Naming My Daughter After My Grandmother

[name_f]Janet[/name_f] and [name_f]Carol[/name_f] provide so many options and inspiration, especially as they are both parts of larger families of names!

For [name_f]Janet[/name_f]:

[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Janey[/name_f] / [name_f]Janie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jan[/name_m]
[name_f]Nettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jetta[/name_f]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]

For [name_f]Carol[/name_f]:

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_m]Cal[/name_m]
[name_f]Carly[/name_f]

If you want the full name to be inspired by your grandmother’s, I like the idea of something that reverses the order of her names, such as the classic [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or sassier [name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_m]Jett[/name_m].

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