Hello,
I’m trying to in some way honor my grandmother as a middle name.
Her name was [name_f]Deloris[/name_f] [name_f]Aileen[/name_f].
One of my friends suggested [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], but a little concerned about the biblical reference.
Any other thoughts or ideas?
Thanks!
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] is a short form of [name_f]Delores[/name_f] that I think is pretty sweet!
For [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] you could go with [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], or [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]!
[name_m]Hi[/name_m], maybe something like:
[name_f]Delia[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Loie[/name_f], [name_f]Leila[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_f]Denise[/name_f], [name_f]Delta[/name_f], [name_f]Deborah[/name_f], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_u]Louise[/name_u] could work 
I think [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] is great! [name_f]Lena[/name_f] could be for [name_f]Aileen[/name_f]. What do you think of [name_u]Delaine[/name_u] as a mash-up? Other ideas, [name_f]Della[/name_f], or just the beautiful [name_f]Aileen[/name_f].
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] is a beautiful name but I would pick Della!!
I like [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] or [name_f]Della[/name_f]. [name_f]Isla[/name_f] is also kind of a log shot but has the same sound as [name_f]Aileen[/name_f].
I’m also a fan of looking at meanings and using names with the same meaning to pass on. [name_f]Dolores[/name_f] or [name_f]Deloris[/name_f] means “lady of sorrows”. Personally I don’t know that I’d want to pass that virtue on to my child. But, [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] means bright, shining light which I think is beautiful.
Some names to get you to “light” are:
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]- “light”
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]- “bright, clear”
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]- “light”
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]- “bright, shining one”
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]- “halo or moonlight”
Depending on what your choice is for a first name, you have a lot of really good options!
This is super helpful. Thank you!
First is either [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Leila[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Deena[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_u]Dessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
All beautiful first name choices!
[name_f]My[/name_f] top picks for you would be:
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] (halo, moonlight) or [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (light)
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] (clear, light)
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] (bright, shining light) or [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Aine[/name_f] (pronounced [name_f]Anya[/name_f], Irish just like your [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] and means brightness or splendor)
Hopefully this helps!
I think [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] is lovely and would go well with [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f].
I’ve heard that [name_f]Delsie[/name_f] is a name after [name_f]Delores[/name_f]! Maybe you like that more?
Does she have a favorite flower? What month was she born? What was the birthstone of that month? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] place? Where was she born? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] color? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] TV show or movie and characters from that show? There’s a lot of ways to honor someone without using their actual name!
Deleen, Deleena, Delinee pronounce del-in-ee. Delainee, Delain, [name_f]Loreen[/name_f]. Ailedel pronounce ae-la-del.
[name_f]Aideen[/name_f] and [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] came to mind 
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_u]Eris[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailani[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilena[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaila[/name_f]
[name_f]Kailani[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailis[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellory[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Delora[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]! It’s so pretty and I personally think it’s overcome an negative biblical associations. There are many other [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] references now so that it’s not the first one that comes to mind. I also like the idea of [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] to honor both [name_f]Deloris[/name_f] and [name_f]Aileen[/name_f]!