What middle name goes with the name Audrey?

Question

Just thinking of names thanks for your help!(p.s. I didn't know what category to put that in)

Answer 1

Audrey Lynn sounds nice- but it is always nice to have a middle name that has some type of meaning behind it - like your grandmothers middle name or first name if you are naming a child.

Answer 2

Audrey Jewel
Audrey Noel
Audrey Nicole
Audrey LeAnn
Audrey Beth
Audrey Summer
Audrey Aiden

Answer 3

Choose a name that has meaning to you, or that you absolutely love. Don't just throw in John or Ann because it sounds nice with Michael or Brittany. Perhaps your maiden name, or the name of a special friend, relative, or other person whom you admire would make a good middle name. If you're wary of weird names, and don't want to saddle your child with a unique first name, then maybe the middle name is the place to be creative! And also, if you select a more common first name, a creative middle name will make your Little Michael or Ashley stand out from the crowd more.

Consider this: I went to high school with Michele Smith and Michelle Smith. There was also a Michelle Murphy and a Michelle Adams. Both Michelle Smiths and Michelle Murphy had the middle name Marie (Michelle Adams's middle name was Ann, just like Michelle Fabrizio's in the grade ahead). The Smiths were really stuck! They were known all throughout their school days as Michele-with-one-L Smith and Michelle-with-two-Ls Smith. Needless to say, they were pretty sick of the whole thing by the time they graduated. The two Robert Johnsons and two Mike Allens fared much better, just being known as Robert Michael Johnson and Robert Verne Johnson. (the Mike Allens were so different in stature that they were forever "Big Mike Allen" and "Little Mike Allen").



So why do so many girls have middle names Ann and Marie?
The answer to this is simple: It's all about rhythm. Ann sounds good with just about any name. Ditto for Marie, Lynn, and their friends Louise, Elizabeth, Lee/Leigh, Jo and Beth. For more discussion on rhythm, click here. Most first and last names are two-syllable, accented on the 1st syllable. In fact, according to The Babyzone's Top names of 1988, 43% of girls' names were 2 syllables, accented on the first (i.e. Megan, Emma, Kayla, Ashley etc.). Of the remaining 57%, 20% were accented on the first syllable.
With so many first names accented on the 1st syllable, a short middle name like Ann sounds nice. Which sounds more melodic? Megan Sarah Taylor or Megan Ann Taylor? Most people would say Megan Ann, because it breaks the 2-syllable monotony more than Megan Sarah. Names with the same number of syllables and the same stress tend to sound sing-songy.

Marie is another popular choice for a middle name. Marie's popularity can stem from the fast that it is accented on the 2nd syllable, which makes it break up the 1st syllable stress as well. Which sounds nicer? Megan Marie Taylor or Megan Sarah Taylor? Most would say Megan Marie, because having the accent on the 2nd syllable (unlike Megan), it breaks up the sing-songy-ness.

Middle names for boys are a bit of a different story. While there is a certain stock of middle names for girls, there isn't the same thing for boys. The most popular middle names for boys are fairly similar to the most popular first names. Consider the following top 10 name chart. The numbers in parentheses indicate the position the name holds on the first name chart for the same year. A "0" indicates that it doesn't even place on the chart. 64% of the boys' middle names are also popular enough to be on the boys' first name list. Compare this with only 25% of the girls' middle names.

Answer 4

Audrey...

Marion
Jane
Jennifer
Steva
Juliet
Julia
Mae
Ann
Laurette / Laura
Lue
Josette
Kyla
Katrina
Katherine
.... and so on

I was thinking, why not let the name be Audrey-Lee, with one of the names added as a middle name? I think Audrey-Lee sounds nice, makes the name sound distinguished, and at the same time, easier on the tongue to pronounce.

Answer 5

Audrey Cheyenne

Answer 6

Marie

Answer 7

Audrey Anne(Ann)

Answer 8

Audrey Alanna, Mckinna, Eliza, Kierra, Brianna......I think something that ends with a.

Answer 9

Not Audrey Rose.

Answer 10

Elizabeth