Honouring Bradley and Dorothy

We are expecting baby number three (sex of baby unknown) this year and need help with middle names.
My husband and I have both lost parents this year and would like to remember them in baby’s middle names.

I’m looking for suggestions for feminine version of Bradley and a masculine version of Dorothy. Also a y way to make the two “ee” names sound okay together.

[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]:
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Addy[/name_f]
[name_u]Braelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Brandy[/name_f]
A feminine spelling (Bradlee, [name_f]Bradleigh[/name_f], etc.)

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]:
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Roth[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]

[name_u]Bradley[/name_u] means broad meadow. So [name_f]Meadow[/name_f] could be a nice feminine name to honor [name_u]Bradley[/name_u]. [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] means gods gift. Same as [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] which could be a male honor name.

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I like [name_u]Lee[/name_u] for a girl, so I suggest that to honor [name_u]Bradley[/name_u]. [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] is nice, and so is [name_u]Bradley[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

[name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestion of Bradlee/Bradleigh for a girl. [name_m]Just[/name_m] Lee/Leigh would also work. [name_f]Brandy[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] are others that come to mind.

[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Roth[/name_m], [name_u]Roy[/name_u] could be male versions of [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].

good luck

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

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[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]:

[name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
Bria/Brea
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bebe[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]:

[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Roth[/name_m]

Some alternative ideas:

[name_f]Meadow[/name_f] (Bradley means wide meadow, [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] can have the nickname Dodie/Dodo, so [name_f]Meadow[/name_f] could work?)

[name_m]Boone[/name_m] (The B from [name_u]Bradley[/name_u], [name_m]Boone[/name_m] meaning gift from the meaning of Dorothy)

[name_u]Darby[/name_u] (combining the B-y of [name_u]Bradley[/name_u] and D-r-y of Dorothy)

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beatrice/beatrix and rory :sparkles::honeybee::cloud:

I’d choose [name_u]Bly[/name_u] for [name_u]Bradley[/name_u] and certainly [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] for [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], myself. :white_heart:

I also think these are cool…
[name_u]Adley[/name_u]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Rad[/name_m]
[name_m]Barley[/name_m]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Adah[/name_f]

[name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_f]Ro[/name_f]
[name_m]Oro[/name_m]
[name_m]Roth[/name_m]
Doth
Orth
[name_f]Tori[/name_f]
[name_m]Rod[/name_m]

[name_u]Adley[/name_u]
[name_m]Baley[/name_m]
[name_u]Arley[/name_u]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f]
Raley
Braeley
[name_m]Daley[/name_m]

[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]

Matthew / Matthias / Mateo
Timothy

Marley
Ashley
Leslie
Riley
Shelley
Aubrey
Briar
Brynn

Dorotheos

[name_u]Bradley[/name_u] can work as a girls’ name, otherwise it could be feminised with a feminine suffix:

  • Bradline

  • Bradleine

  • Bradlyn

  • Bradlina

  • Bradlena

  • Bradelle

  • Bradella

  • [name_m]Bradlea[/name_m]

  • [name_u]Bradlee[/name_u]

  • [name_u]Bradlie[/name_u]

  • Bradette

  • Braditte