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Middle name for Clementine

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raindrop83 · 03/07/2020 09:18

Wondering if I can get some help...I really want to use the name Clementine but really struggling with a middle name that flows nicely...

Current options are;

Clementine Grace
Clementine Olivia
Clementine Hope
Clementine Mable

Not really sure of any of them! 🤷🏻‍♀️ What do you think? Any better options?

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raindrop83 · 05/07/2020 09:42

@NameChange30 I could use Rose which I like but not sure if it's too common?

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NameChange30 · 05/07/2020 09:44

For middle names it really doesn't matter
Unless you are calling her Olivia Rose Smith Grin

CakeandCoffeeQueen · 05/07/2020 10:00

I don’t have a middle name, which I always wish i had.
I’m Cake Coffee (fist name, mother’s maiden name) Queen (father surname)
When I was a teen a wanted it to be double barrelled, I changed it when I got married and love that I still have my mums family’s name

daisypond · 05/07/2020 10:02

If you feel like a more modern name is needed, it’s odd that you have suggested Mabel, Olivia, Hope, Grace Etc, as they are all old. What do you mean by modern?
Fern?
Haley?
Scarlett?

daisypond · 05/07/2020 10:05

Rose is a nice name but it gets overlooked as a middle name. Clementine Rose sounds a bit like the name of Mississippi paddle boat steamer to me.

IsolaPribby · 05/07/2020 10:10

Middle names are not often used in conjunction with the first. Why not choose a name with meaning for you, perhaps after a beloved relative, favourite character from book or film etc?

IckleBear · 05/07/2020 14:46

Clementine Elise

mathanxiety · 05/07/2020 19:38

Modern and trendy names:
Clementine Emerson
Clementine Addison
Clementine Greer
Clementine Ellery
Clementine Ainsley
Clementine Aspen
Clementine Avery
Clementine Quinn
Clementine Orly
Clementine Bellamy
Clementine Echo
Clementine Aria
Clementine Everley
Clementine Amber
Clementine Ember
Clementine Haven
Clementine Piper
Clementine Rowan
Clementine Reed
Clementine McKenzie
Clementine Adalyn
Clementine Alexis
Clementine Emery
Clementine Kayleigh
Clementine Tamsin
Clementine Ashley
Clementine Ella

Nocturnalpearl · 06/07/2020 01:45

I really wouldn't get hung up on a middle name. Pick another name you like, that means something to you and that isn't offensive or silly. How many times in your life have you been referred to by your full name? Not many I guess. It's important it doesn't sound silly etc but I wouldn't let it stress you out. Love clementine btw xxx

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 06/07/2020 07:12

If you want it to scan it needs to be a single syllable - in metric terms Clementine is a dactyl (dum-di-di) which is partly by it sounds quite frilly. By adding a single syllable middle name you can create a pleasing pair of a trochee and an iamb dum-di di-dum, which makes the phrase sound ‘finished’.

I would go all in with a virtue name! Hope, Joy, Faith.

raindrop83 · 06/07/2020 09:26

@ZoyaTheDestroyer Thanks, that makes so much sense! A short middle name it is!

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Sackofspuds · 06/07/2020 09:39

Clementine Isla

raindrop83 · 07/07/2020 08:40

I think I'm swaying towards Clementine Hope..is it cheesy though?! It feels fitting after having a lockdown pregnancy! 🤣Is it going to be overused this year though? 🙈

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GuppytheCat · 07/07/2020 10:31

I like Hope. You could also go for Zoe (life).

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