So maybe this is super name nerdy of me, but I just made a couple of discoveries that I have to share. I was looking at mine and my husband’s grandmothers’ names and discovered that I can honor all of them plus both our mothers, my sister, and myself with just these two names!
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Letitia[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_u]Jean[/name_u] are both related to [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] contains [name_f]Ann[/name_f].
[name_f]Velma[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_u]Sheron[/name_u] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Cathryn[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u] is derived from [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or any variation thereof beginning with K. [name_f]Cathryn[/name_f] is an alternate spelling of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f].
Has anyone else honored or considered honoring someone by using a derivative or variation of the honoree’s name? I’d love to hear them!