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Original poster

Middle names for River Lyons

36 replies

Ashobscura9 · 13/10/2021 01:57

The gender is unknown still, but id love some ideas for both to fit perfectly with River Lyons (: any ideas are appreciated

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Doublethecuddles · 13/10/2021 18:27

Use a Scottish middle name to go with Scottish surname
Jock
Ian
Alistair
Roderick
Euan
James
Hector
Hamish

Elpseth
Kirsty
Morag
Morven
Lorna
Alisa
Iona

Kanaloa · 13/10/2021 18:16

@RunningFromInsanity

River is currently in the top 200 baby names so it’s really not that unusual, for those that are being sarcastic.

I don’t think anyone is saying River is a horrible name - I personally like it. The issue is their surname is Lions.

KirstenBlest · 13/10/2021 14:57

River Thames Lyons.

Worth a boat trip

RunningFromInsanity · 13/10/2021 14:55

River is currently in the top 200 baby names so it’s really not that unusual, for those that are being sarcastic.

KirstenBlest · 13/10/2021 14:50

Lions River is a real place

Ekofisk · 13/10/2021 14:45

Rhône or Saône?

Lightswitch123 · 13/10/2021 09:40

River through Lyons?
River in Lyons?

SparklingLime · 13/10/2021 09:35

Swimming. Ideally hypenated so:

River-Swimming Lyons

EdmontinaDonsAutumnalHues · 13/10/2021 09:30

River is a perfectly acceptable first name. Lyons a perfectly normal surname.

But you can’t put two nouns together. Or two names that both sound like nouns. It’s just weird.

Brollywasntneededafterall · 13/10/2021 09:22

Ds's school friend was Rory Lyons..
I mean come on....
I do know a boy River George Surname..
Worse names than River but better ones too op...

ShirleyPhallus · 13/10/2021 08:47

@myheartskippedabeat

I used to work in a school and the teaching staff (I was admin) always had a good tittle about the ridiculous names parents came up with and almost had sweepstakes on names of any subsequent siblings that came after them

Op just think about this

How horrible

KirstenBlest · 13/10/2021 08:45

Lake
Casey
Cece

Tailendofsummer · 13/10/2021 06:40

I've known a few Rivers, all were boys. It's a boys name surely.
If the surname is pronounced like the animal, it's actually quite hard to say - River Lions, doesn't roll off the tongue. River Lyon like the city sounds much better. But you can't change the surname!

alpinerain · 13/10/2021 06:34

I love River for both a boy and a girl. Great choice!

If you want a gender neutral middle name:
Arden
Eden
Harper
Lane
Morgan
Quinn

For girls:
Ivy
Juliet
Belle
Scarlet
Jade
Jasmine

For boys:
James
Sebastian
Emmanuel
Caleb
Mason
Jacob

MilkywayMonarch22 · 13/10/2021 06:30

These threads when someone suggests a name that isn't Amy or Michael or something else standard are exhausting. People inevitably get up in arms about giving a child an unusual but lovely name.

OP are you wanting unisex middle names?

ProperVexed · 13/10/2021 06:23

Wilde
Africa.

Seaweasel · 13/10/2021 06:08

Savannah?

ApolloandDaphne · 13/10/2021 05:53

I hope the OP is on a wind up. River Lyons is a daft name for a person.

HateJudgmentalPeople · 13/10/2021 04:19

I actually thought at first that River Lyons was the name of a pub!

GemmaRuby · 13/10/2021 04:17

Oh is Lyons your surname? Or is it a two part first name?

What about Cloud as a middle name?

HateJudgmentalPeople · 13/10/2021 04:14

Sorry but I think you should be worrying about the first 2 names before you choose a middle name, I don’t mean any offence or disrespect but River Lyons is a mental name, and they will get bullied, River isn’t a chavvy name by any means but it’s a little out there...please tell me it’s just pregnancy brain?

sending virtual flowers so you know I am not being nasty in my response.

Kanaloa · 13/10/2021 04:12

I don’t mind the name River but River & Lions reminds me of a business or a pub or something.

If you do use it I would go traditional for the middle name so something like Alexander, Thomas, Henry, William, Isabelle, Amelia, Olivia, Jane. Something that gives the child options, because I wouldn’t want a nature name if my surname was Lyons.

Toddlerteaplease · 13/10/2021 03:49

Please don't do this to your child!

PaulaTrilloe · 13/10/2021 03:48

What about Sea?

myheartskippedabeat · 13/10/2021 03:47

Op just think about this

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