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We can’t agree on a middle name for Violet!

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MiddleNameHelp23 · 15/06/2023 15:41

DD due very soon and we cannot agree on a middle name for her.

Names I like but dad doesn’t:

  • Violet Florence
  • Violet Grace
  • Violet Daisy
  • Violet Olivia
  • Violet Amelia
  • Violet Mabel

Names he likes but I don’t:

  • Violet Ava
  • Violet Arabella
  • Violet Alexandria
  • Violet Mira
  • Violet Frances (I did like this but have gone off it)
  • Violet Sigrid
  • Violet Beatrice
  • Violet Ella
  • Violet Evie

Her surname will begin with “I” so any of the middle names beginning with i that we like sound a bit strange all together

Can anyone suggest something that we might both like?

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dinmin · 15/06/2023 15:44

Does either of you like a similar but not quite the same name as one on the other’s list?

eg - does he like Livia or Emilia? Do you like Emma or Annabel?

Personally I’d avoid a second flower name…

Sagaris · 15/06/2023 15:44

Emily?

Hazelnuttella · 15/06/2023 15:46

Eliza

Johnnyfartpants · 15/06/2023 15:47

Agatha?

AlltheFs · 15/06/2023 15:49

Violet Alice
Violet Ruth
Violet Lucy
Violet Matilda

Of your lists I love Violet Florence and Beatrice.

You can also opt for 2 middle names and choose one each-we did.

Delphium · 15/06/2023 15:51

Violet Eliza

frogssnailandpuppydogtails · 15/06/2023 15:55

Violet Ann (e) .

PennywisePoundFoolish · 15/06/2023 16:00

Sylvie
Georgina

KnottyKnitting · 15/06/2023 16:02

Violet Rose

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 15/06/2023 16:02

Violet Elizabeth (like in the Just William books)

eddiemairswife · 15/06/2023 16:03

Violet Elizabeth. Or does that remind everyone of Just William? Is it still read today?

2bazookas · 15/06/2023 16:13

Of your chices, I'd discount both Daisy and Olivia because of plant connotations. Violet is a beautiful name but she may turn out not to be a flowery girl/woman.

Which is why I like his "Beatrice". Violet Beatrice is a proper balance of feminine and gravitas; a name for all ages and any career.

TheMrsColumbo · 15/06/2023 16:18

I love Frances, so that gets my vote.

JimJamJo · 15/06/2023 16:37

I also like Beatrice, Florence, Mathilda, Emily and Sylvie

Violet Jane
Violet Clare
Violet Constance
Violet Edith

osprey24 · 15/06/2023 16:40

violet may

FatGirlSwim · 15/06/2023 16:43

I like your list better 😂

Violet Dorothy
Violet Dorothea
Violet Alethea
Violet Xanthe
Violet Genevieve
Violet Emily
Violet Eleanor
Violet Marnie
Violet Romilly
Violet Martha
Violet Alice
Violet Eloise
Violet Nancy
Violet Imogen
Violet Elspeth
Violet Ada
Violet Pearl
Violet Nell

I love Violet Florence from your list.

doradoo · 15/06/2023 16:43

Violet Jemima

Violasaremyfavourite · 15/06/2023 16:45

Violet Freya

HippeePrincess · 15/06/2023 16:50

I think you need one syllable
violet ann/Jane/eve/hope/jade/Ruth/maeve

LeoEisor · 15/06/2023 16:54

I know your not keen on I
But I like violet Iris!

Crikeyalmighty · 15/06/2023 16:55

@HippeePrincess I agree something short and simple like Ruth, Jane, May, or Ann or Joy with quite a flowery first name

Mumofgirls2017 · 15/06/2023 16:56

Violet elizabeth
violet ada
violet annabelle
violet emmeline
violet eloise
violet margot
violet penelope
violet sophia
violet maeve
violet eleanor
Violet elise
violet edith
violet estelle
violet beatrix
violet clara
violet josephine
violet joy
violet juno

FindingMeno · 15/06/2023 16:57

Violet Alexandria Grace

Flowersun6 · 15/06/2023 16:58

Your list is better OP. Surely you must can pick one name off each others list!

I think someone needs to decide first name and other one picks the middle as long as it matches.

Mrstiggywinkle44 · 15/06/2023 16:59

Violet bluebell 💜