Middle name for "Audrey"

MotherMayEye · November 2012

My mom passed away last May and I am pregnant with a baby girl. We are naming her after my mom, Audrey, and we are really struggling with a middle name. My mom did not like her own middle name, Ann, and so we aren't going to use it. Any suggestions?

I generally like unusual names but they are very hard to pair with "Audrey." These are the middle names we have tossed around so far with "Fee" and "Ella" being our favorites:

Ella
Fee
Eliza
Sloane
Aurora
Mavis
Layla
Skye
Iris
Isla
Ivy

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

AEN1029 · November 2012

My favorite of your list would be Audrey Skye. We have an Aubrey. Our originial pick was Aubrey Shea, but went with Aubrey Michelle to honor my aunt who passed while I was pregnant.

rpalen29 · November 2012

i like the idea of a middle name that means something special to the couple. could be a song, a flower, a name in the family. Do you know your moms favorite flower or favorite song? maybe you could incorporate that.

audrey rose, audrey iris.. ect.

im very sorry for your loss, and i'm sure she would be proud that her little granddaughter is going to be named after her.

LadyXaverian · November 2012

We considered Audrey when I was pregnant. Our mn choices were Elisabeth, Marie, Johannah, and Elinor.

kayjay10 · November 2012

I met a two year old last night named Audrey Ella and loved it.

Audrey is our #1 girl name (DD is Ella) and we are either going to use Grace or Caroline for the mn.

GWUAlum · November 2012

I like Ella and Aurora

dandlelyon · November 2012

Audrey Fee sounds too sing song-ish to me. And Audrey Ella is just meh.

Audrey Brynn, Audrey Mae, Audrey Piper, Audrey Calla, Audrey Willow, Audrey June

Are there any names on your DHs side that you'd like to incorporate?

TheEditor · November 2012

With Audrey having so many vowel sounds already, I'd lean toward names that have more solid consonant sound to them. I'd also lean toward having a 1- or 3+ syllable MN to counter the 2-syllable FN:

Audrey Sloane

Audrey Grace

Audrey Ann

Audrey Elizabeth

Audrey Caroline

Audrey Louisa

Audrey Floriane

Audrey Cameron

Audrey Jessenia

MotherMayEye · November 2012

dandlelyon:
Audrey Fee sounds too sing song-ish to me. And Audrey Ella is just meh.

Audrey Brynn, Audrey Mae, Audrey Piper, Audrey Calla, Audrey Willow, Audrey June

Are there any names on your DHs side that you'd like to incorporate?

Funny, you say that because I chose "Fee" because it is the title of a Phish song. My MIL's middle name is also "Ann" and her first name is "Beverly" so that is a no on both of those. I have dug through other family names on both sides and can't come up with one I like.

MotherMayEye · November 2012

rpalen29:
i like the idea of a middle name that means something special to the couple. could be a song, a flower, a name in the family. Do you know your moms favorite flower or favorite song? maybe you could incorporate that.
audrey rose, audrey iris.. ect.
im very sorry for your loss, and i'm sure she would be proud that her little granddaughter is going to be named after her.

My mom was a big believer in reincarnation...for that reason, "Audrey Rose" has to be a no. It's the title of a movie about reincarnation.

My mom's favorite flower was a Daisy...Audrey Daisy -- too close to Oopsy Daisy. But thank you for the thoughtful suggestions.

MotherMayEye · November 2012

TheEditor:
With Audrey having so many vowel sounds already, I'd lean toward names that have more solid consonant sound to them. I'd also lean toward having a 1- or 3+ syllable MN to counter the 2-syllable FN:
Audrey Sloane
Audrey Grace
Audrey Ann
Audrey Elizabeth
Audrey Caroline
Audrey Louisa
Audrey Floriane
Audrey Cameron
Audrey Jessenia

"Grace" is my grandmother's middle name...I should add it to the list. Thank you!

MotherMayEye · November 2012

kayjay10:
I met a two year old last night named Audrey Ella and loved it.

Audrey is our #1 girl name (DD is Ella) and we are either going to use Grace or Caroline for the mn.

Obviously, you and I are on the same page. And I am adding "Grace" to the list. TY.

beeyoncepadthai · November 2012

I like Audrey Sloane out of the names you listed. Ella as a mn always sounds like a smoosh name when said out loud with a fn. So I hear Audreella but that's just me.

My brother has Audrey Rebecca picked out for a future daughter. I think it's cute.

babygotback21 · November 2012

Audrey Skye is a cool name.

1covejack · November 2012

FWIW, Audrey Piper just leapt into my mind when I read the post title.

I love the name Audrey and I'm sorry for your loss.

hologram87 · November 2012

I think that Audrey Skye is pretty. I know it's not on your list, but I like Audrey Jane.

MotherMayEye · November 2012

Thanks to everyone for the input and the condolences. I miss my mom every single day.

CCR630 · November 2012

If we have a girl her name will also be Audrey, after my grandmother. Not positive what mn we will use but I do like the sound of Audrey Paige. That's about as far as I've gotten

heather51983 · November 2012

MotherMayEye:
My mom passed away last May and I am pregnant with a baby girl. We are naming her after my mom, Audrey, and we are really struggling with a middle name. My mom did not like her own middle name, Ann, and so we aren't going to use it. Any suggestions?
I generally like unusual names but they are very hard to pair with "Audrey." These are the middle names we have tossed around so far with "Fee" and "Ella" being our favorites:
Ella
Fee
Eliza
Sloane
Aurora
Mavis
Layla
Skye
Iris
Isla
Ivy
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

I love Audrey Skye, its adorable.

orleyl · November 2012

Audrey is a beautiful name and its wonderful that you are honoring your mother. Sorry but Audrey Fee and Audrey Ella do not sound very nice. Audrey Sloane is my favorite but I have a soft spot for Sloane. I think bc Audrey ends in a string E sound that a mn that starts with a consonant sounds better. Audrey June, Audrey Shea...Audrey Skye sounds fine too.