Middle name for Florence

[OutsideNumber79]

We're pretty set on calling our dd Florence - we both love the name, and it was my grandmother's name and is dh's mother's middle name.

Our issue is that our surname begins with T, we have to be quite careful with initials.

We obviously can't have an A middle name (FAT), or an I middle name (FIT - because what if she isn't ), and I don't like the look of FET, FOT, or FUT. That rules out vowels.

For that reason, we want to give her a middle name that starts with a consonant.

Our other criteria is that it can't end with an 'a' sound - our surname is Taylor so we can't have two 'a' sounds in a row.

Our main ideas so far are:
Florence Cecily Taylor
Florence Dorothy Taylor
Florence Bridget Taylor
Florence Harriet...
Florence Heidi
Florence Madeleine
Florence Maude
Florence Vivian/Vivienne

I like them, but I'm not madly in love with any of them yet, so please let me know which ones you like, or suggest any other names you think work!

[BabbittyRabbittyCacklingStump]

For DS2 I wanted Florence Jane but from your list I love Florence Madeleine.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

I love Florence Maude

[Sophronia]

Florence Delilah
Florence Daphne
Florence Genevieve
Florence Georgina
Florence Hannah
Florence Julia
Florence Josephine
Florence Jemima
Florence Jessica
Florence Catherine
Florence Lydia
Florence Louisa
Florence Matilda
Florence Maria
Florence Marianne
Florence Martha
Florence Penelope
Florence Ramona
Florence Rebecca
Florence Verity
Florence Beatrice
Florence Cordelia
Florence Caroline
Florence Felicity

[RedDwarves]

Florence Madeleine is beautiful.

[SageYourResoluteOracle]

My first thought before even reading your list was Florence Harriet!

[LadyMonicaBaddingham]

Florence Violet sounds nice

[BusterGonad]

Rose?

[Picknickers]

Florence Beatrice?

[InterstellarSleepingElla]

Florence Cecily from your list has such a lovely ring to it.

[DramaAlpaca]

I like all your suggested middle names, with the exception of Heidi, although it does work with the surname.

I'd maybe think twice about having a middle name that ends with -t as it runs into the surname a bit which for me rules out Harriet & Bridget.

I'd avoid the beautiful Cecily as well, as the -ce of Florence is the same sound as the start of Cecily.

Florence Madeleine is my favourite, followed by Florence Vivien (that spelling as Vivian is usually the male version)

I really like Florence Mary.

[myrtleWilson]

Florence Madeleine is lovely - my own choice would be Florence Jean (but thats partly because I'm obsessed with Jean and wondering if it would be too difficult to change dd's name (she's 15 but am sure she'd cope) #lighthearted

[DramaAlpaca]

Ooh, Florence Jean is nice.

[MollyHuaCha]

Florence Marie
Florence Catherine
Florence Louisa
Florence Juliette
Florence Rosemary

[Enidblyton1]

Love the name Cecily.
I would call her Cecily Florence.
Florence is becoming far too popular these days

[moredoll]

Jane

[LMDC]

I agree with pp about a middle name ending in T, and also with Cecily due to too many C's.

I like Florence Vivian the best from your list but love pp's suggestion of Florence Jean! I also love Florence Louise, it think it flows nicely, fits with your surname and the names compliment each other.

[positivepineapple]

Florence May.
Not Mae and not hyphenated 😖

[OutsideNumber79]

I'm not a huge fan of Jean, as I just hear jeans, but I do like Joan.

[myrtleWilson]

I love Joan too - primarily from when Buffy decided it was her name in Tabula Rasa deviates from thread focus

[livsmum4]

Florence may 💖

[rippednips]

Florence Rachel

[DeckSofa]

I like Florence Madeleine.

Florence Caroline
Florence Naomi
Florence Natalie
Florence Leonie
Florence Pearl
Florence Marianne
Florence Daphne
Florence Catherine
Florence Daisy
Florence Hazel
Florence Jasmine
Florence Rachel
Florence Hallie
Florence Ruby
Florence Megan

[MikeUniformMike]

Florence Cecily Taylor - no
Florence Dorothy Taylor - no
Florence Bridget Taylor - no
Florence Harriet... - no
Florence Heidi - maybe
Florence Madeleine -maybe
Florence Maude - makes me think of Francis Maud.
Florence Vivian/Vivienne - prefer the Vivien spelling. Vivian is a boy's name.

I would go for a name with lots of vowels, like
Florence Viola
Florence Eliza

[MikeUniformMike]

Florence Jean is nice.
I like Florence Mary too.
I really like the name Joan too.

[Elmo303]

Florence Maeve