[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all. Recently one of my brothers has died. We were really close, and it is so weird without him here anymore. In the future, I want to honor my children with a variation of his name. [name_m]How[/name_m] can I honor a [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] for both sexes?
I’m sorry for your loss. I think it’s a lovely idea to honor your late brother in a future child’s name.
I think [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_u]Joan[/name_u] ([name_u]Jo[/name_u]nathan), [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_f]Nathalia[/name_f], [name_u]Jodi[/name_u], [name_f]Davida[/name_f] or using the initials J & D would be a nice namesake.
Girls:
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (sound and meaning: ‘gift of God’): [name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_f]Joni[/name_f], [name_f]Tabia[/name_f], [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_f]Natania[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_f]Thandie[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Mattea[/name_f], [name_f]Ohanna[/name_f], [name_f]Tanaquil[/name_f], [name_f]Anjali[/name_f], [name_f]Dossie[/name_f], Taddea, [name_f]Thaddea[/name_f], [name_m]Teo[/name_m], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Bethia[/name_f], [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], [name_u]Neriah[/name_u], [name_f]Paziah[/name_f] / [name_f]Pazia[/name_f], [name_f]Jovita[/name_f], [name_f]Jovina[/name_f], [name_u]Nat[/name_u], [name_m]Jonty[/name_m], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Eudora[/name_f], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f], [name_u]Jodie[/name_u], [name_f]Jola[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Joely[/name_f], [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f], [name_u]Jonni[/name_u], [name_f]Darina[/name_f], [name_u]Joss[/name_u].
[name_m]David[/name_m] (sound or meaning: ‘beloved’): Noonan, [name_f]Davina[/name_f], [name_f]Davida[/name_f], [name_u]Taffy[/name_u], [name_f]Darina[/name_f], [name_f]Adelpha[/name_f], [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] / [name_f]Amedea[/name_f], [name_f]Amata[/name_f], [name_f]Carita[/name_f], [name_f]Aziza[/name_f], [name_f]Davia[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Priya[/name_f].
Boys:-
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]: [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m], [name_m]Zebediah[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Johnson[/name_m], [name_m]Taddeo[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeo[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_m]Jonty[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Thaniel[/name_m], [name_u]Nat[/name_u], [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_f]Dossie[/name_f], [name_m]Matthias[/name_m], [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Jemuel[/name_m].
[name_m]David[/name_m]: Noonan, [name_u]Taffy[/name_u], [name_m]Amadeo[/name_m] / [name_m]Amedeo[/name_m], [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], Amatus, [name_m]Aziz[/name_m], [name_m]Davis[/name_m], [name_m]Erasmus[/name_m], [name_m]Jebediah[/name_m] / Jebidiah.
For a girl I would consider using the same initials your brother had. For example:
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] [name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
Or you can use any name you love as a first name and actually use [name_m]David[/name_m] as the middle name.
Thank you everyone. All your suggestions are lovely. I love [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f].
Personally I would look for names with similar meanings rather than sounds. [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f] perhaps? Or [name_f]Amanda[/name_f]?
Oh my goodness, [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], I’m so sorry for your loss. 
I think [name_m]Nathan/name_m is a great idea–my first idea was [name_f]Davina[/name_f] or [name_f]Davida[/name_f] for a girl–which are the feminine variants of [name_m]David[/name_m].
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]/[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]/[name_f]Mattea[/name_f]/[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]/[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]/[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]/etc. all have the same meaning as [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]. Or maybe something like [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_u]Joan[/name_u] has a lot of the aspects of [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (or [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]/[name_u]Joan[/name_u] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]).
Good luck!
I’m sorry for your loss
G: Johna/[name_m]Jona[/name_m], [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f], [name_f]Nattie[/name_f], [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], [name_f]Nathania[/name_f], [name_m]Davie[/name_m], Daveigh (dah-VAY, like the actress), [name_u]Vida[/name_u]
B: [name_m]Jon[/name_m], [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_u]Nat[/name_u], [name_m]Navid[/name_m]/Navyd, [name_m]Davy[/name_m], [name_m]Davis[/name_m], [name_m]Dov[/name_m]
I’m so sorry you’ve lost someone so special to you, [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]… I don’t have any different names than what have been suggested, but I’ve always loved the name [name_f]Davina[/name_f] (I pronounce it Dah-VEEN-nah…not sure if it should be Dah-[name_m]VINE[/name_m]-nah).
Thank you all for your amazing suggestions!