# How do you do CAFs? **URL:** \ **Category:** All About Nameberry\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/how-do-you-do-cafs/479219 "2026-03-12T20:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Demiboy0415](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/demiboy0415/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Demiboy0415](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Demiboy0415)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/how-do-you-do-cafs/479219/1 "2026-03-12T20:50:59Z")
Basically the title​😭 [name\_f][/name\_f] I’ve been tryna figure it out but my brain is a potato ---
**Author:** ![persephonescrown](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/persephonescrown/32/83307_2.png) [@persephonescrown](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/persephonescrown)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/how-do-you-do-cafs/479219/2 "2026-03-12T21:13:18Z")
There may be instructions somewhere but I’ll do an example one quickly [name\_f][/name\_f] DH (dear husband): [name\_m]James[/name\_m], [name\_m]Fred[/name\_m], [name\_m]Wesley[/name\_m], [name\_m]Oliver[/name\_m] [name\_f][/name\_f]DW (dear wife): [name\_f]Mary[/name\_f], [name\_f]Catherine[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elizabeth[/name\_f], [name\_f]Susan[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f]DD1 (dear daughter 1): [name\_f]June[/name\_f], [name\_f]Daisy[/name\_f], [name\_f]Nora[/name\_f], [name\_f]Bella[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f]DD2 (dear daughter 2): [name\_f]Tess[/name\_f], [name\_f]Sophie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Lucy[/name\_f], [name\_f]Rose[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f]DS1 (dear son 1): [name\_m]Alfie[/name\_m], [name\_m]George[/name\_m], [name\_m]Max[/name\_m], [name\_m]Hugo[/name\_m] [name\_f][/name\_f] (Instead of husband/wife sometimes people put father/mother or DGF/DGM for grandfather/grandmother) [name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f]So[/name\_f] then you just choose a first and middle name from each list for each person, and you can give them a nickname if you want. [name\_f]My[/name\_f] answers: [name\_f][/name\_f] DH: [name\_m]Wesley[/name\_m] [name\_m]James[/name\_m] [name\_f][/name\_f]DW: [name\_f]Elizabeth[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mary[/name\_f] ‘Betty’ [name\_f][/name\_f]DD1: [name\_f]Daisy[/name\_f] [name\_f]June[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f]DD2: [name\_f]Sophie[/name\_f] [name\_f]Tess[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f]DS1: [name\_m]Alfie[/name\_m] [name\_m]Max[/name\_m] [name\_f][/name\_f] Sometimes there is a slash in the name bank to indicate first name options / middle name options, so something like [name\_f][/name\_f] DW: [name\_f]Mary[/name\_f], [name\_f]Catherine[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elizabeth[/name\_f], [name\_f]Susan[/name\_f] / [name\_f]Jane[/name\_f], [name\_f]Alexandra[/name\_f], [name\_f]Beatrice[/name\_f], [name\_f]Olivia[/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] and I might choose [name\_f][/name\_f] DW: [name\_f]Catherine[/name\_f] [name\_f]Olivia[/name\_f] ‘Cate’ [name\_f][/name\_f] Sometimes there is more than one generation, in which case there are usually ages in brackets, so it might say something like [name\_f][/name\_f] DH (70): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]DW (68): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]DD1 (35): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]-DH (37): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]—DS1 (4): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]DD2 (32): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]-DGf (31): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f]—DD1 (nb): name name name name [name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f]So[/name\_f] DH (37) is the eldest daughter’s husband and DS1 (4) is their son; DGf (31) is the second daughter’s girlfriend and DD1 (nb) is their newborn daughter. These can get _complicated!_ [name\_f][/name\_f] Sometimes there are rule instead of names, for example [name\_f][/name\_f] DD1 (nb): name name name name / grandmother’s first name [name\_f][/name\_f] in which case you choose her a first name from the bank, then her middle name is whatever name you chose for her grandma. [name\_f][/name\_f] Okay hope that makes sense…just say if you have any questions! ---
**Author:** ![lagoon\_moth](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/lagoon_moth/32/165885_2.png) [@lagoon\_moth](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/lagoon_moth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/how-do-you-do-cafs/479219/3 "2026-03-12T21:17:10Z")
Persephone’s explanation is fantastic! 🙂[name\_f][/name\_f] you may also find this thread helpful: > [@Common Nameberry Abbreviations!](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/common-nameberry-abbreviations/350950): > > [name\_f][/name\_f][name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] I see spells of these threads from time to time so I wondered if it would be helpful to make a master list! These are what I could think of off the top of my head but feel free to add on. I know I’ll forget a few! [name\_f][/name\_f]Girl/Boy [name\_m]Name[/name\_m] Forums, [name\_m]Name[/name\_m] Advice, and [name\_m]General[/name\_m] [name\_m]Name[/name\_m] Discussion [name\_f][/name\_f]DH = dear husband [name\_f][/name\_f]DW = dear wife [name\_f][/name\_f]SO = significant other [name\_f][/name\_f]OH = other half [name\_f][/name\_f]DD = dear daughter [name\_f][/name\_f]DS = dear son [name\_f][/name\_f]LO = little one(s) [name\_f][/name\_f]MIL = mother-in-law [name\_f][/name\_f]FIL = father-in-law [name\_f][/name\_f]SIL = sister-in-law [name\_f][/name\_f]BIL = brother-in-law [name\_f][/name\_f]FTM =…[name\_f][/name\_f][name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] [name\_f][/name\_f] ---
**Author:** ![ricepud](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/ricepud/32/165836_2.png) [@ricepud](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/ricepud)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/how-do-you-do-cafs/479219/4 "2026-03-14T08:24:50Z")
[name\_m]Just[/name\_m] in case you weren’t aware too, CAF stands for “Create a Family” 🙂