Girl Names to Honor Aaron

My FIL, [name]Aaron[/name], has had cancer for 3 years and this morning, he was put in/on hospice care in his home.

DH is VERY insistent on using a name to honor his dad, which I agree with 100%.

My only issue is whether or not, we should use a name to honor him as a middle name or a first name. WDYT?

Also, do you have any suggestions on names?
So far I’ve come up with:

  • [name]Arabella[/name]
  • [name]Aria[/name]
  • [name]Arianne[/name]

DH left this morning to be with him, but I’m on modified bedrest and can’t be there, so I’m hoping you lovely Nameberries can keep me company. :slight_smile:

[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Aerin[/name]

Yeah my first instinct was [name]Erin[/name] too. What’s his middle name? Is that an option too?

[name]Aeron[/name] - Welsh for berry
[name]Aeronwy[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] (This one’s a bit more of a stretch, but names that begin with the a repetition of the same letter, especially a repetition of the same vowel, are quite rare, so this would honor [name]Aaron[/name] in that respect …)
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name] / [name]Arielle[/name] / [name]Ariella[/name]

His middle name is [name]Joseph[/name]. [name]Joseph[/name] is also the name of DH’s grandfather and DH’s middle name too.

My first instinct is [name]Erin[/name], Aerona (also Welsh) and [name]Arianne[/name]. They’re all beautiful names and it would be a great way to honor someone so important in your husband’s life.

[name]Erin[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] is particularly lovely. What about using the same initials?

[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Joanna[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Jocelyn[/name]

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I really like the idea of using the same initials. [name]Aria[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] is a lovely suggestion that I think would honor [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] perfectly. [name]Arielle[/name], [name]Ariana[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], and [name]Ariadne[/name] also work well for a first name. [name]Erin[/name] or [name]Josie[/name] as first names would be nice as well.

Ohhhh. I’m so sorry! The very same thing happened to my grandmother last fall. It’s so hard. My prayers are with your family.

I really, really love the idea of [name]Arianne[/name] to honor an [name]Aaron[/name]. It has similar sounds, and I just adore [name]Arianne[/name]. It’s my second choice for a girl! I think [name]Arianne[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] or [name]Arianne[/name] [name]Josefina[/name]/[name]Josephina[/name] would be lovely. I also like [name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Aurora[/name]. [name]Aria[/name] is nice, but it doesn’t honor an [name]Aaron[/name] quite as much, I don’t think.

My only new thought was [name]Sharona[/name], haha, like from the TV show Monk… not sure it’s a very good choice, though. I agree that [name]Erin[/name] or [name]Aerin[/name] would be a great way to honor him, too.

Good luck!

Aerona is gorgeous! I would go with that if I were you.

I also love [name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Aria[/name]. Not really feeling [name]Arianne[/name] though – it feels so forgettable to me when there are so many other variants of that name regularly used ([name]Ariana[/name], [name]Arianna[/name], etc.). [name]Arianne[/name] just feels washed out to me.

[name]Erin[/name] is also a great one, too!

[name]Arwen[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]! I’m such a [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings nerd. lol I love the idea of honoring FIL with your daughter’s name.

Have you considered [name]Nora[/name]? It’s [name]Aaron[/name] backwards without the second ‘a’.

Is [name]Erin[/name] dated? I think it’s pretty, but I know a few [name]Erin[/name]'s who are my age…

I personally feel like [name]Erin[/name] is dated. I know a girl named [name]Aaron[/name]. She likes her name. I always thought it was neat. I noticed that your signature says…
If it’s a boy: [name]Julian[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
If it’s a girl: [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]

What about [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]? You’d still be honoring your FIL.

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Aerona [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Arianne[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]. All are lovely names that would honor your father-in-law.

Too me [name]Erin[/name] sounds a little dated. I guess I knew too many in high school. [name]How[/name] do you feel about [name]Aurora[/name]?

Another suggestion is to use some of the same letters in [name]Aaron[/name]…how about [name]Anna[/name]? [name]Anna[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] would be just lovely. I also love the suggestion of [name]Nora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]! Please let us know how you all are doing!

I think naming a daughter after your father-in-law is very special. And [name]Aaron[/name] is a great name.
[name]Anora[/name] would be really pretty. It contains all the letters in [name]Aaron[/name]. [name]Nora[/name] would also be gorgeous.

Thank you so much for your help Berries! I really do like [name]Nora[/name], it’s a possibility I hadn’t thought of before. I also like [name]Aurora[/name].

So it looks like my list is:

  • [name]Nora[/name]
  • [name]Aurora[/name]
  • [name]Arabella[/name]
  • [name]Aria[/name]

[name]Do[/name] any of these sound just horrible with the last name [name]Black[/name]? I think they all go okay.
Oh and middle name is definitely [name]Josephine[/name].

[name]Nora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Black[/name] is my favorite.