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Middle name for Isla?

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bringonthetrumpets · 08/02/2010 20:02

I absolutely adore the name Isla, but I have no idea what to do for a middle name!

DH wants to do 'Mae', but our niece and his mum both have that for their middle names.... plus it seems like everyone has the middle name 'Mae'!

I was thinking of Marilyn, or Sophia... something very girly and not done to death.

Suggestions please!

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Ziggurat · 08/02/2010 20:05

I love the name Isla, too.

Isla Marilyn doesn't sound quite right. Isla Sophia shouldn't go together, but does for me.

Isla Grace
Isla Rose
Isla Marie

I'm out.

bringonthetrumpets · 08/02/2010 20:15

Yeah... see those are the middle names that I'm trying to stay away from. Grace, Rose and Marie are all fairly overused IMO....

It's tough!

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FimBOW · 08/02/2010 20:19

Isla Sylvie (not sure it works)

Isla Rosalind

Isla Corinne

Isla Beatrice

delphinedownunder · 08/02/2010 20:22

Isla Pheobe

Isla Charlotte

liliputlady · 08/02/2010 20:39

Isla Frances
Isla Louise

Bookswapper · 08/02/2010 20:48

Isla Skye
Isla White
Isla Dogs

Sorry.
Its a very popular name at the moment and rightly so, its lovely...

bowbluebell · 08/02/2010 21:09

It is a lovely name. Does work with those one syllable consonanty names (Grace, Rose).

How about something a little different-

Isla Hope
Isla Joy

Isla Dogs?? I'd never thought of that!

littledawley · 08/02/2010 21:12

Is there a family name that you like? Go through all of the grand and great-grand mothers names and see if one fits. I chose all of my DCs middle names from family as their first names were just ones that I liked, it was nice to give it some meaning.

Boogellyboo · 09/02/2010 16:05

Isla Saskia
Isla Hope
Isla Elena

Erm, all the others that were on my shortlist are already listed. We went for................................................Isla Mae! (DF's nana is called May so it was our way of having a family name but making it Isla's too by spelling differently)

We didnt tell anyone the names we were considering beforehand and everyone comments how lovely it is

bringonthetrumpets · 09/02/2010 18:20

We went through grandparents and great grandparents..... Not a very attractive list

Ruth, Patricia, Myrtle, Dolores, Betty and Carol (no offense to anyone with these names! They just definitely do not go with Isla)

I think our list is down to Isla Olivia, or Isla Mae.

Thank you for all the suggestions ladies!

Isla Dogs?????

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sb6699 · 09/02/2010 18:53

DD is Isla Maraidh.

Wanderingsheep · 09/02/2010 19:00

Ooh love the name Isla! It was one of the names that we thought of for DD.

Funnily enough, her middle name is Sophia.

I actually think that Isla Sophia sounds nice.

What about Isla Rebecca?

gardenshrub · 09/02/2010 19:02

Maybe a slight variation on Mae would work? So the name wouldn't be exactly the other family members, like Isla Rae

JeMeSouviens · 09/02/2010 19:08

My neice is Isla Cameron (father scottish), I think it sounds good together.

blowbroth · 09/02/2010 19:25

Isla Trumpet

mathanxiety · 09/02/2010 19:27

Isla Ruth isn't bad.

bringonthetrumpets · 09/02/2010 20:29

hahah, Isla Trumpet!

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mummyloveslucy · 09/02/2010 20:31

Isla Grace is nice.

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