Please give me a new middle name!

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

For most of my life, I've toyed with the idea of changing my middle name. It's my mother's maiden name, and it's a clunker. However, I like my initials and I'd like to keep them. So, if you can think of any middle names that begin with an "A" and go well with "Vanessa," please comment! I don't know if I'll ever actually go through with this, but I'd like to see if anything strikes me.

Vanessa Audrey
Vanessa Ava
Vanessa Anne
Vanessa Alaura/Alora
Vanessa Aurora
Vanessa Austine
Vanessa Ariana
Vanessa Ariane
Vanessa Amelia
Vanessa Amelie
Vanessa Ameline
Vanessa Ainsley
Vanessa Alice
Vanessa Alicia
Vanessa Adele

Comments

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Vanessa Adele
Vanessa Adrienne
Vanessa Alexandra
Vanessa Annelise
Vanessa Annette

I like Vanessa Anne, personally, but I'd probably keep the middle name unless you really hate it.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have a feeling I might not ever change it. I've had it so long, I feel like I'm stuck with it. :) But I still like to think about what I would choose if I did change it. Thanks for the suggestions!

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

I really like Vanessa Ava, Vanessa Amelie, and Vanessa Adele. I don't really have any suggestions for you, but I do like those if that helps.

Just on a funny story note since we're talking about name changes, my husband's friend changed his name. He was always called by his middle name and he hated his first name anyway. He never met his dad and thus didn't want that last name of his anymore, he wanted his mother, who raised him's, maiden name as his last name. Well, the point of this story, he's kind of a really big HUGE gamer and "geek". He took one of his Dungeons and Dragon's character names and made it his middle name. Yes, his name is now David Migrandasa _________. :D

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

LOL I love it! When we hang out with our gamer friends we sometimes slip and call each other by our alt names. I have wondered if anyone ever identified with a char so much as to change their legal name-and the answer appears to be yes!

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

It would probably amuse you more if you knew what he was: a half-orc. :D

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Haha, that is so awesome. :)

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

Vanessa Alise

(Alise pronounced like Elise)

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, nice! I can't believe I didn't think of that.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize! Suggestions are good. :) I like "Vanessa Astrid," although I'm leery of having that "ass" sound in my name. :LOL: Vanessa Amy is cute, and Vanessa Adeline, Vanessa Arwen, and Vanessa Athena are interesting and unconventional. Thanks!

[isoldereverie.livejournal.com]

My favs on your list are Amelie and Anne. This is a good challenge since Vanessa ends in a short A and so many A names either start or end with that sound. The result being, the names can either sound smooshed together or they could rhyme. I think names that start with another sound and/or end with a different sound will flow best.

Arin (Erin)
Aileen
Autumn
Anais (ah-nah-EES)

Good luck! :)

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

I agree; names that sound with another sound flow best. My current middle name is like that, even if it's a clunker. I like Amelie too, mostly because of the movie. "Anais" is a really pretty name.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Amy seemed to be the nicest one that came to my mind. My favourite girls name of all time is Anna, but not with Vanessa. Anne is always nice but so common and a bit boring as a middle name- I can't imagine someone changing their middle name only to make it be Anne. But that's just my opinion lol

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

True. I like that it's unobtrusive and short, though, since my current first, middle, and last names combined have about 80 billion syllables total. I agree; Vanessa Amy is cute. And short!

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

Vanessa Ariel
Vanessa Amalia
Vanessa Alissa
Vanessa Adriana
Vanessa Andrea
Vanessa Amanda
Vanessa Avalyn
Vanessa Avery

I like Vanessa Ainsley, Vanessa Ava and Vanessa Alice