A middle name for...

[Anni3getyourgun]

Which name from the middle name list would you put with the following first names? And which combo do you like best?

First names:
Polly
Lucy
Nell
Sylvie

Middle names:
Imogen
Alice
Matilda
Robyn
Martha
Mabel
Primrose
Audrey

Nell Primrose

Polly Matilda. I love Audrey but it doesn't sound right with your first name options IMO.

Nell Primrose
Lucy Matilda

It depends on the surname. If your surname is Gunn, you might want to avoid Polly Imogen

Polly - I'd choose this
Lucy - really like
Nell - nice but will be Nelly.
Sylvie - don't like

Middle names:
Imogen
Alice - too strong as a middle name
Matilda - overused
Robyn - too strong as a middle name
Martha - too strong as a mn
Mabel - no
Primrose - no
Audrey - don't like

@MikeUniformMike
Surname is H so I don’t think we’re at the mercy of too many dodgy acronyms...

Pick a first name that goes with the surname, and check that Initial Surname doesn't look silly. e.g. Sylvie Hatton would look like Shatton.

Pick a middle name afterwards, they don't really get used very often.
Of your list, only Imogen is the one that will go with all the FNs you've listed. Olivia would go with all of them too.

I quite like Imogen but dislike Immy, but as a MN it woukdn't get shortened.

Polly Imogen
Polly Matilda
Nell Matilda
Nell Imogen

You have AMAZING TASTE. This is such a great list of first and middle names

Firstly, I've loved the name Lucy for ages

Also love

Sylvie
Polly
Imogen
Alice
Matilda
Robyn
Martha
Mabel
Audrey

Don't like Primrose or Nell

My favourites would be:

Lucy Alice
Lucy Matilda
Polly Matilda
Polly Imogen

Polly Imogen
Lucy Primrose
Lucy Mabel
Polly Alice

Polly Imogen

Thanks for your votes. Polly Imogen is the frontrunner (and funnily enough has been for me throughout this pregnancy). There’s something about Nell Primrose I love too though...

Sylvie has been a late addition to the list and no one has voted for that, so maybe that’s pregnancy hormones talking!

I think Nell Primrose is lovely too!

The Nells I know are 15 and 10, one is an Eleanor and the other just Nell - she's often asked what Nell is short for, I guess it's a name people think of as an abbreviation for Penelope, Helen, Eleanor etc.

Polly Robyn!

Oooh I vote for Sylvie! I vote Sylvie Primrose in fact. Sorry to be the wildcard!

@MochaTime don’t apologise, it’s nice to have someone in Sylvie’s corner!

Sylvie Mabel

I actually like Polly Primrose, but it might be a bit too cutesy.

Polly Imogen or Sylvie Mabel would be more realistic choices

I LOVE the name Lucy. Lucy Matilda is my favourite combo. I just think a 2-syllable name followed by a 3-syllable name trips off the tongue

Sylvie Primrose!!

I think I would go for Imogen as a first name. Otherwise Polly from your list, probably with Matilda for a middle name.

Another vote for Sylvie Primrose (or Imogen)

@Aristotleatemyhamster me too. But I think you’re right - cute on a little girl, but too cutesy on a grown woman.

Think the front runners are...

Polly Imogen
Polly Matilda
Nell Primrose
Lucy Matilda
Lucy Alice
Sylvie Primrose

Sylvie Alice or Nell Primrose

Very story book but I love Polly Robyn. Such a happy name.