Lana

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So we have settled on Lana for our little girl due next month. It's the middle name that's now the issue!
Lana Ivy
Lana Violet
Lana Rose
Lana Mae
Lana Sophia

I personally feel like Mae and Rose are really common middle names (nothing wrong with them though) but we have a one syllable surname so it needs to sound right too 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

Does anyone have any alternatives or faves out of these?

Lana Elizabeth?

Lana Mae is my favourite of your options.

I think Rose and Mae actually sound the nicest out of the list. I was also going to suggest another 'common' one- Grace.
Lana is beautiful.

Lana Mae or Lana Rose x

From your list Lana Rose & Lana Violet sound beautiful but I like long middle names
Lana Elizabeth
Lana Penelope
Lana Beatrix
Lana Verity

A friend of mine was going to use the name Lana until her older son came home talking all about how his class had been enjoying spelling their names backwards....

It wouldn’t stop me using the name just making sure you know that might come up at some point

It spells anal backwards!

Lana Rose is pretty but does have an unfortunate anagram to be aware of as well

I teach a wonderful Lana, but yes, I’ve heard kids joke about her name spelling “anal” backwards a few times. She doesn’t seem to care though!

I really like Lana Elizabeth as suggested above. Or Lana Louise?

@AverageMummy we had this at school with one of our children (I'm a teacher!) - the children had been doing it at lunch time and it was only when Lana told me that I twigged! Love the name other than that though!

@NapsAndTea I’m sure all names have some sort of disadvantage but my friend went with Lara instead in the end

Op if it does bother you at all - I love the name Alannah

Yeah the backwards spelling doesn't bother us at all. There's far worse things kids can say!
Iv seen people use larna instead but it just doesn't look as pretty to me.

@NapsAndTea my husband loves Lara but Iv got a colleague who's got a daughter with that name so don't really want to use that.

I know of a Lannah, presumably done to avoid the anal thing. I think it looks ridiculous and Lana is just fine.

I've got an Alana but she's always called Lana. It wouldn't bother be about backward spelling but then I'm not not picky.

What about..
Lana Louise
Lana Scarlett
Lana Olivia
Lana Estella

Love Lana violet 💜

Not picky

Lana is much prettier than Larna !

Nit bloody phone!

I would use Alana officially - always spell it Alana, but use "Lana" verbally as a shortening, but would never ever write it down.

Yeah the backwards spelling doesn't bother us at all. There's far worse things kids can say

Well as long as you don’t mind that’s all that matters What about your daughter?

would use Alana officially - always spell it Alana, but use "Lana" verbally as a shortening, but would never ever write it down.

To cause confusion? Because I can't see any other reason for naming your child something and calling them something else.

@Whoops75 ok I won't name her something we love because of how it can be spelt BACKWARDS regardless of whether it may bother her or not 🤦🏼‍♀️
I haven't got a crystal ball!

The middle names with three syllables sound nicest to me.

Lana Violet is my favourite from your list - Lana Mae seems very popular/overused.

You should use a three syllable middle name if your last name is one syllable.

Eg Lana Elizabeth Smith sounds nice. Lana Rose Smith doesn't roll off the tongue so well.