Honoring Anita

[name_f]My[/name_f] S/O’s mother passed away last month. He and I aren’t having children for a few more years at least, but I suspect that honoring her will be part of the naming process when it does happen, I just want a head start. I’m looking for any way to honor her or her name without actually using her name. Her father is from [name_f]India[/name_f] and her mother is from [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. Her parents and both she and her brother all have names that start An-. The meaning of [name_f]Anita[/name_f] is grace. Looking for any and all suggestions. Thank you in advance :slight_smile:

[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
Annabelle/Annabel
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Annaliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Annaleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonita[/name_f]
[name_f]Amina[/name_f]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Angelo[/name_m]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anniston[/name_f]
[name_u]Andre[/name_u]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]

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Funny enough, [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is actually her mother’s name. I hadn’t thought about N names before, so thank you very much! I really like the idea of [name_f]Nina[/name_f], it reminds me of her name, but also her parents’ names.

I like [name_f]Rita[/name_f] and [name_f]Vita[/name_f]. [name_f]Rita[/name_f] also reminds me of my maternal grandmother’s name, Loretta; and [name_f]Vita[/name_f] is unexpected, but not enough that you wouldn’t be able to make the connection.

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[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
Any name ending in “ita”

And for the boys:
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]Andre[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrés[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]

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Annabelle/Annabel
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Anaelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneli[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Annot[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]

[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m]
Ito
Zain/Zayn
Annon

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[name_f]Annie[/name_f] has been growing on me more every day!

I’m very drawn to both [name_f]Anouk[/name_f] and [name_f]Annot[/name_f]. I really like the male suggestions as well, especially [name_m]Esmond[/name_m]. [name_m]Anton[/name_m] is the name of her brother, which is another reason I like [name_f]Annot[/name_f] so much.

[name_f]Anette[/name_f] / [name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunita[/name_f]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
Avan or [name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Gianni[/name_u]
[name_m]Vito[/name_m]

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[name_f]Annetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nanette[/name_f]

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[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelita[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f] / [name_f]Anika[/name_f]
[name_f]Annaliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Ananya[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
Anova
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
Attina
[name_f]Tina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alita[/name_f]
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f] / [name_f]Aneta[/name_f] (can be a combo for [name_f]Anita[/name_f] and Loretta)
[name_f]Anona[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Anoushka[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Annella[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneline[/name_f]
[name_f]Annata[/name_f]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]

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Thanks everyone for so many suggestions!

@LouC I just really like the name [name_f]Anais[/name_f]. And I also like [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] and [name_m]Vito[/name_m] as honor names.

@Victory55 [name_f]Annetta[/name_f] is literally a mashup of our maternal grandmothers. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] on his side and [name_f]Loretta[/name_f] on my side.

@KaiLun What a great list of suggestions! So many of these are already in my list of names that I like generally, but I wouldn’t have thought of them as honor names on my own.

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This may be alittle too on the nose, but I came across Amanita the other day, and think it’s so beautiful!