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Middle girls name help please - with limited criteria

26 replies

paintfairy · 07/05/2022 11:21

Ok, so I need a middle girls name. Unhelpfully our surname doesn't work with things. So my criteria is this:

One or two syllables
Cannot begin with a J, A, or R
Cannot end with an 'A' sound or an 'E' sound (so no names ending in ie or ey).
Nothing with a strong 'L' sound in the middle. (Eg Belle)

Some examples of what will work:
Grace
Florence
Faith
Evelyn
Charlotte
Violet

but I'm not sold on any of those! Help?

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GobbledyGeek · 07/05/2022 11:26

Merryn
Fern
Hope
Ellen

itssquidstella · 07/05/2022 11:27

Sian
Lauren
Simone

MarmiteCoriander · 07/05/2022 11:29

Skye
Liv

Snowiscold · 07/05/2022 11:30

Margot
Esther
Frances
Kristen

Maireas · 07/05/2022 11:31

Lois
Clare
Diane
Anne
Beth

roosnunlilei · 07/05/2022 11:35

Do you 'need' one at all, with trying to find a name to fit your limited criteria it seems maybe the answer is not to try so hard?

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/05/2022 11:37

catherine
margot
cleo
clover
iris
pearl
opal
eden
edith
esther
megan
eve
niamh
maeve
quinn
jade
paige
beatrice
beatrix
primrose
piper
harper
coral
seren
skye
amber

Workawayxx · 07/05/2022 11:39

Harriet
seren
wren
winter
hope
iris

BlossomWind · 07/05/2022 11:44

Erin
Kate
Constance
Clare

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 07/05/2022 11:47

Faye
Caroline
Sarah
Lois
Eve
Iris
Kate

AdaColeman · 07/05/2022 11:58

Fleur
Manon
Pearl
Edith
Coral

AdaColeman · 07/05/2022 12:21

Iseult
Maud
Blanche

Theoldwoman · 07/05/2022 12:52

paintfairy · 07/05/2022 11:21

Ok, so I need a middle girls name. Unhelpfully our surname doesn't work with things. So my criteria is this:

One or two syllables
Cannot begin with a J, A, or R
Cannot end with an 'A' sound or an 'E' sound (so no names ending in ie or ey).
Nothing with a strong 'L' sound in the middle. (Eg Belle)

Some examples of what will work:
Grace
Florence
Faith
Evelyn
Charlotte
Violet

but I'm not sold on any of those! Help?

Bridget
Beth
Brooke
Kate
Erin
Lauren
Celeste
Catherine
Coral
Niamh
Bronwyn
Sabine
Hope
Frances
Clare
Iris
Kim
Louise
Margot
Nadine
Olive
Sybil
Yvette
Elise
Scarlet
Eloise
Wren
Laurel
Hazel
Madison
Brooklyn
Vivian
Georgette
Paige
Helen
Colette
Eve
Beatrice
Megan
Irene
Caitlin
Cleo
Layne
Gretel
Kathleen
Eleanor

Original poster
paintfairy · 07/05/2022 17:14

roosnunlilei · 07/05/2022 11:35

Do you 'need' one at all, with trying to find a name to fit your limited criteria it seems maybe the answer is not to try so hard?

Yes, as the right name will make the first name flow better. Whilst we'll get away with using it with our surname, the right middle name will make it sound much more right. I also like middle names.

Thanks everyone! Quite a few to go at there. Some I definitely hadn't thought of.

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BaaMoon · 07/05/2022 17:20

Megan
Lauren

SpaceJamtart · 07/05/2022 17:27

Beth
Tess
Faye,
Lois

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 07/05/2022 17:32

Fern
Iris
Hebe
Alice (too L-y?)
Hope

Synchrony · 07/05/2022 21:10

Bridget
Carol
Diane
Paris
Calypso

Gladioli23 · 07/05/2022 21:16

Clarence
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Claire

They all have ls in but not a strong l I don't think.

wizzler · 07/05/2022 21:24

I think Hope would be lovely
Also Niamh,
Margot
Beth
Sarah
Claire

Electrox · 07/05/2022 21:41

Bethan
Louise
Coco
Imogen
Katherine
Caitlin
Cheryl
Saffron
Miriam
Colette
Harriet
Seren
Mabel
Cleo
Indigo
Margot
Celeste
Leanne
Primrose
Faye
Constance
Iris
Madeleine
Carys

EdithStourton · 07/05/2022 21:51

Merle
Eileen
Janet
Margaret (I know it's 3 syllables, but the middle one is very short and barely voiced)
Lilian (as above)

Elspethelf · 08/05/2022 10:59

Gwen
Kit
Ember
Rowan

FawnDrench · 09/05/2022 22:19

Constance
Monique
Greer
Sinead
Sian
Dawn
Irene
Emerald
Odette
Gaynor
Beth
Olive
Kim

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paintfairy · 12/05/2022 18:09

Thanks everyone! I've compiled a list for DH. 😁

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