Jess19
February 4, 2016, 2:27am
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I would love to honour my grandmother who passed away last year. My OH isn’t a huge fan of the name [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] as it isn’t edgy/cool enough but he loved her as much as I did so would be more than happy to use the name. I do love the meaning of the name [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] as well.
I would like a first name to go with the middle name [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. I have looked at [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] alternatives however I just don’t find any I like. Our son is [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] [name_m]Edison[/name_m]. Our naming style is Preppy/Hipster (hope that makes sense).
Any help appreciated. Wanting to find something we love while honouring a woman who literally changed our lives.
My favourite ‘dawn’ name is [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. It is very sweet and feminine, but not crazy out there. I think it would sound lovely along side brother [name_m]Lucas[/name_m].
Someone has to mention Aurora (goddess of the dawn) - it’s a gorgeous name with the same meaning, and goes really well with Lucas Edison.
Other names with the same meaning or a link to dawn include:
Or maybe even:
Edit: aha, I see someone did get in there first with the suggestion of Aurora! That is my favourite for you, I have to say
jtay07
February 4, 2016, 4:59am
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Ideas for first names to give with [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]:
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
Sorry if these aren’t quite your style, let me know if any work and I can try to suggest more!
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is the obvious here. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]-morning star
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] or [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] for the color of sunrise
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]/[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
The main reason I love the name [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is because of its connection to [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. Someone very close to me is named [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] and I would love to honor her with [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].
Other ideas:
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] as MN (don’t really know what kind of names you like, so I picked a bunch of different ones):
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is a beautiful way to honor [name_f]Dawn[/name_f].
Other names that mean dawn:
I made a list for my [name_m]BIL[/name_m] when he and his fiancee didn’t know the sex of the baby. They wanted to honor my hubby and [name_m]BIL[/name_m]'s sister who passed away at age 3. Her name was [name_f]Amber[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. They are having a boy so [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] isn’t going to be used for now. Here’s what I came up with using [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] as a mn. It is [name_m]LONG[/name_m]! I hope you find something you like!
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
On a slightly different tack, names similar to [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] in sound that you might like:
[name_f]Daenerys[/name_f]
The logical suggestions would be [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] or [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], maybe you could also consider [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]? It means golden so its a bit less direct, but I think it still works!
Jess19
February 4, 2016, 3:19pm
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I love the look of [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] but I seem to get tongue tied when trying to say it. I have the same issue with [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f].
About to go through the [name_m]LONG[/name_m] list- hopefully something sticks out
18_25
February 4, 2016, 3:25pm
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[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] or [name_f]Kimberley[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
Jess19
February 4, 2016, 3:35pm
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[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_f]Danika[/name_f]? Thoughts?
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]/[name_f]Danika[/name_f] means morning star.
Does it work?
system
February 4, 2016, 4:36pm
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[name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Roxana[/name_f], [name_f]Danica[/name_f]/[name_f]Danique[/name_f], [name_f]Zora[/name_f], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
Have you considered her middle name, or perhaps even her maiden name?
I love the idea of [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] to honour a dawn.
I think [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] could be a sweet alternative as a tie to [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. Preppy/hipster names with the mn [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] that sound nice with [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
Jess19
February 4, 2016, 5:01pm
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Her middle name was [name_f]Joy[/name_f] (I prefer [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] over [name_f]Joy[/name_f]) and her maiden name was [name_m]Williams[/name_m].
I also found that [name_f]Zara[/name_f] in Islamic means bright as the dawn. That seems beautiful in itself? But what middle name goes with [name_f]Zara[/name_f]?
schambo
February 5, 2016, 8:47am
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My daughter is named [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (sounds like “Neev”), which means bright/radiant. Could go?
To go with [name_f]Zara[/name_f], I’d stick with zippy one-syllable names. [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]? [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]?
ltruitt
February 5, 2016, 8:50am
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My name is [name_f]Lacy[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. Though [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] is not a name commonly used anymore (not in the top 1000 in recent years) I always liked the girliness of [name_f]Lacy[/name_f] paired with the tomboy feel of [name_f]Dawn[/name_f].
I agree that [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] can get jumbled when pronounced. [name_u]Rory[/name_u] would be a cute nn.
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] sounds super cute to me.
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] is beautiful! [name_m]How[/name_m] about another family name in the middle?
I have it as a mn on my list for that exact reason!