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Which middle name?

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wishing3 · 30/03/2020 15:10

I'd love some opinions on which middle name goes best with Iris, please.
All the middle names are family names/close to family names so I think I'd go with one of them...
Iris Elizabeth
Iris Christine
Iris Christina

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Whatsyourflava · 30/03/2020 15:11

Elizabeth

Lordfrontpaw · 30/03/2020 15:13

Iris is a beautiful name. I like Christabel, Aurelia or Grace myself but Elizabeth is lovely too.

goldustwoman · 30/03/2020 16:20

Elizabeth sounds lovely with Iris

Peachbubble · 30/03/2020 16:29

Iris Christina

sageandroses · 30/03/2020 16:59

Iris Elizabeth by a country mile!

Wolfiefan · 30/03/2020 17:00

I love Iris Elizabeth.

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wishing3 · 30/03/2020 17:09

Thanks for the opinions!

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emmathedilemma · 30/03/2020 17:26

Elizabeth

bridgetreilly · 30/03/2020 17:58

Iris Elizabeth

LittleBeauPeep · 30/03/2020 17:58

Elizabeth goes better but Christina is more refreshing

WildCherryBlossom · 30/03/2020 18:00

Individually Christina really stands out. But as a middle nam Elizabeth flows best.

MikeUniformMike · 30/03/2020 18:03

Iris Elizabeth flows nicely.

Dyra · 30/03/2020 21:14

As with most PPs, Elizabeth. It just flows so well with Iris.

georgialondon · 30/03/2020 21:21

Elizabeth

OnABeachSomewhere · 30/03/2020 23:00

Christina

123Dancewithme · 30/03/2020 23:19

Iris Christina

DramaAlpaca · 30/03/2020 23:21

I like Iris Elizabeth and it does flow best, but I really like Iris Christina. It's just that little bit different.

Not Christine, that's a bit too dated.

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wishing3 · 31/03/2020 10:09

A last minute flurry for the Christinas! Thanks for your opinions. I think I prefer Elizabeth too, but just popped into my head that I could use Christina as a different/less used family name.

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finallychangedmyusername · 31/03/2020 11:40

Iris Christina. Gorgeous. Elizabeth is quite overused as a middle name (IMO).

FeedMeSantiago · 31/03/2020 14:03

My favourite is Iris Christina - Christina is an underused classic and has a nice fresh feel.

Iris Elizabeth is also gorgeous, and arguably flows a little better. Elizabeth is a solid classic that you can't really go wrong with.

Christine feels a bit dated, prefer Christina.

Whoareyoudududu · 31/03/2020 15:18

Elizabeth.

Astronica · 31/03/2020 15:19

Iris Christina

17caterpillars1mouse · 31/03/2020 15:21

Iris Christina is fabulous

I always think Christine sounds a bit cheap but I love Christina.

Elizabeth is nice enough but rather expected whereas I like that Christina is unexpected, makes the name seem more special and less run-of-the-mill.

Iris is a lovely name BTW, I loved it but it just didn't sound right with our surname

WildCherryBlossom · 01/04/2020 09:36

You could always put Christina to one side to use for a future DD's first name...

Jj2431 · 01/04/2020 15:01

Elizabeth