I like the suggestion of [name_f]Iva[/name_f]!
What about working with the R and V sounds of [name_m]Irv[/name_m]?
Revie
Revi
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
I think it has a similar charm to [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] with the Vee ending.
Ira
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_f]Illiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Iana[/name_f]
How about [name_f]Liv[/name_f]! Has similar short sound and two of the same letters!
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Really these are all repeats, but just with some thoughts…as I understand it in the Jewish tradition you do normally use the initial, right, not a name with a similar meaning or sound, right?
Izzie/Izzy - has the spunkiness of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], and also feels like a complete name.
Ines - feels similar to [name_f]Isla[/name_f], in a way
Ila - if you husband pronounces the S is [name_f]Isla[/name_f], why not just take it out? You get your initial, the eye-lah sound, and it is a short and sweet name like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f].
Ira - yes, I know this generally a male name, but since far more “female” names end in an A than “male” names, I think it is fair game.
Ivanna/Ivana - [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] meet!
Ida- [name_m]German[/name_m]; Industrious one
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]- Scottish; It’s the name of a small island
[name_f]Iva[/name_f]- Slavic, Hebrew; God is [name_f]Gracious[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]- Scottish; [name_u]Island[/name_u]
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After rereading this thread and the article on name sage, I notice what I missed before. Your family is Jewish. I am of the understanding, that all Jewish people have a special Jewish/Hebrew name. [name_m]Irv[/name_m] from your gandfather does not sound very Jewish (I could be very wrong, If so, I do sincerely apologise.) If he does in fact have a another special Jewish name, could you give a variant of this name to your daughter. It might solve your family problem
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Olivia
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]
Irem means garden of heaven
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_m]Innes[/name_m]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_f]Irva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] is a [name_m]Roman[/name_m] goddess
Irvene, Indiasa.
Maybe [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]…
Not an I name but
[name_m]Irv[/name_m] means “green waters”
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] means “green shoot”. both are naturey names and “geen shoot” reminds me of a new growing part of a family tree. a new “green” addition to grandpa [name_m]Irv[/name_m]’s family tree. maybe?
A lot of suggestions habe already been made, but Ylvie came to my mind. I have also seen it spelled Ilvi or Ilvy before, but I think I prefer the original spelling.
[name_m]Even[/name_m] though it doesn’t start with an “i” I think that it might fit some of your criteria: a similar sound, and both the letters “i” and “v” are included.
Otherwise I also liked the suggestions of
Irene
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_u]Inge[/name_u] or [name_f]Inga[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
Ira (the one and only [name_u]Ira[/name_u] I met was a woman - her name was pronounced ee-ra, but I can also see eye-ra on a little girl)
[name_f]Irelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imene[/name_f] (means something like trust or faith)
[name_f]Irma[/name_f] (starts with the “ur/er” sound - like [name_m]Irv[/name_m])
Isalie
Oh, what a shame that [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] has been vetoed as it’s just such a lovely name and honours grandfather [name_m]Irv[/name_m] perfectly!
I think the name [name_u]River[/name_u] would be lovely as it begins with a rearrangement of [name_m]Irv[/name_m] and has the same gentle but spunky feel as [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. In the article it said the parents are Jewish, so maybe [name_f]Rivka[/name_f] would be appealing too. [name_u]Or[/name_u] another similar alternative like [name_f]Riva[/name_f], [name_f]Reeva[/name_f] or Revi?
My other suggestions would be:
Ida
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_m]Imrie[/name_m]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Ivory[/name_u]
[name_f]Ilka[/name_f]
Or maybe a name with similar sounds in it to [name_m]Irv[/name_m], for example:
Elvie
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_u]Avri[/name_u]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Via[/name_f]
Good luck! x
Isadora
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iola[/name_f]
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Idris[/name_u]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Irabela
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismenia[/name_f]
LOVE the idea of [name_f]Minerva[/name_f].
SophieM, that is SUCH a lovely thought!
Honor names are tough, right? [name_f]My[/name_f] take has always been “any name inspired by the honoree counts” but lots of parents - and honorees! - have different definitions.
So … can we use [name_f]India[/name_f]? I’m so torn on this one. It was one of my long-time favorites. (I was going to have twin daughters named [name_f]Verity[/name_f] + [name_f]India[/name_f] - ha!) But now it strikes me as possibly awkward without a strong personal connection.
Then again, I’m sure lots of Brooklyns’ parents haven’t been to [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m], so maybe I’m overthinking?!
Swooning over Isalie.
I feel like I’m missing something? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you just mean because it’s a place name it potentially isn’t appropriate to use unless you have a cultural background/personal connection to [name_f]India[/name_f]? Personally I think place names, especially familiar and widely-used ones are totally fine. [name_f]India[/name_f] is well-established as a name and has a long, wide history of use - I would definitely look through a different lens if it was a culturally-specific word being appropriated by people not from that culture but as [name_f]India[/name_f] is an internationally recognised term (several prominent languages spoken in [name_f]India[/name_f] don’t even refer to their country using that name) I don’t see it as an issue.
Always open to other opinions though!
I instantly thought of [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. Also Rivie and [name_f]Irene[/name_f]. These feel close to [name_m]Irv[/name_m].
How about names with the strong V sound in the middle. Like [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] has.
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Evette[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_m]Ives[/name_m]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
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