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It’s a Jewish custom to honor a relative with the first letter. Thats why my name Ariell was honoring both my grandfathers [name_m]Avraham[/name_m] and [name_m]Arnold[/name_m]. I’m saving [name_f]Marin[/name_f] for when I have a girl, after my grandmothers [name_f]Miram[/name_f] and [name_u]Marion[/name_u].
Other possibles:
[name_m]Saul[/name_m] - [name_f]Salome[/name_f], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Elmore[/name_m] - [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_f]Elula[/name_f], [name_m]Elihu[/name_m]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] - [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_m]Mayer[/name_m]
[name_f]Yetta[/name_f] - [name_f]Odette[/name_f] nn [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m] - [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_f]Nola[/name_f]
I don’t really get the necessity of honoring with names…the baby carries their dna forward into a new generation. Parents/grandparents should be happy with that.
I don’t plan on using alternative honor names but this is fun!
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]- [name_f]Kiera[/name_f]/[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_f]Kathy[/name_f] ([name_f]Kathryn[/name_f])- [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Glen[/name_u]- [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] or [name_f]Greta[/name_f]/[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] or [name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f] [name_f]Carole[/name_f] (goes by [name_f]Carole[/name_f])- [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] nn [name_f]Carly[/name_f]/[name_m]Killian[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]- [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]- [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]/[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]- [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]/[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Murl[/name_u] (this one is tricky so I would probably just do something similar to the surname so…) [name_f]Whitley[/name_f]/[name_m]Whittaker[/name_m] nn [name_u]Whit[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]- [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]/[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]: [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]: [name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]: [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_m]Mervin[/name_m]: [name_u]Merritt[/name_u], [name_m]Melvin[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]: [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
Rangi: [name_u]Niall[/name_u] (Rangi and [name_u]Niall[/name_u] mean “[name_u]Cloud[/name_u]” in Maori and Irish respectively)
I kind of agree with rkrd, [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ([name_f]Georgina[/name_f]) and [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Ann[/name_f]) honour family members, but I love those names anyway, and for different reasons so it’s more coincidental. Those are pretty much all the variations on family names I like.
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]: [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f]/[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]: [name_f]Francine[/name_f]/[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]/[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]: [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]/[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]: [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]/[name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_f]Verna[/name_f]: [name_f]Vera[/name_f]/[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]: [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]/[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]: [name_f]Jamesina[/name_f]/[name_u]James[/name_u]/[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
Kazue (nn [name_u]Kay[/name_u])- maiden name ([name_u]Kato[/name_u]), [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] (my nan was a devout Buddhist, and passed on many teachings to me, so [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] has special significance), [name_f]Fay[/name_f], [name_f]Nanetta[/name_f] (I called her [name_f]Nana[/name_f]), [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f] / [name_f]Ines[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Kitty[/name_f], [name_f]Vesta[/name_f], [name_f]Zakia[/name_f].
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] (mn [name_m]Peter[/name_m], went solely by [name_m]Peter[/name_m])- [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Lotte[/name_f] (as in [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]), [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_m]Francisco[/name_m], [name_f]Francisca[/name_f], [name_u]Seneca[/name_u], [name_m]Piero[/name_m].
[name_f]Janet[/name_f] / [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (not actually sure how she spells it. That’s pretty bad, isn’t it?)- [name_f]Nettie[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Johanna[/name_f].
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]- [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] (also the title of the first book he gave me), [name_m]Romelo[/name_m], [name_u]Kato[/name_u] (also honouring [name_f]Nana[/name_f]), [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_u]Gemini[/name_u], [name_m]Okello[/name_m], [name_m]Remus[/name_m].
[name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother’s name is a Japanese name meaning spring child ([name_f]Haruko[/name_f]), and I would honor her by using [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] which means spring.
I intend on using the actual names, but another nice idea would be to use a concept or figure important to your honoree. For instance, my grandmother admires [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] on a really deep level. If I were to use [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], I would be honoring her as well as the actual namesake. [name_f]My[/name_f] great-grandfather grew orchids in a greenhouse as a hobby, and actually bred a new species, and my uncle named his boat the [name_f]Orchid[/name_f] after that. (Not a child, but still.)
We personally are going to use the actual names in the middle name slot to honor people in Dh and my families.
If we didn’t use the actual names, I would use names that have the same meaning as the person we are honoring, or I think it would be neat to use something that is a favorite of the relative as the name. For example, my grandmother loves lilacs and has always grown them. I think it would be neat to use [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] as a middle name for a girl.
[name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother hates her name, and I was trying to figure out how to honor her if I ever have a daughter. That custom is amazing and would definitely make it easier to find a mn!
I plan on honouring my [name_f]Nan[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] by using the name [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_f]Nan[/name_f] always disliked [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] so she went almost exclusively by [name_f]Eve[/name_f], and when I fell in love with the name [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], I knew it was meant to be.
[name_f]My[/name_f] Dad’s, Father-in-law’s, and my brother’s middle names are all [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. And my favourite girl’s name is [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. So you could say that I’ll be honouring all three of them by using that name, although it would be purely coincidental.
Sister:
Sarah – Zerah, Seraphina (or Zora)
Mother:
Janet – Januarius, Sinead
Marie – Martin, Rosemary
Father:
Wayne – Gawain, Rowan
Richard –*Richilde
Maternal Grandfather:
[name_m]Ward[/name_m] – [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] – [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
Maternal Grandmother:
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] – [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Jenny[/name_f]
Loomis – [name_m]Clovis[/name_m], [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
Paternal Grandfather:
[name_u]Marlin[/name_u] – [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u], [name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_m]Floyd[/name_m] – [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m], [name_f]Ffiona[/name_f]
Paternal Grandmother:
[name_f]Jeanne[/name_f] – [name_u]Gene[/name_u], [name_f]Jeanine[/name_f]
[name_u]Gardner[/name_u] – [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], [name_f]Hortense[/name_f] (pronounced the [name_m]French[/name_m] way, Or-tahn-z)
[name_u]James[/name_u] (x3!) - [name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_u]Terry[/name_u] - no idea, but his son and a grandson already carry on the name, so I don’t feel obligated to.
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] - [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f] - [name_f]Melinda[/name_f] or [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Retha[/name_f] - [name_f]Renee[/name_f] or [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f] - [name_f]Anne[/name_f] or [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]- [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Elin[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_m]Vinson[/name_m]- [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_m]Edison[/name_m]- any name ending in ‘son’
[name_f]Brenda[/name_f]- [name_m]Brendan[/name_m], [name_f]Breanna[/name_f]
[name_m]Ted[/name_m]- [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edison[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Theobald[/name_m], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]- [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]- [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], Charlston
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] - I would use [name_f]Vivianne[/name_f]/[name_f]Vianne[/name_f] or [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Israel[/name_m] - [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] for a boy, [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] for a girl
[name_f]Harriett[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] - [name_m]Harris[/name_m]/[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] for a boy, [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] for a girl
[name_m]Earl[/name_m] - [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] 
I would use my dad’s surname or my mom’s maiden name. For my grandparents, I’d go with [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], or [name_m]Jon[/name_m].
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_m]Brian[/name_m] - [name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] (my mum’s MNs are [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]) - [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (shares a meaning with [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]), [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] - [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
I’ve yet to find ideas to honour my maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother though 
I have ideas for great grandparents too.
not planning on using it, but it’s kinda interesting…
[name_f]Kristina[/name_f] - [name_f]Krista[/name_f], [name_f]Tina[/name_f], [name_f]Kristen[/name_f], [name_f]Christiana[/name_f]; [name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_u]Chris[/name_u], [name_m]Kristoffer[/name_m]
[name_u]Jan[/name_u] - [name_f]Jana[/name_f], [name_f]Joann[/name_f] / [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Jon[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Zygmunt[/name_m] - [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] / [name_m]Zach[/name_m]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f] - [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] / [name_m]Zeke[/name_m]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f] / [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
Czeslawa - [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] / [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] - [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Margarita[/name_f], [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_f]Margit[/name_f] / [name_m]Martin[/name_m], [name_m]Marco[/name_m]
Franciszka - [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f] / [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Frank[/name_m]
Jaroslaw - [name_u]Joan[/name_u] / [name_m]Jared[/name_m]