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Stuck on middle name for Hazel, please help!

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louisdog · 17/04/2012 13:24

Hi all

We are planning to call our first baby Hazel and we cannot work out which middle name goes best, so far we have come up with:-

Violet
Erica
Iris
Meredith
Meriel
Clarissa
Elspeth

Can anyone tell me which of the above work best/should be avoided please! Or any new ideas gratefully received as well.

Our surname is Wll*ms by the way.

Thanks!

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MariahScary · 29/04/2012 10:48

Hazel Margaret is lovely.

MarySA · 29/04/2012 10:44

I agree Hazel does seem to go better with the middle names beginning with M. Though I like the name Clarissa it doesn't go with the Hazel. Hmmmmm.

Hazel Margaret. I know Margaret is very old fashioned but I quite like it. Hazel Miriam is also nice.

MariahScary · 29/04/2012 10:39

I think it needs either a one syllable (but very limited then - Rose, May etc) or a long name with thre eor more syllables

Hazel Elizabeth
Hazel Josephine
Hazel Clementine
Hazel Cecilia

etc

Oubliette0292 · 29/04/2012 00:36

DS1 would have been Hazel Madeleine had he been a girl. Still love it as a name, but don't think I'll get to use it.

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louisdog · 18/04/2012 19:43

Ooh lots more great suggestions thanks.

I just remembered another name I really like, Lyra - but that would be coming back to the too-many-els problem again wouldn't it, with Hazel Lyra...?

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redrubyshoes · 18/04/2012 16:17

Hazel Sophia
Hazel Charlotte
Hazel Phillipa
Hazel Lucy

chocolatecoffinplease · 18/04/2012 16:10

I think you are onto something with Hazel Florence or Meredith. Many folks suggest a short snappy mn. But we rarely say them together. Whereas you are suggesting some very different names to go with Hazel. I think that's the way to go. I always think of mn as alternative names. I have dozens of colleagues who use there mn as adults. So a mix of styles is considerate IMO.

DumSpiroSpero · 18/04/2012 16:01

Hazel Rose?

cazboldy · 18/04/2012 15:59

my mum is Hazel Ruth Smile

toobreathless · 18/04/2012 15:50

Excellent choice OP!!

DD, 11 months is Hazel.

Her middle names are Jane & then a family surname as a second middle name. So we wanted to keep the first middle name short. DH also loves the song 'Hazey Jane' so it's a nod to that too.

I also like:
Hazel Elizabeth
Hazel Beatrice/Beatrix
Hazel Joy
Hazel Juliet
Hazel Maria

belgo · 18/04/2012 14:39

Hazel Clara is lovely, so is Hazel Martha.

redrubyshoes · 18/04/2012 14:31

Hazel Iona
Hazel Elowen
Hazel Beth
Hazel Leigh
Hazel Fern

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louisdog · 18/04/2012 14:28

I like Ruth and Emily, and May growing on me. Like Lois but already know one so cannot use.

What about Hazel Clara?

Or Hazel Florence?

Or maybe we need to think up some more monosyllabic middle names?

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sunshinejanuary · 18/04/2012 10:25

I think Hazel May is lovely, I don't think I would think 'botanical' straight away.

Also, I love, LOVE, Hazel! I think one syllable names would go best as a second name.

Anne
Jane
Rae
Kate
Ruth

xkcdfangirl · 18/04/2012 07:45

When I saw the thread title, the middle name "Emily" popped into my head as an obviously nice fit.

Of the ones you have listed, I like Meredith best because this is nicest rythmically, and my next favourite would be Iris.

sunnydelight · 18/04/2012 07:38

Love Meredith.

justonemorethread · 18/04/2012 07:07

Pah! May is not that Botanical...
Anyway Merdith is... is.... I don't it just is.
Choose May!

Schulte · 17/04/2012 21:55

Mine is called Hazel Lois, if it's of any help? Congrats on your impeccable taste in names Grin

kickingKcurlyC · 17/04/2012 20:32

Hazel Meredith is lovely.

therewasalittlegirl · 17/04/2012 17:49

I like Hazel Primrose!

BBQJuly · 17/04/2012 17:47

Belinda is very pretty and underused. Hazel Belinda or Hazel Megan both lovely.

How about Hazel Melissa, Hazel Marianne, Hazel Miranda, Hazel Miriam?

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louisdog · 17/04/2012 17:01

omg yes how did I not spot that Hazel Iris would be very eye-centric, eek! Thanks!!

I like Alice too thanks.

D'oh yes May is botanical too.

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belgo · 17/04/2012 16:58

Hazel Maria

Hazel Alice

Hazel Violet is also very nice

Agree, you can't have Hazel Iris.

PrunellaDeVille · 17/04/2012 16:56

Hazel Iris seems too eye related rather than overly floral to me.
Love Elspeth, this would be top of my list if my own name didn't start El.

BlueChampagne · 17/04/2012 16:41

May is another botanical of course ...

You know you want Meredith!

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