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Still can't find a middle name!!

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Tea1Sugar · 14/02/2014 10:20

For our dd2 who will be here in about 8 weeks. So yes we've got time but after 31 weeks of pregnancy we're still nowhere near decided!

Her first name will be Emilia (em-ee-lee-ya) last name also begins with E.

Need a monosyllabic middle name that's not one of these as they've all been vetoed by one of us!

Grace (only as it's dd1's middle name I love it)
Rose
Kate
Claire
Fleur
Jade
Jane
Paige
Maud
Joan
Anne
Hope
Faith
Beth
May/maye
Fay/faye
June

So yes, virtually every monosyllabic name! Help!!

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Artandco · 14/02/2014 10:29

Emilia Wren E
Emilia Nell E
Emilia Quinn E
Emilia Tess E

I think a 2 or 3 syllable works well also

Emilia Ivy
Emilia Saskia
Emilia Ariana

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Tea1Sugar · 14/02/2014 10:32

Oo like Tess!

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ToffeeJungle · 14/02/2014 12:40

Brooke
Joy
Lou
Belle
Kay
Sue
Beth

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BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 14/02/2014 13:10

Tess is great.

Blythe? I love Blythe.

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PinkGlove · 14/02/2014 13:14

Love Emilia Tess.

Emilia Jean is pretty cool.

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noodlebum · 14/02/2014 13:39

Emilia Gwen
Emilia Joy
Emilia Ruth

Smile

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NadiaWadia · 15/02/2014 05:49

Eve? (Though you'll probably think it's too many 'E's. But good alliteration maybe?)
Bess
Pearl

It's getting difficult now. Can't you go up to 2 syllables?

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MauriceMinor · 15/02/2014 05:55

Why monosyllabic?

She'll rarely say the two names together.

Isn't it better to give her a name you like based on sound, meaning or personal significance, rather than the number of syllables it has?

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NadiaWadia · 15/02/2014 05:55

Fern? (However you spell it)
Skye

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RaRa1988 · 15/02/2014 17:03

Why can't she have the name middle name as her sister? I think Emelia Grace sounds lovely Smile

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lilolilmanchester · 15/02/2014 17:05

Not monosyllabic, but Louise works well with most first/surname combinations

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Lovethebubbles · 15/02/2014 17:11

Brooke?

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BlueStarsAtNight · 15/02/2014 17:32

Emilia Dawn
Emilia Jess
Emilia Leigh

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BlackberryandNettle · 15/02/2014 18:30

Hi,

Can't really think of any more but I also think 2 syllables sound fine and there are so many more options!

Emilia Sophie
Emilia Charlotte

Something else with 2 syllabes not starting/ending with a vowel?

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eatyourveg · 15/02/2014 19:22

Emilia Anne

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TamerB · 15/02/2014 19:31

Emilia Jane
Emilia Rose

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NadiaWadia · 16/02/2014 00:53

Sian
Britt
Dee
Rae
Kim
Jan
Jill/Gill
Starr

Although a lot of these are not really in at the moment, and a different style of name from Emilia.

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yellowsnownoteatwillyou · 16/02/2014 01:11

Rae
Faith
Beth
Rayne
Bea
Beau
Jess
Niamh
Quinn
Wren

That's all I could think of

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squoosh · 16/02/2014 01:23

Why do people stress about middle names??

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FloatingHandle · 16/02/2014 06:25

These are nowhere near monosyllabic but I like the sound of Emilia Rosalind and Emilia Frances...

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Tea1Sugar · 16/02/2014 06:43

I really really want Rose but it's the name of dp's nightmare boss so he's vetoed it.

I also love Grace (dd1's middle name) but dp thinks dd2 should have her own. I read a recent thread on here about siblings with the same middle name - interesting!

The reason we are going for a monosyllabic one is Emilia obviously has 4 syllables and our surname has 3 so already long.

I like May but it's another 'm' sound which there'll be in first and last name so sounds bit much.

Thanks for all the suggestions I like:
Fay
Tess (is that a name in itself though or Tessa?)
Clare
Kate
But going against all our 'criteria' I love Charlotte.

Lord know why a middle name is so difficult!

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Davidhasselhoffstoecheese · 16/02/2014 08:47

Tess is lovely

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Artandco · 16/02/2014 09:12

Gray
Bess
Maeve
Sage

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WeAllHaveWings · 16/02/2014 09:20

we pondered ds's middle name for ages and eventually choose something we liked at the last minute just before registering.

In hindsight wish I'd chosen a name that meant something rather than one that sounded right as a middle name is very rarely used/said. Wish I'd used my maiden name (which can also be a Scottish first name) as his middle name, or my dads name so a little bit of our family was handed down to him in his name.

Can you use you mum's or maybe grans name/a maiden name?

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Tea1Sugar · 16/02/2014 11:37

Thoughts on Emilia Jane? Too old fashioned? "Plain"? Sounds like Little House on the Prairie according to mum!

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