Honoring Grandmas

We are expecting our 3rd child. We have two little boys, [name]Martin[/name] and [name]Jude[/name]. We knew our boy’s name, but…we are having a girl!

We would like to honor our grandmothers. Can you help with suggestions? Specifically, thoughts on [name]Virginia[/name] and potential nn’s.

[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Wanda[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name] [name]Alice[/name]

Thanks! :slight_smile:

I adore the name [name]Virginia[/name]! I like both [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] and [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

I like [name]Virginia[/name] too, especially with the nickname [name]Ginny[/name]. [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Mae[/name] sounds very southern belle. I also like [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Tess[/name] (for [name]Theresa[/name]) and [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Alice[/name] (very vintage, I love it). [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] is nice but if I were called [name]Virginia[/name] I’d want a middle name with more to it like…
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]

I also like the name [name]Tess[/name]/[name]Tessa[/name] to honor a [name]Theresa[/name] and the names [name]Helena[/name], [name]Elena[/name], and [name]Eleanor[/name] for [name]Eileen[/name], they have so many adorable nns like [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Lena[/name], [name]Ella[/name] while still honoring [name]Wanda[/name] with her middle name ([name]Eileen[/name] is a varient of [name]Helen[/name]). Something like…
[name]Tess[/name] [name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Tess[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Tess[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Anne[/name]

and…
(H)elena [name]Alice[/name]
(H)elena [name]Mae[/name]
(H)elena [name]Anne[/name]
(H)elena [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Anne[/name]

I like it. [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] is very classy and girly, stunning combo!

I love the name [name]Virginia[/name]- it’s on my favorites list! [name]Love[/name] [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Alice[/name] (from the combos you posted).
What about…
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] (I know it’s popular as a middle name, but it’s so pretty!)
[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
I like the nickname [name]Ginny[/name] for [name]Virginia[/name] too. Very cute!