filler middle names

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

I feel like every girl my age has one of the following middle names:
-Lynn
-Ann
-Marie
-Rose
-Elizabeth

More recently, I've heard "Grace" being used a lot as a middle name (or similar things like Joy and Hope). For boys, I think Joseph, Michael and James are most popular.

Now, I get that some of these names might have a family significance for you... but for most people, everyone has them because they just "go" and sound good with almost everything. What "filler" middle names do you like best? Do you think you would use one or would you try to find something less popular, even if it might not flow as well? I bring this up because I was looking at my list today and noticed I have "Elliott James" and "Nolan Michael" on there... I don't even particularly like James or Michael (though, I don't dislike them) and realized I only have them because they sound good and were extremely easy to come up with.

On a related note, what names do you like but would only use as a middle name? Any reason why you wouldn't use it as a first name?

Comments

[jenufa.livejournal.com]

Well, my kiddo's middle name is David, because so is his daddy's! :) My middle name is Lynne, and if we ever have a girl (doubtful) she'd have Lynne as her middle name.

I like the name Andrew, but we're planning to use it only as a middle name for our second. It's in honour of both of my grandparents' dads, but is very close to my grandma's name. I don't like the idea of using a first name of someone still living, it seems creepy to me. Even if it's just one letter off, too close for me.

Plus then people would want to call him Andy. Yick.

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

when I was younger, I hated my middle name because (a) I had two, and (b) because it wasn't Lynn or Marie or Anne, etc. now, I'm extremely thankful that they're unique (one more-so than the other) and actually mean something.

the only name on my list that would be strictly a middle name is Deanna. it's my grandmother's name, but she would be pretty pissed off if I flat-out named a child after her, for some reason. using it as a middle name is okay (one of my middle names is her middle name) but first name? nope. she'd kill me. I was almost named Deanna and she freaked out.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

My middle names are Wavie Marie. Wavie is a long story, but my mom added Marie so it would flow better. My daughter ended up with Rose Marie. Rose was a namesake and Marie made it flow better. Definitely filler names.

I've noticed it, too, though, there definitely seem to be just "filler" middle names. My grandma's middle name is Rae, my FIL's is Ray. Half the girls I meet seem to have Marie as a middle name, but around here Elizabeth is more of a first name than a middle name, although it is my SIL's middle name, only because it's my MIL's first name.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

My FIL and his grandson are both named Alex. Just Alex, not Alexander. I really have no idea WHY my SIL did that. Although I think both my SIL's are, I dunno, uncreative maybe? The older SIL named her daughter Kyla...her name is Kylene. Kind of like my aunt.... So Pamela Christine named her daughters Pamela Kristine (pronounced Kuerstin) and Edith Pamela (Edith being her grandma's name)

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

I always liked having two middle names:)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I would use Kathleen and Catherine (both after my mother, Katherine) as middle names only.

[jenufa.livejournal.com]

Holy crap that would get confusing. D:

I can't imagine using Alex as a stand-alone name. Nickname, sure, but alone? Ugh.

[fangirlism]

Elizabeth is my favorite filler name, and I'd be using it... if my top first name wasn't Adele. (Adele Elizabeth just runs together into one name.)

Nickolas is one of my "names I could only use as a middle name" because everyone who knows me would guess I was using the name because of Nick Carter.

[fangirlism]

Yeah Alex is not a stand-alone name, lol.

It's a nickname, imo.

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

I love having two middle names now, but it was weird as a kid. part of the reason was because the first one is Trudy (my grandma's middle name, which is the English version of her aunt's name, which was originally my great-grandma's grandma's name...it's been in the family for a while!) and I knew several people with dogs named Trudy growing up. lol.

[relevancedenied.livejournal.com]

my middle name is ann (after my aunt) and my mother's middle name is lynn. lol.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

I always loved Alexander as a middle name...they RUINED it for me, heh.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

I worked with a Trudy, never heard it for a dog before. Although, never really heard of it at all until her.

One of my middle names is Wavie. That ALWAYS raises eyebrows, hahaha.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I really like Simone as a first name. I think it goes with almost everything.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

durr I meant as a middlr name.

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

I guess there are lots of names I would use- but, only as a middle
my son's middle name is Joseph- (but, that's after my deceased grandfather) and my daughter's middle is Rhiannon(just cause we liked it)

[pinkslit.livejournal.com]

I really like Faye as a middle name. It goes with a lot of names and seems to flow well wit multi-syllabic first names.

My daughters go by variations of their middle names because their first names turned out to be way trendier than I ever expected. Kayleigh James was named from both grandma's middles (Kay and Leigh) and we had no idea how popular it is. She goes by Jimi. Scarlett June goes by Junie most of the time....or Juju. Scarlett wasn't my pick, it was just what we could agree on when the hospital wouldn't let us take her home without a name.

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

I think I like Elizabeth more as a first name, but it does go with almost anything (and there are tons of nicknames for it if used as a first name.. so versatile!).

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

Mm, I see Elizabeth more as a first name too, for the most part. However, it seems like for a lot of girls with short middle names (say, Anna or Jane) will use it to lengthen the name so it will flow better.

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

I love Catherine and would use it for a middle name because
a) I think it's really pretty
b) I'm not hugely fond of any of the nicknames for it

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

Haha oh man, I can only imagine you at least used to be a huge fan of him? Otherwise, that certainly wouldn't be the first thing I think a lot of people would think of. I like it as a middle name, but could never use it because it's my grandfather's middle name (and my parents already used it as a middle name for my brother) and it happens to be my boyfriend's brother's name. Nicholas, though.

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

Haha, we've got it reversed.. and my family added "e"s. My middle is Lynne and my mom (and aunt.. grandparents were a little uncreative there..) is Anne.

[fangirlism]

Used to? Still am! lol.

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

Ahh yes, I love Atticus but couldn't see it used outside of a middle name.

[fangirlism]

I love the name Kayleigh, it's on my list but I'd probably never use it (my sister is Kayla)