My grandfather is from [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u]. He isn’t from Nashville, but he does play guitar and is still from [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u]. And it didn’t come to mind until I was looking at the nameberry homepage and saw someone say something about the name [name_u]Memphis[/name_u]. So does Nashville work as an honor name, even if he wasn’t from there? What do you think of [name_m]Nash[/name_m] as a nickname?
No, I don’t think Nashville honors your grandfather.
I don’t think Nashville works as a name at all, sorry. Place names with “ville” at the end sound too much like names of towns and cities to be used on people to me. I agree with southern.maple that it doesn’t really honour your grandfather if he isn’t from there, unless he has a connection to the place besides being from the same state- e.g. if he’s lived there, went to school there, has always loved the city. If you used Nashville, [name_m]Nash[/name_m] would be an easy nickname- in fact [name_m]Nash[/name_m] by itself is probably more usable than Nashville.
If your grandfather is from elsewhere in [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u], maybe you could use [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u]? The playwright [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u] [name_m]Williams[/name_m] is well-known enough for it to not be completely unheard of as a name.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] [name_m]Nash[/name_m] could work as a subtle honour but I would just use his name or [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u] as a middle name
I wouldn’t consider Nashville an honoring name. [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u] might be a better option.
I agree with previous posters that [name_m]Nash[/name_m] would be a great name; as would [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u]. Nashville doesn’t sound enough like a name to work on a person. Maybe you could even do [name_m]Nash[/name_m] [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u]? It’s not too obvious but still makes clear that it’s Nashville that you’re getting at.
IMHO honour names are about the meaning and intention behind them; if it is meaningful to you and your family, that’s what matters. Having said that, I agree [name_m]Nash[/name_m] and [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u] are more wearable than Nashville. Best wishes with your pregnancy and search.
I love [name_m]Nash[/name_m] as a name but I don’t know if Nashville is very wearable for many people. [name_f]IMO[/name_f], it reads country and western which is fine if that turns out to be his interest, but if he is a preppy style corporate banker, an attorney, or something along that line, the name Nashville wouldn’t work well. [name_m]How[/name_m] about using one of his real names in the middle spot (even his surname if it is different from your baby’s) or if you like the name [name_m]Tennyson[/name_m] it could be a subtle nod to [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u].
Thanks everyone! I appreciate the honesty!
I don’t think so. The connection seems tenuous to me. I suppose you could ask your grandfather.