Your favourite of my combos? Help me sort out middle names!

Hello! I’m back with some jumbled combos! Please help me out because I’m still unsure.

Which names out of the following strike you the most in terms of flow and stylistic impression?
Second question, where each name can only be used once, how would you personally shorten this list? Basically, choose one (or two max) from each group :slight_smile:

Pronunciations which are perhaps not intuitive: [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] = sih-bill-uh. Celandine = sell-ann-deen. Eilean = ay-lin. Siofra = shee-fra. [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] = mar-go. Please don’t comment on the validity of names and/or spellings, thanks!

[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] Celandine
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] (or the Gaelic spelling [name_f]Iseabal[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f], here)
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f] Celandine
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] Celandine

Eilean [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
Eilean [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] Siofra
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (or [name_f]Margo[/name_f], here)

[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (mad-uh-line)
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (mad-uh-len)
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madelene[/name_f] (same pn as the above two)
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

third and final question, mixing any of the above names, what combos would you create?
thanks in advance :slight_smile:

My favorite is [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], I also like [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]!

[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] (or Iseabel [name_f]Briar[/name_f] – the Iseabel spelling is more aesthetically pleasing, imo)
Eilean [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]

[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] stood out to me. I’m not sure why but [name_f]Briar[/name_f] just sounds really good after [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f], it’s a fun combo to say. I like the sound of [name_f]Alba[/name_f] Celandine too. From the next set Eilean [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] & [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] flow well, and [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] in particular gels together well in terms of style and feel. I wouldn’t have thought of putting [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] together, but they fit together well. Then [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madelene[/name_f] and [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]. I did think [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], but there’s a sleek edge to [name_f]Alba[/name_f] that I think looks better with [name_f]Madelene[/name_f], and they sound great together. Having [name_f]Alma[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f] on my list, I can’t disagree with [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f] either haha.

From each list, I would choose:
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

Mix and match

[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] (I think [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] make a good pair in terms of feel/personality/image. They sound like the same sort of person, if that makes sense)
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (Same as above, I’ve considered this before, but [name_f]Margo[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f] might be needed to avoid the ending)
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
I second [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]!

Also have to say I love [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f], [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (especially this spelling), and [name_f]Madelene[/name_f]/[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Alba[/name_f] Celandine, [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Ishbel[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f], & [name_f]Estella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] the most.

[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] stands out to me a lot, as does [name_f]Alba[/name_f] Celandine and Eilean [name_f]Estella[/name_f].

• [name_f]Alba[/name_f] Celandine
• [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] or [name_f]Estella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
• [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Alba[/name_f]!

  1. [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Estella[/name_f] & [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]

[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]

[name_f]Estella[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]

[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate knowing which ones you’re drawn to most (with an unbiased set of eyes). Sorry my original post was a bit of a mess haha.

Unlike my other names, my issue with [name_f]Alba[/name_f] is she goes well with literally everything! @myosotis - thanks for the details, I thought the same about [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]! Also now maybe considering [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]… I’m not sure if I’m willing to lose Siofra though. I’m driving myself mad over hypothetical name arrangements oh my goodness.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] for my own clarity I think I’m currently deliberating between these;

[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f] Celandine & [name_f]Sibylla[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]
or
[name_f]Iseabal[/name_f] [name_f]Briar[/name_f] & [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] Celandine.

Eilean [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] or Eilean [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] Siofra or [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]

[name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (I change my mind on this spelling literally every hour though)
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Oona[/name_f] (who is always around)
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] [name_f]Posey[/name_f]
(wildcard…) [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] … I don’t know ? This is around the time of year I start loving [name_f]Twila[/name_f] haha. And [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]; [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] Siofra? Okay I’m creating more dilemmas here.