Name decided - to MIL's disgust.

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So our daughter finally arrived 10 days late in the car park outside the hospital! Thank you to everyone on here who helped us to choose her name, which we love. She will be Sylvie and registered as Sylvia. We just ran it by my MIL who hates it and was very rude about the whole thing. Mainly because she had already decided we were calling her Martha and has been banging on about it for months. Trouble is we don't like it!
Now we need a middle name to go with Sylvia so we can officially announce her name and drive it home to MIL that she's not getting her way. Any help with this? Nothing too popular please and also we think one syllable names work best with Sylvia. Xx

oh and I like Sylvia Joy, Sylvia Grace and Sylvia Rose from the previous suggestions.

I'm inclined to go along with Mitzy's no nonsense two finger salute approach...

Congratulations cupcake

Another vote for Sylvia Rose.

Congrats

Yes, Sylvia Rose

Congratulations! I like Sylvia Jean.

Sylvie Ruth
Sylvie Arden
Sylvie Cora
Sylvie Jayne

Love this name. I know it's a bit 80s but I think Sylvia Louise sounds nice

Really like Rose and Fern.

Really put your foot down with MIL or she will attempt to constantly undermine you.

Many congratulations on your bundle of fun :)

I like Beth, Joy, Rose or Grace.

Lovely name, good choice.

Where did Martha come from?? I'm still shocked at how outspoken some people are. Fair enough if you are being outspoken about something that directly affects you but this is another level of arrogance.

Apparently the birth flower(s) for February are Violet and Iris. Both of which would work really well.

Or if you want a pretty but unusual name just to rub salt into MIL's wound how about Xanthe?

Mainly because she had already decided we were calling her Martha..

Ha! I love it. This sounds very much like my MIL (who had a tantrum at the foot of my hospital bed when DP announced the names we had chosen for our daughter which rather shockingly were not on her list ).
Thoughts of this still give me little nuggets of pleasure nine years on

Congratulations on the arrival of Sylvia.
I like the suggestions of Joy and Rose, a single syllable second name would go perfectly with her first.

Sylvia Rosaline.

I love Sylvia Wren too. DD would have been Wren had someone not pointed out that with mine and DH's build, there was unlikely to be anything wren-like about her.

TBF, they were right!

Forgot to say that yes, be firm right from the start. Repeat your daughter's name often in your MIL's presence (mine took weeks to say her name ) It is the only way to get through to people like her.

Congratulations! Another vote for Sylvia Rose, gorgeous name. DC2 is due in July and if they turn out to be a DD they will have Sylvia as a middle name in honour of my lovely Nan.

Sylvia is a beautiful, elegant name. I knew a fantastic one. Balls to your MIL!

A few mn suggestions...

Sylvia Fay (my favourite!)
Sylvia Joy
Sylvia Jean
Sylvia Frances
Sylvia Ellen
Sylvia Joan
Sylvia Abigail
Sylvia Laura
Sylvia Celeste
Sylvia Grace

Sylvia Rose

Thank you everyone! Fantastic suggestions, and so many of them! Now we've got a job on making a short list that is actually short. What we've got after reading through the thread is a list of lovely middle names that is as long as my arm! 😀

I believe Rose is the most common girls middle name at the moment or at least it was. Followed by Grace and May. Nothing wrong with any of them it's just that your op said you didn't want anything too popular.

Leigh

congratulations op, love the name!

My mil also hijacked my daughter's name. We chose Penelope, nn Penny, mil didnt like it and told everyone we were calling her Nelly. We got lots of cards and gifts with the name nelly on it...

good luck with the MIL, sounds like you have a good handle on her though....its both your baby & NOT hers .

Lovely name sugegstions above, so many I can't choose or add to them. All best, congrats

I've read this whole thread thinking Sylvia Wren and I've been beaten to it. It's a fabulous choice though... Pretty, elegant and underused.

Congratulations OP. My grandma is a Sylvia and she is an incredible woman so I love the name. I think I would use it if I had another DD. Another vote for Sylvia Joy and Sylvia Rose.

I love Sylvia.

It makes me think of frosty mornings, when the sun is shining - all silvery.

I have two DDs, and Sylvia is my "name that got away".

I also like the connection with Sylvia Plath.