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Looking for a one syllable middle name not May or Rose

18 replies

yellowflowers · 17/05/2012 09:24

Have decided on a name for baby if it is dd. First name and surname long so want a short one syllable middle name. Ideally old testament or with a nod to Jewish roots, can't begin with R a need to differentiate initials from dd and their first names will begin with same letter. All help appreciated.

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insancerre · 17/05/2012 09:29

ooh that's a hard one. I was going to suggest Ruth but you don't want it beginning with an 'r'
June
Jane
Anne
Leigh
Jade
Fearne

WomanLaughingWithSalad · 17/05/2012 09:30

Joy
Ann
Els
Eve
Jane

K8ster · 17/05/2012 09:30

Eve

insancerre · 17/05/2012 09:33

thought of some more
Eve
Brooke
Faith
Hope
Grace
Claire
Jill
Skye
Sian

lilbreeze · 17/05/2012 09:36

How about Leah? I know it's not 1 syllable but it is short and biblical (I think?!)

MerryMarigold · 17/05/2012 09:38

Faith

I love it

MerryMarigold · 17/05/2012 09:46

Jude (short for Judith)

from Hebrew baby names website:
Ann
Beth (this is really nice)
Bree

Sorry can't be bothered to trawl through all, not knowing your taste, but here is website for you to look at

iseenodust · 17/05/2012 09:49

Niamh (sp?)
Maeve
Maude

Like Joy

ToryLovell · 17/05/2012 09:49

insancerre you are good

DivineInspiration · 17/05/2012 10:01

My middle name is Gal (גַּל) - meaning 'wave'

Gil (גִּיל) - 'happiness'

Ziv (זִיו) - 'brilliant, bright'

Ma'or (מָאוֹר) - 'light'

Or maybe they're all a bit too Hebrew?

Eve
Beth
Janne
May
Ruth
Bess
Jude

DivineInspiration · 17/05/2012 10:03

Drat, sorry - the numbers inside the parentheses were the Hebrew from which the English is transliterated - should've known MN wouldn't support them.

DustyDen · 17/05/2012 10:19

Anne
Bea
Belle
Bess
Bree
Blair
Blanche
Blythe
Bree
Briar
Brook/Brooke
Brynn
Cate
Ceil
Chae
Chris
Claire/Clare
Dale
Dawn
Deb
Dee
Di
Elle
Eve
Faye/Fay
Faith
Fawn
Fern
Fleur
Flo
Fran
Gail/Gayle
Glynn
Grace
Gwen
Hope
Jade
Jan
Jane/Jayne
Jean
Jen
Jess
Jill
Jo
Joan
Joy
Joyce
Jules
June
Kate
Kay/Kaye
Kim
Kris
Lane
Lark
Lee/Leigh
Lia
Lil
Lyn/Lynn/Lynne
Liv
Liz
Lourdes
Love
Madge
May/Mae/Mai
Maeve
Maud/Maude
Meg
Mia
Mies
Mirth
Myrle
Nan
Nell
Neve
Noor
Page/Paige
Pam
Peace
Peach
Pearl
Peg
Pink
Pax/Paz
Quinn
Rae
Rain
Reese
Rhodes
Rose
Roz
Rue
Ruth
Rye
Sage
Sam
Sine
Shae
Shane
Shea
Sher
Sian
Sky/Skye
Sloane
Spring
Star
Storm
Sue
Suze
Tate
Teal
Tess
Thyme
Tiff
Tish
Trish
Val
Vi
Viv
Vix
Winn/Wynn
Wren
Xiao
Ziv

Found these by googling 'single syllable names' - not all great, but hopefully gives you some ideas!

PercyFilth · 17/05/2012 10:25

Jean
Kay

not Hebrew/Biblical, sorry

Fimbo · 17/05/2012 10:32

Lara is a nice name.

Fimbo · 17/05/2012 10:33

Gah sorry 2 syllables.

Positiveplus · 18/05/2012 12:28

We were struggling too to get away from the very popular Rose, May or Grace!

So far have come up with:
Faye
Kaye
Kate
Dawn
Jane
Jade
Anne
Beth
Brooke
Wren
Joy
Faith
Hope
Sian
Pearl
Joan

Pasiphae · 18/05/2012 12:34

Mauve, Perle, Faun, Greer, Grey, Plum, Dune, Star, Ciel, Lux, Nix, Bliss?

Lannie33 · 18/05/2012 16:11

I like Leah/Lia, Fern or Skye (sorry skye is not hebrew at all).

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