Iris or Harriet? Plus MN tribute help!

Hello berries!

For our third, who we suspect might be a lady, I’m loving iris or harriet for the first.

[name_m]Can[/name_m] you suggest variations of [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] or [name_f]Susan[/name_f] or [name_f]Kirstie[/name_f] as combos with iris or harriet as the first name please?

^^ These are family names we’d like to consider for MN inspiration.

Thank you!

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[name_f]Iris[/name_f] gets my vote, but they’re both great!

Some of these are a stretch:

[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Lindy[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] (nod to meaning of Susan)

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Susanna(h)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Kirsi[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Kristina[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_u]Windsor[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (nod to meaning of Susan)

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my vote goes to iris! she is sweet, short, and fun. :sunny: but you definitely couldn’t go wrong with harriet too, i love the nickname options!


names like kirstie:
kristina
krista
kristine
kirstine
kris
kirsten
names like wendy:
winter
winifred
winnie
wenna
gwendolyn
blake (related to wendys meaning)
names like susan:
lily (related to susans meaning)
susannah
sally
susie
anne
sunny
suvi

combos:
harriet suvi
harriet lily
harriet wenna
harriet winter
harriet kristine
harriet kris
iris susannah
iris lily
iris winifred
iris gwendolyn
iris kristina
iris kirsten

i hope this helped! :sunflower:

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I prefer [name_f]Iris[/name_f]. [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] is very sweet

But if you don’t like [name_f]Wendy[/name_f]:

[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f] // [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] // [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] // [name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] // [name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_u]Kitty[/name_u]

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Any name ending in -wen could be used as an honour for [name_f]Wendy[/name_f], like [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], [name_f]Liliwen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] or [name_f]Arwen[/name_f].

[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f] - though a GP
[name_f]Kirsikka[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendaline[/name_f] - again a GP

[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] would just be so stunning!

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Here are my thoughts:

I LOVE [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. I am partial to [name_f]Iris[/name_f] though :slight_smile:

I don’t think either go well with [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] as a middle name. I think the R in both [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] is a hard turnaround then to the W in [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] (like saying [name_u]Irish[/name_u] wristwatch five times fast).

[name_f]Iris[/name_f] Susanna(h) or [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Susanna(h) are my favorites. Particularly [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]!
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Suzette[/name_f] is a good runner up. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f] is a good combo as well.

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[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] (from Susan’s meaning)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Susie[/name_f] (combining [name_f]Kirstie[/name_f] and Susan)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Darling[/name_f] (Wendy → [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m] → [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] Darling)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Sanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f]

[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Annelise[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Kristina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] - [name_f]My[/name_f] overall fave
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Suzette[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Kiersten[/name_f]

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Gwenda[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]

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[name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] are great!

Some ideas…

[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]:

[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]

[name_f]Kirstie[/name_f]:

[name_f]Kristie[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]
[name_u]Kris[/name_u]
[name_f]Kristine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristina[/name_f]
[name_u]Kitty[/name_u]

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]:

[name_f]Susanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Susie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sue[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Sana[/name_f]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]

Maybe double mn for optimal honouring potential? :wink:

Suggestions:
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] [name_u]Kitty[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]

Sorry for any repeats! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I absolutely love [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]! I’d choose her in a heartbeat. She’s so storybook-beautiful. For a middle name, perhaps….

[name_f]Suki[/name_f] (S and K)
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] (W)
[name_f]Sue[/name_f] (S)
Westie or [name_u]West[/name_u] (W, K, and S)
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] (W)
[name_f]Susy[/name_f] (S and W)
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f] (K and S)
[name_f]Sandie[/name_f] (W, K, and S)
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u] (W)
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (S)
[name_u]Kay[/name_u] (K - but I also love that it takes a first, middle, and last letter from each honoree’s name!)
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] (K)
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] (K and S)

And here are some names that contain the letters W, K, and S as a way to honor all three….
[name_m]Hawkins[/name_m]
Hawksley
Iskwen
Keswick
[name_m]Wilkes[/name_m]

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Both are lovely!

However my favourite is [name_f]Iris[/name_f] I absolutely love [name_f]Iris[/name_f] she’s bright, charming, has lovely botanical associations along with a feeling of hopefulness through the meaning ‘rainbow’ I truly love [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! :rainbow:

I like the idea of [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]. Other ideas could be [name_f]Iris[/name_f] Ariawen, [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Liliwen[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Ariawen sound gorgeous together.

Regarding [name_f]Susan[/name_f] I think [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] (Susannah) would be gorgeous. I also like [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]. [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] makes such a surprising middle name for [name_f]Iris[/name_f] I really love it. You could go [name_f]Suki[/name_f] or [name_f]Zuzana[/name_f] or maybe a name meaning [name_f]Lily[/name_f] like [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] or [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. Concerning [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] I think [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Zuzana[/name_f] would be fab.

Finally [name_f]Kirstie[/name_f] you could go with [name_f]Christina[/name_f], [name_f]Christiana[/name_f] or [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] would be so whimsical truly beautiful. [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_u]Christo[/name_u] would be pretty.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]!

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