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Middle name for Emma…

60 replies

Birdiboo · 20/06/2023 18:21

I love the name Emma so much and it’s the only name I can imagine calling our baby if it’s a girl. I keep thinking of others and liking them for a while but going back to Emma.

Anyway, our surname is quite boring one syllable along the lines of Smith so think that a more interesting middle name is needed to liven things up a bit!

Would love to hear your opinions on the below -

Emma Eloise
Emma Valentina
Emma Rosalie
Emma Lavender
Emma Winter
Emma Sophia
Emma Isabella
Emma Primrose

I imagine that my partner will veto half of these 😅

Any other suggestions along these lines?

other names I like are -

Eleni
Olive
Lilah
Marielle
Autumn
Daphne

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MrsSchadenfreude · 20/06/2023 18:22

Jane.

neilyoungismyhero · 20/06/2023 18:23

Emma Jane

DownrightCelestial · 20/06/2023 18:24

I have an Emma Victoria - we wanted timeless/ traditional and it suits her 😊

Denise82 · 20/06/2023 18:25

I love the name Emma because I'm an Emma 😀 you may guess my middle name from my user name. I like Emma Valentina

DuchessOfSausage · 20/06/2023 18:25

Emma is a good choice. I'd avoid Jane or Louise because the combination were too popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
I'd avoid a middle name starting with a vowel as it will be Emmuranne or Emmureloise.

I'd pick a family name like your DM's or a DGM's.

Kiswahili · 20/06/2023 18:26

Emma Valentina.
Elegant.

Pamalot · 20/06/2023 18:27

Emma is classic so maybe something more daring for a middle name.

Ophelia
Lorelai
Laurel
Anastasia
Constance

Or a Grandmother’s name or your maiden name?

Blueroses99 · 20/06/2023 18:27

I’d avoid anything with a vowel personally. I’m not sure that Emma Eloise flows very well, whereas Emma Valentina and Emma Lavender I think sound much better. Perhaps it’s the length as well, especially if you have a short surname. I do like your choice of names though so I hope you find one that your partner likes too!

LuciferRising · 20/06/2023 18:27

Surely Louise? 😀

FlounderingFruitcake · 20/06/2023 18:29

Are the Jane suggestions a dig implying that it’s a dated name?

Love Emma Valentina, it’s beautiful!

Dildoslag · 20/06/2023 18:40

Emma Cassandra
Emma Viola
Emma Georgette

Emma Rosalie is my favourite from your list

Birdiboo · 20/06/2023 18:46

@FlounderingFruitcake I did wonder about the Jane suggestion as I had asked for more interesting middle names (apologies to anyone called Jane) thank you 😊 they will be due around Valentine’s Day which happens to also be my birthday so I thought it would be fitting!

@Pamalot thank you, I do really like your suggestion of Anastasia

@Denise82 your middle name happens to be my mums name!

@DuchessOfSausage I’m in Northern Ireland and with our accent/dialect we don’t tend to add “R’s” between a name ending in a vowel and a name beginning with one (hope that makes sense)- so I don’t think that would be so much of an issue here but I appreciate where you are coming from.

@Blueroses99 thank you! Surname is 6 letters - one syllable. Quite flat and boring imo - (won’t tell my partner I think that 😅)

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Shutupyoutart · 20/06/2023 18:53

Emma Valentina flows quite nicely op could be nice as you say she's due around valentines aswell. Also really liked someone else's suggestion of Emma victoria. Or how about Emma Octavia, bit more out there but you did say something a bit more unusual!

MariaVT65 · 20/06/2023 18:56

Emma is a fairly popular name right now. If you also have a very common surname, i’d try to make her middle name more obscure, so avoid something like sophia.

Surely2023IsTheYearForMyRainbowBaby · 20/06/2023 18:57

I've always liked Emma Kate

londonmummy1966 · 20/06/2023 19:16

Emma Antonia
Emma Cornelia
Emma Phoebe
Emma Charlotte

Emmamoo89 · 20/06/2023 19:26

Just here to add good choice on Emma 😁

OdeToBarney · 20/06/2023 19:28

I really like Emma Winter, but also Emma Jane or Emma Louise are timeless!

MissDollyMix · 20/06/2023 19:29

Emma Isabella

OopsieeDaisy · 20/06/2023 22:19

I love both Emma Rosalie and Emma Winter.

JeandeServiette · 20/06/2023 22:20

Evangeline.
Amaryllis.
Constance.

Catlover1705 · 20/06/2023 22:34

Emma Caroline
Emma Felicity
Emma Georgina
Emma Jasmine

Beazlebum · 20/06/2023 22:48

Emma Elizabeth

mogtheexcellent · 20/06/2023 22:51

I have an Emma. Shes an Emma Rose as we have very long surname so had to keep them short.

I love all of your suggestions. Sorry not helpful.Grin

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/06/2023 22:51

I like Eloise, Winter, Rosalie and Primrose! Other soggestions

emma pearl
emma juniper
emma daisy
emma beatrix
emma violet
emma florence
emma willow
emma juliet
emma skye
emma celeste
emma calliope
emma clementine
emma daphne
emma scout
emma honey
emma star
emma rainbow
emma lily