This middle name for Heidi?

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Quite sure we’re settled on Heidi for DD due Jan

I want the middle name Grace, DH is a bit up and down with it but says he isn’t bothered about middle names in general - so it’ll probably fall down to me

opinions?

I love it.

I doubt her middle name will be used much?

But I actually like it! I love the name Heidi too, I would have chosen it for Dd possibly but Dp wouldn't have

Grace is a filler middle name and doesn't flow very well with Heidi.
Does Heidi Surname sound ok?
Middle names aren't used much. I'd pick a more substantial middle name, like a family name.
Something like Heidi Elizabeth or Heidi Catherine not
Heidi Rose/May/Grace/Jane/Anne/Joy/Fay/...

I think you would be better with a slightly longer name for the middle name since Heidi is a short name.

Heidi Elizabeth

Heidi Meredith

Heidi Marion

Heidi Estelle

Maybe even put your own name as the middle name? Would that work?

Our surname is quite long! Hence wanting the middle name a bit shorter

and with my name unfortunately not it doesn’t really go well and I know she won’t have her middle name used loads etc but it would just look like a bit odd on her birth certificate all together my names just kind of a first name

Sorry but it’s really dull and overused. All girls have either Grace, Rose or May currently as middle names. And I really do mean all of them.

How about Matilda? I feel that Grace feels a little too short

Sorry but it’s really dull and overused. All girls have either Grace, Rose or May currently as middle names. And I really do mean all of them.
This. Most of my friends seem to be - Anne, - Jane or - Louise.

What Louise was to our generation, Grace (along with Rose) is to this one. But partly because of its overuse back then, Louise is totally out of favour now, and it's a lovely name, so why not Heidi Louise?

I don’t really understand choosing middle names because you like the name or how it sounds with first name, I thought middle names are really a chance to honour a parent/grandparent/ancestor and keep a particular name in the family? What about either of your mum’s names or GP or GGP?

What about Boo?

Don't ruin a fabulous name like Heidi with the utterly boring filler name Grace. Choose another beautiful name you both love!

@ShoesoftheWorld I was thinking Louise too! It's a lovely name and after being insanely popular as a middle name throughout the 70s it's seldom used these days.

Heidi Louise is lovely.

To all those "what's the point of middle namers" out there, there are numerous reasons. One of them is just giving your child a choice later in life. If you really dislike your first name (or for sone reason it develops horrible associations - eg Myra) then it is much easier to switch to using your middle name rather than going through deed poll. You would be surprised how many people go by their middle name!

Heidi Ingrid
Heidi Astrid
Heidi Florence
Heidi Mathilde
Heidi Genevieve
Heidi Isabelle
Heidi Violet

Grace is a lovely name and goes nicely with Heidi. Yes it’s a popular middle name but don’t let that bother you if you genuinely like it.

@WildCherryBlossom , I know quite a few who have their middle name as their first name (always known as Jane but BC is Elizabeth Jane Surname)

If you look at British Prime Ministers, quite a few used their middle name. Not sure how many were called that by their parents though. Hilda was and Alexander wasn't.

You'd be hard pressed to know the middle names of most famous people.
Queen Camilla? Beyonce? Taylor Swift? Harry Redknapp? Claudia Winkleman? Gary Lineker? Elon Musk? Joe Biden?...

The last four baby girls I know have had the middle name Grace.

Oh @DuchessOfSausage I know which British PM Alexander is, but Hilda? (Sorry, minor thread de-rail)

Well, it could only have been one of three. Her birth name was Margaret Hilda Roberts. I think Hilda is cute.

Yes, minor derail, but it shows that they aren't that important.

Heidi Leigh

Heidi Dee

Heidi Grace sounds a bit like Hide in disgrace.

If your surname is a place name or noun, Heidi Indy

Rosemary, Giselle, Alison, James, Anne Irena, Winston, Reeve, Robinette