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Middle names

26 replies

WarmingUp · 09/10/2022 18:31

We’ve decided to call out little girl Hallie, now we are undecided on a middle name. Ideally we’d like something short and one syllable. Here are our options…

Hallie Grace
Hallie Sofia
Hallie Rae
Hallie Faye

What do you all think?

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KirstenBlest · 09/10/2022 18:47

Hallie is too nicknamey. Grace is overused as a middle name and Rae is only ok if it is a family surname. Prefer Fay to Faye and Sophia to Sofia.

Dreamingof3 · 09/10/2022 18:55

I would go with Sofia as the others feel very 'filler' name.

Although personally, I'd have no middle name at all if it didn't have a special meaning or link to family etc

Happenchance · 09/10/2022 23:00

Hallie Raine
Hallie Quinn (if you're comic fan)

Though I would go for a longer middle name, such as:
Hallie Margaret
Hallie Roberta
Hallie Josephine
Hallie Madison

S25 · 09/10/2022 23:08

I’d pick a longer or at least 2 syllable middle name or use a family name as middle name.

Hallie Sophia the best of your list (prefer this spelling over Sofia)

longer mn:

Hallie Olivia
Hallie Catherine
Hallie Elizabeth
Hallie Anna
Hallie Clarissa
Hallie Iris
Hallie Caroline
Hallie Eleanor

Ihavehadenoughalready · 09/10/2022 23:14

I like Hallie Rae.

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WarmingUp · 09/10/2022 23:26

Thank you all for your replies. We have thought about leaving a middle name and just having Hallie but our surname is short too!

I love Olivia as a first name and would have as a second but my DSS name is too similar!

We like Rae as she is ‘our ray of sunshine’ in a difficult time. We will have a think but running out of time 🤣

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ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 09/10/2022 23:29

Probably Hallie Sophia. Grace is ridiculously overused, Rae is quite common too. I think you could go with a long middle name.

mondaytosunday · 09/10/2022 23:29

Last two sound too much like a lyric from a country song : 'I went down to the river bank with Hallie Rae/Faye'....

S25 · 10/10/2022 10:16

if your surname is short and you really like Rae for the meaning how about

Hallie Aurelia

Happenchance · 10/10/2022 12:27

WarmingUp · 09/10/2022 23:26

Thank you all for your replies. We have thought about leaving a middle name and just having Hallie but our surname is short too!

I love Olivia as a first name and would have as a second but my DSS name is too similar!

We like Rae as she is ‘our ray of sunshine’ in a difficult time. We will have a think but running out of time 🤣

Hallie Roxanna

Roxanna means dawn or bright.

Theoldwoman · 11/10/2022 23:59

Hallie Kate
Hallie Joy
Hallie Francesca

DramaAlpaca · 12/10/2022 00:12

Hallie is quite twee, so it needs a more classic middle name to balance it. Hallie Sofia is the best, but Hallie Sophia would be even better.

Luredbyapomegranate · 12/10/2022 09:05

KirstenBlest · 09/10/2022 18:47

Hallie is too nicknamey. Grace is overused as a middle name and Rae is only ok if it is a family surname. Prefer Fay to Faye and Sophia to Sofia.

Yep Hallie is nn-y and faddy. It’s a short form of Harriet so I’d called her Harriet Sophia nn Hallie.

Luredbyapomegranate · 12/10/2022 09:07

.. if you want a name that makes you think of sunshine, maybe look up names that mean light like Lucy. Rae is a another faddy cliche middle name.

Adultchildofelderlyparents · 12/10/2022 09:39

Hallie is pretty, and I like Sofia best from your list. Other suggestions,
Hallie Summer
Hallie Lucia
Hallie Zara

pitterypattery00 · 12/10/2022 23:25

If you like Rae for 'ray of sunshine' perhaps Aurelia? (I know a baby Aurelia whose nickname is Ray-Ray).

Kanaloa · 12/10/2022 23:29

I like Hallie Sofia best. It’s not at all faddy - it’s not very common at all. And I wouldn’t call her Harriet to try to twist it into the name you already like, because then you’ll just feel annoyed when people call her Harriet. Hallie is a fine name alone.

FayCarew · 13/10/2022 09:01

It is faddy @Kanaloa . I'd never heard of Hallie until recently, and it was hardly used at all about 15 years ago.

I agree about the not using a longer name if you are only going to use the diminutive.

Kanaloa · 13/10/2022 11:03

FayCarew · 13/10/2022 09:01

It is faddy @Kanaloa . I'd never heard of Hallie until recently, and it was hardly used at all about 15 years ago.

I agree about the not using a longer name if you are only going to use the diminutive.

No it isn’t. Regardless of when you heard it, a fad is a sudden and intense level of popularity that rises and quickly drops. Hallie has never been popular enough to be called a ‘fad.’ In the UK there is not a sudden highly popular drive for the name Hallie.

I presume what you and some other posters mean is that it’s modern. But there’s nothing wrong with that.

FayCarew · 13/10/2022 11:07

@Kanaloa , darkgreener suggests otherwise.
names.darkgreener.com/#hallie

Kanaloa · 13/10/2022 11:08

It’s still a tiny tiny tiny amount. It’s not extremely popular, there’s no intense/extreme popularity.

midsomermurderess · 13/10/2022 11:13

The OP didn't ask for people's thoughts on their choice of first name. If you think it's 'twee', why not keep that yourself and not be unpleasant.
I like Faye.

Enko · 13/10/2022 11:17

Hallie is pretty

I think all the suggested names would go well. Personally I prefer Rae Or Sofia. Faye is also pretty. Grace to me is over done

gretr · 13/10/2022 11:21

I would avoid an ‘ay/ae/ay’ ending. Like a previous poster said, it’s a bit country - Billy Ray Cyrus comes to mind. I think no middle name makes more impact, regardless of how long your surname. Make sure you teach the importance of good oral hygiene to stop any unfortunate school nicknames!!

Kanaloa · 13/10/2022 11:21

midsomermurderess · 13/10/2022 11:13

The OP didn't ask for people's thoughts on their choice of first name. If you think it's 'twee', why not keep that yourself and not be unpleasant.
I like Faye.

It is unpleasant. I don’t know why people insist on doing it - it was the same on the thread asking which names would sound nice with big brother Hudson. People just couldn’t help themselves having a dig at the name they hadn’t been asked about.