[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I am just looking for some general feedback on my current lists (posting in both boys and girls), general opinions and wear-ability, as well as the way I’ve chosen to use “honour” names. Thanks in advance! (** are my favourite favourites)
People I’ve used honour names for:
Paternal Grandmother - [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
Maternal Grandmother - [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
Mother - [name_u]Tracey[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (Known as [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_u]Tracey[/name_u] “[name_f]Kate[/name_f]”)
Family friend, [name_f]Ella[/name_f], who passed away from epilepsy at age 5
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] ([name_f]Ada[/name_f] or Lady) - [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] has stuck around for a long time, came to me in a dream when I was young and can’t shake it. [name_f]Mae[/name_f] honours maternal grandmother.
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_u]Fable[/name_u] ([name_f]Annie[/name_f]) - [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is my cousin, like a sister to me.
**[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] ([name_f]Bea[/name_f]) - [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] honours paternal grandmother
**[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_u]Bird[/name_u] ([name_f]Hattie[/name_f] and Birdiee) - honours both my mum and I, we share the middle name [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f].
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] ([name_f]Edie[/name_f]) - I’ve been told before that this sounds like “a death knell”.
**[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f]) - honours my mum and I again, and also a family friend called [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] ([name_f]Bee[/name_f] or [name_f]Beth[/name_f])
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] ([name_f]Bee[/name_f] or [name_f]Etta[/name_f])
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] ([name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evie[/name_f])
**[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] ([name_f]France[/name_f]/[name_f]Francie[/name_f]) - [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] has a special connection between me and my mum, [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is in honour of my favourite childhood book [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] (cannot use or learn to like [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], unfortunately). I love the idea of [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] being [name_f]Francine[/name_f], but don’t know if I love [name_f]Francine[/name_f] more to warrant changing it - could you see [name_f]Francine[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]?
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] ([name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evie[/name_f] or [name_f]Vera[/name_f]) - honours paternal nan and my mum
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_u]Merritt[/name_u] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] or [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]) - [name_u]Merritt[/name_u] honours [name_f]Mary[/name_f] in my maternal nan’s name
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] ([name_f]Indie[/name_f]) - do I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]? Other possible nn’s?
**[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ? ([name_f]Sophie[/name_f]) - Need a middle for this. Honours maternal nan.
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_u]Reese[/name_u] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f] or [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]) - favourite childhood film was [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], I only liked [name_u]Reese[/name_u] for the flow, not the name itself, and can’t find something I like just as much in the combination as I do [name_u]Reese[/name_u].
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f] ([name_f]Marie[/name_f] or [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] or [name_f]Marnie[/name_f]) - honours both grandmothers ([name_u]Josie[/name_u] with [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] ([name_f]Mary[/name_f]) and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] with [name_f]Faye[/name_f])
**[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] ([name_f]May[/name_f] or [name_f]Maud[/name_f]/[name_f]Maudie[/name_f])
**[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_u]Blue[/name_u] ([name_f]Moxie[/name_f]) - learned to love [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] from [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy, kind of honours maternal grandmother (middle name [name_f]Mary[/name_f])
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f] ([name_f]Effie[/name_f] or [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]) - honours maternal nan (similar sound) and my mum and I ([name_f]Katherine[/name_f])
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] ([name_f]Fia[/name_f]) - honours myself (vain, I know) as my name is [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], and my paternal grandmother
Sorry for the long post.
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