"Southern" Middle Name

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

It's looking more and more like my baby girl's name is going to end up being Stella but I'm still having a hard time finding a middle name to go with it, so I'm back once again for help.

I'm tossing around the idea of having a rock & roll/bluesy middle name or something that has to do with the "dirty south" (and by that I don't mean southern names like Stella Mae).

I normally hate place names, however, I LOVE the name Memphis but Stella Memphis [Trenholm] doesn't sound right? Maybe it's just me. My only other thoughts are Marley and Presley.

Suggestions?

Comments

[yukonsally]

What about a name in a song from a songwriter/singer you find influential? Comparable to someone using Jude because of the Beatles.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that's an idea! I hadn't really thought about songs, just artists themselves and most names are very masculine or just don't sound right with Stella. I'm off to search song lists!

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of place names I'm not crazy about either, but I do like the name Montgomery.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I love, love, love the name Montgomery too (and even more so the nickname Monte) but I find it a little too masculine as it's on my list of boy names and I'm not sure I want to use it now, just in case a baby boy is in my future!

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Gotcha! :)

I do think it's more masculine too, but I tend to be more okay with masculine names or surnames as middle names for either gender, as there's certainly a precedent for it in history, and it's not just some new trend, you know?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

It maybe a little bit too out there; but what about Stella Luna?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

yes!

[givinguponyou.livejournal.com]

I love that name (and book!)

[rockstargrrrlie.livejournal.com]

Me too.
Stella Luna is actually the name of my cat.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I went to http://www.babynamegenie.com/baby-middle-names/index.php, it lets you input a first and last name and offers middle names suggstions.
Well, everytime I try, it ends up giving me within the first 3 trials a middle name that I had actually considered for the name I input! (and I don't have trendy tastes)

Now, I tried with Stella Trenholm, and among the third lot of suggestions.. there was Stella Presley ...now, awesome or what!?? :D

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

I like Stella Marley!

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

These might be kind of "out there", but what about Stella Blue? Or Stella Peach?

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I really like the idea of using Peach as a middle name but I can't decide if it's too out there or not.. gonna have to let that one simmer for a while!

[cxtxc.livejournal.com]

It's not too out there; it's a cute MN

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

I like it!, I like Blue too :D

[admirari.livejournal.com]

ditto. Blue is awesome! Do it!!! :D

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's too out there. I've heard it as a middle name before and think it's cute!

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

Presley, to me, makes it sound like she has no middle name, but has a hyphenated last name. I don't really care for Memphis or Marley, but they sound better in this case than Presley.

I really liked a couple of june15's suggestions, like Stella Dixie and Stella Magnolia. Stella Tallulah might be a bit too "out there", but I think it works really well.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

first thought: stella marie

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Stella Carolina Trenholm?

[americandiva.livejournal.com]

I like Stella Presley


Stella Rose is a combo that I like too

[taillow.livejournal.com]

Stella Lucille. Lucille is the name of B.B. King's guitar, and it doesn't get much bluesier that that.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Lucille is a name I've been tossing around for a while (both as a middle name and a first name because I like the nickname Lucy) so I hadn't really thought of it in that context but that just wins it even more brownie points. Off to the short list it goes!

[taillow.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love the flow of it, it just sounds good together. Normally I hate alliterative names, but I think Stella Lucille somehow works.

[mimiwrites.livejournal.com]

I wanted to second Stella Rae, Stella Peach and Stella Rose.

[intothesea.livejournal.com]

I like Stella Mae a lot actually. As for others mentioned Stella Blue and Stella Lucille are quite nice. I wouldn't like the middle names by themselves, but paired with Stella, perfect. Stella Fleur (New Orleans, haha)?

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Lucille and Peach are more or less tied right now, with a slight lean on Lucille. Peach is just so cute, I say "you're a peach" a lot and thought about the name Georgia for a while so I could call her my little Georgia Peach but I dunno.. hahah. I love the name Fleur but it makes me think of Quebec.. not that I have a problem with Quebec, I lived there for 2 years after high school, but there's a lot of Quebec controversy around here.

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

While I like Lucille, I think Peach flows better with Stella. Stella Lucille has a lot of Ls in it, making it a bit difficult to say.

[luvahs.livejournal.com]

I like Stella Peach that somebody mentioned before. It's unique, and cute, and sounds... sweet.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think stella peach is incredibly sweet. i love it.

stella is so classy and strong, it can definitely hold a middle name like peach. if her name were arabella or baileigh or something, i wouldnt recommend it. but stella is awesome.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

i knew a stripper who named herself Peaches. I was Gemini lol