girl middle names

[honeybee]

So, there are a lot of different girl names I like... they all seem to end in -n or -a for some reason.

But I can never figure out a good middle name to go with them. I don't think a one-syllable middle name flows well with our one-syllable last name, and I'd rather not do anything rhymey... I need some contrasting sounding middle names. Here are some first name possibilities.

Elina/Elona/Elana--means (oak) tree or light, depending on which variation
Corinne (my grandma's name is Cora, this is a variation)--maiden
Emmaline, Emeline, Emmalyn--peaceful home or entire, universal
Leandra--lion
Melina/Malina--honey/peace
Vivian (my mom's suggestion... still mulling it over)--lively

So, help me out with some girl middle name suggestions. Oh, and my three boys are Aaron, Kian, and Taegan if that helps, any. We don't know what we're having this time... but I'll save the boy name questions for later.

[RedOakMomma]

Is Cora the first name we're working with? Or are there others?

[honeybee]

Okay, I'll update the OP with actual first name considerations.

[RedOakMomma]

I like to do two...okay, three...things with middle names:

1. Use another favorite name from my first names list
2. Find a middle name with a really cool meaning
3. Honor a person or loved one with the name (like digging back into old family names, or naming after a loved one, or naming after an author/artist/character)

Do you have family names you might want to use? A favorite poet, author, or artist? A character in a book you might want this girl to be like or feel close to?

Corinne Elodie is coming to mind. (Elodie means foreign riches)
Beatrice is a favorite middle name I've never been able to use (bringer of joy).

As far as combinations of your first name list, I like:

Leandra Corinne (lion maiden)
Elana Vivian (I really like these meanings together...strong and full of life)
Melina Emmaline (peace universal)

[honeybee]

Thanks! I like the combos you put together. Anyone have other ideas?

[morgainesmama]

I like Elana Corrinne.

Beatrice Alana was near the top of my own list, but dh doesn't like Beatrice.

We also considered Ilana Justice, but when dh exclaimed "Ooh! That's an awesome superhero name!" I was really turned off, lol. I loved the idea of naming a child "Justice Tree," though.

[RedOakMomma]

Justine has always been one of my favorite names. I think Ilana Justine is very nice....

[Manessa]

We always use middle names from nature for our kids. My dd is Sage, and this little girl's middle name will be Sky.

[honeybee]

Originally Posted by Manessa

We always use middle names from nature for our kids. My dd is Sage, and this little girl's middle name will be Sky.

Before I got pg, I thought it would be cute to name twin girls Cassia and Saffron (Cinnamon and Spice).