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Middle name for Alba

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Namehelp4me · 12/11/2023 09:37

Suggestions please for a lovely middle name to go with Alba that flows 😍
Our surname is pretty flexi and only one syllable (so isn't a mouthful!)

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KirstenBlest · 14/11/2023 09:46

Tatlock

Twazique · 14/11/2023 09:18

Alba Elizabeth
Alba Josephine
Alba Antonia
Alba Henrietta

DysonArseWrap · 13/11/2023 22:24

Charlotte Crosby has an Alba Jean and I think it's so cute!

Thatbloodyhedge · 13/11/2023 21:33

Rhythm
Sorry it's a harsh name

FortunataTagnips · 13/11/2023 21:28

The name Alba makes me think of this crazy old bird:

https://images.app.goo.gl/wgCiAbzonhgGrQjS6

https://images.app.goo.gl/wgCiAbzonhgGrQjS6

Mum5net · 13/11/2023 21:04

@KirstenBlest Party, snap!

Iwasdrunkandamenace · 13/11/2023 20:58

@StiggyZardust

Alba Rose….:did she then sit down again?

tokesqueen · 13/11/2023 19:54

Alba Natalie
Alba Catherine
Alba Faye

KnickerlessParsons · 13/11/2023 19:51

KirstenBlest · 12/11/2023 10:29

Party

Nia

PlipPlopChoo · 13/11/2023 19:49

Sanyo

KirstenBlest · 13/11/2023 19:46

I thought there was no K in Gaelic

Scirocco · 13/11/2023 19:35

Alba is a lovely name, maybe look at some Gaelic middle names if you're going for a Scottish theme, but actually pretty much any name that doesn't end in -a would work!

Some ideas

Ciorstaidh
Delanie
Ethne
Kallan
Kassidy
Ronelle
Samaire
Siobhan
Teaghan

KirstenBlest · 13/11/2023 15:24

Have a look at the Shay thread, @Ywlala92 Grin

Ywlala92 · 13/11/2023 14:51

@KirstenBlest 🤣🤣🤣 that went way over my head

KirstenBlest · 13/11/2023 14:42

@Sugarfree23 , I didn't miss your point.
Erin seems to crop up on many threads, and is a girl's name. Cymru AFAIK is not a girl's name. Cambria could be used as a unique name, I suppose.

If you had Alba Erin Cymru you might as well put Albion in there as well.

@Ywlala92 , I think Nia was a joke suggestion, like Kirkee. hint: Albania

Sugarfree23 · 13/11/2023 14:36

KirstenBlest · 13/11/2023 12:17

@Sugarfree23 , Erin is very popular on the name boards. Alba is 'dawn' in Spanish.
The Welsh for Dawn is Gwawr and it's sometimes used as a middle name

You miss my point Alba is the gealic word for Scotland. Cymru is the Welsh word for Wales and Erin is derived from Errinn Gealic for Ireland.

I'll assume in a English speaking forum they have more links to the UK than Spain or Italy

Ywlala92 · 13/11/2023 14:30

@Namehelp4me i think Alba is a beautiful name. Have you taken a liking to any of the middle name options? Lots of people suggested Nia but I'm not a fan of both names ending in the "a" sound, makes it harder to pronounce

KirstenBlest · 13/11/2023 12:17

@Sugarfree23 , Erin is very popular on the name boards. Alba is 'dawn' in Spanish.
The Welsh for Dawn is Gwawr and it's sometimes used as a middle name

Sugarfree23 · 13/11/2023 12:03

Erin or Cymru both suitable options sticking in the same theme.

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Namehelp4me · 13/11/2023 12:00

@Sugarfree23 understand but we are not changing the name or asking opinions on it , just middle names :)

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Winwit · 13/11/2023 10:22

Alba Ray?

Sugarfree23 · 13/11/2023 10:20

@Namehelp4me honestly I'd avoid it. People may like it because they are nationalists or they may be being polite.
But I agree it could become a very controversial name esp in Scotland.

It pops up all the time on the name boards however Erin and Cymru never seem to pop up.

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Namehelp4me · 13/11/2023 10:12

I wanted opinions on middle name only ... no we are not in Scotland or England.
Partner has Scottish family and they all seem to like it.

No negative links or business names in the country we are in - safe there!

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Princessfluffy · 13/11/2023 09:03

Alba Ray

Twazique · 13/11/2023 08:31

I think it has the potential to be a controversial name so I would probably avoid it for that reason.

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