{"id":5842,"date":"2012-01-08T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2012\/01\/08\/middle-name-challenge-rhys-______-kelly-or-olive-______-kelly\/"},"modified":"2012-01-08T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T18:15:00","slug":"middle-name-challenge-rhys-______-kelly-or-olive-______-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2012\/01\/08\/middle-name-challenge-rhys-______-kelly-or-olive-______-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Name Challenge: Rhys ______ Kelly or Olive ______ Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alison writes:<\/p>\n

Hi there! Came across your blog in search of a non-lame baby naming source, and I am already swooning over you and your worker bees. <\/p>\n

Here’s our situation. <\/p>\n

Background: Husband in a musician, I’m an corp junkie and a yoga\/dance teacher during my off hours.<\/p>\n

Requirements: Want a non-lame name, that works for a rockstar, a poet or a school teacher. As versatile as possible. We have no middle name requirements, As long at it sounds great, we are happy.<\/p>\n

We are unsure of the sex of the baby although we will be hoping to find out prior to the birth. Although our first pregnancy, my husband comes from a massive family so many traditional\/biblical names are spoken for. Not that I’m religious (as we are not) but just a heads up. Also, our pets names are Seamus, Pickles and Bonham. Just in case you were thinking Pickles :)<\/p>\n

For a boy, we love the name Rhys. Our last name is Kelly, so we want to find a middle name that completes what we deem is a rockin’ name.<\/p>\n

For a girl, we have yet to find any names that we love. Names that we like but not love are Juliet, Violet and Sloan. <\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for your help and your tremendous blog.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and<\/p>\n

So we discovered we love Olive as a girls name, but again stuck on a middle name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you don’t have specific plans for the middle name, it’s a good place for an honor name: a family member, a family surname, your maiden name, a musician or author you admire, a place of significance.<\/p>\n

Other possibilities:<\/p>\n

Rhys Darwin Kelly
Rhys Desmond Kelly
Rhys Edmund Kelly
Rhys Everett Kelly
Rhys Ezra Kelly
Rhys Frederick Kelly
Rhys Gabriel Kelly
Rhys Hugo Kelly
Rhys Liam Kelly
Rhys Merrit Kelly
Rhys Milo Kelly
Rhys Matthias Kelly
Rhys Turner Kelly
Rhys Walker Kelly
Rhys Warren Kelly
Rhys Wilson Kelly<\/p>\n

Olive Bianca Kelly
Olive Cordelia Kelly
Olive Francesca Kelly
Olive Geneva Kelly
Olive Harlow Kelly
Olive Jane Kelly
Olive Josephine Kelly
Olive Leticia Kelly
Olive Linnea Kelly
Olive Louisa Kelly
Olive Margot Kelly
Olive Mattea Kelly
Olive Melina Kelly
Olive Minerva Kelly
Olive Noelle Kelly
Olive Padgett Kelly
Olive Sabrina Kelly
Olive Silvia Kelly
Olive Simone Kelly
Olive Sterling Kelly
Olive Winifred Kelly
Olive Winslow Kelly<\/p>\n

Name update!<\/b> Alison writes:<\/p>\n

Hi!<\/p>\n

Wanted to send you an update on our name choice. We ended up having a boy, and named him Rhys Gibson Kelly. Gibson seemed to be the winning name amongst our choices, regardless of the musical tie. We love the fact that after we named him Rhys Gibson, his name can be known to mean “Enthusiastic, Laughing” which makes me all warm inside. And so far, Rhys Gibson lives up to his name in every way.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your help! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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