Middle name ideas.

[fangirlism]

When I first got into names and such, I learned that my middle name (Megan) is directly related to my mother's middle name (Margaret), and I thought it'd be a cool idea to continue on the "tradition," when I finally start having kids (I'm quite a few years off from that.)

I was tossing around the idea of May as a mn but it just sounds awkward against my first name choices (Andrea, Charity, Chelsea, Keira, etc.).

So, either a better mn choice for my first names (my namelist) or fn choices that work with the mn May.

Behind the Name's list of names related to Margaret, for reference.

I would prefer for the mn to not sound nicknamey (so Madge and Meg and Peg are out)

Edit: Thoughts on the name Taika?

Comments

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I think May goes with pretty much everything, except maybe Fay or Kay. It's like Rose or Marie only not as boring and much prettier (although I prefer the spelling Mae).

[fangirlism]

Yeah that's what I thought too, but saying the names out loud (Andrea May, Keira May), they come out a tad... Southern (to be as politically correct as possible)

Edit: Oh, and I was actually originally planning to go with Mae over May, and might go back to that.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Margot

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Taika sounds like a dog's name, no offense.

I like Chelsea May and Keira May, although May is kind of far from Margaret, to me.

How about Pearl (or Perla, italian version) ? That's ultimately what Margaret means.
But I also like Greta, although not along with your first name choices (the styles are too different).

[fangirlism]

I figured, I was just looking at Finnish names because I've got Finnish ancestry and Taika was the most... normal (The Finns love their double vowels.)

I know I didn't see the May/Margaret connection until I looked up May on BtN: It is also used as a diminutive of MARY, MARGARET or MABEL.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I actually think Andrea, Charity and Keira sound really good with May as a middle name!

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

If you go with May/Mae, your daughter is going to have to use M as the middle name for her daughter because the names are getting shorter each time ;)


Marjorie
Margot
Marie/Maria
Maggie
Martha
Marna

[fangirlism]

If you go with May/Mae, your daughter is going to have to use M as the middle name for her daughter because the names are getting shorter each time ;)
lol.

Marie is an option, but it's my sister's middle name (girl got probably the most common name of the 90's: Kayla Marie. XD)

[mrsbenglish.livejournal.com]

I think Chelsea May sounds nice--however; I would spell it Mae, but that's just me.

[fangirlism]

Yeah I personally prefer Mae over May myself, and might change the spelling in my namelist.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

From your first names, I think that Charity probably sounds the best, actually. It's not my style, but I think that it flows well.

[fangirlism]

Charity May/Charity Mae is my top choice myself.

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

Gretchen, Gretel, Greta, Marguerite, Marjorie, Pearl, Daisy, Rhetta, & Rita are all forms of Margaret. May/Mae is nice, but it doesn't have the same meaning as Megan and Margaret though I'm not sure if that's important to you.

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

Maighread goes with most of them if you don't mind the spelling.
May goes fine with them all aswell.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

Maisie, Marnie.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I have a friend named Diana May. I always liked the sound of it.