Cache-cache with TAM (with name banks)

[hyacinthbucket]

DH has scratched naming directly after his mother but likes the idea of using [name_m]Tam[/name_m], his mom’s maiden name, a family line that has died out. Help me figure out some good options.

The way I see it there are a few different ways to do it:

T.A.M.
This one is in many ways the easiest as I get to use three of my top names and T, A, and M are among my favorite letters to work with anyway.

[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Artemesia[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_u]Merle[/name_u]
[name_f]Thilda[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_u]Meridian[/name_u]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Appoline[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] [name_f]Agate[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tzipora[/name_f] [name_f]Alameda[/name_f] [name_u]Merle[/name_u]
[name_f]Thilda[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_u]Meridian[/name_u]

…ta M…

[name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (!!)
[name_f]Agatta[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] Maëlys
[name_f]Vesta[/name_f] [name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucasta[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]

Ta… M…

[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (both honors)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (@jonquils)
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]

…t Am…

[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Yseult[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f] Amarillys

[name_m]Tam[/name_m] names
I’m really not IN LOVE with any [name_m]Tam[/name_m] names, though [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] or [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] I might tolerate as a middle with the right imagery

[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Arachne [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]/Twila [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] (love the double-weaving associations)
[name_u]Meridian[/name_u] [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] [name_f]Mazarine[/name_f] (gives me the image of a date palm at night standing in a desert oasis near a pond of deep, clear water)

What do you love above? What would you choose to get to [name_m]Tam[/name_m]?

My top -t name bank

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Apricot[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_u]Britt[/name_u]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f]
[name_u]Cricket[/name_u]
[name_f]Dot[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Harvest[/name_u]
[name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]
[name_f]Margalit[/name_f]
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivet[/name_f]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Yseult[/name_f]

My top -ta name bank

[name_f]Amaranta[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Aminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Celesta[/name_f]
[name_f]Crescenta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ernesta[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Fausta[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiametta[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Illuminata[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f]
[name_f]Julieta[/name_f]
[name_f]Julietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguita[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Merrita[/name_f]
[name_f]Nanetta[/name_f]
[name_u]Octa[/name_u]
[name_f]Odetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauleta[/name_f]
[name_f]Renata[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sveta[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabita[/name_f]
[name_f]Vesta[/name_f]
[name_f]Violanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvetta[/name_f]

My top Am- name bank

[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaris[/name_f]
Amarillys
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ambrosine[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Aminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Amphitrite[/name_f]

My top Ta- name bank

[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] (also honor name), “[name_f]Tesni[/name_f]”
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tangerine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanwen[/name_f], “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]”
[name_u]Tarragon[/name_u]
[name_u]Tao[/name_u]
[name_f]Tawny[/name_f]

I’m open to plenty of other initial T.A.M. names but above you can get an idea for my favorites.

[name_m]How[/name_m] would you sort this out? I’m so excited to see what you come up with!
Thanks, Berries!

[Greyblue]

I love the idea of using TAM initials!!

Thisbe [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] is brilliant and I love [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_u]Merle[/name_u] and [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] Appolline [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]!

May I suggest [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] or [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Atalanta[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]?

Twila [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] is also excellent

[regionlatbest]

I love the idea of you using TAM initials, what a beautiful way to honor her!!!

My favorites out of those options are
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
all of them are so magical and dreamy!

I also really like [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Amalthea[/name_f], [name_f]Yseult[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f], & [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]!
While I’m not personally a fan of [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] or [name_f]Mazarine[/name_f], I love the way you’ve described your [name_u]Meridian[/name_u] combo so much!!

Perhaps [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], [name_u]Cricket[/name_u] [name_f]Amarantha[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u], [name_f]Tanwen[/name_f] [name_f]Artemesia[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Astra[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Astra[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Tulip[/name_f] [name_f]Artemesia[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Amalthea[/name_f], [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Theodosia[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Celesta[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]/Marigold [name_u]Jule[/name_u]? I dont think any of these live up to the combos you already have though, I’m sorry!

also here are a few names that contain “[name_m]Tam[/name_m]” in case you want to go that route. not sure if any are usable for you, but just in case!:
Aitama
Potamia
Tamarai
Tamaria
Tambre
Tameria

[Trixiehobbit]

I love the idea of TaM and taM. So creative and a lovely way of getting TAM in the name.

Greta Maëlys might be one of the most beautiful names I’ve ever seen. I love [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (my SO has nixed [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], but it’s so fun and bright)

I also love [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] as a middle.

[dogs_books]

Wow, I have never met anyone who put more thought into names than you!
I think that any of your methods of getting to TAM work, so I’ll list my favorites from each category and then give some suggestions for each!

**initials**

Favorites:
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]

Suggestions
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] ()
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] ( )
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] (oooooh)
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Agate[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]

**...ta M...**

favorites:
[name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]!!!

suggestions
[name_f]Julieta[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]

**TA... M...**

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Tangerine[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_u]Tarragon[/name_u] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]

**...t Am...**

favorites
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]

suggestions
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Amaris[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Amaranthis
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] (I pronounce this like am-or-ay, is that how you pronounce it?)

I always envision myself giving my kids just one middle name; that’s the way it’s always been done in my family, but I really love your TAM initial names. I love [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] so I simply have to recommend the …t Am… names because [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] is one of your preferred ones. I love [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] (if I’m pronouncing that correctly) and [name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f]. I somewhat like the …ta M… names ([name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]= ) but not as much as the …t Am… names, and the Ta… M… names are my least favorite. The initials route might be the easiest and most obvious way to get to [name_m]Tam[/name_m], but I think that any of these are viable. Sorry for the utter unhelpful-ness of that opinion! I guess I’d go with initials… plus those combos are beautiful!

[may.rose]

I like the idea of using TAM initials! It’s such a great way to honor someone!

[whatchamacallit]

Wow. [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]. This is too beautiful. Personally, I would totally use this one.
But I also like [name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f].