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Middle name for Leonora! Thoughts?

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Cetrion · 17/06/2022 18:10

Hey, so I posted yesterday asking for thoughts on the names Leonora, Rosalie and Severine for our daughter due in four days. DH and I are about 95% sure we want to go with Leonora but still haven't finalised a middle name...

All the names we liked were fairly long and our surname is 4 syllable so we decided early on that the middle name would be a nice 1 syllable name to offset how long the rest is. These are our picks...

Leonora Kate
Leonora June
Leonora Jean
Leonora Skye
Leonora Belle
Leonora Joy

Any ratings/thoughts would be brilliant! Thanks!

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Ellmau · 19/06/2022 16:43

Grace

SunnyShiner · 18/06/2022 22:01

Leonora Severine

17caterpillars1mouse · 18/06/2022 20:26

Yay Leonora!

Leonora Kate is stunningly beautiful. Just perfect.

Good luck with your little girl

finallychangedmyusername · 18/06/2022 18:06

Hope all goes well OP!

Leonora Kate is stunning. Or seconding Leonora Claire

Or:
Leonora Eve
Leonora Amy - 2 syllables, but a short name
Leonora Bess
Leonora Anne
Leonora Tess

AliBaliBears · 18/06/2022 17:13

Hope all going/gone well OP!

I love Joy from your list.

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 18/06/2022 16:00

What a great name!

I like it with Joy best.

TheDoveFromAboveCooCoo · 18/06/2022 15:28

Cetrion · 18/06/2022 14:49

Aaaannnndddd she's decided she's decided she's making an appearance a few days early!

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. A couple of the suggestions are definitely contenders! Hopefully something will hit when I look at her 😁

Eek! Good luck!

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Cetrion · 18/06/2022 14:49

Aaaannnndddd she's decided she's decided she's making an appearance a few days early!

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. A couple of the suggestions are definitely contenders! Hopefully something will hit when I look at her 😁

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Theoldwoman · 18/06/2022 13:40

Leonora Kate!

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Cetrion · 18/06/2022 11:35

I admit that I do love the way Leonora Rose sounds but I do find that I can't get over just how popular it's become recently. I know that in my nieces primary school there are tons of Rose names, especially as part of a hyphenated name. Rosalie was another first name I had considered but ultimately just wouldn't want her being shortened to Rose all the time...

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islamann · 18/06/2022 08:34

Rose flew into my head as I read your thread title.

allboysherebutme · 18/06/2022 02:12

Leonora Grace x

Luredbyapomegranate · 18/06/2022 01:19

Leonora is fabulous BTW. Very underused.

Luredbyapomegranate · 18/06/2022 01:18

Jane.

Or otherwise June or Jean
skye and belle are pretty naff and Kate better as a nn

Not wanting to rock the boat but I think 2 syllables are better after 4 syllables, eg

Leonora Frances
Leonora Katharine
Leonora Sophie
Leonora Alice

It’ just more balanced

CoffeeBeansGalore · 17/06/2022 23:42

Leonora Skye is lovely.

Leonora Rose
Leonora Paige
Leonora Jay
Leonora Storm
Leonora Faye
Leonora Jade

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Cetrion · 17/06/2022 23:40

@Beekindbeehumble Dawn is lovely! That's a definite contender!

@Ladymartin Feel like that's a bit of a leap tbh...maybe If I was making her Lenora or Lenore then sure but the way Leonora is pronounced is quite a different sound altogether so that seems like such a reach.

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Ladymartin · 17/06/2022 23:12

Oh gosh it sounds like fabric softener. Please don’t saddle a poor baby with that name!! All the middle names are nice though.

RuthW · 17/06/2022 23:09

Actually I like all of your choices of middle names

AWobABobBob · 17/06/2022 23:07

I like Jean from your list. But personally I quite like Quinn.

Please do not go with the generic middle names...Grace, May, Rose etc. Her first name deserves better than that.

Hadtocomment · 17/06/2022 23:05

I think it's nice if middle names have some connection but obviously that's personal so I can't suggest any! But I actually like Leonora Severine. Because it has that French connection. If not then of the ones you said Leonora Jean is a bit different?

Beekindbeehumble · 17/06/2022 22:43

Kate and Joy from your list.

Fern sounds lovely with Leonora.

as Leonora means light, compassion, I like the sound of:
Dawn (first light)
Helen (shining one, bright)
Thea ( goddess of light)

Neverendingdust · 17/06/2022 22:34

Embracing the washing-esque theme, how about Ariel?

IDreamOfTheMoors · 17/06/2022 22:32

I grew up knowing the kindest, most decent, loveliest lady — her name was Leonora Lee “Smith.”

She was just the most pretty and ladylike and wonderful woman — thank you for making me think of her.

When I was little, like 6 or 7, my Nan used to play cards with Leonora’s mum - she must’ve been in her 90’s hahaha and she’d boss my Nan and all the other “girls” around. But she always indulged me and being 80+ years younger than her, that was something.

Leonora and her mum were both just delightful.
I miss them.

WeasilyPleased · 17/06/2022 22:14

Jean is so chic. Jeanne is even more so!

uncomfortablydumb53 · 17/06/2022 22:09

Leonora Faith