Help! Alternatives for Janice or Mildred

Hello. I would love to name a little girl after my grandmother, who’s name is [name_f]Janice[/name_f] [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]. However I don’t really like either of those names. I have come up with [name_f]Mila[/name_f] or [name_f]Millie[/name_f], however I prefer more different, uncommon names so they dont really fit.
Any suggestions??

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How about:
:black_small_square:︎Millicent
:black_small_square:︎Milena
:black_small_square:︎Mia
:black_small_square:︎Matilda
:black_small_square:︎Mina

Janet and [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] came to mind

Janine
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Janna[/name_f]
[name_f]Janee[/name_f]

Matilda
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]

Some of these are maybe a stretch but i think they could work.

Loving:
[name_f]Janine[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Janee[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]

Maybe [name_f]Jana[/name_f] would work, or [name_f]Janelle[/name_f]?

Maybe [name_f]Nisa[/name_f] for [name_f]Janice[/name_f]?

[name_f]Janice[/name_f]:
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]/Janna
[name_u]Jacey[/name_u] (a personal favorite, even though NB doesn’t like it)
[name_m]Jax[/name_m]
[name_u]Jae[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sicily[/name_f]

[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]:
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
Meddy ([name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] could be full name)
[name_u]Red[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]/Dell
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]

Together:
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

Names w/ similar meaning:
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (and derivatives)
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (and diminutives)
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]

tell me what you think! I’ll keep pondering on names and let you know!

Janice:
[name_f]Jana[/name_f] (pronounced jan-na)
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_f]Janna[/name_f] (pronounced jaw-na)
[name_f]Jania[/name_f]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]/Jae
[name_f]Jaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Joni[/name_f]
[name_f]Nica[/name_f]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_f]Nissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicci[/name_f] / [name_f]Nicki[/name_f]
[name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Janine[/name_f] / [name_f]Janina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (may be a stretch)

Mildred:
[name_f]Milla[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f]/Milu
[name_f]Miley[/name_f]
[name_f]Eddi[/name_f]
[name_u]Red[/name_u]
Reda
[name_f]Mellie[/name_f]

Together:
[name_f]Jamila[/name_f]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u] (I know a woman with this name and she suits it well)
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

Janice [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]…

Milena
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jamila[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireya[/name_f]

Some of these are a bit of a stretch x
[name_f]Janice[/name_f]:
[name_f]Janey[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]

Mildred: any red colour name?
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Crimson[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Milicent[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] could all work for [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]! Slightly more loose but a name like [name_f]Delia[/name_f] or [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] could work as well.

Janice has so many related names that the sky is really the limit! [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is the most obvious, since [name_f]Janice[/name_f] is an elaborated form of [name_f]Jane[/name_f], but there’s also
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] or [name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Janna[/name_f]
[name_f]Janina[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]/Johanna
[name_f]Jovana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]
[name_f]Yanna[/name_f]
Yoanna
[name_f]Zhanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Zaneta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheena[/name_f]
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Xoana[/name_f]

And that’s just some of the variations out there.

I also recommend [name_f]Jamilla[/name_f] as it is a combination of [name_f]Janice[/name_f] and [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]. I think it is an Arabic name. This name is on my forever list.

Another name I like is [name_f]Melisande[/name_f] which is the old french version of [name_f]Mildred[/name_f].
Any of the [name_u]Mel[/name_u] names would be suitable.
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] ([name_f]Melanie[/name_f] has sounds from both [name_f]Janice[/name_f] and [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] aso it could be a very appropriate choice.

Best recommendations [name_f]Jamilla[/name_f] or [name_f]Melanie[/name_f]

Similar sound
[name_f]Milada[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyssa[/name_f]
[name_u]Red[/name_u] (maybe as a middle or as a nickname for Something like [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f])
[name_f]Delly[/name_f] or [name_f]Dilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Joni[/name_f]
Similar meaning to [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f] / [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Briella[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
Similar meaning to [name_f]Janice[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleodora[/name_f] / [name_f]Eudora[/name_f] / [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] / [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] / etc.
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mattea[/name_f]

Janis
[name_f]Janna[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u]
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nika[/name_f]
[name_u]Nike[/name_u]
[name_f]Nicoline[/name_f]
Nicte
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
Nyxxa
[name_f]Janessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Melia[/name_f]
[name_f]Meliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Melva[/name_f]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_f]Milou[/name_f]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]

There’s a lot of great suggestions here but I will offer
Jensena ([name_f]Yen[/name_f] -see-nah)
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u] ( an from [name_f]Janice[/name_f] and dre from [name_f]Mildred[/name_f])
[name_f]Milagros[/name_f]
[name_f]Denice[/name_f]

Jane
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_f]Janine[/name_f]

Milena
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_u]Miller[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_m]Mills[/name_m]

Mairead, Magred, [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] and [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]?

Along the lines of @Graveyardrosey’s suggestion: [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] has the words mild red which you could use pink colour names for, e.g [name_f]Cerise[/name_f], [name_f]Magenta[/name_f]?

What about…

Jenica [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] [name_f]Millie[/name_f]

I really like [name_u]Milan[/name_u] for you- [name_f]Mil[/name_f] from [name_f]Mildred[/name_f] and an from [name_f]Janice[/name_f].

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Jamila? I posted earlier but just thought of this!