How to honour...thread

Barbara…

Barnaby
[name_m]Baron[/name_m]
[name_u]Ara[/name_u]
[name_m]Barney[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Bo[/name_u]/Beau
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_u]Barry[/name_u]
[name_m]Aran[/name_m]
[name_m]Barley[/name_m]/Bali

Eleanor?

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Anya
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]

Phoebe?

Belphoebe
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
Felim
[name_m]Phelan[/name_m]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]/Bee
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/Beatrix
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Bijou[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Roxana[/name_f] all of the -bert names (also mean bright)

Sidney

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Sid
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cindy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sindy[/name_f]
[name_m]Rodney[/name_m]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]

Samuel?

Sam
[name_u]Sammy[/name_u]/Sammie/Sami
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]/Sampson
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_m]Samwise[/name_m]
[name_m]Samwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Shem[/name_m]/Shemaiah
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]/Michael/Raphael/Ariel (other -el ending names)
Elkanah/Hannah/Eli/Shiloh/Joel/Abijah (From the biblical story of [name_m]Samuel[/name_m])

Glen

meaning "valley"
[name_f]Valley[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u] / [name_m]Dallin[/name_m]
[name_f]Dena[/name_f]
[name_m]Dalton[/name_m] - the settlement in the valley
[name_u]Holden[/name_u] - hollow valley
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] - valley of the eagle
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] / [name_u]Percy[/name_u] - one who pierces the valley
[name_u]Braydon[/name_u] - wide valley
[name_m]Talbot[/name_m] - command of the valley
[name_u]Camden[/name_u] - winding valley
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m] - derived from the [name_u]French[/name_u] village of Aramits (itself from Basque aran meaning “valley”)
Bessarion - wooded valley
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] - valley house
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u] - around the valley
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] - hay valley / hay hill
Araia - maybe flowing valley

contains [name_u]Glen[/name_u]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
Glendale
[name_m]Glendon[/name_m]
[name_f]Glenora[/name_f]

Marina?

Marina…

Maria
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_f]Rina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]
[name_m]Marlon[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlow[/name_u]
[name_u]Marin[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_m]Miller[/name_m]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mally[/name_f]
[name_m]Manny[/name_m]

Dana?

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Dena
[name_f]Deanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Danny[/name_u]
[name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Dara[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Dannah[/name_u]
[name_f]Danna[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]

Elizabeth?

Elle
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]
[name_f]Liz[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]

Cecilia?

Variations:
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Caecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cece[/name_f]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
Cécile
[name_m]Cecilio[/name_m]
[name_f]Celie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceil[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Silke[/name_f] (my favourite option!)
[name_f]Silje[/name_f]

Sounds Similar:
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Celandine[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestine[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciel[/name_f]
[name_f]Callaia[/name_f]

Morwenna?

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Modwenna
[name_f]Modwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Medwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]

Claudia?

Claudia…

Clea
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Claus[/name_m]/Klaus
[name_f]Dia[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Cade[/name_u]
[name_u]Clarke[/name_u]

Cressida?

Cressida:

Creighton
Cregg
[name_f]Cristina[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u]
Reston
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]

Eliana? (especially how to honor if it’s a boy)

Eli
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_u]Laney[/name_u]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Elian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lean[/name_m]
[name_f]Leann[/name_f]
Ahn
[name_f]Ia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]

Kamala?

Kamali
[name_m]Jamala[/name_m]
[name_m]Kamaal[/name_m]
[name_f]Kamarae[/name_f]

Valerie?

Alerie
[name_u]Alvie[/name_u]
[name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallie[/name_f]
[name_u]Mallory[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zalie[/name_f]

Lisa for a boy?

Pretty much any [name_f]Em[/name_f] name will do:
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (!)
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_f]Ermentrude[/name_f] (I know you like this one!)
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Emeric[/name_m]
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m]

Eleanora?

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Eleanor
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Nori[/name_u]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanore[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Lea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f]

Tabitha?

Tabor
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f]
Tabbea / [name_f]Tabea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethia[/name_f]
[name_f]Toba[/name_f] / [name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f] / [name_f]Talisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tzvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Talila[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ayal[/name_m] / [name_f]Ayala[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanith[/name_f]

Olga?

Ol- Names:
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u] / [name_u]Olly[/name_u]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olena[/name_f]
[name_f]Olenka[/name_f]
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_m]Olson[/name_m] / [name_m]Olsen[/name_m]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] / [name_f]Olwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Olya[/name_f]
[name_m]Oleg[/name_m]

Names also meaning ‘holy’:
[name_f]Aili[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Helga[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Penzance[/name_u]
[name_f]Tanwen[/name_f]

Charles? (other than [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f])

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