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29 replies

Relocatingmum1 · 19/09/2025 12:25

Hello! Have got a shortlist of names but would love advice on which sounds best. Please throw any others into the mix that seem along similar lines!

Margot
Lola
Marnie
Etta
Frederica (nn Freddie)
Cassia
Quinn

Middle name options….
Rae
Joy
Allegra
Eliza

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HugoYorway · 19/09/2025 13:20

Margot - faddy. Maggot
Lola - probably a cavapoo
Marnie - not my taste but not awful
Etta - ate a?
Frederica (nn Freddie) - really wanted a boy
Cassia - bark, similar to Cinnamon
Quinn - Quim

Middle name options….
Rae - awful
Joy - bound to be a right misery

Use as first names:
Allegra
Eliza

LivingTheDreamish · 19/09/2025 15:15

Cassia is nice but Allegra is the standout on your list. Definitely first name territory.

SerendipityDiamond · 19/09/2025 15:26

I think they are all nice but I think of Quinn as a boys’ name.

Mumofgirls2017 · 19/09/2025 16:16

Love Etta and Cassia

Edie
Martha
Mabel
Bonnie
Romy
Willa
Hazel
Cora
Dorothy
Audrey
Effie
Stella
Polly
Beatrix

GoldenRosebee · 19/09/2025 16:46

Relocatingmum1 · 19/09/2025 12:25

Hello! Have got a shortlist of names but would love advice on which sounds best. Please throw any others into the mix that seem along similar lines!

Margot
Lola
Marnie
Etta
Frederica (nn Freddie)
Cassia
Quinn

Middle name options….
Rae
Joy
Allegra
Eliza

Martha
Penelope
Eloise
Juliet
Marina nn Marnie
Saskia
Cecily
Paola
Emmeline
Ellen
Perrine
Beatrice/Beatrix

I like from your list Frederica Joy, Cassia Rae or Cassia Joy, Margot Allegra... I recommend finding more middle name options that are reasonably long and don't end in -a sound for first names ending in -a sound, like Etta Joy, Etta Rae, Etta Allegra and Etta Eliza don't flow. Etta Joy maybe works, but it's kinda too short. Maybe Etta Margot?

Alexandrine · 19/09/2025 18:18

Cassia Joy or Frederica Joy are nice. She might not want to be known as Freddie though, so if you aren’t sure about the longer first name then stick with Cassia.

Sorry but I think most of your other choices are very trendy and likely to date in future. I do like Allegra too but it doesn’t sound as good as a middle name with your current first name options.

Janet1990 · 19/09/2025 18:31

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HugoYorway · 19/09/2025 18:42

Etta Margot - Ate a Maggot.

dailyconniptions · 19/09/2025 18:42

Cassia is fab. Joy is the nicest middle name. Can't bear Margot (frumpy and looks like maggot) or Rae (old man in string vest's name.)

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Moreteaandchocolate · 19/09/2025 18:46

Margot - lovely
Lola - lovely
Marnie - lovely
Etta - nice as a nn e.g. for Henrietta
Frederica (nn Freddie) - not keen
Cassia - nice
Quinn - not keen

I like - Margot Joy, Lola Margot, Marnie Eliza, Cassia Joy or Henrietta Margot (nn Etta)

I like Eliza as a first name too.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 19/09/2025 19:20

Margot - not keen
Lola - not keen
Marnie - ok
Etta - really like. Would be tempted by a longer name with Etta for short like Henrietta or Arrietta
Frederica (nn Freddie) - Nice
Cassia - dislike
Quinn - ok
Middle name options….
Rae -ok for middle name
Joy - ok for middle
Allegra - love, would use as first name
Eliza - ok

KayEmAy · 19/09/2025 19:36

While I adore Cassia, there is something effortlessly cool about Lola Rae <3

timoteigirl · 19/09/2025 20:26

Allegra Joy

user1492757084 · 20/09/2025 14:27

Allegra Joy

Eliza Rae

Eloise Margot
Mietta Quinn

Maxorias · 20/09/2025 14:40

I like Frederica most then Cassia.

For middle names Rae is very filler name. I don't like Allegra, possibly because gra sounds like fat in my language and then it sounds like "all fat" to me. I appreciate that is my own issue ! But regardless, not keen on the rhyming a names. Plus with a longer first name I'd pick a shorter middle.

So my vote goes to Frederica Joy.

I had a colleague named Frédérique (french feminine form of Frédéric). She was amazing, really competent.

In a similar line you have Ludovica and Erica.

elliesmummy19 · 20/09/2025 14:46

Margot- I love it!
Lola- not a fan but it isn’t terrible
Marnie- I like it
Etta- really not a fan
Frederica (nn Freddie)- I don’t like it
Cassia- I don’t like
Quinn- it’s ok
Middle name options….
Rae- not a fan of Raw
Joy- love!
Allegra- really dislike
Eliza- love!

Margot Joy is my favourite from the list

Bubbles1001 · 20/09/2025 14:49

Elodie
Raya
Bella
Esme
Liana
Milah

Elodie Rae is pretty I think.

Gothamcity · 20/09/2025 14:54

I'd have Eliza as the first name, it's such a string standalone name, with something shorter for the middle name. Eliza Joy is lovely

Sevenh · 20/09/2025 15:05

I know it’s overused but I still like Grace as a middle name, so my preference would be Eliza Grace, or Elizabeth Grace with Eliza as a nickname. I know that probably doesn’t help but I’m just saying as I love the name
Eliza.

Cuddlesup · 20/09/2025 17:38

Cassia Joy is the best option.

HugoYorway · 20/09/2025 17:44

It sounds like a vape liquid.

wobblycake · 20/09/2025 17:50

Love the name Susie its a caring calming name works well in to adulthood.
Dont really hear it now.

miniaturepixieonacid · 20/09/2025 23:48

Margot - not keen, I think it's quite harsh sounding and not pretty
Lola - not keen. Pretty enough but quite nothingy.
Marnie - quite like it. A bit cool and edgy sounding.
Etta - love it. Ettie is cute too.
Frederica (nn Freddie) - a bit much, I think. Don't like Freddie for a girl
Cassia - like it. Like Cassidy more and love Cassandra.
Quinn - like it. I only know a boy Quinn but think it's cool for a girl.

Middle name options….
Rae - fits almost all names
Joy - fits almost all names
Allegra - love it - as a first name too
Eliza - not overly keen but works well as a middle name with a shorter first name.

From your list I'd have:
Etta Joy
Marnie Rae
Cassia Joy
Quinn Allegra
Allegra Joy

ChocolateCinderToffee · 21/09/2025 00:49

Allegra Joy works beautifully. You might consider Allegra Phoebe, names full of light and lightness.

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