Middle name help!

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I need help with my little girls' middle name! She'll be here in about 9 days and I'm stuck!

The original plan was to pick a family name but I'm having such a hard time that I'm now thinking of just going with whatever. Here's the family sitch:

My daughter's first name is going to be Addison. We wanted to pick something that would involve both female sides of the families since there's only one this time! The boys have honored each side of the family with their middle names.

The first name we picked out was Addison Elizabeth ... Elizabeth is after my DH's dad's mom who passed away when my FIL was 12. But that doesn't cover both families. So other choices have been ... Joanne (Ann is very common in both sides and Jo is for my husband's name Josh ---- BUT! Joanne is also my Grandma's name and how do you tell an 80something yr. old that it incorporates a wide variety of meaning w/o hurting her feelings. Plus my DH is not that fond of the actual name.) Laree (pronounced like Marie) This is a combination of Louise and Marie; Louise being my middle name and Marie, again, very common. I'm not sold on this name ... never heard of it before and IDK.

So other than that, nothing. I'm probably making a bigger deal out of this than I need too but I'm really stuck.

I'm looking for suggestions of all kinds. Here are the family names, both first and middles, if anyone is good at combining or creating. We are not very traditional like Annmarie, but not too out of the box.

Marie
Ann
Carol
SueAnn
Shirley
Louise
Christina
Joanne
Florence
Elizabeth

Thanks so much for reading!!

 

Mary Christina (incorporated Marie) or you could vary the spelling....Maree (pronounced Mary) Christina....that's the name that popped in my head.

JoBeth Christina
Christie Ann
Chrisanne Marie

 

Addison Beth ( for elizbeth)
Addison Libby ( also for Elizabeth)
Addison Louann (louise and ann)
Addison Lizza-Marie Lizza as in Liza Minelli
I hAve heard the name Laree before and think it is kinda pretty.

 

I really like Addison Elizabeth

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Keep them coming!!!

I really like Elizabeth too ... but it doesn't honor both sides of the women in our families so I'm afraid I'll hurt someone's feelings by going with that. I know, I shouldn't let that be the deciding factor. sigh.

 

I was up all night thinking about this .... here are some other ones I thought of, no family meaning.

Addison Kendall
Addison Claire
Addison Grace
Addison Rielle (hoping noboday thinks of the whole John Edwards thing)


HELP! I could just cry and I don't know why. It shouldn't be this difficult! LOL. I feel like somebody should just smack me. :crazy: :headbang:

 

I like Addison Elizabeth, I think it sounds really good together and I love that it is after family. :wub:

Of the ones that have no family meaning I like (in order)
Addison Grace
Addison Claire

 

I really like Addison Elizabeth. I'm sorry you are stressed about this. I would just say to he'll with anyone being offended. It's more important that your daughter have a name you love to carry her through life.

I also like Addison Elise (my Anna's middle name!)

 

A lot of people have two middle names...especially if one is short like Lyn, Lee, or Ann

Or you could hypenate.

Addison Carol-Ann
Addison Beth-Ann
Addison Mary Jo
Addison Marianne
Addison Carlina (Carol+Christina) Marie
Addison Cheryl Joan (variation on Shirley Joanne)

 

I LOVE the name Addison! My daughter is Addison Emily! I really like Addison Elizabeth also. We had the same problem when naming our girls. We didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. my dh did not like my family names and I did not like his. So we ended up not naming our girls after anyone. Dh wanted to name one of them after his mom but he did not want to name the other after anyone in my family so I refused to name her after his mom. her midddle name is what he wanted to use - it is Suzan (pronounced Suzanne) If you like the name Elizabeth, use it. If you like Joanne better - you don't have to tell your grandmother that it is not exclusively after her - let her think it is. Just use a name YOU like don't use a name you are not crazy about because you think it is the right thing to do for everyone else.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! just a couple of days now!! WOW!!!! :birthday: SWEET GIRL!!!!!!!!!

 

The only combination I could think of that isn't previously stated, at least I dont think it was, is Addison Mari-Louise.