Impossible middle debacle or just choose the other name?

[julesmontgomery]

We have tried and cannot possibly find a middle name that is of interest with the first name Marigold (who would go by Goldie). Many names flow easily with Goldie, but the hard "D" on Marigold has us a bit stumped. We don't want a simple and expected middle (like June, Kate, Jane, Mae, etc). Any ideas?

My husband says its a sign and we should just choose Clementine, which is our other choice.

I will take any feedback, including impressions of how the name ages, people you know who wear these 2 names, etc.

Marigold, reminds me of a brand of rubber gloves.

It's not just a brand name for me. It's what I call rubber gloves. Have you seen my Marigolds? Same as my Mum and my Gran did. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, but I definitely would not name a child that.

Goldie to me is a dog.

Minnie, Cece and Minty are all awful and Clem makes me think of phlegm.

Really like marigold - what are the middle names you’re thinking of? I don’t think it’s hard to have one that follows on easily.
I like clementine too, but I wouldn’t have both - it’s just too much orange.

What’s wrong with Marigold Clementine?

I like it. Very bright and shiny.

Why do middle names have to begin with a vowel?

That's part of the predicament. We are going to be one and done I believe, so I want to use the names I love most as it is likely my only chance.

See this is where I am perplexed! Mixed reviews with some saying combine them, and some saying it's too colorful.

It really doesnt matter. No one ever remembers middle names or is even aware of them apart from birth announcements, marriage and death announcements.

pick what you like, have more than one middle name. It doesn’t matter

@julesmontgomery , On MN posters focus on the first name and middle name combination but in real life people usually go by the first name and surname.

Marigold Clementine Surname will be Goldie Surname most of the time.

I think Clementine is very pretty, and shouldn’t be shortened.
sorry, I really don’t like Marigold as others have said it reminds me of rubber gloves and Goldie was a dog on Blue Peter.
I would also leave out a middle name, the name is pretty on its own and a middle name isn’t needed.

I think you should just call her Marigold Clementine as those are the names you like.

I really like Marigold and think it has loads of middle name options, doesnt seem a hard one

Marigold Eva
Marigold Lucy
Marigold Rachel
Marigold Hannah
Marigold Olivia
Marigold Faith
Marigold Sophie
Marigold Laura

They sound nice together and they’re both great names - but it just sounds like only orange names would do! They’re both distinctive for their colours.

It's much better than Goldie though.
Goldie just doesn't sound like a real name

I’m not normally one for out of the ordinary names but I have to say I do like Marigold. I like Clementine too but I think they are too yellow to use together.

Marigold Clara
Marigold Alice
Marigold Jane
Marigold Celine
Marigold Celeste
Marigold Kate
Marigold Rosalie

It follows on well from the hard D end of Marigold.

We were thinking along the lines of shall we put Goldie or Marigold on DC2’s birth certificate because we wanted to use the nickname for everyday. However we decided to give DC2 the Marigold name in case they wanted to be a high court judge. If they wanted to be DJ, then they could use the Goldie name. DC2 is now a student and is still known to everyone under the Goldie name and always has been. It works well.

Marigold Mariella
Marigold Mae
Marigold Elouise
Marigold Amber
Marigold Autumn