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Honest Opinions Please

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Prettylittlelady · 31/05/2020 17:47

What do you think of the following combinations:

Sienna Evelyn
Grace Evelyn

I wanted somethings slightly more unique for the first name but these are the only two I feel any sort of connection with at the moment. Open to other suggestions, my previous thread was really helpful.

Middle will be Evelyn after my grandmother.

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seasidestarfish · 01/06/2020 16:40

Grace!

Flappingflamingo · 01/06/2020 13:27

One of daughters has grace as her middle name, it's beautiful, my nan was called Evelyn, also pronounced the same way 😍 so I would go with that combination or evelyn grace. I really don't like sienna sorry

Lavenderblues · 01/06/2020 11:22

Not keen on either Grace or Sienna. But I'd choose Sienna if I had to.

newmum332 · 01/06/2020 10:44

Not keen on either. Grace is ok but a bit boring, Sienna is awful and very popular where I live.
Evelyn is lovely, do you like Eve as a nn instead of Evie? I would go with Evelyn if so.

CourtneyLurve · 01/06/2020 10:39

Grace Evelyn flows better.

pinkpinecone · 01/06/2020 10:35

Not a huge fan of either as Sienna is bit too frilly and Grace is a tricky name to pull off if a child isn't very graceful so I think it works better as a middle name.

I really like Evelyn though.
Here are a few more pretty feminine sounding names that work well with Evelyn - although I would worry too much about how they flow as middle names get used so rarely.

Florence
Ada
Isabelle/Isobel
Beatrice
Ottilie
Harriet
Imogen
Matilda
Phoebe
Felicity
Margot
Francesca

123Dancewithme · 31/05/2020 22:27

I prefer Grace. Don’t like Sienna at all.

Whatsyourflava · 31/05/2020 20:30

Both lovely

Clementine ?

daisypond · 31/05/2020 20:28

Grace. I really like it. It’s much nicer as a first name.

TelephoneTroubles · 31/05/2020 19:01

Sienna Evelyn is my favourite. I actually like Evelyn the best, but if you’re not keen on Evie then I understand why you’d keep it as a middle name.

My grandmother always said that she wouldn’t call a daughter Grace ‘in case she’s not’ and that has stuck with me a little bit Blush

mum2jakie · 31/05/2020 18:52

Both are beautiful but I'd probably plump for Grace.

Roselilly36 · 31/05/2020 18:50

I love both choices OP, I love the name Evelyn too 👍

babycakes1010 · 31/05/2020 18:49

Sienna

EveryoneLoves09876 · 31/05/2020 18:46

Prefer Grace Evelyn, but wouldn't see it as unique

zombiepara · 31/05/2020 18:44

I prefer Grace Evelyn, as when I was saying Sienna Evelyn it ends up being a "Sienna Revelyn" because of the double vowel..

Other options could be
Abigail Evelyn
Frances Evelyn
Hazel Evelyn
Judith Evelyn
Lois Evelyn
Margaret Evelyn
Mabel Evelyn
Margot Evelyn
Miriam Evelyn
Saffron Evelyn

trinity0097 · 31/05/2020 18:41

Go with whatever you like, a middle name is never used or said after you have told everyone what their name is!

daisydukes7576 · 31/05/2020 18:37

Sienna, I don't like grace I think it's too frilly

devildeepbluesea · 31/05/2020 18:26

Possible first name alternatives:

Alice
Honor
Anna
Clara
Matilda
Iris

devildeepbluesea · 31/05/2020 18:23

I think both are fine but neither first name is very unique, lots and lots of Siennas and Graces around here. Nice names nonetheless. Evelyn is beautiful, why not use it as a first name?

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Prettylittlelady · 31/05/2020 18:22

The middle name isn’t really negotiable as it’s after someone who’s really special to me.

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Prettylittlelady · 31/05/2020 18:21

Gosh...really mixed opinions on both Sienna and Grace.

If there’s any suggestion of what would sound nice with Evelyn in the middle I’d love to hear them. X

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LolaGrace · 31/05/2020 18:20

Sienna Grace sounds better

formerbabe · 31/05/2020 18:18

Love Sienna

Dislike Grace...no idea why it's so popular...it's such a wet name.

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Prettylittlelady · 31/05/2020 18:16

If it makes any difference Evelyn is being pronounced as Eve-Lin as this is the way my Grandmother’s name was said.
I’m really not a fan of Evie which is the natural nickname for this name so that’s why it’s not in the first name place.

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IncrediblySadToo · 31/05/2020 18:12

Grace Evelyn is nice

Evelyn Grace is even nicer (but would be Evie here)

I don't like Sienna at all (sorry)

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