Middle name opinions needed

bookgirl717

DH and I found out Friday we are expecting a girl and we are not making much headway in choose names. Our DS has two middle names, and we'd like to stick to that 'trend' with this one, but are hitting brick walls. Neither is in love with the other's suggestions. I'm kind of a name freak and 'collect' favorite names from literature/movies/etc. Suggestions on how to go about choosing? We went with family names for DS, but our female family names are very old-ladyish, downright bizarre, or my name - Elizabeth. Make lists? Only veto names we really, truly hate? My first name of choice is Isla, and I THINK I'm winning him over to that, though he would prefer it for a middle name. Last name begins with a K.

Helenahhandbasket

OK-- are you asking for suggestions on 2 middle names?

Isla Meredith Ann

Isla Victoria Renee

Isla Madeline Gail

Isla Maria Corrine

Isla Josephine Faye

Isla Mary Helene

bookgirl717

Sorry, yes, for suggestions on how to choose. The poll option is not working for me right now, otherwise I would have put up one with some of our current options. The other name I really like is Eleanor. So far we have:

Isla Ruby Eleanor

Isla Gwen (Meredith/Eleanor/Autumn)

Isla Meredith Eleanor

Isla Autumn Eleanor

Or, switch them around with Eleanor as the 1st middle. Isla sounds like it needs a name beginning with a consonant follow it.

CourtneyRenee9109

laurasusan:

As for how to choose?

 

What works for us is that I come up with all the names, then DH vetoes or lets it go on the list.  From there, we're left with names I like, and that he is at least ok with.

Then I stare at them, and get on these boards, etc, etc, and come to him with my "here's why I like this name" spiel.

Seems to work for us.  We've got solid boy/girl choices for # and I'm not pregnant yet.

 

GL!

This is exactly how we do it.
DS has two middle names; I haven't decided if I'm going to stick with that "trend" this time around. We had such an easy time picking out MN's for DS since they were both family names. This time around, I'm thinking about sticking with one; wayy too work finding THREE names DH & I both like!
GL!

starinyte

Helenahhandbasket:

Isla Josephine Faye

Just wanted to say, holy cow I love that name. Great suggestion.

OP:  DH and I have very different taste in names as well. For all three we both made a list, then had veto power over names on the others list. Then we took the final lists and combined them. Typically we're left with about five-ten possibilities which we choose from.