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Middle Name conundrum

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EthelTheGoose · 09/11/2020 13:33

Hi,

My DP and I have been discussing baby names (sex unknown) and we recently discovered the name Elise for a girl, my issue is I want the middle name to be Elizabeth (family name) but find Elise Elizabeth a bit jarring.
I'm thinking it needs a second middle name between the two but at a loss as to what it could be!

Any suggestions please?

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vegiburger · 09/11/2020 13:44

Perhaps a name that begins with a consonant and doesn't have an S or Z sound in the middle?
Um...
Elise Sophia Elizabeth
Elise Fran Elizabeth
Elise Wren Elizabeth
Elise Jane Elizabeth
Elise Katie Elizabeth
Elise Megan Elizabeth
Elise Laurel Elizabeth
Elise Lucy Elizabeth
Elise Joanna Elizabeth
Elise Marie Elizabeth

diddlediddle · 09/11/2020 14:41

I don't mind Elise Elizabeth to be honest.

Although, isn't Elise close enough that the Elizabeth could be honoured by it on its own?

Or is there a second family name you could choose for the second middle name? Seems a shame to pick a second middle name out of thin air for the sake of it.

Flywheel · 09/11/2020 14:48

Elise is a diminutive of Elizabeth so I wouldn't use both in any order. I think you are already using the family name, in a different form. I would pick a different middle name. Elise is lovely, whatever you decide for middle names.

Aquamarine1029 · 09/11/2020 14:51

When do we ever say our full names? Rarely ever. Elise Elizabeth is fine, imo.

SugarCoatIt · 09/11/2020 14:53

I don't think I'd put both together, even if you end up making a trio out of them.

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 09/11/2020 14:55

Elise is beautiful, OP.

Agree perhaps may flow slightly better with a 'buffer' name before Elizabeth.

EthelTheGoose · 09/11/2020 15:10

Thank you for your responses, I hadn't considered Elise as a diminutive of Elizabeth, but now you've pointed it out it makes sense.
With that in mind I think choosing a different middle name would work, I'll mention to DP when he's home.

Thank you everyone 😊

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Firebird83 · 09/11/2020 16:46

Elise Elizabeth would be like having a Katie Katherine. Elise is a shortened form of Elizabeth! I’d definitely go with a different middle name.

bridgetreilly · 09/11/2020 18:00

Elizabeth nn Elise.

Escourtie · 09/11/2020 20:05

Elise May Elizabeth

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