Middle name

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We're 99% sure we're set on Etta for our little girl due in 5 weeks time, but we're a bit stuck for middle names!

The only family name we would possibly use is Ellen, my mums name, but I'm not keen on Etta Ellen.

Babies surname is quite long and starts with an L.

So far we've got

Etta Wren
Etta Iris

But neither feels right!
Suggestions welcome please 💜

Etta Nell

If you must have a middle name it should start with a consonant.

It may be nice to have a long middle name as the name is short, Etta Victoria, Etta Georgina etc ?

Etta is very nicknamey (too much so in my opinion but she’s not my child to name!). You need to go with a much stronger, longer middle name or else the two just blend into one

Etta Louise
Etta Skye
Etta Rose
Etta Mae
Etta Posey
Etta Victoria
Etta Hope
Etta Noelle
Etta Catherine
Etta Violet
Etta Florence
Etta Maisie
Etta Danielle
Etta Imogen
Etta Kimberley
Etta Grace
Etta Jade

Lovely name!

If using a shorter middle name I would avoid anything ending with -a. But I think it's also nice with a longer, somewhat grand middle name, and with some of those I think ending in -a works nicely.

I would also make sure the middle name doesn't sound like a noun, as it will sound like ate a Rose (for example).

Etta Seren
Etta Margot
Etta Phoebe
Etta Frances

Etta Cecilia
Etta Anoushka
Etta Gabriella
Etta Ramona
Etta Beatrice
Etta Leonie
Etta Rosalind

Just guessing at surnames…

Etta Louise Longfellow

Etta Lilac Longfellow

Not sure if Lilac is used as a name but it fits with your “nature things as names” theme.

Etta May

Etta Beatrix
Etta Catherine
Etta Celeste
Etta Constance
Etta Dorothy
Etta Felicity
Etta Florence
Etta Frances
Etta Genevieve
Etta Josephine
Etta Leonie
Etta Nadine
Etta Penelope
Etta Phoebe
Etta Romilly
Etta Vivien

I think Etta Catherine might be my favourite, it flows nicely to my ear

@ImpunityJane , Seren's a noun name.

True!

Etta Rose
Etta Laverne
Etta Grace
Etta Jasmine
Etta Louise
Etta May
Etta Lucille
Etta Blyth
Etta Josephine

Etta Madeleine

Etta Cassandra Ellen?
That way you use Ellen but have a longer middle name in front.

Others could be
Christine
Catherine
Delphine
Francine
Frances
Georgina
Harriet
Henrietta
Jackie
Jaqueline
Kadence
Marilyn
Naomi
Petunia
Penelope
Rachel

It is rare to need too say the whole name. If you want such a trendy first name and have a long surname, would you like to balance it with a traditional middle name, a short name, another trendy very current name - any thoughts? Any name in the family?

You don't have to give a middle name.

@pinkyredrose we'd quite like at least one, our son has two middle names!

Grace

What about 2 middle names- you could put Ellen on the end of one of these-

etta harriet
etta violet
etta marigold
etta Juliet
etta rosalie
etta juniper
etta clementine
etta beatrix
etta josephine
etta dorothy
etta imogen
etta isobel

Etta Wren? Poor little wren.

Etta Adele
Etta Joy
Etta Faith
Etta Zoe
Etta Chloe
Etta Jade
Etta Isobel
Etta Genevieve
Etta Penelope
Etta Catherine
Etta Elizabeth
Etta Ashlee
Etta Lois
Etta Bethany
Etta Victoria

I think a longer middle name would go best ( or 2 if that's what you like)

I don't think Ellen works well and personally wouldn't want E.E.L although I know some people don't care about initials.

I think Wren and and Iris don't go that well either sorry.

Etta Alexandra
Etta Olivia
Etta Emilia
Etta Leonora
Etta Sophia
Etta Josephine
Etta Mariana
Etta Marguerite
Etta Celestine
Etta Katherine
Etta Eleanora

Etta Jean
Etta Rose
Etta May
Etta Lou
Etta Belle
Etta Jade
Etta Lee

For some reason one syllable ones seem best!

Etta Belle and Etta Rose sound painful