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What do you prefer for middle name

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LJFM2B · 11/10/2018 15:52

We dont know what were having but want to use another name from our top list for our babies middle name if shes a girl... what do you prefer

Darcy Isobel Flowerson
Darcy Ava Flowerson
Darcy Ada Flowerson
Darcy Alissia Flowerson
Darcy Florance Flowerson
Darcy Emilia Flowerson

For a boy we are set as middle name is DH family tradition.

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piggie88 · 11/10/2018 16:08

I like Isobel, Ada and Emilia.

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hungryhippie · 11/10/2018 16:17

I prefer Isobel. Rolls off the tongue the best

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Flamingosnbears · 11/10/2018 16:18

Darcey Isobel

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Shadow1234 · 11/10/2018 16:28

I really love your first name choice of Darcy btw.

All the middle names are nice, but if I had to choose, it would probably
be Allissia or Emilia, only because they flow better, (Ava/Ada dont sound as good) but to be honest, you very rarely hear the two names together, so dont think it would be a problem. (Just my personal choice).

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Nellyelora · 11/10/2018 16:33

Darcy Isobel

(I'd spell Florance as Florence)

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finallychangedmyusername · 11/10/2018 17:03

Florence Flowerson is WAY too floral.
I like Darcy Isobel, Darcy Ada and Darcy Emilia. Of the three I'd vote for Darcy Isobel.

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ReginaPhalange89 · 11/10/2018 17:08

Darcy Isobel sounds best I think !

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Fresta · 11/10/2018 17:32

I like Emilia best- although i don't think any od them really flow as all three names have a lot of syllables. I'd go for a middle name with one syllable like:

Darcy Eve Flowerson,
Darcy Jane Flowerson,
Darcy Mae Flowerson,
Darcy Paige Flowerson,
Darcy Elle Flowerson,
Darcy Faye Flowerson,

etc.

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user90 · 11/10/2018 18:04

Darcy Ada!

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susurration · 11/10/2018 18:09

I like Darcy Ada or Ava. I think your soft ending to Darcy and your quite literally flowery surname can support something with a harder sound to it.

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Angelil · 11/10/2018 18:26

She will be correcting the spellings of Florance and Alissia for the rest of her life, so those two options are more trouble than they are worth.

All of the others are lovely, though.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 11/10/2018 18:38

OP, can I suggest Darcy Alyssa, instead of Alissia.

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daisypond · 11/10/2018 18:58

Isobel. As pp have said, Florence is way too flowery with your surname.

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DasPepe · 11/10/2018 19:07

I like Darcy Ada.
Maybe because of Ada Lovelace the mathematician! :)

I’d you can’t decide is there a way to “duplicate” the family tradition but for a girls name? I don’t mean use the same name but the same rule.

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Pixel99 · 11/10/2018 19:25

Darcy Isabel or Florence

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E20mom · 11/10/2018 19:33

Ava

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Someoneelsee · 11/10/2018 19:56

Ada

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Sophronia · 11/10/2018 21:09

Darcey Isobel Flowerson. I prefer Darcey spelled this way for a girl.

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DC18 · 11/10/2018 21:13

I think Darcy Emilia flows best x

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Shesaysso · 11/10/2018 21:21

Isobel

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BalloonDinosaur · 11/10/2018 21:42

I like Isobel, think it flows well with the rest of the name.
DS would've been Isobel if he'd been a girl though, so I'm potentially biased.

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Disfordarkchocolate · 11/10/2018 21:44

Isobel and Florence for me.

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MollyHuaCha · 11/10/2018 21:46

Isobel

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SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 11/10/2018 22:18

Darcy Florence. No one ever really actually says the whole name out loud more than a few times a year, do they?

Or Darcy Isobel.

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Jeippinghmip · 11/10/2018 22:20

Isobel

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