Middle name for Vera

[janesse]

And the naming dilema continues....Vera was one of my initial suggestions for baby #2 (some of you might remember me posting about this) but husband wasn't too fond of it at the start. However, after some suggestions I gave that he HATED Vera suddenly isn't sounding so bad to him anymore.

Big sister's name is Roxanne Coraline. Our last name is one syllable so we do like the flow of 2-3-1.

I initially had Catherine (Katherine) as a middle name which I still think flows well together but I'm not sold on using the same letter/sound for a middle name. There are just SO many good names out there that I might as well keep the names different.

But this is where I need some help... I'm having a hard time finding something that flows well and doesn't end in "a".

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And if anyone wants to throw out alternate first names I'm good with that as well. I do try to stay away from popular names. The only thing to keep in mind is that our last name is a nature name so Ivy, Willow, Iris etc simply don't work. (Which is too bad because those are some of the few names we would agree on)

I had suggested Simone before which he thought was OK ...but after I brought up Vera again he likes that better. I quite like Zara but hubby HATES that name. My husband leans towards names that I like on other peoples children, just not my own. (Eleanor, Priscilla, Theresa)

So as you can see this is why I need help. Please.

[theodora.fairfax]

I like Vera - it's unique and sounds as though it will last from infancy into old age and still sound fresh. Here would be some of my mn picks -
Vera Irene
Vera Corinne
Vera Estelle (my personal fave)
Vera Maeve

[r_j]

I LOVE Vera. One of my top picks.

Vera Genevieve
Vera Madeleine
Vera Marcheline
Vera Rhiannon
Vera Jessamine

Vera Simone
Vera Celeste
Vera Cerise

[whirligig]

3 syllables:
Vera Isobel
Vera Kirrily
Vera Alexis

Not 3 syllables:
Vera Persephone
Vera Hermione

[sheflieswithherownwings]

I love Vera, I posted about it today actually but I'm thinking it isn't ready for a comeback just yet in the UK. I'd love to meet a little Vera first before I even contemplate it just to see how it sounded on a little girl.

Roxanne & Vera sound so lovely together!

Vera Madeleine
Vera Eloise
Vera Magdalene
Vera Romilyy
Vera Evelyn
Vera Anneliese
Vera Seraphine
Vera Bethany
Vera Clementine
Vera Penelope
Vera Harriet
Vera Adelaide
Vera Rosemary
Vera Lorelei
Vera Jessamine (Love this!!)
Vera Gabrielle
Vera Imogen
Vera Calliope
Vera Dorothy (too old lady?)
Vera Isabelle

[random]

Love Vera too. Maybe old-fashioned to some, it is #45 in the Dutch charts.
I agree a 3-syllable middle name is quite difficult. I like the suggestion of Vera Jessamine very much!
Or how about:

Vera Beatrice,
Vera Eleanor (for your DH),
Vera Juniper (I know, nature, but nice!)
or
Vera Oriane

As first name suggestions, how about: Tessa (iso Theresa), Nora (iso Eleanor), Isis or Isla (iso Iris/Ivy), Celia (iso Priscilla) or Nina (because I like it!)

[twilightobsessedfan12]

I personally LOVE Vera Jasmine and Vera Evelyn!
Also, I've never heard of a Vera(except in Twilight) so its really unique and oringinal

[namelover77]

Vera Angeline
Vera Seraphine
Vera Eloise
Vera Josephine
Vera Clementine
Vera Gabrielle
Vera Juliette
Vera Lilian
Vera Lavender

What do you think?

[niteowl13]

Vera is lovely. I know someone in their 30s with this name. Old-fashioned names are making a big comeback, but I bet it was tough for her growing up with an "old lady name".

Some three syllable names you might like:
Clementine
Josephine
Marguerite
Genevieve
Evangeline
Penelope
Persephone
Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosaleen, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Roselyn
Juliet

I adore the name Coraline, by the way!

[beaut@heart]

Vera Genivieve
Vera Celia
Vera Maureen
Vera Nicolette
Vera Abigail
Vera Lorraine
Vera Elisabeth
Vera Justice
Vera Diane
Vera Bridgette
Vera Evelyn
Vera Ashley
Vera Noelle
Vera Penelope
Vera August
Vera Jessie