Last night me and my were talking about our daughter’s due date, Oct 4th. He reminded me his mother died on Oct 5th and said it would make him want to name her [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] all the more. Well we have already named her [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (or [name_f]Olive[/name_f]) so I think I can talk him into using it as a middle name. But as much as I try I really don’t like the name [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]! What could be used as an honor name?! I don’t like most I have seen like [name_f]Bonita[/name_f], etc. I need some really out of the box ideas. I completely understand him wanting to name her after BUT I just don’t like the name. Her middle name was [name_u]Lee[/name_u], which I also don’t like.
She will have 2 middle names, the other being [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]. I mean [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] isn’t bad but it just isn’t my style. And [name_u]Lee[/name_u] is completely not my style. I can’t only think of something like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] with that as the honor name. HELP!!! Please!!!
I think [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is lovely but if that doesn’t work for you how about?
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (or the month his mother was born in?)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] means “beautiful”, or could be related to the [name_m]French[/name_m] word “bon”, meaning “good”. Nameberry says it could also mean “happy”. Could a name with similar meanings work?
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Leda[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] / [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Leda[/name_f] (means “happy” + pronounced lee-da, similar to [name_u]Lee[/name_u])
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] / [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Belinda[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (means “beautiful”)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (“good fortune, happy”)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Mona[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (“noble good”)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (“happy”)
For [name_u]Lee[/name_u]:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] / [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Leanna[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
Is there anything about her that you’d like to honour? (Favourite flower? Birthstone? Birthplace/ hometown? Nickname? Song?)
I like the previous poster’s suggestion of using your partner’s mother’s birth month. We did that with our daughter (my dad was born in [name_u]June[/name_u] so that’s her middle name). I see using a loved one’s birth month in a way as a celebration of their life, or at least that was the intention with my daughter’s name. In saying that, I think [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is beautiful! Although my preference would be for [name_f]Olive[/name_f] in the first name spot.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about using a ‘B’ name?
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Bell[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Briane [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Bryce[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]…
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]/[name_f]Bee[/name_f]?
I don’t know all that much about her; she passed away when my husband was just 17. I do know she loved carnations, she was born in April. I have been considering B names I just haven’t run into any that I love. Plus, we have a niece being born to us in days who will be named Braelynn, to my bro Brandon his wife Brenda (big brother they named Brandon ”). I asked my husband if he liked Byrdie as an honor name. He did not. Maybe, he still prefers the alternative ideas. Like Poppy Margaux is his favorite right now. We probably won’t figure it out until go time! And we will get our induction date on the 20th hopefully; so I’d have a heads up about how he was feeling about names. I wish I liked Bonnie more to be honest. Or Ann or Kellie (my own mother’s names.) then I could use both mother’s for her middle names. I just don’t…”
It’s okay to want to honor someone and not like their actual name to use! Her names will have the meaning you and her dad give to them, so choose names that are meaningful and that you like.
“[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]” as a word means pretty, so it immediately makes me think of “[name_f]Jolie[/name_f],” another name meaning pretty. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] sounds quite lovely to me!
You could also use another beauty name, such as [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f]/[name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Delyth[/name_f], [name_f]Nomi[/name_f], or [name_u]Zuri[/name_u]. You could even use [name_f]Anna[/name_f] as a play on your mom’s name, combine it with [name_f]Belle[/name_f] as a play on [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], and use [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] (or some variant spelling). [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Anabel[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] would be gorgeous.
You could always honor her in another way.
- maiden name ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] )
- birth month (others have mentioned this)
- favorite flower ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f])
- favorite color ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f])
- favorite [name_f]Holiday[/name_f] ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Easter[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f])
- her hometown or favorite place to visit ( [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_u]Madison[/name_u] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f])
- was she religious?
- any hobbies? ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] “birdwatching”)
- her birthstone
- nicknames? ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Pumpkin [name_f]Margaux[/name_f])
I really like the sound of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]April[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f], or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_f]Avril[/name_f], if you haven’t considered them already.
[name_f]Diamond[/name_f] is the birthstone for [name_f]April[/name_f]. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Diamond[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is pretty and regal.
Or, the birth flower is a daisy. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is very sweet.
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] Carnation [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] would be a bold choice. Carnations are part of the Dianthus species of flowers, but would [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Diane[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Dianthe[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] be too much of a stretch?
I like the idea of using her maiden name, if it’s usable as a name and one you like.
Other B- names:
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Briony[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] (reminds me of the start of something new and beautiful)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]
I’m really sorry if this is a lot. What other names have you been considering? Is there a style you’d like to stick to? [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is stunning!
I really love [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]April[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f].
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] means daisy which is the [name_f]April[/name_f] birth flower so you were already unknowingly honoring her with [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]!
Names with similar sounds to [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] - Belladonna, [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f], [name_f]Bryony[/name_f], [name_f]Breona[/name_f], [name_f]Breonna[/name_f]
Names with the same meaning –
Beautiful: [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f]/[name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Belinda[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Callista[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Clarabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Jolie[/name_f], [name_f]Mabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], Rosabella/[name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Shaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cheerful[/name_f]: [name_f]Aida[/name_f], [name_f]Allegra[/name_f], [name_f]Aliza[/name_f], [name_f]Alana[/name_f]/[name_f]Alanis[/name_f]/[name_f]Aliana[/name_f], [name_f]Alair[/name_f]/[name_f]Allaire[/name_f], [name_f]Alaia[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_f]Eda[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_u]Hillary[/name_u]/[name_f]Hilaria[/name_f], [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f], [name_f]Leda[/name_f], [name_f]Makenna[/name_f], [name_f]Merry[/name_f], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
Good: [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Calia[/name_f], [name_f]Daria[/name_f], Darma, [name_f]Eudora[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]