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2 syllable girls name

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 16:07

I'm trying to think of 2 syllable girls names with the stress on the 2nd syllable, like Marie.

That's the only one I can come up with and I'm not that keen! I would like one as a middle name as I think it would flow better with first and surname.

Any ideas?

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Frazzled2207 · 04/08/2017 08:13

Elise is the best I can think of

Payfrozen · 04/08/2017 07:57

Florence

NC4now · 04/08/2017 07:54

Louise

blinkineckmum · 04/08/2017 06:12

Adele
Manon
Joanne
Annette
Blandine
Roisin
Sinead
Siobhan

Sophronia · 04/08/2017 02:23

Josette
Colette
Cosette
Lucille
Adele
Camille
Cerise
Corinne
Danae
Elise
Elaine
Yvette
Georgette
Jolie
Noelle
Joelle
Justine
Janine
Louise
Lorraine
Maxine
Rosanne
Simone
Suzanne

blinkineckmum · 03/08/2017 20:20

Elaine
Louise
Raquel
Chanelle
Milou
Laurence
Katrin
Jeanette
Celeste
Suzanne
Rhianne
Rozanne
Ines
Anouk

Lots of names said in French but not English (Sophie/ Julie/ Lucie / Agnes etc)
French names ending in ie or elle

rainsbow · 03/08/2017 18:28

Brianne
Leanne
Rhianne

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 03/08/2017 18:16

Suzanne
Annette
Eloise
Anais
Leanne

youarenotkiddingme · 03/08/2017 17:24

Elsbeth? Seems evenly accented to me!

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 17:23

Amazing Elbi! Thank you.

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piefacedClique · 03/08/2017 17:19

Margot
Anouk

Elbi · 03/08/2017 17:16

OP, I can almost hear you shouting "second syllable!!" at your screen. If you scroll to the section on 2 syllable iambic middle names on this page, most of them (at least in my accent) have the stress on syllable 2: www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/middle.html

Notreallyarsed · 03/08/2017 17:08

I like Camille

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 17:07

Yes! I'm coming to the conclusion that it needs to be vaguely French to have the stress the right way - Estelle, Cecile, Celeste, Marie, Camille, Lucille...

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NC4now · 03/08/2017 17:04

Cherie?

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 17:02

Yep, I'm giving up! All those (as I say them anyway and apart from Nicole) have the stress on the 1st syllable.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/08/2017 16:57

Shona
Darcie
Marcie
Isabelle
Jasmine
Lily
Sophie
Ellie
Molly
Chloe
Charley
Poppy
Isla
Heidi
Rosa
Robyn
Nicole
Katie
Daisy
Bethany
Violet

Notreallyarsed · 03/08/2017 16:31

Keira or Keirda?

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 16:29

Hmmmm, maybe I need to go back to first name if I can't come up with anything!

Thanks all anyway - at least it wasn't just me that couldn't think of any.

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Notreallyarsed · 03/08/2017 16:29

I've just been sitting saying Laura out loud by myself and it turns out I do too (weirdy hybrid Edinburgh/Angus/Perth accent)

ReinettePompadour · 03/08/2017 16:27

I can't imagine anyone would say Lau-RA, would they? Ive just got DH to go through the names and he does infact say Lorrrraaahhhh he has a strong yim yam black country accent and nothing sounds as its spelt.

Notreallyarsed · 03/08/2017 16:26

Names ending ie tend to have more stress on the end in my accent, but possibly not others.
Laurie, Laura, Stella. I'm stumped, sorry OP.

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 16:24

Apart from Estelle and Celeste, all those have the stress on the 1st syllable.

I don't think it depends entirely on accent. I can't imagine anyone would say Lau-RA, would they?

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Chaffinch4 · 03/08/2017 16:22

Thanks dolphin, but all those ones have the wrong stress...

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Notreallyarsed · 03/08/2017 16:22

Annie
Anna
Clara
Darcy
Ella
Ellie
Maisie
Ava
Eva
Sophie
Lucy
Emma
Bethan
Jenny
Jenna
Poppy
Holly