Which female names have been overused as middle names, and make great firsts?

See the results of this poll: Which should be used as first names?

Respondents: 83 (This poll is closed)

  • Jane : 57 (16%)
  • Anne : 24 (7%)
  • Anna : 37 (11%)
  • Marie : 36 (10%)
  • Maria : 22 (6%)
  • Hope : 26 (7%)
  • Claire/Clare : 46 (13%)
  • Mary : 30 (9%)
  • Lynn : 4 (1%)
  • Rose: 65 (19%)

[name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] imo :slight_smile:

You missed [name_f]Louise[/name_f] - according to some, [name_f]Louise[/name_f] is most popular middle name.

[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f] – definitely @desdemona

I say [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]! I’d also add [name_f]Grace[/name_f].

I swoon when I hear a little girl name [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is also a super popular middle name as well.

[name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are kinda the go-to middle names and I think they should be used more as firsts!!

Any and all of them :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Hope[/name_f]. My second choice would be [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

[name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f] would make a great first. I know lots of kids with this as their middle.

This thread made me smile…both mine and my daughter’s names are included in this poll.

It’s amazing how moving an over used name from the middle to the first name position makes it fresh and lovely again.

I love [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] for first names.

[name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f]!

I love [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f] from your list. But my all time favourite middle name as a first is [name_f]Mae[/name_f] <3

Thank you for the votes and feedback so far. Yes, I did miss [name_f]Louise[/name_f]. I meant to include that one, too. It’s one of the first ones I tend to think of, to be honest - up there with [name_f]Jane[/name_f], although there is a fair amount of evidence that [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is now being used as a first. [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f] are underused as firsts, definitely.

[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] got my vote. (And I agree with the [name_f]Grace[/name_f] suggestion!)

[name_f]Rose[/name_f] seems like every [name_u]Berry[/name_u]'s favorite, but I’m not a huge [name_f]Rose[/name_f] fan, period, so I don’t find it any more refreshing up front than as a middle? I know, I know, slay me. lol. I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (although I traditionally prefer this in a [name_m]French[/name_m] double-barrel like [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]), and [name_f]Jane[/name_f], though. [name_f]Maria[/name_f] never struck me as a filler middle (although I do think [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is), but I love it regardless.

I voted for [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. :slight_smile: [name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f] isn’t on your list, but I think that would be my favorite.

I said [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]May[/name_f] are also very common middle names that should also be used as a first name.

I second [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]! Such a great name.