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A middle name starting with a consonant

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Seren20 · 20/08/2021 17:37

My DH’s family have a tradition of giving children three first names.

We’ve got a suitable name lined up for a boy and even a first name and second name for a girl but finding a third we both like - and works - is leaving us stumped!

The easiest thing to do would be to use a family name but frankly they’re all terrible! Not just our grandmothers’ names but our mums’ names too are really dated and I wouldn’t want to use my name.

So many of the girls names we like start with vowels which has rather a lot of potential of ending up creating a word with the initials!

We need something that starts with a consonant and has a couple of syllables. Preferably not too popular.

Now it sounds simple but I’m completely stuck… any ideas?

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Seren20 · 23/08/2021 11:30

Thank you all so much for the ideas. Really appreciate your help! Smile Flowers

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MrsGilly1 · 22/08/2021 20:11

Adrianna Jane Lois x

Ellmau · 20/08/2021 23:26

Verity
Laurel
Phoebe

Ellmau · 20/08/2021 23:20

Rosalind
Cecily
Venetia

Seren20 · 20/08/2021 23:16

Ooh, some of these are quite quirky. I hadn’t heard of a few of them at all!

I think the ones that don’t end in an “a” work better for variety.

I’ve always thought the location thing was a little on the cringe-y side but okay if it was somewhere that actually sounded good as a name. Given COVID, unfortunately the baby wasn’t conceived anywhere interesting either!

It would be nice to have some sort of a meaningful name related to my DH or myself in some way but we have a family full of names - particularly female names - which are just pants!

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Squeakerfoot · 20/08/2021 23:03

Adrianna Jane Violet
Adrianna Jane Willow
Adrianna Jane Xanthe
Adrianna Jane Clio
Adrianna Jane Beatrix

Or how about using another one-syllable name after Jane, if you feel like you don't want to separate the two names you chose?

Adrianna Jane Rose
Adrianna Jane Skye
Adrianna Jane Pearl
Adrianna Jane Wren

PermanentTemporary · 20/08/2021 22:56

Tamar
Velvet
Morwenna
Rowan
Candy

Could go for the 'place she was conceived' thing, but it's a bit lare 90s i guess.

ghislaine · 20/08/2021 22:50

Richmal - little used but interesting
Kerenza
Helen
Dominique
Penelope
Zenobia
Zillah

Seren20 · 20/08/2021 22:41

It’s not automatic. It’s something my husband values and it seems a nice sort of tradition, my family don’t have any naming traditions, so why not?

Adrianna Jane as first two names was my choice, which he agreed with after all!

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Chunkymenrock · 20/08/2021 21:42

Do you absolutely have to do this? Why does it automatically have to follow what the male's family does? What about your choice and your family traditions?

finallychangedmyusername · 20/08/2021 21:35

Adrianna Jane Calista
Adrianna Jane Hermione
Adrianna Jane Lucia
Adrianna Jane Felicity
Adrianna Jane Natalia
Adrianna Jane Sabrina
Adrianna Jane Seraphina

PlainJane1000 · 20/08/2021 21:21

Adrianna Jane Beatrice
Adrianna Jane Catherine
Adrianna Jane Felicity
Adrianna Jane Harriet
Adrianna Jane Penelope
Adrianna Jane Sophie
Adrianna Jane Violet

LittleMissNaice · 20/08/2021 20:08

Nancy

pickingdaisies · 20/08/2021 20:05

Rose Constance Briony Rosanne Rowena Meryl Diana

Seren20 · 20/08/2021 18:27

Those are nice, Happenchance. I’m not sure about those ones LimeSodaTwist, they feel a bit old fashioned to me but thank you for making some suggestions. (I know most of them are actually very fashionable now and it’s me who’s actually being old fashioned!)

I’m also realising I know too many parents with girls who have names listed too!

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Happenchance · 20/08/2021 18:19

Adrianna Jane Rosalie
Adrianna Jane Rosamunde

Seren20 · 20/08/2021 18:17

Thank you for all the suggestions. I’m friends or colleagues with a number of people with suggested names - and one is the name of a rather horrid ex-boss!

You’re probably right user-with-lots-of-numbers, but I’ve had the name in mind longer than I’ve had the husband and his family traditions (and that’s been quite a while tbh) so I’m kinda loathe to separate them.

At the same time, it gets my feminist hackles up to give anything “less” to a girl than a boy!

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yumscrumfatbum · 20/08/2021 18:16

Jane needs to be third, my daughter has two middle names. I wanted to give her Wendy as a middle name after a loved one but it was too abrupt on its own so she has Wendy Jane as her middle names

35andThriving · 20/08/2021 18:14

Brooke
Saffron
Nicole
Paige

LimeSodaTwist · 20/08/2021 18:13

Adrianna Jane Martha
Adrianna Jane Violet
Adrianna Jane Clara
Adrianna Jane Mabel
Adrianna Jane Bridget
Adrianna Jane Caroline
Adrianna Jane Frances
Adrianna Jane Rosemary

MadeForThis · 20/08/2021 18:12

Natalie
Natasha
Melissa
Catherine

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/08/2021 18:11

I agree with @user1493494961.
I too think Jane would sound much better in 3rd place.

eg Adrianna Lily Jane sounds better than
Adrianna Jane Lily.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 20/08/2021 18:08

Adrianna Jane Frances
Adrianna Jane Louise
Adrianna Jane Marie

user1493494961 · 20/08/2021 18:06

The name would probably flow better with Jane in third place.

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