Middle name for Melody

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I’m expecting a girl in December and we’re fairly confident on the name Melody. DH loves it, I’m not 100% yet but we’re using it all the time to refer to baby so it feels more like her name every day. He’s French, I’m English and we currently live in Spain so the name needs to be suitable for all three languages. She will have both our surnames (2-syllab 3-syllab) with no hyphen.

So questions for you:

1. Do you prefer the spelling Melody or Mélodie? I don’t mind either but wondering if the accent on the é will be a big hassle in the UK.
2. We haven’t got a middle name yet. I’d like it to begin with a “C” as a connection to my parents and sisters’ names but not essential.

To give an idea of style, some other names I like are: Celeste, Cassandra, Josephine, Angelica. DH likes Serena, Cleopatra. My parents are big on Cora.

Beautiful name with either spelling. Cora or Celeste are my favourite of the middle names you listed. The others feel too long to me.

I prefer the Melody spelling, and I think Celeste is lovely. Cora is a bit harsh IMO.

I would choose the spelling appropriate for the country she will be going to school in.

Personally I think Melody/Mélodie are both lovely enough that a plainer middle name might suit. Anne, Clare, Jane, Ruth, Faye, etc., especially with 5 syllables of surname.

Melody Celeste is lovely but are you going for a musical theme? Celeste is a type of musical instrument!

@bitingcat We like the musical connection for each name individually, but yeah, I’m not sure if it’s a bit too much with both. Verging into Disney princess territory maybe. And I’m wondering if it would be better to save Celeste for a future daughter.

@Willdoitlater I think the idea of a single syllable name is good, but they often sound so much like filler names to me. The only ones that really appeal are Jean and Joan, but our niece’s middle name is Jeanne so they’re off limits :/ All inspiration welcome though.

Pretty name, I slightly prefer Mélodie, but I tend to like vowel-ier looking names.
When I read you'd like a 'C' I thought Cordelia, but it might be too many syllables?

Definitely have a one syllable middle name, otherwise her name will feel a little 'jumbled' with 2 surnames.

Hope
Faith
Grace
Sky
Joy
Clarie
Jean
Beth
Meg
Eve
Jo
Kate
Leigh
Maeve
Neve

Mélodie Cosette
Mélodie Joelle
Mélodie Violette
Mélodie Helene
Mélodie Beatrice

Pond

I love Melody. I wouldn't use accent of any kind because some countries have weird name laws or weird spelling criteria.
BTW, Spain has naming laws, please check them before you apply the name.
Names that are somehow Spanish or somehow International
Melody Clara
Melody Amoret
Melody Louise
Melody Odette
Melody Alma
Melody Mireille
Melody Cecilia
Melody Rebecca
Melody Nerissa

Melody Cate
Melody Clare
Melody Catherine

Came here to say that!

more usefully, Claire?

Melody Rose
Melody Grace
Melody Kate
Melody June
Melody Mae
Melody Paige
Melody Faith
Melody Hope
Melody Skye
Melody Fern

Melody Cordelia
Melody Elouisa
Melody Rose
Melody Amber

Melody Catherine ? It gives her a traditional option.

The y spelling will be easier in the Uk, where certainly the accent will never get used.

Or Melody Clara - that does better actually and is more or a classic name than Cora, which I think you need with melody.

Melody, otherwise you set them up for a lifetime of explaining.
Melody Cecelia, to keep the music theme.
Melody Jane
Melody Andrea
Melody Frances
Melody Clare

Melody Charlotte
Melody Alexandra
Melody Aurora
Melody Delores
Melody Florence
Melody Alice
Melody Elise
Melody Nicole
Melody Virginia
Melody Rosanna
Melody Coral
Melody Natalia
Melody Elizabeth
Melody Christina
Melody Evangeline
Melody Sofia
Melody Clarice
Melody Clarissa.
Melody Corinne.

I was thinking short, traditional name would really go, eg
Melody Jane
Melody Janet
Melody Frances
Melody Rose
Melody Anne
If you're set on a C:
Melody Claire
Melody Cara

Melody May sounds lovely and good luck with it all

I have a wonderful friend named Melody (I prefer the English spelling to the French). I always think of the Serge Gainsbourg’s L’hôtel particulier when I hear the name.
Aria as a middle name? I know it might be a bit much on the music theme but it sounds good together! Melody Aria.

My family member is called, Melodie Carol.

Personally, I'm not keen on the musical connotations her parents had in mind but it sounds nice together.

Clare/Claire

Melody Claire is so lovely to say.

Belle

Thank you so much for all the suggestions - some lovely names in here. I will be rereading this thread for a while and trying out different combinations I think. At the moment I quite like Clara and still tempted by Celeste.

@TheVanguardSix i will have a listen to that song. Maybe it will convince MIL. She’s got a strong poker face but I have a feeling she doesn’t love the name yet.