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Original poster

Urgently need middle name ideas!

40 replies

biggest · 08/09/2010 10:52

Need to register DD's birth before the end of this week and we have completely run out of inspiration to find a middle name for her. Her name is Florence, but is called Florrie for now.
Please help! Nothing too twee, and not Rose for the obvious reasons!

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LaDiDaDi · 08/09/2010 22:09

Mary
Susannah
Louisa
Penelope
Lilian

BreastmilkDoesAFabLatte · 08/09/2010 21:09

How about Austell or Ives? Or any other Cornish saints whose names are places...?

SuzieHomemaker · 08/09/2010 21:06

All our DCs' middle names are places in France plus my maiden name (so two middle names).

My brother gave one of his DDs the maiden name of paternal grandmother.

This changes the balance so one personal name and two family names but not hyphenated eg:

Florence Jones Snufflebottom

(apologies to all those Snufflebottoms out there)

upahill · 08/09/2010 21:04

Why do you have to have a middle name?

mathanxiety · 08/09/2010 20:59

Florence Anastasia
Florence Ophelia
Florence Esperanza
Florence Antoinette
Florence Katherina
Florence Alexandra
Florence Carolina
Florence Antonia
Florence Angharad
Florence Miriam

How about three names, two long and one short?

e.g. Florence Alexandra Jane...

ozmetric · 08/09/2010 20:47

Any more clues, biggest? Is your surname long or short, mainly consonsants or vowels? Have you worked out what number of syllables sounds best as a middle name, and with the emphasis on what syllable?

Original poster
biggest · 08/09/2010 20:43

Trouble is we have a very very distinctive surname (wish I could share it!) and nothing sounds right.....
Thanks for all your suggestions though

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GladioliBuckets · 08/09/2010 17:51

3 syllables I think.

Florence Marguerite
Florence Miranda
Florence Delia

MentalFloss · 08/09/2010 17:14

Florence hmmm I like it with:

Florence Diana
Florence Lillian
Florence Imogen
Florence Cecilia
Florence Clementine
Florence Aurelia
Florence Alice
Florence Cornelia
Florence Adele
Florence Evangeline

HTH

laughalot · 08/09/2010 12:26

florence - emma, abi,cerys,eve,emily,claire,anna,hannah,sophia,louise, poppy.

ozmetric · 08/09/2010 12:18

Elizabeth
Carina
Beatrice
Violet
Elodie
Penelope
Georgina
Lucy
Jane
Catherine
Clara
Harriet
Ivy
Juliet
Louisa
Marianne
Alexandra
Delilah
Rowena
Amelia

theagedparent · 08/09/2010 12:03

Petunia

tummytickler · 08/09/2010 11:49

Do you have any family names you could use?

wigglesrock · 08/09/2010 11:13

If you can't think of one, don't give her one Smile Congratulations Florrie is lovely

SirBoobAlot · 08/09/2010 10:53

Abigail sprung to mind immediately for some reason!

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