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A middle name for...

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Anni3getyourgun · 13/09/2020 12:15

Which name from the middle name list would you put with the following first names? And which combo do you like best?

First names:
Polly
Lucy
Nell
Sylvie

Middle names:
Imogen
Alice
Matilda
Robyn
Martha
Mabel
Primrose
Audrey

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17caterpillars1mouse · 14/09/2020 18:42

Polly Primrose is gorgeous

Also love Lucy Alice and Lucy Mabel

Not so keen on Sylvie and Nell (though cute nn for Helen). I like Audrey and Martha too though from your middle name choices

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Anni3getyourgun · 14/09/2020 16:00

@WildCherryBlossom - that’s my problem! Love them all.

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WildCherryBlossom · 14/09/2020 11:57

Several names on here that I really love. I think my vote goes for Sylvie Imogen, but if I looked at this list again tomorrow I might choose something different.

blitzen · 13/09/2020 22:58

Polly primrose

bumbledeedum · 13/09/2020 22:46

Polly Primrose

Lovely names though.

Tillygetsit · 13/09/2020 22:38

Very story book but I love Polly Robyn. Such a happy name.

Firebird83 · 13/09/2020 22:04

Sylvie Alice or Nell Primrose

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Anni3getyourgun · 13/09/2020 19:42

@Aristotleatemyhamster me too. But I think you’re right - cute on a little girl, but too cutesy on a grown woman.

Think the front runners are...

Polly Imogen
Polly Matilda
Nell Primrose
Lucy Matilda
Lucy Alice
Sylvie Primrose

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Shayisgreat · 13/09/2020 18:33

Another vote for Sylvie Primrose (or Imogen)

VioletCharlotte · 13/09/2020 18:31

I think I would go for Imogen as a first name. Otherwise Polly from your list, probably with Matilda for a middle name.

IckleBear · 13/09/2020 18:29

Sylvie Primrose!!

shreddednips · 13/09/2020 18:24

I LOVE the name Lucy. Lucy Matilda is my favourite combo. I just think a 2-syllable name followed by a 3-syllable name trips off the tongue Smile

Aristotleatemyhamster · 13/09/2020 18:17

I actually like Polly Primrose, but it might be a bit too cutesy.

Polly Imogen or Sylvie Mabel would be more realistic choices

OverTheRainbow88 · 13/09/2020 18:14

Sylvie Mabel

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Anni3getyourgun · 13/09/2020 18:10

@MochaTime don’t apologise, it’s nice to have someone in Sylvie’s corner!

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MochaTime · 13/09/2020 16:57

Oooh I vote for Sylvie! I vote Sylvie Primrose in fact. Sorry to be the wildcard!

Falcone · 13/09/2020 16:53

Polly Robyn!

SE13Mummy · 13/09/2020 16:44

I think Nell Primrose is lovely too!

The Nells I know are 15 and 10, one is an Eleanor and the other just Nell - she's often asked what Nell is short for, I guess it's a name people think of as an abbreviation for Penelope, Helen, Eleanor etc.

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Anni3getyourgun · 13/09/2020 16:36

Thanks for your votes. Polly Imogen is the frontrunner (and funnily enough has been for me throughout this pregnancy). There’s something about Nell Primrose I love too though...

Sylvie has been a late addition to the list and no one has voted for that, so maybe that’s pregnancy hormones talking!

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SE13Mummy · 13/09/2020 14:54

Polly Imogen

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/09/2020 14:47

Polly Imogen
Lucy Primrose
Lucy Mabel
Polly Alice

DramaAlpaca · 13/09/2020 14:47

My favourites would be:

Lucy Alice
Lucy Matilda
Polly Matilda
Polly Imogen

Whatsyourflava · 13/09/2020 14:08

You have AMAZING TASTE. This is such a great list of first and middle names

Firstly, I've loved the name Lucy for ages

Also love

Sylvie
Polly
Imogen
Alice
Matilda
Robyn
Martha
Mabel
Audrey

Don't like Primrose or Nell

itsjakeandamy · 13/09/2020 13:50

Polly Imogen
Polly Matilda
Nell Matilda
Nell Imogen

MikeUniformMike · 13/09/2020 13:43

Pick a first name that goes with the surname, and check that Initial Surname doesn't look silly. e.g. Sylvie Hatton would look like Shatton.

Pick a middle name afterwards, they don't really get used very often.
Of your list, only Imogen is the one that will go with all the FNs you've listed. Olivia would go with all of them too.

I quite like Imogen but dislike Immy, but as a MN it woukdn't get shortened.

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