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Middle Name For Harlow

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 16/03/2019 14:33

Please help me decide!!

Harlow Olivia
Harlow Livea
Harlow Livienne
Harlow Ameline
Harlow Amelie
Harlow Amelia
Harlow Avianna

I love Olivia with Harlow but it's so popular and trendy that I'm kinda like blah on it.

Livea is a legit name that has been around even before Olivia. I like this spelling because Livia looks like you're butchering Olivia but Livea kind of looks unique.

I love Livienne but some people say it looks made up. I dont know the history. I just heard it and liked it. But I worry it's too rhymey with other middle names I may want to use for future children. Is that crazy? Does it matter if middle names rhyme or sound similar?

Other considerations are honor names like Ameline. I dont like Amelia as a first name but as a middle name with Harlow it sounds kinda good. So does Amelie.

I love Avianna but does it sound good in the middle spot?

I clearly need help deciding!! Thank you for the help!

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EstrellaDamn · 18/03/2019 12:48

Gorgeous :)

I woke up one day knowing my daughter's name too.

Good luck when she comes OP x

NewModelArmyMayhem18 · 18/03/2019 12:41

Rachelhaydenberk, believe it or not there is a lovely part of Harlow (Old Harlow). Harlow Amelie works very well IMO.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 18:54

I hope Harlow gets gentrified eventually! I would love to visit London someday with my daughter and not have ya'll hating her name ;)

But I have a strong feeling for Harlow Amelie. I really just woke up this morning knowing this is the name!!!

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Fraula · 17/03/2019 18:46

Beautiful name choice

burritofan · 17/03/2019 18:40

Harlow Amelie is delightful! And I agree, you've been incredibly patient with everyone's teasing.

SilverySurfer · 17/03/2019 18:30

Amelie is lovely OP and five Star for being such a good sport with your choice of first name being ripped apart on here Grin

I hope you come back and share the name of your next child.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 17:25

I think I'm gonna do Harlow Amelie. Thanks for everyone's help!!!

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 17:17

Haha I do not understand that. Everly is a new trendy name here in the US. I guess I could have gone with Harlow Everly. I think that is a little over the top though. I feel both those names should pair with more classic names.

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brizzlemint · 17/03/2019 17:06

Everly is great, a real BOGOFF name for a pair of brothers.

EstrellaDamn · 17/03/2019 17:01

Everly and Arla are lovely too.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:36

Oh yes - Shalom Harlow!

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:34

I also liked Autumn, Everly, Avienne or Aviana, Gemma and Giuliana. Braver names were Arla, Raphaele, and Adria. I like Madeleine a lot for a middle name. Same with Violetta.

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Lulu1919 · 17/03/2019 15:34

Jane

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:31

The other name we are saving if we have another daughter is Dahlia. I like Dahlia Lorinne (pronounced like Corinne). But we liked Harlow more.

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Quintella · 17/03/2019 15:28

I remember a supermodel in the 90s Shalom Harlow.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:27

I know! I find Harlow to be very feminine. I cant picture a boy with it at all. I dont even really think of it as a surname as I've never come across it as one. Except Jean Harlows stage name.

I like Elise a lot but it seems like a filler middle name like Marie or Grace.

I love the names Vivienne and Evangeline but I already have two nieces named Vivienne on each side. And our God daughter is Evangeline so these names are sadly off limits. I know as a middle name it wouldn't really matter but I think it would still rub everyone the wrong way a bit.

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dreichuplands · 17/03/2019 15:21

Marlow is a town OP but unlike Harlow it is a very nice town, not sure if that makes a difference.
At least you are not using a male surname as a girls first name like so many Americans do.

Quintella · 17/03/2019 15:21

I think Harlow and Hudson do go together but seeing as you have a H surname I think it would be overly cutesy. Harlow and Hudson Hamilton is just a bit much! Marlow and Hudson Hamilton would be fine though.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:18

And our last name starts with an H but it's not Haydenberk. I dont want to disclose my last name on the internet.

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:17

Marlow is a town too? I like Marlow for a boy actually. Obviously if I use Harlow, I wouldnt use Marlow if I ever have a boy! I like Hudson for a boy. Wouldnt that be cute, Harlow and Hudson?

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CatkinToadflax · 17/03/2019 15:09

Here’s a Star for you Rachel. Yes Harlow is a bit of a dump as towns go, but you’ve been so sweet and gracious on this thread. A PP mentioned Marlow - it’s a much nicer town that no-one ever slags off! Best of luck with your baby x

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Rachelhaydenberk1 · 17/03/2019 15:01

Some of you are super sweet- thank you! I did like Livea but it's a weight loss drug Haha! Just found that out after I posted about it here. Livia would be how I'd have to spell it. I know it's a legit name but I do think it looks like Olivia with the O lobbed off.

I think I'm between Harlow Olivia and Harlow Amelie. I woke up this morning and was like, maybe Harlow Amelie! I didn't love Amelie or Olivia as first names because they are so popular and trendy here. But Ama is a family name and I really wanted to lengthen it. I was stuck on Ameline for awhile but I got over it, sadly. I just dont like it all that much. But Amelie is classic right and for a middle name with Harlow it's quite nice?

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chickensub · 17/03/2019 12:32

Harlow Lavinia

Hoplittlebunnies · 17/03/2019 09:08

OP if it helps I live 30 minutes away from Essex and know a handful of Harlow's. I don't associate it with the place at all.