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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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BabyBaby123 · 22/01/2009 14:43

Mary

2pt4kids · 22/01/2009 13:43

Isobel was my girls name (never needed it, had boys!) and it would have been
Isobel Florence

MadreInglese · 22/01/2009 13:41

Maeve
Ruth
Jude
Francis
Rose
Nicole
Kate
Charlotte
Serena
Victoria
Rebecca
Simone

VinegarTits · 22/01/2009 13:35

Isobel Elisabeth Ly...
Isobel Maria Ly...

I wanted Isobella Maria for a girl but i have a boy

Haribosmummy · 22/01/2009 13:28

We have an Isabel Sophie

Penthesileia · 22/01/2009 13:27

Necessaryonabicycle?

Sorry. Couldn't resist....

Maude?

violethill · 22/01/2009 13:24

Anything except Grace, Rose or May, as those three must constitute 90% of girls' middle names.

Flossish · 22/01/2009 12:29

Mine lo's is Katie Joy. For family reasons - katie might work but joy with ly could sound all it a bit jolly!

Coldtits · 22/01/2009 12:27

Grace

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lastboxoftampons · 22/01/2009 12:26

BabyBaby - Cross posts - I've just mentioned three of the same names!

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lastboxoftampons · 22/01/2009 12:26

There were/are several names that have family connections that I like (in particular Francesca, Catherine and Maddelena), but none of them go particularly well with Isabel as they tend to be 3 syllables and it all gets rather long. I probably won't use both names on a regular basis, but I would like the middle name to add a bit of - um, I don't know, maybe "atmosphere" to the name, if you know what I mean?

I'd like something unusual, pretty, feminine, whimsical even but not particularly old lady-ish.

Rose is out as it was my grandmother's name and she and my mother didn't get along. I also like Grace, but it's already my neice's middle name - not sure how I feel about the duplication. Agree that it doesn't rule it out completely, but if I can find something else, I'd rather.

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BabyBaby123 · 22/01/2009 12:25

Rose
Grace
Jane
Catherine

scoggy · 22/01/2009 12:22

We have an Isabel Frances. We used a family name in the end as I was struggling to find one.

BonsoirAnna · 22/01/2009 12:18

Isabel Ariane Ly...
Isabel Eleanor Ly

SlartyBartFast · 22/01/2009 12:16

my goodness, i was going to post exactly the same osofc...
for my youngest dd i used a middle name that was the same as an old lady i looked after, which i didnt like the shortend version of.

would you actually use both names??

othersideofchannel · 22/01/2009 12:14

Do you have any family names that you can use? To me thats more important than the name combination as you hardly ever say the full name anyway.