We are having a baby girl in [name]December[/name] and we both would like to give a nod to our
sweet grandmothers- [name]Isabel[/name] (husband’s gran’s middle name), [name]Mae[/name] (my gran’s middle name) and [name]Rose[/name] (my other gran’s first name). However, we find [name]Isabel[/name] a gorgeous choice for many people and would love something that is a bit less popular here in the US. Is there a good name combination that would honor all of our grandmothers? Would [name]Isla[/name] (eye-la) [name]Mae[/name] [name]Rose[/name] give proper attention to his grandmother? Any name suggestions along these lines would be very appreciated!
[name]Isla[/name] is a bit of a stretch for [name]Isabel[/name] imo (as people won’t inherently get the connection without explanation), but if you think it works, then go for it.
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is a lovely combo.
Personally I love [name]Rose[/name] ‘up front’, so [name]Rose[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Mae[/name] would get my vote.
Others ideas:
Rosabel
[name]Mabel[/name] (mae = isabel)
[name]Eliza[/name] (both [name]Isabel[/name] + [name]Eliza[/name] come from [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisheva[/name])
[name]Amabel[/name] (mae + isabel)
[name]Rosemary[/name] (rose + mae – as [name]May[/name] used to be a nic for [name]Mary[/name])
combos:
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
Rosabel [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Amabel[/name]
I too think [name]Rose[/name] is a pretty name on it’s own! [name]Just[/name] the simple [name]Rose[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Mae[/name] would be great.
Another suggestion is [name]Maribel[/name]. It ties in each name a little bit ([name]Rose[/name] being the least, I’d put that in the middle). [name]Rosalie[/name] would also be pretty. For a third middle name, [name]Isla[/name] might be a nice addition.
[name]Maribel[/name] [name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]*
[name]Maribel[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Maribel[/name]
I also love [name]Belle[/name]. I think it’s such a pretty name on it’s own and a little less frilly than [name]Bella[/name]. The tie to [name]Isabel[/name] would be very apparent.
[name]Belle[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]*
[name]Esme[/name] could be a way to tie in [name]Mae[/name]. I remember someone else spelling it [name]Esmae[/name] to tie in Grandma [name]Mae[/name].
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Rose[/name]*
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
In addition to [name]Rosalie[/name], another variation of [name]Rose[/name] is [name]Rosaline[/name]. (I would pronounce [name]Rosaline[/name] rose-ah-line. If you prefer rose-ah-leen, the [name]Rosaleen[/name] spelling could work.)
[name]Rosaline[/name] [name]Maribel[/name]
[name]Rosaleen[/name] [name]Esme[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
This one’s definately a stretch, but [name]Arabella[/name] is very pretty and could tie in [name]Isabel[/name] and [name]Rose[/name].
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
Most of these names could work together to make a cool combination! [name]Rose[/name] would be nice in front of any of them. I put a star next to my three favorites.
[name]Rose[/name] + [name]Mae[/name] + [name]Isabel[/name]
You have such beautiful names to work with! This is fun.
Rosabel [name]Mae[/name] is my favorite
[name]Mabel[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ismay[/name] Rosabel
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Maybelle[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
Oh my gosh, [name]Elea[/name], I [name]LOVE[/name] Rosabel [name]Mae[/name]! What a beautiful name. Great flow, honors all grandmothers and still has strength of character. Well done!! It gets my vote!
[name]Love[/name] Rosabel [name]Mae[/name]!
[name]Bella[/name] [name]Mae[/name] rose
I think using [name]Isla[/name] instead of [name]Isabel[/name] is a cute idea, people will just constantly mispronounce it, so be aware. I think [name]Rose[/name] as the first name is the cutest, so maybe go for [name]Rose[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Rose[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. [name]Mae[/name] is also a cute first name, but it will also be constantly misspelled, so if you want to use it as a first name maybe change the spelling to [name]May[/name] instead.
Ways to tweak each name:
[name]Rose[/name]: [name]Rosie[/name]/[name]Rosy[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Roslyn[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name]/[name]Rosemarie[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosa[/name], [name]Rosita[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosetta[/name], Rosagunde, [name]Rosanna[/name]/[name]Roseanna[/name], [name]Rosanne[/name]/[name]Roseanne[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]: [name]May[/name], [name]Maya[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Myla[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]: [name]Isannah[/name], [name]Isadora[/name]/[name]Isidora[/name], Israela
I like [name]Maeve[/name] Rosabel
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] [name]Rose[/name] would be a beautiful combo.
I would also use [name]Isabelle[/name] in fn position in a heartbeat