Is this middle name strange?

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Thinking of calling our daughter Olivia, middle name Bloom.

Is Bloom an acceptable middle name or is it too strange?

We wanted something unique and simple for her middle name to pair with Olivia, which is obviously very popular and thought Bloom was quite sweet.

Trying to avoid the more common single syllable names ie: Rose, May, Grace, Jane etc.

Thank you

I really like it, wouldn't be unusual at all in America.

I do tend to prefer interesting middle names though! My own DD has a much maligned (on Mumsnet) one that suits her perfectly and is light years better (imo) than the Rose and May types. And of course, they're rarely used / known outside the family so why not go a bit more creative?

I know a gorgeous little girl called Bloom.

Its obviously very unusual but that doesn't mean it's awful.

I love it!

I'm afraid I don't like it but as long as you like it that's all that matters! Our children have fairly unique middle names that won't be to alot of people's taste but we love them and they have meaning to us.

If you are looking for alternatives what about Blossom? Or a flower that you love? Olivia Primrose. Olivia Iris, Olivia Violet, Olivia, Olivia Hyacinth.

I think it's lovely. I'd assume if was a family surname used as a middle name.

It is strange, and that’s why I like it. Who wants to be like everyone else?

Middle names can be what ever you want them to be. In fact I’ll rather have a middle name such as Apollo or Jupiter then a Cutesy middle name like Mae, Jane or Rose 🙄

I’d also assume it’s a surname, DS has my maiden name as his second middle name. I’m not usually one for cutesy names but I quite like it!

This. Bloom as a middle name would be OK, but paired with Olivia it’s just too similar to Orlando Bloom for me.

I like it. Lots of parents give their child the mother's maiden name as a middle name and no one thinks anything of that.

Sorry, I think it's awful. Much better to not give her a middle name at all.

Fabulous. I'd do it as the first.

Was expecting to hate it but upon reading OP I found myself smiling and thinking it's beautiful.

I think it's lovely x

My daughter's middle name is Jane... she's 6.

It’s beautiful and looks lovely with Olivia

Olivia Iris or Olivia Violet (as suggested by another poster) make beautiful combinations in my view, far nicer than Bloom. I’m not sure Bloom is a name that your daughter will enjoy telling others about as she gets older but perhaps I’m wrong.

I think it’s sweet and unique. It has a lovely meaning. There are plenty of weird names around but I wouldn’t consider Bloom to be one of them. It’s just unusual and that’s ok.

Usually a weird name is weird because it doesn’t make sense or has a strange or derogatory meaning. Your choice isn’t either of those.

You are the parent and get to decide! Don’t let others’ potential judgement stop you from choosing a name that is meaningful or lovely to you.

Yes, but she's not one of thousands of girls with the middle name Jane. Of course there's the odd person (in the sense of 'isolated', not in the sense of 'strange') using it, but it's certainly not in the same category as Rose/Grace/May currently are. Jane, like Louise, is very much a middle name of my generation (and both Jane and Louise are very underused these days).

Honestly, middle names are used so rarely, I reckon you can pretty much go wild. My DC have very bold middle names which mean a lot to me and my DH but which we’d never have given them as first names.

Thank you for this. I wish there was more Miranda!

It's fine but it's a pretty common surname, so people will probably assume it's your maiden name or another family name. I don't think anyone would hear Bloom as a middle name and think of a flower. They will think of James Joyce or Orlando - it's widely known as a Jewish surname, particularly in the US, as an anglicized version of Blum.

I like it! Unusual but not odd. It's pretty.

I love it. One of Peaches Geldof’s boys has the middle names Bloom and Forever. I say go for it!