We are pretty sure on either Violet or Della for our first name. However we’d really like to honor both of the grandmas in her middle name. (preferably 1 middle name and not 2 but I’m starting to get less picky with desperation)
For me I would say anything that is related to [name_f]Laura[/name_f] would honor both of them, since their first names are almost the same. So anything like [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] etc.
[name_f]Lora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] (has all of the letters)
Larean (beginning of [name_f]Lara[/name_f] and ending of Jean)
[name_f]Lari[/name_f]
[name_f]Lora[/name_f]
I agree that the Laura family of names would go for both as they’re both likely derived from there. I’ll throw a few combos together to see what you think:
Della Lorelai
Violet Laurel
Della Lorraine
Violet Loretta
Ones that are a bit more international:
Violet Lora (this version literally combines them with 2 letters from each)
Violet Lorella
Violet Lola
Della Laurie
Della Loriline/ Laraline
Edit: Somehow Lorna got deleted and it’s one of my favorites!
It can be tricky honoring two grandmothers in one name if they don’t have the same name. [name_f]My[/name_f] middle name, [name_f]Edith[/name_f], honors two of my great-great-grandmothers, who were both named [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. While your baby’s grandmothers have different names, they have similar names. I can actually think of three amalgamations of [name_f]Lori[/name_f] and [name_f]Lara[/name_f]:
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], and [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
I thought of [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] because it sounds similar to [name_f]Lori[/name_f] but has that second “L” to honor [name_f]Lara[/name_f]. I thought of [name_f]Laura[/name_f] and [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] because the first syllable in all three of these names sounds like a cross between the first syllable in [name_f]Lara[/name_f] and the first syllable in [name_f]Lori[/name_f]. I also personally prefer [name_f]Violet[/name_f] to [name_f]Della[/name_f] and the only middle among the three that pairs nicely with [name_f]Della[/name_f] is [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]. Meanwhile, all three pair nicely with [name_f]Violet[/name_f].
I hope this helps.
I would pick a different name that starts with l, use the letter to tie them.
[name_f]Lumina[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Liora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Louella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lexi[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]!
Because both grandma names start with L, you can leverage that aspect in one of these ways:
Using L as a middle name or
Using [name_f]Elle[/name_f] as a middle name
So that gets you these options:
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] L Lastname
[name_f]Della[/name_f] L Lastname
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f] Lastname
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f] Lastname
The [name_f]Della[/name_f] combos are a little “L” heavy, but I still think it would work as long as your last name isn’t ellsworth or something else very “L” heavy.
I feel like it’s a stretch, but what about [name_f]Clary[/name_f]? I think [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Clary[/name_f] or [name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Clary[/name_f] are sweet, and the first part of [name_f]Clary[/name_f] seems to combine bits of [name_f]Lara[/name_f] and [name_f]Kay[/name_f] and -ry for the ending of [name_f]Lori[/name_f]? [name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe Corrie/Cori/Cora to combine [name_f]Lori[/name_f], [name_f]Kay[/name_f], and [name_f]Lara[/name_f]? [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f] is sweet.