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Need help choosing the perfect combo!

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interstallar8 · 09/06/2019 18:15

Here are some first and middle names that I have in mind and need help choosing from:

First names:
Summer
Sabrina
Freya

Middle Names:
Caroline
Iris
June
August
Josephine
Meredith

And please please include reason(s) why you picked the name.
Thanks a lot!

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Shadow1234 · 10/06/2019 01:29

I love the name Summer - just makes me think of a nice warm summers day, such a pretty name
Freya would be my second choice - not too long and works for all age groups

Astronica · 10/06/2019 00:56

I love Summer and that's my favourite of your first names, though both Freya and Sabrina are good names too. I think Summer is good for all ages.

My favourite combo is Summer Josephine - gorgeous! Caroline also works. Not August or June with Summer. With the other names I like Freya Josephine and Sabrina June or Sabrina Caroline.

Frazzled2207 · 10/06/2019 00:26

Freya Josephine

mathanxiety · 10/06/2019 00:20

Sabrina June
Sabrina Josephine

Freya Caroline
Freya Josephine

Sabrina and Freya stand out as lovely first names imo. They both have a Germanic or Scandinavian vibe and both are suitable for a woman of any age.

I don't think Summer ages well. It is fine for a little girl but you are naming someone who may well live until 99 and in between she will be 47, 73, etc..

I don't like the way Iris sounds with Freya or Sabrina - the vowels require a glottal stop and the names don't flow. The middle names I have chosen begin with a consonant and each imparts a different vibe to the first name.

I don't like Meredith or August as names, either first or middle.

I think I like Sabrina June and Freya Caroline the best.

Sabrina June is a dashing, zippy, uptowny sort of name.
Freya Caroline reminds me of wildflower meadows somehow.

CoffeeRunner · 09/06/2019 23:41

Freya Caroline - sounds classy, sophisticated.

Summer Iris - a little more “cute” but a lovely name nonetheless.

SlimGin · 09/06/2019 23:37

Summer Josephine
Freya June

Lovely names!

Sophronia · 09/06/2019 23:36

Sabrina Caroline

mondler · 09/06/2019 23:32

I think Freya could work with any of those middle names. It also depends how many syables your surname has and how it sounds with that.

monsieurmarius · 09/06/2019 23:23

Freya Iris or Freya Josephine both flow nicely imo. Sorry I really don't like Sabrina, I'll forever associate it with the witch!

CatsLikeCoffeeToo · 09/06/2019 21:58

Definitely Freya - Sabrina reminds me of the Teenage Witch and Summer is not really to my taste.

Josephine, Meredith and Iris all sound lovely and timeless and flow well with Freya.

miamiibiza · 09/06/2019 21:50

Sabrina June

TatianaLarina · 09/06/2019 21:15

Sorry I don’t like your first names. I would choose:

Iris
Josephine

AmyMaria2 · 09/06/2019 20:51

Freya Josephine flow the best IMO
I don't like any of your first names, Freya's best out the bunch x

Carpetburns · 09/06/2019 19:40

Freya Josephine

taylorlynn · 09/06/2019 19:36

Summer and Freya are nice but I would be careful with summer and your middle names as may sound a bit strange (summer August)

MyInnerAlto · 09/06/2019 19:24

I don't like your first names.

Iris Josephine or Iris Meredith would be stunning.

Poppysead1663 · 09/06/2019 19:23

Freya Josephine is lovely.

MimiSunshine · 09/06/2019 19:20

I would pick Sabrina Josephine because I prefer that out of all your options.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 09/06/2019 19:17

I really like Freya. One of DD's close friends is Freya and it's a name that everyone knows but there aren't that many of them. Middle names that I think flow with Freya are Caroline, Josephine and Meredith. All lovely names.

peachgreen · 09/06/2019 19:13

I love Iris June. Sorry, I know that's not helpful. But I sort of want to steal it for myself!

Penny4Thoughts · 09/06/2019 18:58

Sorry if it’s rude as it’s not what you asked but what about:

Josephine June (JJ)
Sabine Iris
Iris Josephine

Penny4Thoughts · 09/06/2019 18:55

Not a huge fan of the first name options but the best would be Freya Josephine

avocadochocolate · 09/06/2019 18:31

Freya Caroline
Freya Josephine

Out of your 1st name choices, personally I like Freya best. It sounds strong because of the 'a' sound at the end. Sabrina and Summer actually also sound strong but I am a traditionalist and they just sound like modern names to me.

Caroline and Josephine are good solid traditional names.

BlueMerchant · 09/06/2019 18:29

Flows well.

BlueMerchant · 09/06/2019 18:28

Overall I like Meridith and I think it stands best as a first name rather than a mn.
So personally I'd do a reverse and pick Meridith Summer.