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Quirky middle names

46 replies

Ducky1900 · 04/08/2020 21:54

Along the lines of Rae... Bluebell...?

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Bunnybigears · 04/08/2020 21:59

Usain Bolt gave his daughter the middle name Lightning which is brilliant. I like (but didnt use) nature names like Rainbow, Willow, Raven, River, Fox etc for middle names.

Junobug · 04/08/2020 22:09

My daughters middle name is Primrose. I decided to add it as we were in the registry office. It makes me smile.

Ducky1900 · 04/08/2020 22:11

Hm something to go with either Sophie or Olivia...
Initially thinking Rae
Sophie Rae
Olivia Rae...
But wondering if there's something else that would be just as lovely.

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AstonMartini · 04/08/2020 22:14

Quirky is fine. Rae and Bluebell are far from quirky. If you want to go down the quirky route, then perhaps something that's less of a generic 'middle name'? Rae particularly suffers from this - it's becoming the new Mae.

One of my DC has a very unusual middle name (too obviously outing to say what it is), which I gave this particular DC for a particular reason.

AnnaSW1 · 04/08/2020 22:17

Rae is the new Rose where I live. Not quirky at all

Tillygetsit · 04/08/2020 22:19

Fawn
Zena
Lois
Pearl
Not whacky or particularly out there but less used.

Rainy88 · 04/08/2020 22:20

I agree, Rae is becoming very common as a filler middle name...

Kiki?
Dixie?
Dottie?
Clementine?
Sunday?

MrDarcysMa · 04/08/2020 22:25

Generally anything people choose to try and be 'quirky' guaranteed to be cringey.

Lonoxo · 04/08/2020 22:26

Maybe something that’s personal to you. If you like Rae, how about Rain? I’ve always like the word “Indigo”, from the rainbow song. Wouldn’t use it for a first name but I think it would make a cool middle name.

Lonoxo · 04/08/2020 22:27

Olivia and Sophie are nice traditional names. How about throwing something foreign and exotic in as a middle name. I really like Valentina at the moment.

CoffeeRunner · 04/08/2020 22:32

Sophie is a beautiful name. Olivia is a vile name.

There are nice quirky middle names but TBH, they can be almost any word. Examples of middle names I considered are:

Blue
Rainbow
River
August
Honey
Kitty
Lucille

A mixed bunch. But really, anything can be a middle name. It’s nice to choose one that means something to you.

user1469642598 · 04/08/2020 22:36

Olivia Sage
Olivia Rayne

Sophie Blossom
Sophie Tate

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cordeliae · 04/08/2020 22:53

It's quite late BigMumJill, go to bed Smile

Dontiknowit · 04/08/2020 22:59

Be brave! Give them a quirky first name and "normal" middle name so if they hate the quirky name they can go by middle name instead.

CatRamsey · 04/08/2020 23:04

Blossom
Beatrix
Briar
Fable
Fox
Lark
Liv
Marlowe
Prairie
River
Scout
Snow
Winter
Wren

Happymama24 · 04/08/2020 23:45

Hero

123Dancewithme · 04/08/2020 23:52

Rae is the new Mae, I wouldn’t go with that.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/08/2020 00:02

Sophie Quinn
Sophie Cadence
Sophie Morgana
Olivia Skye
Olivia Willow
Olivia Cerys

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 05/08/2020 01:12

Olivia Beau
Olivia Roxanne
Olivia Seren
Olivia Blyth
Olivia Cassidy
Olivia Jovie
Olivia Jolene
Olivia Nyree
Olivia Madison
Olivia Rhiannon
Olivia Rosabelle
Olivia Blossom
Olivia Mabel
Olivia Chanel
Olivia Dionne
Olivia Sian
Olivia Cecile
Olivia Bronte
Olivia Angel
Olivia Maud
Sophie Laurel
Sophie Deanne
Sophie Delilah
Sophie Alexa
Sophie Madeliene
Sophie Evangeline
Sophie Coral
Sophie Lynne
Sophie Clarice

Sugarpea123 · 05/08/2020 01:30

My girls middle name is Anouk, which I suppose is quite quirky, as I've never met or heard of one! So far, I can think of one person who said "wow I love it", and that was a client of mine. Don't think anybody else likes it at all. Hey ho!

Sugarpea123 · 05/08/2020 01:31

Also, my girls first name is Olive :)

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/08/2020 01:33

Rae is the least quirky middle name in the world.

Hopefulhen · 05/08/2020 01:41

I really like Olivia Opal

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