Need help with middle names....

[neonfuneral.livejournal.com]

My S.O. likes Athena, I really like Aurora (atleast she'd get a nickname option with this one). What middle names could I use with either of these?

Last name will be Dolce (pron. DOL-chay)     I'm afraid Athena may sound too proper and she wouldn't be able to have a nickname.

For boys we [both] like Ethan or Silas. Any ideas for middle names on either with these?
Any opinions on Addison for a boy?

Thanks for any advice. I'm really bad with middle names. I lucked out, my parents picked a name for me that just 'flows'. I want to do the same.

Comments

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I flat out love Ethan and Silas. Addison is definitely a great name for a boy, but it's so popular on girls lately that I would probably hesitate in using it -- it has become the new Ashley. I do like it, though, and I definitely think it sounds better on boys than on girls. But people are stupid and would probably assume (based on his name) that he was a girl.

Maybe use Addison as a middle name? Silas Addison Dolce sounds FANTASTIC. I'm not sure Ethan Addison sounds as good -- the -an and -on endings are too similar -- but I love it with Silas.

Other ideas:

Ethan Tobias
Silas James
Ethan Henry
Silas Oliver
Ethan Isaiah
Silas Gabriel
Ethan Josiah
Silas Asher
Ethan Patrick
Silas Zachary
Ethan Daniel
Silas Paul
Ethan Christopher
Silas William

I think Athena's maybe just a little too out there as a first name. It's too quickly associated with the Greek goddess and, as you said, there's not really a nickname that she could go by to avoid that connotation (which there's a very good chance she'd want to do). If your SO insists on using it, maybe try to convince him that a different first name you both like, with Athena as a middle, might work better in practice.

Aurora is nice. I like Rory as a nickname, but it's also great on its own. Unfortunately, Aurora Athena doesn't flow at all, so I don't know if that would work. But either a different middle name with Aurora or a different first name with Athena could work.

A couple ideas for Athena as a middle name:
Charlotte Athena
Chloe Athena
Audrey Athena
Vivian Athena
Lily Athena
Zoe Athena

And middle names for Aurora:
Aurora Caroline
Aurora Lilith
Aurora Gabrielle
Aurora Kathryn
Aurora Zoe
Aurora Vivian