. I was really starting to love [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]! Maybe [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Zoe[/name]? I’ll have to think about it…
What does everyone think of [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Cora[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]? similar feel to [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Clara[/name], but a bit less name? I do prefer [name]Clara[/name] in general, but I do like the combo…
At one time, I had [name]Avery[/name] 
I was really starting to love [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]! Maybe [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Zoe[/name]? I’ll have to think about it…