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Constance - middle name

35 replies

toughgetsgoing · 26/04/2020 06:46

does Constance May sound really dated and dull, thinking short names e.g. Constance Lily also like Constance Bee but not sure how it would work because we don't like Beatrice is Bee a bit odd? Any other suggestions or opinions appreciated.

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CheriLittlebottom · 29/04/2020 11:40

Looking like Wallis Simpson didn't do Wallis Simpson any harm!

BeaLola · 29/04/2020 01:14

I had a Great Aunt Constance - she looked like Wallis Simpson Blush

GinWithASplashOfTonic · 26/04/2020 20:33

Constance Molly
FWIW I love Constance as a name

MoltoAgitato · 26/04/2020 20:06

I didn’t think anyone this side of the 19th century, or outside of a George R. R. Martin novel used the word cunny!

Bubbletrouble43 · 26/04/2020 19:06

Ah. Cunny. I see. I don't think it spoils Connie though, still think it's a pretty name. So many names linked to rude connotations. My best friend calls her vagina a Mary which is my middle name. In my family it's just called a vagina. Sorry to derail

DramaAlpaca · 26/04/2020 18:55

Constance Lily is very nice, as is Constance May.

Windyatthebeach · 26/04/2020 17:44

Constance Jayne..
Connie Jayne.

Navelwort · 26/04/2020 17:43

Constance is a lovely name. One of the Constances I know shortens to Connie, the other is always known as Constance.

How many syllables does the surname have? I like the stresses of following up Constance with something three-syllabled like Emily with the stress on the first syllable.

Constance Emily
Constance Adelaide
Constance Eleanor
Constance Juliet
Constance Margaret
Constance Rosalie
Constance Sylvia.

Not necessary those names, but something trisyllabic.

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ChanklyBore · 26/04/2020 17:38

Cunnilingus, Cunnus, Cunt, Cunny.

Sorry to derail. I do know a Connie and it doesn’t come to my mind instantly.

ChanklyBore · 26/04/2020 17:33

Constance Joy (constant joy?)
Constance Niamh
Constance Erin
Constance Sadie
Constance June
Constance Sara
Constance Eve
Constance Eden
Constance Skye
Constance Hope
Constance Pearl

pilates · 26/04/2020 17:32

Well I’ve just googled it and I’ve never heard it called that before

thistimelastweek · 26/04/2020 17:32

Constance Lily is nice.
Constance Bee sounds like you are distinguishing from Constance A.

ChanklyBore · 26/04/2020 17:28

You can’t have Bea as a middle name.

Everyone would think you were saying Constance B. Smith.

I think the previous poster means Connie = Cunny.

pilates · 26/04/2020 17:24

I can’t think either bubble

Bubbletrouble43 · 26/04/2020 15:56

Sorry been racking my brains please tell me why Connie is inappropriate. Its bugging me, I expect I'm being really thick but someone put me out of my misery!

Muffinbutton · 26/04/2020 15:55

My mum is a Constance. She doesn't have a middle name!

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 26/04/2020 15:52

I love Constance and especially Connie 😍
Would also maybe suggest other than my previous ones
Constance Victoria
Constance ivy
Constance iris
Constance grace
Constance louise
Constance elouise

pinkrocker · 26/04/2020 14:04

How lovely a name is Constance! My GM was called Constance Clara and I think it was the most beautiful name. I suppose nowadays she'd be nicknamed CeCe.

riotlady · 26/04/2020 13:59

I like Constance May and Constance Bea. What about Constance Joy?

whatausername · 26/04/2020 13:53

I would say that Constance Bea does feel like half a sentence. It probably doesn't matter though (depending on your surname).

whatausername · 26/04/2020 13:51

Constance...
Jane
Alice
Ruby
Josie
Julia
Leah
Edith
Alicia (Aleesha)
Vivian
Andrea
Paulina
Louisa
Helen
Margot
Maisie
Antonia (N heavy)
Eliza
Summer (maybe doesn't go?)
Nora
Willa
Wren
Willow
Una
Ursula
Raya
Delilah
Lila
Natalia
Tessa

A random assortment - any take your fancy?

Rainbowqueeen · 26/04/2020 11:53

I really like Constance lily

CheriLittlebottom · 26/04/2020 11:51

I love the name Constance. I think it needs a strong middle name paired with it or the middle name will get lost though.

Constance Elizabeth
Constance Jemima
Constance Claire (not really a strong name but the alliteration makes it work)
Constance Catherine
Constance Christina

I am loving it alliterated, as it turns out!

How many syllables does your surname have?

Hannah021 · 26/04/2020 11:45

Im sorry i have no suggestions, but i wouldnt be a happy child with "Constance" as a name, it feels like im in an english class.
And the short "Connie" is too close to an inappropriate slang, i dont want my child bullied.