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...or to be more specific a third name that will 'work' with the name 'Holly Ceridwen'.

The first two names are a definite if this bump is a girl (Holly is only first name we both like, and have Welsh ancestry in family so really wanted one Welsh middle name) but we also want a third name...mainly as DS has three names and although it might seem crazy it would seem mean to give this one only 2! We have a three-name boy's name lined up ready but are struggling for a third name for a girl.

Possibilities at the moment:

Holly Ceridwen Rose
Holly Ceridwen Grace
Holly Ceridwen Eloise
Holly Ceridwen Louisa

any thoughts???? or other suggestions??? am open to ideas (other than Jane or May neither of which I particularly like )

Ivy?

The first thing when I saw the thread title was Holly Rose, so i guess that's one vote for your first choice! I think it's very pretty.

I would suggest you keep to one syllable for the third name, they start to sound a bit complicated when you start using more than one, imo.

How strange, that is exactly what I thought too chunkamatic!

Id def go for Rose

Great taste cheekster, great taste !

I really like all the names you mention, but I think Rose goes best with your other two names.

I like Rose too

Love Rose

Grace or Rose

Holly Ann?
Holly Mae?

Anything but Rose! Every baby I know born this year has the middle name Rose! I would go for Louisa from your list.

Arwen
Eirlys
Arianwen

Bunda! :D

Carys
Nerys

I like Rose. Or what about Hope? Or Faith if you're that way inclined?

Holly Rose, nice
also like Holly Jane

All lovely names, think I like Rose and Eloise best! I love the name Holly and wanted it if our DC due early sept is a girl, but DH is set on Harriet!!! I was going for Holly Anne.

Just out of interest, how do you pronounce Ceridwen? I'm sure I'm doing it completely wrong!! Is it like kerry-dwen?

Eloise or Lousia.

Rose, Grace, Mae are all very very common.

Ceridwen and Eloise are two of our possible middle names so definite good taste there!

Thank you for all the replies

Ladyem - Ceridwen is pronounced Ke-RID-wen - emphasis on middle syllable - but in Wales I would imagine most Ceridwens are shortened to Ceri (pronounced Kerry)