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Middle name for Penelope Richardson

84 replies

LittleMoon88 · 10/11/2023 11:47

We can't decide on a middle name for Penelope Richardson. I think keeping it short to balance out the two longer names would sound the best. I really like "Rae" or "Rose", but don't know whether it goes with our surname.

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Crazyforcavies · 10/11/2023 12:47

Jane was the first name to come to mind, and gives the option for her to be PJ too (as do the other J names suggested of course).

madeinmanc · 10/11/2023 12:47

Oh yeah, I like "Eve", too.

LesLavandes · 10/11/2023 12:46

Eve

madeinmanc · 10/11/2023 12:45

Perdita

ItsReallyOnlyMe · 10/11/2023 12:45

Faye

MaraScottie · 10/11/2023 12:43

Fay

Mumof1andacat · 10/11/2023 12:43

Jane

Nineteendays · 10/11/2023 12:42

I like June like a pp has said. Also like Niamh/Neve

EnglishSpringerSpanielMum · 10/11/2023 12:42

Andrea.

TheBirdintheCave · 10/11/2023 12:42

MerryChristmasToYou · 10/11/2023 12:39

Not Rose, Rae, Jane, Anne, May or Grace. They're filler middle names.
Penny Richardson is OK.

It really bugs me when people say this. My Nanna was called Rose and my MIL was called Jane. Those were their names and the ones we'd use as honorifics if we have a daughter. They're not fillers to us.

OP, middle slots are normally for family names. Are there any in your family history that you particularly like, or a family member you'd like to honour?

MerryChristmasToYou · 10/11/2023 12:39

Not Rose, Rae, Jane, Anne, May or Grace. They're filler middle names.
Penny Richardson is OK.

Sauvignonblanket · 10/11/2023 12:38

I like Jane - the n echoes the n in Penelope. Or Jean, Joan or June with the same thinking

supernoodletrain · 10/11/2023 12:37

Penelope Joy
Penelope Kate
Penelope Zoe
Penelope Sophia
Penelope Mia
Penelope Grace
Penelope Ivy

BugsyDrakeTableScape · 10/11/2023 12:35

Edith or Edie

Cantfindutrogestan · 10/11/2023 12:34

Joyce popped into my head

Pastaf0rbreakfast · 10/11/2023 12:33

I’m currently pregnant and had this baby been a girl her name would have been Penelope Alice.

As it happens it’s a boy and we’ve already used all our top boys names 🤦‍♀️

MetaverseMavis · 10/11/2023 12:27

I came on to suggest Joy, the name that sprang to mind as I saw her name, only to find someone else had suggested it first

roarrfeckingroar · 10/11/2023 12:26

Rose or Kate

TwiddlingMyToes · 10/11/2023 12:23

Weirdly, the first name that popped into my head was Constance. No idea why as I have never given that name much thought either way!

I wouldn't go with Anne as it:s bit dull (my own middle name is Anne, but it's very much a filler). Penelope Eve is also a bit of a mouthful I think because of the 2 vowel.sounds.

Kate is nice, as pp suggested.

pinkyredrose · 10/11/2023 12:19

She doesn't have to have a middle name

ChickenBhunaandChips · 10/11/2023 12:18

Tbh, I wouldn’t chose Rose as Rose/Grace/May have been done to death as filler middle names for girls. All girls have them. They’re the equivalent of Louise or Jane. Sooooo overused.

Kate works really well.

makeminealargeoneagain · 10/11/2023 12:10

I'd avoid a middle name starting with R. Other single syllable names that may work -

Grace
Maeve
Quinn
Niamh
Eve
Claire
Fern
Kate

FirstFallopians · 10/11/2023 12:09

Something short anyway-

Jane
Eliza
Diana
Alice
Edith

There is also the ubiquitous Grace but it actually works really well with your first and second name!

wited · 10/11/2023 12:00

June

piscofrisco · 10/11/2023 11:58

Eve
Anne
Jane
Jean

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