Elsa May or Elsa Catherine?

[soon2bmumof3]

Love the name Elsa, please don't put me off! Middle names are both my grannies names. May is still with us but says she hates her name and when I told her a friend had called their DD xxx May she said she couldn't understand why anyone would choose May as it's a 'horrible'name apparently! I like it though but am obviously conscious of her thoughts on using it plus the fact there seems to be a trend of May as a middle name. My gran Catherine passed away 20yrs ago (she was known as Kitty which also love but dh having none of it!). I can't decide if Catherine works better because it is longer. Would be nice to honour one of them altho May, might not take it as an honour (unless she is fibbing and would be secretly delighted!). What do peole think? Thanks

Elsa Catherine May?

I prefer Elsa Mae rather than May or Catherine. I really like Elsa it's a lovely name and not to overused.

Elsa Kitty would be my favourite shame you can't use it. I just think Elsa and Catherine is quiet a clash as Elsa is modern and hip and the mo, whereas catherine is one of those safe names not even like cool old lady like Edith or Enid.

So i would go for Elsa Mae or what about Elsa Maeve that way you get a nit of your grannies name, but adapt it so that she will understand you listened to her view and it give her a more modern take on it.

Elsa Catherine May. Win win.

Elsa Catherine May is lovely.

Kathryn Elsa or Elsa Kathryn was probably what we would have called ds if he'd been a dd - so I'm a bit biased .

Elsa was my granny's name - and Kathryn (or Catherine) was our preferred "other" name.

Catherine without a doubt.

My grandmas were Grace and Blodwen .
DD has Grace as her middle name .

When I first saw grandma Blodwen after DD was born , I started to apologise for not giving Blodwen as a name for the baby . She stopped me and said she was so glad I hadn't given the baby her awful name !

She always hated her name , when she married her DH called her Blondie much nicer

Hadn't thought of using both. Just because other DC only have one middle name I suppose (as do I and DH). Sounds quite nice though now you mention it. Not sure about maeve (bit close to Mavis?) and we have no Irish connections whatsoever. Im not into 'trendy' spellings but thing Mae is ok and not really trendy (Mae west I suppose). Thanks for your thoughts.

Blodwen - what a great name

I love the name Elsa!

Push for Elsa Kitty :)

Love Elsa. Both middle names are lovely, use both!

Ps, I dislike my own name immensely but if my future gd used it for her children I would be over the moon.

I love Elsa Catherine. Elsa May is nice too but May is more of an obvious middle name so seems a bit filler. I agree Elsa Catherine May would be lovely so you could use both your grandma's names.

No to Elsa May or Mae. Just don't - too cliched. My Mum's middle names are Katherine May and they sound nice together. Elsa Catherine or Elsa Catherine May.

Another vote for Elsa Catherine May. It sounds lovely and I like the whole 2 middle initial thing.