Girls 2nd name

[NewChoos]

I really like lavender, DH not as keen.
Is it awful?

No it's lovely. I like Primrose too for a middle name

I'd instantly think of Harry Potter, if that matters.

I'm not fond of it tbh but I suppose it depends on how nice it sounds with the chosen first name.

Potential for some less nice nicknames though (Lav?)

I guess you wouldn't have nicknames for the middle name though so ignore that!

All depends on the first name, but I don't dislike it - my first thought was of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

The full name would be Sophia Lavender Mae
or Sophia Elizabeth.

I think Sophia Lavender Mae is such a pretty name!

I actually went to college with a Lavender but she was known as 'Lovey' for short, which I thought was such a lovely nickname.

I think Sophie Lavender flows better, but that doesn't really matter. Sophia Lavender is still nice.

Why Mae? Seems with both of your options you've chosen lovely, classy names (Sophia, Elizabeth and Lavender) and then stuck trendy, common Mae on the end of one.

Because of surname, hard to explain but works better!