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I'm really liking Birdie today and I'm trying to come up with middle names. Right now, I'm thinking the only middle names that sound the best with Birdie are names that are short and simple because it's a rather eccentric/unusual name. What do you think?
I've come up with Birdie Jane, Birdie Joy, Birdie Els, Birdie May, and Birdie Inez. Do you have any more Birdie-combos to add? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks.
I've come up with Birdie Jane, Birdie Joy, Birdie Els, Birdie May, and Birdie Inez. Do you have any more Birdie-combos to add? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks.
This message was edited 7/7/2011, 8:56 AM
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That is a really hard one to pair. It risks coming off as too cutesy in a combo. I thought I preferred it as a nn, but after doing some combos I can totally get into it on its own. She's good at baking pies and doing the quickstep.
I'd pair it with stuff like this:
Birdie Fenella
Birdie Margaret
Birdie Virginia
Birdie Agatha
Birdie Harriet
Birdie Phaedra
Birdie Roisin - aww
I'd pair it with stuff like this:
Birdie Fenella
Birdie Margaret
Birdie Virginia
Birdie Agatha
Birdie Harriet
Birdie Phaedra
Birdie Roisin - aww
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It risks coming off as too cutesy in a combo.
Too true.
She's good at baking pies and doing the quickstep.
I left out the part about the quickstep, but I responded to New_Chloe with this exact same sentiment (before even seeing this)! I like the imagery the name gives me.
Birdie Margaret, Birdie Harriet, and Birdie Agatha are very, very nice and warm. Love them, and proof that Birdie doesn't need a simple one-syllable name to retain the coziness that I get from it.
I do like the look of Birdie Roisin, but will have to sit with it.
Thanks!
Too true.
She's good at baking pies and doing the quickstep.
I left out the part about the quickstep, but I responded to New_Chloe with this exact same sentiment (before even seeing this)! I like the imagery the name gives me.
Birdie Margaret, Birdie Harriet, and Birdie Agatha are very, very nice and warm. Love them, and proof that Birdie doesn't need a simple one-syllable name to retain the coziness that I get from it.
I do like the look of Birdie Roisin, but will have to sit with it.
Thanks!
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Great minds think alike. :)
What about Anglicizing it to Birdie Rosheen? Or another Rose name with Birdie?
Birdie Roselle
Birdie Rosemary
Birdie Roslyn
Birdie Rhosyn
Birdie Rose
Birdie Rosalie
Birdie Roseanne
Birdie Rosanna
Birdie Rosabel
Birdie Rosaleen
Birdie Rosamund
Nah, those aren't as good for me. Rosaleen, Rosheen, or Rhosyn are alright, I guess. They just don't have the same domestic effect. But maybe you like some? I do like the idea of Birdie with roses. Because you know, they'd be the print on her apron while she's baking the pies. :)
What about Anglicizing it to Birdie Rosheen? Or another Rose name with Birdie?
Birdie Roselle
Birdie Rosemary
Birdie Roslyn
Birdie Rhosyn
Birdie Rose
Birdie Rosalie
Birdie Roseanne
Birdie Rosanna
Birdie Rosabel
Birdie Rosaleen
Birdie Rosamund
Nah, those aren't as good for me. Rosaleen, Rosheen, or Rhosyn are alright, I guess. They just don't have the same domestic effect. But maybe you like some? I do like the idea of Birdie with roses. Because you know, they'd be the print on her apron while she's baking the pies. :)
This message was edited 7/7/2011, 11:51 AM
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Birdie Rosalind would be pretty!
This message was edited 7/8/2011, 9:10 AM
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Hmm, I do like Birdie Rosaleen. Quite cute. And even though Birdie and Rosalie both end in -ie, I'm loving that combo, too. The more I see Birdie Roisin, the more I like it. Birdie Rosabel is darling! Love it!
Because you know, they'd be the print on her apron while she's baking the pies. :)
You know what I like! :D
Because you know, they'd be the print on her apron while she's baking the pies. :)
You know what I like! :D
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I like Birdie, but I prefer it as a nickname since it's a little too cute. It would work well for Birgitta IMO.
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I think Birdie is a name someone would have to be really popular and effortlessly cool to pull off and I'm not sure how you'd arrange for that ahead of time. yes, maybe could grow into....Meanwhile, mn should offer some statelier options in case this person should want to be a comptroller, or undertaker, or engineer. Birdie to me suggests very creative or agricultural occupations at best, options such as Birdie May and Birdie Jane sound like too little to live up to.
Ignore all this if you and/or your partner are already famous--might not matter then.
Ignore all this if you and/or your partner are already famous--might not matter then.
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Well, we are famous (in our minds). Haha.
I admit, I have grown to prefer simpler names in recent times, though now and then I dream a grand combo of Rupert Leopold Augustus. Not sure if our kid will be popular or cool, but the genes are stacked against her that she'll be an eccentric nerd with obscure tastes. I could see using a more stately name as a middle name, but in my mind, it would take away the simple charm of Birdie. I'm wondering if it's made for stately and regal names. Now, if I went with Berenice nn Bridie, perhaps the stately middle would be an option. I'd totally be up for that.
I admit, I have grown to prefer simpler names in recent times, though now and then I dream a grand combo of Rupert Leopold Augustus. Not sure if our kid will be popular or cool, but the genes are stacked against her that she'll be an eccentric nerd with obscure tastes. I could see using a more stately name as a middle name, but in my mind, it would take away the simple charm of Birdie. I'm wondering if it's made for stately and regal names. Now, if I went with Berenice nn Bridie, perhaps the stately middle would be an option. I'd totally be up for that.
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I, too, love simple names. But there's simple & elegant vs. simple & corny, admittedly sometimes a thin line. My mother-in-law wanted simple corny names for her kids and named them Betsy, Dick & Sally. None of them have appreciated this. Sally probably has weathered the choice the best. Not that they'd like something super complicated, just something that doesn't sound so juvenile now that they've all grown up.
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one more thing
Forgot to say that I love the name Roisin. If you persist in the Birdie combos, this name lends sophistication and gets away from the corny quality because of the ethnicity.
Forgot to say that I love the name Roisin. If you persist in the Birdie combos, this name lends sophistication and gets away from the corny quality because of the ethnicity.
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Ooo, I like Birdie Grace.
And Birdie Kelly sounds like an awesome character name that I'm gonna steal.
Thanks!
And Birdie Kelly sounds like an awesome character name that I'm gonna steal.
Thanks!
This message was edited 7/7/2011, 11:00 AM
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Nope, not the same poster. Not liking Bridie much, though.
As to whether Birdie is a name or not is a very subjective observation, and I'm sure everyone here has his/her own definition of which they staunchly defend. And because it's subjective, I respect your view but disagree with it at the same time. I'm not really concerned with whether a name is really a name or not because it's a long-winded battle to which there are no winners; I just want to know how it sounds, what middle names sound nice with it, etc. Those are just my own thoughts. Though, I appreciate you for sharing your feelings on this matter. Thanks!
As to whether Birdie is a name or not is a very subjective observation, and I'm sure everyone here has his/her own definition of which they staunchly defend. And because it's subjective, I respect your view but disagree with it at the same time. I'm not really concerned with whether a name is really a name or not because it's a long-winded battle to which there are no winners; I just want to know how it sounds, what middle names sound nice with it, etc. Those are just my own thoughts. Though, I appreciate you for sharing your feelings on this matter. Thanks!
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aw, I quite like Birdie Inez! What about Birdie Frances? I like how she lightens up Frances, who can be a little dour. Norma Birdie would also be so sweet.
Other ideas:
Birdie Helen
Birdie Lois
Birdie Susan
Birdie Joan
Birdie Henrietta
Birdie Mabel
Birdie Louise
Birdie Lucille
Birdie Olive (too wordy?)
Birdie Ruth
Oh MAN I just has a BRAINWAVE! Birdie as a nickname for Berenice/Bernice! This is a christmas miracle! I mean, it could work, right?
Other ideas:
Birdie Helen
Birdie Lois
Birdie Susan
Birdie Joan
Birdie Henrietta
Birdie Mabel
Birdie Louise
Birdie Lucille
Birdie Olive (too wordy?)
Birdie Ruth
Oh MAN I just has a BRAINWAVE! Birdie as a nickname for Berenice/Bernice! This is a christmas miracle! I mean, it could work, right?
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Ooo, I didn't think of Birdie Frances. Good one!
Birdie Lucille is a savvy combo. (Can you describe a combo as such?)
Birdie Mabel is down home and delicious. It sounds like someone who makes her living selling pies.
Hmmm, now that you've planted Norma Birdie in my mind, I'm going to have to sit with it a while. It looks very retro and homey.
As for Berenice, L and I visited Amish Country in Lancaster County, PA, a couple of years back and we took a wagon ride with another young couple who had a daughter. They were from Italy and lived in Maine and their wee one was named Berenice, pronounced "ber-eh-NEE-che." The little girl was charming and her parents were so nice and that's always made me love Berenice just a little bit more (a lot more since I never really liked it at all).
Thanks!
Birdie Lucille is a savvy combo. (Can you describe a combo as such?)
Birdie Mabel is down home and delicious. It sounds like someone who makes her living selling pies.
Hmmm, now that you've planted Norma Birdie in my mind, I'm going to have to sit with it a while. It looks very retro and homey.
As for Berenice, L and I visited Amish Country in Lancaster County, PA, a couple of years back and we took a wagon ride with another young couple who had a daughter. They were from Italy and lived in Maine and their wee one was named Berenice, pronounced "ber-eh-NEE-che." The little girl was charming and her parents were so nice and that's always made me love Berenice just a little bit more (a lot more since I never really liked it at all).
Thanks!
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I like it as a nickname for Bernadette. I think Berenice/Bernice could work too.
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