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Desperate for a middle name for April?

30 replies

namesstress2323 · 23/11/2016 17:36

It's tradition to give children sort of masculine sounding middle names do you have any suggestions? i can't seem to like any?
What are you're opinions on April Blake? April Ezra? April Kane? April Auden? April Evers? Thanks xxx :)

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NapQueen · 26/11/2016 23:52

I thought April Evangeline before I read your OP.

Do you want to follow the tradition?

If so, I'd go for April Elliot Surname

ImNotChangingMyUsernameAgain · 26/11/2016 23:50

Surely it has to be April Mae?

Sorry, few drinks. Ignore me.

draculasteabag · 26/11/2016 23:48

April Lynne

April Diane or Diana

April June

April Lynette

April Florence

April Carole

April Kaitlin

April Renee

April Roselyn

April Josephine

April Ophelia

April Matilda

April James

April primerose

BlueChampagne · 26/11/2016 23:34

Scots (and others) have honoured mother's maiden name as middle name. I had a school friend called Girl's name Lloyd surname. Or father's name if you're not married.

Otherwise how about Zoe (meaning life). Would be lovely with April.

Lindsay, Leslie/ey, Kay or Julian can be used for boys or girls.

clairethewitch70 · 26/11/2016 23:29

April Rayne
April Louie

RozzlePops · 26/11/2016 23:29

I gave an April Jane, not masculine but sounds normal.

BlueChampagne · 26/11/2016 23:25

Scots (and others) have used mother's maiden name as a middle name,if that helps. A school friend of mine was Tamsin Lloyd surname.

Otherwise, Zoe is a great Spring-like name (means life).

Lindsay, Leslie and Julian can be boy or girl names.

Holding · 25/11/2016 23:26

April Blair
April Scout
April Quinn
April Leigh
April Reese

nooka · 25/11/2016 04:58

Even if it's traditional in your family to use a masculine name for your daughter's middle name, if you don't like any then you don't have to follow tradition. Or you could cheat and use a name that has transitioned from being used for boys to being used for girls like Hilary, Lesley, Jean (Gene), Vivian etc. Alternatively a diminutive of a boys name might work, like Billie or Jamie as these seem to be used increasingly for girls. Or a more feminine sounding boys name like Aubrey, or a name with a male and female form like Francis/Frances perhaps?

SpeckledyBanana · 25/11/2016 04:39

Where is it traditional to give a girl a masculine middle name?

CocoLoco87 · 25/11/2016 04:36

I like PP suggestion of April Ellis!

April Theadore
April James
April Brooke

EllenDegenerate · 25/11/2016 03:35

April Eden

QueenOfTheNaps · 23/11/2016 23:13

I like April Rae/Ray or April Auden

RealHouswifeofBury · 23/11/2016 23:04

April Ray

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/11/2016 22:49

I like April Dylan,cool !

Thatwaslulu · 23/11/2016 22:29

April Auden is nice.

Or:
April Blaine
April Dylan
April Emerson
April Kelly
April Quinn
April Scout
April Wynne

SausageSoda · 23/11/2016 22:20

April Rowan?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/11/2016 21:05

April Piper
April Flint
April Hunter

OohhThatsMe · 23/11/2016 20:50

Oh ok, I didn't read the OP like that.

leccybill · 23/11/2016 19:50

I think OP meant it's a tradition within her own family?

OohhThatsMe · 23/11/2016 19:49

I don't think it's tradition to have a masculine middle name - it might be a new trend, but it's not traditional.

slenderisthenight · 23/11/2016 19:44

April Joy

MollyHuaCha · 23/11/2016 18:21

April Louise sounds nice.

ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets · 23/11/2016 18:09

Showers

LestatVonGaribaldi · 23/11/2016 18:03

April Auden is the best from your suggestions

Could you do something like April Henrietta, April Thomasina?

Or

April Hadley
April Jean (is a man's name in French)
April Sasha (more commonly a boys name in most of Europe/Russia)