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Baby Names

Baby Names

Naming your baby is so exciting but it can take some research to find the perfect name combination.

Once you’ve chosen your baby’s first name, it’s time to pair it with a great middle name. The challenge is finding a middle name that works perfectly with your chosen first name.

Tips for Choosing Middle Names

There are a number of different tricks you can use to help you find middle names that will work well.

Using Names with Similar Sounds

Choosing middle Names that echo the sounds found in the first name. For example, you could use alliteration by choosing a middle name with the same first letter as the first first name. Weather this works will depend on how similar the names are. The alliteration effect can also be a bit too much if the last name begins with the same letter too.

You can also look at using a middle name that ends in the same sound that your chosen first name ends with. For example, you could choose a first and middle name that both end in the “A” sound or the “Elle” sound.

Even choosing a middle name that starts with one of the letter sounds that’s dominant in your first name will give a higher chance of the names working together.

Contrasting the Number of Syllables

If you have chosen  a first name with multiple syllables, a middle name with just one syllable can create a bold contrast that sounds striking. The more syllables the first name has, the more striking the contrast.

You can also paint two names with the same number of syllables go create sound repetition. This can work well with two and three syllable names. It can also work with four syllable names but it can create a bit of a mouthful.

Using Names with Similar Meanings or Origins

Another options is to find out the meaning of the first name you’ve chosen and pick a middle name based on that meaning. You could choose something with the same or a similar meaning or choose a meaning that combines significantly with your first names meaning.

Similarly, you could choose a name with similar origins to your first name, for example, two names with French origins or two biblical names.

Choose a Middle Name that is a Similar Style to the first Name

If you’ve chosen a classic name that has been steadily popular for many years, you could choose another classic for the middle name.

You could combine two very modern names for a current effect or two very unusual names for a unique effect.

If you like old fashioned names you could combine two to create an “old lady name” or a “Grandad name”, both of which have seen a growth in popularity in recent years.

Middle Names for Sylvia – 110 Hand Picked Names

Written by Josie

Baby girl with pink headband on fur blanket

Sylvia is a pretty vintage name that stands out because of the unusual V sound. If you are considering it for your daughter, here are some good middle names for Sylvia, which can also be spelt Silvia. The ten best middle names for Sylvia: Scroll down for more middle names for Sylvia, names like Sylvia […]

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Middle Names for Vivian [110 Perfect Name Combinations]

Written by Josie

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While Vivian was originally the masculine spelling of the female name Vivienne, the spelling Vivian has now been popular for girls for many years. If you plan to use it for your daughter, here are some lovely middle names for Vivian. Top ten middle names for Vivian: Scroll down for more middle names for Vivian, […]

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Middle Names for Willow [110 Combinations that ACTUALLY Work]

Written by Josie

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Willow is a modern girls name that has grown very popular in the last twenty years, possibly because it links into the trend for nature related names. If you plan to use it for your daughter, here are some lovely middle names for Willow. Top ten middle names for Willow: Scroll down for more middle […]

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Middle Names for Hank – 110 Great Sounding Combinations

Written by Josie

Cute little newborn baby boy, sleeping in basket

Hank is a vintage name that has started to become popular in recent years as part of the trend for choosing one syllable names for boys. If you plan to use it for your son, here are some middle names that go with Hank. Top ten middle names for Hank: Scroll down for more middle […]

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Middle Names for Ryder [110 Perfect Combinations]

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Cute newborn baby sleeping on blanket, top view

Ryder is a popular name for boys that is part of the trend for using surnames as first names. While Ryder has now entered the US top 1000 girls names, it is most often used as a boys name. If you plan to use it for your son, here are some great boys middle names […]

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