Please help does middle name work?

[CannelleNoelle]

Please help us with a middle name! We have got two girls’ names I really like (and I know one will probably be more popular on here) but we’re leaning towards Amandine – which I know won't be for everyone but it feels more right for this baby.

I’ve always wanted to use Dove as a middle name. I love bird names because they remind me of my grandad, who used to take me birdwatching, and my dad, who’s a big bird fan too, and we have other personal reasons for wanting to use Dove specifically. However, does Amandine Dove sound ok together! If it’s a boy, we will also use a bird reference in the name but won't use Dove.

Neither name is my preference but I think they go well together

Amandine Dove does sound like a brand of especially moisturising shower gel to me.

I think if you are going for Amandine (personally I would be afraid of the nn Mandy) maybe pick something a little more classic as a middle name

I think Amandine Dove is a beautiful name!

Love Amandine, not keen on Dove.

Sorry both dreadful

They sound awfully clunky together - too many d's. What's wrong with Amanda? Dove doesn't go with that either.

Araminta Dove?
Annabel Dove
Arabella Dove
Aurora Dove

Amandine Dove is really lovely.

I think Amandine Dove flows well. I prefer Amandine Wren though.

I like amandine. Dove makes me think of the soap brand.

It doesn't give her anywhere to go if she wants a more mainstream name.

I'd probably go with a different bird name because Dove does make me think of shower gel and then pigeons. Wren is lovely. Or Robyn. Or even Lark.

Wren is also a nice bird name.

Thank you so much for the feedback — I really appreciate it! It’s so hard working these things out, and I tend to avoid asking friends and family because if you end up choosing a name they’ve said they hate, it’s not ideal… better they secretly dislike it, I think!

I realise the names we’re considering won’t be for everyone — Robin would be a top contender if it’s a boy. I definitely don’t want to give our child a terrible name, but at the same time, I don’t want to be too “people-pleasing” and just pick something because it’s more popular. I know not everyone would choose my taste in clothes or home décor either — and that’s okay, but I also don't want to lump my child with a clanger of a name! I've thought about Willow, Fae, or Ivy as middle names as well. Although only Ivy is a family name and I tend to like middle names that have a meaning of family connection. Ivy is also top 10 I believe.

I don’t think the flow is the most important thing about a middle name. Much more important is the meaning or reasoning behind your choice unless you are planning to use both names together on a regular basis. The reason for your choice is nice and the names go together reasonably well.

@CannelleNoelle , I don't think Amandine works. it's a culinary term.
Not keen on Dove because I think of it as a shower gel range.

If you love the names, use them, but it made me think 'nutty pigeon'.

Awful names. Sounds like a cheap thrush cream.

is it Aman-deen or Aman-dine?? It's sounding like "I'm a dying Dove" in my head!!

I've always loved Linnet, ever since I first read The Children Of Green Knowe.

Amandine Linnet 👌

@DisplayPurposesOnly , It's more like Am-ond-een.
May contain nuts.

Can you think of a different bird? Dove sounds like soap.

Yikes. I know names are subjective but I do feel like these ARE real clangers, both separately and together.

Also if you have a girl and then a boy, Amandine and Robin feel very far apart!

ETA: would you consider Paloma? I think that is a lovely first name and somehow fits the vibe of Amandine without…being Amandine.

Willow and Fay are nice.

Amandine is lovely. I think Amandine Dove sounds nice, but Dove Soap means that it does sound as though it could be a shower gel.

Amandine Wren? Amandine Linnet? Amandine Mavis?

Amandine Dove is fine.
Other bird names ..
Lark
Swan
Alouette
Birdie
Harper
Wren
Branwen
Other peace names..
Saoirse
Irene
Serena
Aquena
Jamima
Frida
Olive
Names that mean both bird and peace..
Derora
Celandine

But Paloma means dove (and also pigeon!) so wouldn’t go with Dove as a middle name.

OP I think Amandine is really pretty but I can’t get the soap connection out of my head with Dove.

Crickey how are you pronouncing the first name and are you okay with Mandy as a nn?