I’m going to come at this a little differently. One of my favorite ways to incorporate names that honor family - especially if I don’t care for the person’s actual name or any of the variations - is to find out what the name means and choose a name with the same meaning.
[name_f]Edna[/name_f] - “pleasure, rejuvenation, delight”
- [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] - “delight”
- [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] - “my delight”
- [name_u]Eden[/name_u] - “place of pleasure and delight”
- [name_f]Merewen[/name_f] - “sublime delight”
- [name_f]Allegra[/name_f] - “joy, lively”
- [name_f]Farah[/name_f] - “joy”
- [name_f]Letitia[/name_f] / [name_f]Leticia[/name_f] - “joy, happiness”
- [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - “bliss”
- [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] - “my father is joy”
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite for you is [name_u]Eden[/name_u] because it’s similar in sound to [name_f]Edna[/name_f], you’ve already considered it, and it has the same meaning!
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] - “rainbow;” also the flower
- [name_u]Enfys[/name_u] - “rainbow”
- [name_f]Keshet[/name_f] - “rainbow”
- [name_f]Ayame[/name_f] - “iris”
- [name_f]Elestren[/name_f] - “iris flower”
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite here is honestly [name_f]Iris[/name_f] itself, but if that doesn’t appeal to you, [name_f]Keshet[/name_f] is my runner up. It’s a Hebrew name with soft, strong sounds and intuitive pronunciation.
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] - “bitter, rebellious; wished-for child; the sea”
- [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Amaris[/name_f] - “bitter”
- [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] - “bitter;” variant of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
- [name_f]Malala[/name_f] - “bitterness, grief”
- [name_f]Asha[/name_f] - “wish, desire, hope”
- [name_f]Desiree[/name_f], [name_f]Desiderata[/name_f] - “wished for, desired”
- Lindiwe - “awaited”
- [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] - “desired”
- [name_f]Myra[/name_f] - “longed for”
- Asani - “rebellious”
- [name_f]Asherah[/name_f] - “she who walks in the sea”
- [name_f]Darya[/name_f] - “sea, ocean”
- [name_f]Kailani[/name_f] - “sea and sky”
- [name_f]Maris[/name_f] - “of the sea;” variant of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
- [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] - “sea and sun”
- [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] - “lord of the sea”
- [name_f]Moana[/name_f] - “ocean”
- [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] - “sea circle”
- [name_f]Naia[/name_f] - “wave, sea foam”
- [name_f]Nerissa[/name_f] - “nymph of the sea”
- [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - “dew of the sea;” an herb
- Tiamat - “goddess of the sea”
- [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_u]Maria[/name_u], Merjem, [name_f]Marika[/name_f], [name_f]Maja[/name_f], [name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_f]Manon[/name_f], [name_f]Mariska[/name_f], [name_f]Marita[/name_f], [name_f]Marjan[/name_f], [name_f]Mieke[/name_f], [name_f]Marisa[/name_f], [name_f]Marika[/name_f], Marjami, [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], [name_f]Marietta[/name_f], [name_f]Maryse[/name_f], [name_f]Malia[/name_f], [name_f]Miri[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Maura[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f], [name_f]Mimi[/name_f], Miriana, [name_f]Marzena[/name_f], [name_f]Marysia[/name_f], [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] - “bitter, rebellious; wished-for child; of the sea;” international variants of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
Lots to choose from here! I love [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] for you, as it’s fresh and herbaceous and still has the recognizable [name_f]Mary[/name_f] sound. Runners up include [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], and [name_f]Amara[/name_f].
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - “noble strength”
- [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Adara[/name_f], [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] - “noble”
- [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] - “noble kind”
- [name_f]Arwen[/name_f] - “noble maiden”
- [name_u]Arya[/name_u] - “noble”
- [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] - “noble”
- [name_m]Karam[/name_m] - “generosity, nobility”
- Klytië - “famous; noble”
- [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] - “lady, princess, noblewoman”
- Altaluna - “noble moon”
- [name_f]Valencia[/name_f] - “strength, vigor”
- [name_f]Treasa[/name_f] - “strength;” Irish form of [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
- Beren - “strong; smart”
- Bellicent - “strong, brave, powerful”
- [name_f]Imara[/name_f] - “strong, firm, stable”
- Neroli - “strong, brave;” essential oil distilled from orange blossom
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite for you is [name_f]Ada[/name_f], after [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Lovelace[/name_u]. Simple, strong, and chock full of references! Runners up include [name_u]Arya[/name_u], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], and [name_f]Imara[/name_f].
[name_m]George[/name_m] - “tiller of the soil; farmer”
- [name_f]Avani[/name_f] - “earth”
- [name_u]Demeter[/name_u] - “earth mother;” an agriculture goddess
- [name_f]Eartha[/name_f] - “earth”
- [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] - “mother earth”
- [name_f]Ila[/name_f] - “earth; speech”
- Kishar - “the whole earth”
- Maka - “earth, ground, soil”
- [name_u]Blair[/name_u] - “field”
- [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] - “heather field”
- [name_f]Irati[/name_f] - “fern field”
- [name_f]Talma[/name_f] - “furrow”
- [name_u]Nirel[/name_u] - “field of God”
- [name_f]Ceres[/name_f] - “grain;” agriculture goddess
- [name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Terra[/name_f], [name_f]Tierra[/name_f] - “earth”
- [name_f]Gina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] - “tiller of the soil; farmer;” female variants of [name_m]George[/name_m]
This one’s a bit difficult, because there are no girls’ names that specifically mean “farmer,” aside from the [name_m]George[/name_m] variants themselves. I do love [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] for you, but if that isn’t your cup of tea, [name_f]Terra[/name_f], [name_f]Ceres[/name_f], and [name_u]Blair[/name_u] are also great options!
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] - “horn”
- [name_f]Keren[/name_f] - “horn”
- [name_u]Connie[/name_u] - “horn; constant, steadfast;” diminutive form of [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] and [name_f]Constance[/name_f]
- [name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] - “ram’s horn; joy, celebration”
- [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] - “horn;” Spanish variant of [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
- [name_u]Shifra[/name_u] - “trumpet”
- [name_f]Danai[/name_f] - “call, summons”
I really love [name_u]Shifra[/name_u] for you, but if it’s too out there, [name_f]Keren[/name_f] and [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] are also great options.
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - “white, fair”
- [name_f]Aeronwen[/name_f] - “berry; white, fair; blessed”
- [name_f]Blanche[/name_f] - “white, fair”
- [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] - “white, fair”
- [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] - “white, fair; blessed; breast”
- [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f] - “bent; poetry; white, fair; blessed;” a goddess of wisdom
- Eilwen - “white brow”
- Eirwen - “snow; white; blessed”
- [name_f]Fionnuala[/name_f], [name_f]Nuala[/name_f], [name_f]Fionola[/name_f], [name_f]Finola[/name_f] - “white shoulders”
- [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] - “white phantom”
- [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - “white, fair; blessed”
- [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] - “white ring”
- [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] - “white snow”
- [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] - “white, fair; blessed”
- [name_f]Livna[/name_f] - “white”
- [name_f]Mairwen[/name_f] - “white, fair; blessed;” Welsh form of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
- [name_f]Olwen[/name_f] - “white footprint”
- [name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f] - “white spear”
- [name_f]Rosalba[/name_f] - “white rose”
- [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] - “white island”
- [name_m]Caelan[/name_m], [name_u]Keelin[/name_u] - “slender; fair”
- [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f] - “beautiful, fair”
- [name_u]Tegan[/name_u] - “fair”
- [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] - “fair-haired”
I’m really loving [name_f]Mairwen[/name_f] for you! This one combines [name_f]Mair[/name_f], the Welsh form of [name_f]Mary[/name_f], with the suffix -wen which means “white, fair; blessed.” I love that it would honor two of the people on your list at once!