Help with middle names

[Helen8888]

Hi,
I’m due imminently with my first baby. I’m Irish living with English dh in England. We have a shortlist of names but would appreciate ideas for middle names. No family names in mind.

Girls:
Maeve
Orla
Aoife
Niamh

Boys:
Evan
Tadhg
Cillian
Rory

Thank you!

Are you looking for another Irish name for the middle name or just something that flows well.

Preferably English I think to balance out and represent both sides of the family.

Rory James
Rory Thomas
Evan Paul
Evan Joseph
Evan Louis
Cillian Oliver
Cillian George.

Aiofe Rose
Aiofe Jasmine
Aiofe Jane
Orla Josephine
Orla Grace
Orla Beth
Orla Daisy
Orla Penelope
Orla Zoe
Niamh Ellen
Niamh Rosabelle
Niamh Alice

Girls middle names

Margaret
Ottilie
Clementine
Martha
Delilah
Jemima
Wren
Margot
Mabel

Boys middle names

Christopher
Tristan
Caleb
Ezra
Miles
Nathan
Wilfred
Peter
Barnaby
Laurence
Vincent
Casper
Dominic

I'm no help but wanted to say I adore your names!

I love all your names which is most unusual on here these days Like you, my DC have one Irish parent (DH) and an English one, but these days we live in Ireland.

All ours have an Irish first name, chosen so they were easy enough for my side of the family, and an English middle name. It works very well.

With Irish first names I'd go classic for a middle name (well, that's what I did, you might not want to!) and a bit longer. Something like Catherine fits with all the girls' names, and Alexander with the boys.

@Whatausername Thank you, I’m just hoping we find it easy to decide when baby arrives as I don’t really have a front runner at the moment 😬

Maeve Louisa
Maeve Flora
Maeve Lara
Maeve Kezia
Orla Naomi
Orla Tamsin
Orla Ruth
Orla June
Aoife Leonie
Aoife Lois
Aoife Rosalind
Aoife Joy
Niamh Willow
Niamh Eleanor
Niamh Annabel
Niamh Sadie

Evan Jacob
Evan William
Evan Lucas
Tadhg Alexander
Tadhg Edward
Tadhg Joseph
Cillian Theo
Cillian Seth
Cillian James
Rory Joel
Rory Frederick
Rory Evan

Tried to think of middle names that complement the first names to some degree.

Maeve Elizabeth
Maeve Catherine
Maeve Scarlett
Orla Catherine
Orla Sophie
Orla Rosalie
Aoife Catherine
Aoife Madeleine
Aoife Susannah
Niamh Amelie
Niamh Sophia
Niamh Emilia

Evan Thomas
Evan Sebastian
Evan Charles
Tadhg William
Tadhg Robert
Tadhg Benjamin
Cillian Frederick
Cillian Charles
Cillian Thomas
Rory William
Rory Charles
Rory Euan

I think Catherine goes with all your girls names and Joseph or Patrick goes with all your boys.

Thank you for all your suggestions. I like James, Alexander and William for boys middle names. Like a range of girls names but wouldn’t use Catherine as it’s already taken in the family and would prefer not to use again.

What would be your top pick (combination of first and middle name) for boy and girl?

Tadhg James or Tadhg Alexander. Love Tadhg. Not keen on Evan.

Maeve Elizabeth or Niamh Elizabeth for me but I like all your girl names.

My top picks would be Aoife Rosalind and Tadhg Alexander.

Second choices would be Orla Tamsin and Cillian James.