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3 letter middle names please

28 replies

Spareincoming · 02/05/2023 20:34

DH’s family seem to have fallen into a tradition of having 3 letter names as middle names and we’re struggling to think of many that aren’t quite radical - a lot of the online suggestion lists are very American/on trend! Any girls or boys ideas appreciated!

Already in the family we have:
Eve, Jim, Rex, Tom, Lal, Sky, Jem, Ian, Ben, Flo, Dan.

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Slimemonster · 02/05/2023 20:37

May/Mai, Emm, Ray/Rai
I'm sure there are more than these though!

TheVanguardSix · 02/05/2023 20:37

Fay
Rae
Nell
Mia
Ivy
Ida
Isa
Ada
Zoe

LysHastighed · 02/05/2023 20:38

Noa
Ona
Lia
Ana
Pia
Rue
Amy
Lua
Ada
Zoë

Max
Kit
Ned
Vic
Bob
Sam
Reg
Jay
Joe
Leo

Orders76 · 02/05/2023 20:39

Ava
May
Ita or Eta
Cal
Con

TheVanguardSix · 02/05/2023 20:40

Oh boys names:

Kit
Kai
Fox
Ray
Max
Sam
Joe
Gus
Dax

Merrow · 02/05/2023 20:41

Ada
Ava
Ida
Kay
Kit
Jim
Kim
Eva
Eve
Pat
Rae
Una
Ivo

Biscuitsneeded · 02/05/2023 20:42

Jay May Mae Lou Ray Jon Jai Eva Abi Roz Isa Esa Asa Ben Luc Jac

But really, if you can't think of a 3 letter name you like, do you have to follow the family tradition?

PickledScrump · 02/05/2023 20:43

Joy
Ada
Ava
May
Ivy
Lea
Nia
Mia
Rio
Ria
Fay

Joe
Ray
Lee
Guy
Kai
Kip

Mbop · 02/05/2023 20:45

Ava. Art
Ben. Bea
Cai.

Dee. Dev
Eli. Emy
Fay. Fen
Gui. Gus
Ian. Ire
Jen. Jim
Kay. Kim
Len. Lia
Mia. Mat
Nao. Nev
Oli. Ola
Pat. Pip
Rae. Ray
Sue. Stu
Tia. Tel
Vic. Vin
Zoe

Original poster
Spareincoming · 02/05/2023 20:47

@Biscuitsneeded My DH can come up with loads; it’s me who needs more inspiration; our other DC have the traditional middle names - I’ve used up my favourites already - hence my post!
And actually, there’s a few I’d not considered already appealing to me in the few minutes this post has been up.

OP posts:
MadeInChorley · 02/05/2023 20:47

Max
Ken
Bob
Lee
Tim
Axl
Rob
Kit
Joe

Kay
Fay
May
Noa
Zoë
Lea
Pia
Eva
Meg

MadeInChorley · 02/05/2023 20:48

Forgot Amy

Original poster
Spareincoming · 02/05/2023 20:49

Ada is lovely; I keep Seeing Ida on lists,
but not Ada.

OP posts:
lovehisDobbyears · 02/05/2023 20:50

Joy

LadyWithLapdog · 02/05/2023 20:50

Lia
Adi
Tim

Dontlistitonfacebook · 02/05/2023 20:51

Roc
Rod
Tim
Tom
Abe
Don
Ken
Zak
Jed

Kat
Jen
Lil
Mae
Pat
Sue
Tia
Una
Val

CuteCillian · 02/05/2023 20:53

Raf

FawnDrench · 02/05/2023 21:10

Ron
Roy
Guy
Gus
Wes
Sol
Ron
Jon
Don
Gil
Ian
Ivo
Zac

Sue
Gia
Mia
Fay
May
Kay
Jan
Lou
Una
Kit
Tia
Roz
Ida

DoingALeicester · 02/05/2023 21:41

Joy, it's mine and I like it now that I'm older

Polzair · 02/05/2023 22:02

Aya
Ana
Ann
Ash
Abi
Mae
Mia
Mab
Pia
Ria
Zia
Bea
Ros
Ren
Liv
Lea
Meg
Peg
Pam
Gia
Tia
Jya
Gem
Sam
Fae
Kat
Viv
Dee
Nia
Ola
Ula
Uma
Kia

Leo
Syd
Max
Luc
Rio
Ash
Axl
Abe
Dax
Zac
Hal
Ike
Don
Dom
Ken
Jed
Jeb
Gus
Guy
Wes
Joe

LilacSloth · 02/05/2023 22:05

Hal
Ann
Cal
Jay
Jon
Dot
Joe
Dex
Meg
Leo
Deb
Rea
Lex
Una
Ted
Ned
Lux

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/05/2023 22:21

Girls.- May. Ray. Kay. Lee. Joy. Fay. Ann. Lou. Zoe. Lyn. Amy. Bea. Jaz. Tia. Mia. Roo.

Boys. Ben. Joe. Jon Sam. Ted. Rex. Jax. Ted. Jay. Zeb.

Original poster
Spareincoming · 02/05/2023 23:04

Ted and Ivo are jumping out at me for boys! Ash I like, but is part of
our surname so I think it sounds funny doubling the sound.

Ada is giving me a good feeling; I like Joy and Amy too.

OP posts:
user1492757084 · 03/05/2023 03:14

With your classic first names I like names that are more full names than nick names ...

Ida
Joy
Zoe
May
Amy
Kay
Ann
Ana
Ivy

Max
Leo
Sam
Roy
Tex
Joe
Ray
Wyn
Gus

Riapia · 03/05/2023 05:53

Ant
Dec