I recently found out I was pregnant and decided over a yr ago that when I got pregnant I would use a variation of my mom and dads names since they have both passed away. My dad was [name_m]Mark[/name_m], thinking [name_m]Markell[/name_m] but open to others. Thinking of using his for the first name and something from my mom as the middle, her name was [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Edna[/name_f] [name_f]Linn[/name_f] she went by [name_u]Penny[/name_u]. The only thing I have come up with is [name_m]Markell[/name_m] [name_f]Linn[/name_f] or [name_m]Markell[/name_m] [name_f]Linnette[/name_f]. Help me with ideas please.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you know your baby’s gender? If you’re thinking [name_m]Markell[/name_m] for a boy or girl, I would advise against it- it sounds very masculine. [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] would be a beautiful combination of all of your mother’s names if you would want that for a first or middle name for a girl. Other variations could include [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] (kind of includes [name_f]Linn[/name_f]), [name_f]Maria[/name_f], Marilinn, or even [name_f]Emmalinn[/name_f]. For boys, you could go with something like [name_m]Markus[/name_m], [name_m]Mack[/name_m], [name_m]Marko[/name_m], [name_u]Marlin[/name_u], [name_m]Lindell[/name_m], [name_m]Linton[/name_m], or [name_u]Lionel[/name_u]. I hope you like some of these, good luck!
To honor your parents, what about [name_f]Maren[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] or [name_f]Maren[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]?
For a boy maybe
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
or
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]/[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]/[name_m]Edward[/name_m] [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
Or [name_u]Dane[/name_u], which is an anagram of [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
You could also use [name_m]Edison[/name_m] or Eddard to honor [name_f]Edna[/name_f].
To honor [name_f]Linn[/name_f] you could use [name_u]Linden[/name_u] or [name_u]Lionel[/name_u].
For a girl, to honor [name_m]Mark[/name_m], maybe
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f]
[name_f]Macy[/name_f]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
To honor [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
To honor [name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
My favorite combo options for a boy are
[name_u]Linden[/name_u] [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_m]Edison[/name_m]
Eddard [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
For girls:
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f] [name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Macy[/name_f]
I agree with jlstrk that [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] or Madelinn would be a lovely combo but you could also consider something like [name_m]Marlon[/name_m] if you want a slightly alternative name with a subtle reference to both your parents.
Also - just seen the name Maren and I also think that’s a beautiful combination 
Linus could also be a name for a baby boy.
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] [name_f]Linnette[/name_f] 
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]:
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
(I honestly think any [name_f]Mar[/name_f]- name does the trick and even honors [name_f]Mary[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]:
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Linn[/name_f]:
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
Any -lyn name could also work
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]:
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
And [name_u]Marlin[/name_u] would be a great way to encorporate [name_m]Mark[/name_m] and [name_f]Linn[/name_f]!
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] [name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Marlin[/name_u] [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
What exciting news! Congratulations =]
I agree that [name_m]Markell[/name_m] is a little too masculine, but there’s tons of other options! It’s really great that you’re trying to honor your parents, I’m very sorry they’re no longer with you.
Let me try to give you some cute suggestions, hopefully they will inspire you. Warning: some might be a bit of a stretch!
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_f]Karly[/name_f]/[name_f]Karla[/name_f]
[name_f]Makayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Edna[/name_f] & [name_f]Linn[/name_f]
[name_f]Adalynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Evalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
That was harder than I thought! Sorry, this is all I can come up with. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] it helps at all =]
Your parents had lovely names & you’ve gotten fabulous suggestions!
For a girl, any [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Edna[/name_f] or [name_f]Linn[/name_f] variation would be gorgeous as a first name. [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] would be darling!
I think it’s totally fine to use a masculine middle name like [name_m]Mark[/name_m] for a baby girl when it honors someone.
Another alternative would be to choose a first name you love and use a double middle name to honor your parents…
For example: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_f]Linn[/name_f] or [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Mark[/name_m]
Combining [name_f]Mary[/name_f] & [name_m]Mark[/name_m] to honor might also be an option since they are so similar…Amd [name_f]Mar[/name_f]-name could honor them both.
If you were also looking for boy name options I think using [name_f]Edna[/name_f]…as [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] would be so sweet. [name_m]Edwin[/name_m] [name_m]Mark[/name_m] would be a very handsome name.
Good luck!
[name_m]Mark[/name_m] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] both begin with [name_f]Mar[/name_f]. Therefore, any name that begins with [name_f]Mar[/name_f] would be a perfect honour name. So choose whatever you like there are sooo many options. I strongly dislike [name_m]Markell[/name_m].
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Martina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
I am not a fan of Markell. Mary is beautiful. It covers the MAR in both names. If you don’t like Mary, how about:
Mae
Margaret
Margot
Marian
Maribeth
Marissa
Mariska
Mallory
Molly
Mariel
Marielle
I’m so excited for you!! [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] was the first to come to mind for a girl.