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Unisex name help

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Kellyturnbull · 13/08/2017 11:00

we've named our baby girl Finley but struggling with a middle name that we both love
My favourite is Grace however my partner is not as in love as me
Looking for any other ideas..
Big sister is Millie Rose so can't have Rose

I know not everyone is a fan of unisex names but we really love them and had Bobbi, Charley, Noa, Parker and spencer on our list before falling in love with Finley

Thanks :)

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Kellyturnbull · 22/09/2017 22:44

Thanks PinkFlamingo Finley Eva was our second choice actually and I think it sounds lovely! I just couldn't get my heart away from Grace 💗

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PinkFlamingo888 · 22/09/2017 22:28

Oops should have read the thread first! 🙈 Finley Grace is lovely though!

PinkFlamingo888 · 22/09/2017 22:27

If you like Finley Ava but don't want to use an A name how about Finley Eva? Or even Finley Evelyn?

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Kellyturnbull · 22/09/2017 21:00

saritah I know it's very popular for boys but I do know a few Finley girls (ranging in age and spelling) and I have saw on a few baby name websites it being mentioned a few times recently too so may become more common for girls. We really love the name and had no problems so far with anyone going 'oh for a girl 😳'
We actually have heard a lot of people say 'oh I know a little girl called Finley' or 'love Finley for a girl' more often than what we would have thought 😊 (We had prepared for the why??)
We are aware that some people might not like it but that won't bother us, we couldn't imagine her being called anything else now :)

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Kellyturnbull · 22/09/2017 20:53

Thanks for all the comments everyone, she's actually a couple of months old now and we went with Finley Grace 😊💗
My hubby came round to Grace 🙈 And we love her name!

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Chocolatecake12 · 22/09/2017 19:34

Goodness knows what my phones playing at!
Above is meant to say
Flows better like.....

Chocolatecake12 · 22/09/2017 19:33

I think a one syllable middle band gkiws hetterclune your fave of grace
Other suggestions
Claire
Anne
Quinn
Lynne
Pearl
Sue (like Peggy sue)
Niamh
Faye

saritah · 21/09/2017 09:10

Anything feminine for the middle name. (Finley Rae sounds like a boy.) I love unisex names but Finley is so common for boys in the UK ... are you prepared for a lifetime of correction?

SerfTerf · 21/09/2017 03:09

I know this is nosey, but if your whole family have unisex names, why did you call your eldest Millie? It's mucked up the family "thing" that you're so keen to stick to.

Bouncingbelle · 21/09/2017 01:56

Finley Susannah also lovely

Bouncingbelle · 20/09/2017 22:54

Finley Grace sounds perfect :)

pipilangstrumpf · 20/09/2017 22:02

I know a female Finley. I think Grace goes really well as middle name.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 20/09/2017 21:09

Millie Rose and Finley Roberta.

Lozmatoz · 20/09/2017 20:12

Hells teeth notever! She's not asking for a definition of unisex! Pretty obvious what she's saying. She also didn't say that she wanted a middle unisex name and definitely isn't saying that Grace is unisex. Maybe you should stop commenting on this and that people answer the actual question.

Mamadramalama · 20/09/2017 20:04

My nieces name is Finley. I love it so much for a girl and so does all of our family (I actually thought it was a girls name to be honest, I too remember Finley from home and away 😁😂). Anyway just wanted to say that we always get compliments on our Finley girl!! I love Finley Grace and Finley Iris!
My super cute niece is Finley Violet 💗

Choccyhobnob · 16/08/2017 15:56

I think Finley Grace or Finley Iris are lovely.

notevernotnevernotnohow · 16/08/2017 15:06

Oh yes they are, on nameberry.com

Any sound or word you can come up with is a name on that site. Doesn't mean it actually is in the real name. This is site that gives you "Discovery" as a unisex name. And November.
It also tells us the Irish version of James is "Shamas".

PandorasXbox · 15/08/2017 23:01

I'd choose something very feminine tbh for her middle name.

Eleanor
Isabella
Seraphina
Elisabeth
Charlotte
Harriet
Beatrice
Jemima
Alice

Threeandabit · 15/08/2017 21:24

Personally, I think Iris follows better than Ivy.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 15/08/2017 16:10

Oh cooooooool, I like Fin for a girl!!

MammieBear · 15/08/2017 15:25

Oh yes they are, on nameberry.com

WaxOnFeckOff · 15/08/2017 12:34

David
Paul
Gareth
William
John

nodogsinthebedroom · 15/08/2017 06:07

If Grace is a family name with meaning to you then I would use that. The other middle names you've shortlisted seen more like pretty "fillers" iyswim.

Ivy doesn't flow so well because of the repitition of the y.

Personally I would go with Grace or Iris.

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Kellyturnbull · 15/08/2017 00:30

Thanks drigon, I had no idea and clearly missing the joke! I just had a quick search on google and found a programme which started in the early 60s.. my mum wasn't even born so I would never have got the joke 🙈
Irene's daughter Finley in home and away early 90s is definitely more my era 💁
Rose is my other daughters middle name 💗

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drigon · 15/08/2017 00:18

There was a Dr Finley's Casebook on TV long ago. I like Grace, Belle and Rose as middle names, btw.