Honoring a Patricia without using Patricia

General Name Discussion
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Sure enough, once the baby gets to 4 months old, I start thinking about names again!

I have wanted to name a baby after my mom ([name]Patricia[/name], obviously) for a long time, but she hates her name. When she was born, her parents wanted a boy, and didn’t have a girls’ name picked at all. They let her oldest brother name her … after HIMSELF! Yep. [name]Patrick[/name]. Her middle name ([name]Eileen[/name]) was just randomly chosen, recommended by another mom at the hospital, as the name she had just rejected for her daughter!

All that to say, I can’t use [name]Patricia[/name] (or [name]Patrice[/name], etc), my mom wouldn’t be happy with that. I have a few ideas though, and I thought maybe the creative berries could come up with some more options!

[name]Beatrix[/name] or [name]Beatrice[/name] - my maiden name means “happy”, and with [name]Beatrice[/name], we could possibly use the nickname [name]Tricia[/name], which my mom goes by
[name]Patience[/name] - still has [name]Pat[/name], plus it’s found way back on our family tree (like 1700s)

Or just using the initials PE.

I have thought of using [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Patience[/name] as a combination too.

Anything other ideas with [name]Patricia[/name], [name]Tricia[/name], [name]Eileen[/name], or a connection to “happy”?

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[name]Patricia[/name]:
[name]Patience[/name]
[name]Cleopatra[/name]
[name]Patsy[/name]

[name]Tricia[/name]:
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Latricia[/name]
[name]Trina[/name]
[name]Trista[/name]

[name]Eileen[/name]:
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Eila[/name]
[name]Elaina[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Elin[/name]

[name]Happy[/name]:
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
Ashera
[name]Betrys[/name]
[name]Ovalia[/name]
[name]Ovelia[/name]
[name]Raziah[/name]
[name]Saida[/name]

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Patience[/name] is nice!

[name]Caoimhe[/name] x

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[name]How[/name] an anagram to honor your mom? It wouldn’t be an obvious copy of her name, and it would incorporate all the letters of her name. Here are some choices:

[name]Patricia[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]

[name]Caitie[/name] [name]Pearline[/name]
Airiel [name]Patience[/name]
[name]Ceilia[/name] [name]Peterina[/name]
[name]Alicie[/name] [name]Peterina[/name]

[name]Tricia[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]

[name]Leticia[/name] [name]Reine[/name]
[name]Leticia[/name] [name]Irene[/name]

– [name]Nephele[/name]

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I love the idea of [name]Patience[/name] as the mn!

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I feel you. My grandfather’s name is [name]Patrick[/name] [name]Jr[/name]., his sister’s was [name]Patricia[/name]. My father is also named [name]Patrick[/name]. My mother’s mother is named [name]Patsy[/name] (which she loathes, although wishes she were a [name]Patricia[/name]).

I think the nn [name]Tricia[/name] is very modern sounding, but I wouldn’t use it on its own.

What about using your mother’s maiden name as a first or middle?

According to behindthename.com [name]Patton[/name] is possibly derived from a diminutive of [name]Patrick[/name].

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Hm, [name]Leticia[/name] is interesting!

Mom’s maiden name doesn’t really work for me (within my style, I guess) because it’s an Irish name that became very popular as a first name a generation ago. As such it sounds dated and uncreative now.

I think [name]Beatrice[/name] or [name]Beatrix[/name] is a good option, thanks for the feedback on [name]Patience[/name], and I’ll think about [name]Leticia[/name] some more for sure.