My mother’s name is [name]Gertrude[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and my father’s name is [name]Lawrence[/name] [name]Cabot[/name]. I am in the adoption process and want to give my soon to be daughter a family name to help her feel connected. Can anyone think of any unique, somewhat gender neutral names that are variations of any of the four above? Thanks for your help!!
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For a girl, [name]Laurel[/name] reminds me [name]Lawrence[/name], and I also love [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]! (You could always go with G.E. or E.G. initials, like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]…) For a boy, I think that [name]Cabot[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name] is really handsome!
For more gender-neutral names, you may also like [name]Linden[/name] or [name]Ellis[/name].
You could also go with names that share the meanings of the names you’ve listed.
Names that have to do with strength, like [name]Gertrude[/name]:
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Brigid[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name] (although there’s a disease called [name]Barrett[/name]'s Esophagus)
[name]Conall[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
G names for boys:
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Grady[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
Girls:
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
Good luck!
[name]Gertrude[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Lawrence[/name] [name]Cabot[/name].
[name]Gertrude[/name]:
[name]Geraldine[/name]
[name]Gerda[/name]/[name]Gerta[/name]
[name]Trude[/name]/Truda/[name]Trudie[/name]
[name]Germaine[/name]
Gersemi
Gershona
[name]Tru[/name]/[name]True[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]:
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Aliza[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Beth[/name]/[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Bethel[/name]
[name]Charlize[/name]
[name]Lizette[/name]/[name]Lisette[/name]
[name]Lawrence[/name]:
[name]Lawanda[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]/s
[name]Lori[/name]
[name]Lorna[/name]
[name]Lorelai[/name]
[name]Cabot[/name]:
Cabalina
It was such a surprise to see your post! We went through exactly the same thing with two of our children just a couple of months ago, and finalised the adoption today
For [name]Lawrence[/name], [name]Lauren[/name] and [name]Laurel[/name] seem to fit your gender-neutral requirement the best, but I also love [name]Lorna[/name] and [name]Lorelai[/name].
As for [name]Elizabeth[/name] (which is easier to work with than [name]Gertrude[/name], I think), I really think that [name]Elizabeth[/name] itself would make a brilliant mn, as it is such a timeless classic. [name]Eliza[/name] is another pretty option.
So, how about :
_____ [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
_____ [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
_____ [name]Lorna[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
_____ [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Lorelai[/name]
_____ [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Lorelai[/name].
Good luck!
I like [name]Lawrence[/name] for a girl. It sound smart. I picture a girl like [name]Jo[/name] [name]March[/name] writing plays and books when I think of a [name]Lawrence[/name] as a girl’s name.
My Great-Grandfather’s name was [name]Lawrence[/name], and I would definitely use it for a girl.
Congratulations on your new daughter! I would go with
[name]Lauren[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]–beautiful combination of both [name]Lawrence[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] to honor your parents.
I think [name]Cabot[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] could work too!
Gender neutral as in unisex?
The suggestion of [name]Linden[/name] and [name]Ellis[/name] was good.
[name]Both[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name] and [name]Cabot[/name] could be used in the middle name position to signify that the family wanted the name to be carried down the generations. Of the two I prefer [name]Cabot[/name].
Another one
[name]Lindsay[/name]
WOW! thank you for all the great suggestions!!