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First name Yvaine - middle name?

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SodItAndGoForIt · 21/02/2013 15:34

We have our boys name sorted - eithe either Reuben James or Reuben John.

Girls name less straightforward in as much as I have chosen Yvaine for her first name, please no derogatory comments as I do really love it and like our older DD's names it holds some considerable meaning.

But I am at a loss for a middle name to go with Yvaine (Yvie for short) - ideas much appreciated.

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CheeseStrawWars · 21/02/2013 15:38

What's your surname like? How many syllables, any particular associations/nationality?

SodItAndGoForIt · 21/02/2013 15:43

Our surname is double-barrelled - two short UK surnames so four syllables.

I just can't make it work in my head, May is nice, but very common and I have no particular affection for the name, DD's middle name is an elderly and much loved relative so I'd like to have a name I have some attachment for.

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Gwennan · 21/02/2013 15:47

Sorry to be ignorant but is it pronounced like a mixture of Yvonne and Elaine? Is it eee-VAIN? I've not heard it before so hard to suggest what might go with it if I'm not sure how to say it.

If you're going with very traditional/Biblical names for a boy (assuming you may have some more children), you might want to think along the same lines for Yvaine's middle name. Perhaps Yvaine Rebecca or Yvaine Hannah?

SodItAndGoForIt · 21/02/2013 15:49

ee-VAIN is how I would pronounce it, its from Neil Gaimens book - Stardust

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MoodyDidIt · 21/02/2013 15:50

no idea but i LOVE the name!

isn't that what the girl was called in the film "stardust" - love that film!

MoodyDidIt · 21/02/2013 15:51

ah just saw you answered my q as i was posting it

CheeseStrawWars · 21/02/2013 15:52

Is your DD due in May? Are there any plants/colours/places/books that have any special association for you?

CheeseStrawWars · 21/02/2013 15:55

Yvain Anais

SchmancyPants · 21/02/2013 15:55

For some reason Louise or Lucy seem to go well to me- I think a two-syllable name works well.

SodItAndGoForIt · 22/02/2013 09:42

I went through that entire baby names thread (the one where everyone lists the names of all the children they know) last night and couldn't really find anything which leapt out at me, I did like Rosa

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Zaphiro · 22/02/2013 17:29

Lucia? Something with two syllables, ending with an 'a' sounds right to me.

Lionsntigersnbears · 22/02/2013 19:46

Yvaine is lovely! What about

Yvaine Rosamund
Yvaine Maud
Yvaine Rosalie
Yvaine Carys
Yvaine Lydia?

mathanxiety · 23/02/2013 06:01

Yvaine Olivia
Yvaine Isabella
Yvaine Anoushka/Anastasia/Anneliese/Annabel
Yvaine Ursula
Yvaine Emilia/Elizabeth/Emmeline

(I think you need a mn that starts with a vowel)

mathanxiety · 23/02/2013 06:02

Yvaine Araminta
Yvaine Arabella

mysterymeg · 23/02/2013 07:30

I second Yvaine Lucy.

Also now in love with Yvaine myself.

usedtobesize8 · 23/02/2013 10:57

How about Isabel, Ariel, Estelle, Rose, Lily, Jasmine, Elizabeth. I liked Yvaine but my husband didn't ...

mathanxiety · 24/02/2013 05:17

Love Yvaine Estelle

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 25/02/2013 12:16

OP that's a pretty name, imo the second name could be quite simple, one or two syllables. Maybe two since your surnames are each one syllable.

How about Yvaine Lisette (Lysette) or Yvaine Margot?

BoyMeetsWorld · 26/02/2013 19:51

Yvaine Elise
Yvaine Celeste
Yvaine Eirlys
Yvaine Rowan
Yvaine Annette
Yvaine Aurora

savdancer5678 · 04/09/2015 04:00

What about Yvaine Jolene, so it kind of sounds like Evangeline.

helentheheron · 04/09/2015 08:22

You've probably done this already, but can you go through names and middle names of relatives that you knew and loved, or names from your family tree? Is there anyone who did something notable, IR sounded like they had an exciting life?

Ripeningapples · 04/09/2015 08:26

In response to the suggestion that May is a common name, I'd say it was a popular name. There a huge divide between popular and common although obviously I'm not going to post my personal opinion on this.

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helentheheron · 04/09/2015 08:27

IR was meant to be or..

Failing that, how about names of notable feminists: Emmeline, Christabel, Sylvia..?

helentheheron · 04/09/2015 08:34

Dammit, just realised this thread is from 2013! Little Yvaine will be 2!

BrendaFlange · 04/09/2015 08:36

If there is no particular middle name you want to use, you don't have to give one!

I have no middle name , DH and the DC have no middle names, we suffer no detriment and it saves time filling in forms .

Especially as she will have a double barrel surname (like my DC) and spend a lot of time going ' Y - V-A ' etc ( like me!),

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