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Middle name for Isabel?

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lastboxoftampons · 22/01/2009 12:10

I prefer Isabel to Isabella, but I'm finding it difficult to come up with a middle name for Isabel. Our surname is two syllables and starts with an Ly (which means names like Lila are soooooo out!)

Any thoughts?

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Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa · 26/01/2009 21:42

Julia

Northernlurker · 26/01/2009 21:37

Isabel Mary

Isabel Ada

Isabel Ann

Isabel Jean

BumblBeee · 26/01/2009 21:34

Rose is a lovely name

laumiere · 26/01/2009 19:27

I'm an Isabel with the middle name Rose, it's also quite nice as there is a variety of rose called Isabel (it's a yellow one).

Frasersmum123 · 25/01/2009 22:15

Isabel Rose was my first thought
Isabel Grace
Isabel Lily

piscesmoon · 25/01/2009 11:37

Isabel Rose.

Not Ivy-makes me think poison ivy!

BumblBeee · 25/01/2009 11:26

Isabel Ivy !

GossipMonger · 25/01/2009 09:56

Kate or Alice would be pretty.

Our middle names have family connections which I always think is nice..............

pamelat · 25/01/2009 09:51

I echo Florence.

daffodill6 · 24/01/2009 23:08

DD is Isobelle Kate ( after my mum)

OchAyeballsintheSky · 24/01/2009 22:37

My niece is Isobel Katie

Dawnus · 24/01/2009 22:11

Georgia?

BumblBeee · 22/01/2009 23:25

(Making up similar surname)

Isabel Maude Lynton

Isabel Frances Lynton

Isabel Josephine Lynton

?!

TinkerBellesMumandFiFi2 · 22/01/2009 21:21

My Isobel is Isobel Sara (Sarah) Lily. She loves her name, she practices saying it and tells me it's pretty

LoveMyLapTop · 22/01/2009 21:12

I my DS's had been girls they would have been
Isobel Grace ( sob!)
Like Isobel Hope ( above)
Isobel Faith?

TheStatueOfLiffey · 22/01/2009 21:08

Isabel Jane Ly

Isabel Ruth
Isabel Ruby
Isabel Esme
Isabel Dulcie
Isabel Polly
Isabel Sophie
Isabel Susie

Quite an easy one to match middlenames to I think

plonker · 22/01/2009 20:59

My dd was almost Isabelle Hope

nowwearefour · 22/01/2009 20:43

Grace popped into my mind instantly and it seems that others have had the same thoughts!

littlelamb · 22/01/2009 20:43

Had ds been a girl he would have been Isabel Zara

KristinaM · 22/01/2009 20:40

ours is extremely unusual. otherwise i would just post it . it least i know that you are not one of my SILs as none of them are pg!!

we liked lewis and lily

unfiortunatly i have a first name that doesnt work AT ALL with Dhs surname. i use my own name professionally and socially i use my own name as a middle name

so that rather than being layla ly i am layla robertson ly*. its a slight improvement

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lastboxoftampons · 22/01/2009 16:33

Kristina too funny! I don't think it's the same, as ours isn't very common - but it's such a shame there are lots of names that I absolutely love - Lila, Maya, Mariah, Layla - that are totally out because they're total tongue twisters! It sounds like such an unoffensive surname at first until you start to try to name your child!

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AccioPinotGrigio · 22/01/2009 16:27

Isabel Enda

SoMuchToBits · 22/01/2009 16:10

Jane
Mary
Anne

helenhismadwife · 22/01/2009 15:55

My Isabelle's middle name is Rose

KristinaM · 22/01/2009 14:50

Isobel Ruth
Isobel Grace
Isobel Anne
Isobel Jane

i think its the 3,1,2 pattern that's so attractive

agree that 3 syllable middle name is a bit much, however lovely

NB i think we have the same surname - it ruled out so many of the names we liked