Hey Berries! Going over some more baby names while waiting for our TTC date this fall. I’ve looked over a few honor names for my late brother (settling on [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m] or [name_u]Blue[/name_u] to honor him) and was looking for ways to honor my dad.
He always jokes that I should name my future kid (boy or girl - doesn’t matter) [name_m]David[/name_m]. Obviously I’m not naming a girl [name_m]David[/name_m], but I read [name_f]Davina[/name_f] is a feminine for of [name_m]David[/name_m]. I like the name but worry that it might seem silly or be presumed egotistical because my name is [name_u]Devin[/name_u].
So what do you think, is Grandpa [name_m]David[/name_m], momma [name_u]Devin[/name_u] and baby [name_f]Davina[/name_f] too much? More than likely it would be a middle name ([name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Davina[/name_f] possibly) but what is its first name usability for us?
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Davina[/name_f] is a lovely combination! Since it’s a mn, I wouldn’t worry to much about it and it’s a great way to honor [name_m]David[/name_m].
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Davina[/name_f] is lovely.
I would definitely be hesitant about the [name_u]Devin[/name_u] and [name_f]Davina[/name_f] combo. I absolutely love the name [name_f]Davina[/name_f] (a favorite teacher of mine had this first name), and think it’s definitely great for a middle in your case, but I do think it’s too matchy-matchy with you as a first name.
I have the same problem with a lot of names. I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] a lot of L names, but my name is [name_f]Lilian[/name_f] and very very few L names have survived on my list because of my name. I also have a difficulty with a lot of -ian, -an names, because DH is [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], so if we had [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_f]Lilian[/name_f], and [name_u]Teagan[/name_u] or [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], for instance, I think that’s a bit much.
I think it’s not of trivial importance to make your children’s names fit with your names, since you’ll obviously appear with them quite often in the first 18 or so years of their lives.