My husband’s grandfather ([name]Wayne[/name]) died 1 day before we found out about our pregnancy.
If the baby is a boy, we thought it might be nice to give him a middle name that would honor Grandad [name]Wayne[/name]. However, I don’t think either one of us [name]LOVE[/name] his name to begin with. What are the rules about honoring a person with a similar-sounding name? ARE there any similar sounding names or W names for boys?
Also, [name]Wayne[/name]'s middle name was [name]LeRoy[/name], so that doesn’t give us a ton of help either.
First name for the new baby would be [name]Desmond[/name].
Our last name is 4 syllables long and starts with B.
Inspired by [name]Wayne[/name]:
[name]Duke[/name] (from [name]John[/name] [name]Wayne[/name]–this may be a stretch)
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Waylon[/name]
[name]Watson[/name]
Watkin
[name]Way[/name]
Inspired by [name]LeRoy[/name]:
[name]Ryan[/name] ([name]LeRoy[/name] means king and [name]Ryan[/name] means little prince–I know a father/son with these names)
[name]Lee[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Landry[/name] (means ruler)
[name]Laszlo[/name] (also means ruler, maybe too much of a stretch)
[name]Royce[/name] (means prince as well)
[name]Rory[/name] (means king)
My Pop was a [name]Wayne[/name]! He hated his name though, so we kids wouldn’t use it if someone paid us to…
But that’s not your problem!
From previous suggestions, I like: [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
&
[name]Desmond[/name] [name]Duke[/name] ( I love the alliteration!)
There’s also [name]Royal[/name] as an elaboration of [name]Roy[/name]. [name]Royal[/name] was my Ggreat Uncle’s name, went by [name]Roy[/name]. shrug sounds kind of neat with [name]Desmond[/name].
If my Pop had liked his name, I probably would have used it in the middle somewhere (we do two middles). And that would be that. But [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wayne[/name] doesn’t really dance does it? I do rather like the homey feel of [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wayne[/name], but if you don’t, [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Roy[/name] or [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Royal[/name] would probably be your best bet.
I can’t believe I forgot [name]Royal[/name]! I know a little boy named [name]Royal[/name] and I think it’s just the coolest name. Goes well with [name]Desmond[/name] too.
[name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] is fantastic. I think that [name]Wyatt[/name] is similar enough to [name]Wayne[/name]. It has a similar sound and letters. Good [name]Luck[/name]!
[name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] goes really well as a combo. I think this would be a good choice. I think in this case the tribute is less of the sound and more of the ‘W’ and I think that is the perfect way to remember him.
Sorry for the recent loss. Congratulations on the upcoming baby! Wonderful to honor [name]Wayne[/name] with him.
I like [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name]! It’s definitely close enough to [name]Wayne[/name], it shares three letters, not just starting with W. Also, [name]Wayne[/name] makes me think of [name]John[/name] [name]Wayne[/name], and [name]Wyatt[/name] is definitely a “Western” kind of name to me. Definitely a great option! Are you set on it?
If not, I want to suggest [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Ewan[/name] for your consideration - it uses 4 of the 5 letters, has a w-a-n sequence, and retains some of the Irish/Celtic feeling of [name]Desmond[/name]. [name]Ewan[/name] refers to the yew tree, which has a fascinating history and a lot of different cultural significances - if you read up on it (and if Wikipedia is accurate!), you’ll see that in at least a culture or two it has uses in honoring those who have passed away.
Thanks for the suggestion. [name]Ewan[/name] is definitely a cool idea, but I’m not sure I like the flow of [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Ewan[/name] B__________ as much as I like [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] B__________. Also, his initials would be [name]DEB[/name]…could that lead to teasing? I have no idea…
[name]How[/name] about [name]Twain[/name]? [name]Wayne[/name] is definately in there and it something different. [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Twain[/name] B_________, not sure how well it may flow with you last name though.
[name]Glad[/name] you liked the [name]Ewan[/name] idea at least in theory!
[name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] seems to be holding its place, and it’s definitely great : D.
I personally wouldn’t worry too much about the initials, although I didn’t think of that. [name]DEB[/name] isn’t a bad word or anything, and I’m not sure how aware kids would be of the name [name]Deborah[/name] at this point in time (and then by the time he’s an adult, teasing isn’t an issue as much any more). [name]Ewan[/name] also has about 6,000 other spellings, I think some with I and Y (DIB and DYB?), if you’d consider them.
But, I would say that more strongly if you loved the combo [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Ewan[/name]. If you’re more on the fence about it and prefer something that doesn’t have initials spelling [name]DEB[/name], like the awesome [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name], then sure, it makes sense to go with that : D.
If my suggestion makes you love [name]Desmond[/name] [name]Wyatt[/name] all the more, then I’m glad to have helped in that way : D!
