Hi! I’m new to participating in this forum, but have looked at it for a long time. I’m not anywhere near ready to have children and not in a relationship , but I absolutely LOVE names! So I have some hypothetical questions here, if you wouldn’t mind!
I love the idea of honoring my maternal grandmother, who passed away almost two years ago. I share my middle name with her-Eliz@beth, as well as my aunt. I love that I will always have that piece of her. I have a few ideas about how I’d want to honor her in the future:
-Her first name was M@ry, so that leads me to Molly (I am Irish, so I love this idea) or Maren
-Eliz@—this one may be my favorite for the spunk factor! I love classic, but spunky names
-I love that naming a daughter Eliz@ would give her a familial connection, but still offer her something that is her own. As far as I know, we don’t have any Eliz@s in the family.
Is it incredibly weird to give a child a variation of your middle name as their fist name, even if you are not honoring yourself? Would it come across as if that is the intention?
How does something like Eliz@ M@rgot sound? My mom goes by her middle name, but her first name is M@rg@ret. Neither of us love it.
I also want to honor my dadeventually, and other grandparents. My dad goes by his middle name also, Br3nt. What is a good way to do this for boys or girls?
Contenders:
Eliz@ M@rgot
Molly K@te—just like Kate
Eliz@ Brynn (as a feminine form of Br3nt?)
Josie Eliz@beth (maternal grandfather’s middle name was Jos3ph, and paternal grandmother’s middle name was Jo + Eliz@
Audrey M@aren
Eli@n@ Gr3y—paternal grandfather’s name was 3llis
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I’m sorry this is so long! Thank you so much!
Perfectly fine. It would be fine even if you did intend to name her after yourself but yeah I don’t think anyone would think it weird to use a family name. I love all of these names, btw! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_f]Maren[/name_f] but any of them work as honor names!
That’s really pretty! Assuming you’d be using it as an honor name, do you know if your mom would like Marg0t though? It’s a very nice gesture but may…how do I put this…accomplish the exact opposite of honoring her if she doesn’t like that name either.
If you don’t like or don’t want to use his name, I think initials would be a great solution here! Something that starts with a B or sounds similar. [name_u]Bradley[/name_u], [name_m]Brantly[/name_m], [name_m]Brenton[/name_m], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_f]Brenna[/name_f], Brodie… [name_f]Beth[/name_f] could honor both your grandmother and father.
Out of what you listed, my favorite would be €liza [name_f]Brynn[/name_f].
Nope, definitely not weird! I also plan on passing down the middle name Elizabeth (first it was my mom’s, then mine), but I have also considered using a variation of it for a daughter’s first name! It’s a family name, not really you honoring yourself.
I think it sounds lovely!
For boys, you could always just pass it down directly as a middle name (but then call your son by his first name). I was also thinking Brynn for a feminine form!
@namergirl3 Thank you so much for your reply! I really appreciate your feedback. I completely understand what you are saying about M@rgot. I don’t know if she likes it, but I I don’t think she outright hates it either. I know she has made a comment that Gr€ta is cute in the past. Forgot to include that one! I wouldn’t ever want to use a name/variation if I knew the person I was trying to honor hated it.
I like M@ren because isn’t uncommon, (I’ve only ever met one, when I was in high. I’m also a believer that no one “owns” names) but it doesn’t seem weird to me either!
Thank you again!
@may.rose Thank you so much, this is awesome! I just think €liz@ is such a spunky and cute name that works on any age! I was just doubting myself, but love that you want to pass €lizabeth down too!
I like [name_f]Brynn[/name_f], but I’m not into any of the other feminine forms of Br3nt. Would love to pass it down directly to a son someday though.
Thank you again!
Not at all! You are passing down her name, which is so beautiful! And you are passing it down because it’s hers, not because it is yours that was hers, too. It would be different if, say, your name was Caitlin Eliz@beth and you named your child that. That would be the only time I’d consider it a self-reference.
I think Eliz@ M@rg0t is beautiful! It has the family connection, but also takes away the actual name that neither of you like, while still honoring her. I love it!
Thank you so much @clair.de.lune! [name_f]My[/name_f] grandma was one of the most important people in my life, and it’s so nice to know that you and others feel this way about the name! I really appreciate your feedback!
I don’t think it’s too weird - it’s a variation, so she has a name of her own, plus, not everyone will know it’s your middle - and those who do, might be aware of the family connections so it’s not just after you!
Molly and Maren are lovely choices too - very charming, rugged and warm.
El!za Marg0t is beautiful and vintage - however, if both you and your mum don’t love M@g@ret, I don’t know if a variant of the name would feel like a nice honour? I guess it depends on how your mum feels about Marg0t?
Pearl - from meaning of M@rgaret
Beth - like the end of J0seph and sounds of Br3nt - and from Eliz@beth
Libby - from Eliz@beth
Elise - like E11is and Eliz@beth
Josette - for J0seph
@Greyblue Thank you so much, I always love your suggestions! They are so well-thought out and unique. Thank you for always being so kind and thoughtful in your responses on here.
I’ve had the same hesitation about M@rg0t, although I love the name, it may not be the best way for me to honor my mom. (She only knows that I want to honor my grandma in the future, not that I’d like my future child to carry a her name, too!)
I love [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] so much and will strongly consider using it as some part of a daughter’s name!
I also absolutely LOVE your name!! I think Gr@c€ and Gr@ci€ are both highly underrated. I love Gr@c€ as a middle name like many people do, but I think it’s really cool as a first name. I’ve only ever met two people who have it in that spot.
@Greyblue Aww! I’m so glad! I definitely think you should embrace your name and love it! After hanging around here for a long time, I’d like to add that you carry the name really well! It’s so cool—just some thoughts!
About [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], while I would initially think you were honouring yourself with your daughter’s name (which should be fine once you say that you’re actually honouring your grandmother), I don’t think it’s weird at all. Loads of kids have FNs/MNs honouring parents’ FNs/MNs, directly or otherwise.
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] Margot-it’s nice
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] Kate-I like this one, classic yet spunky
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Brynn[/name_f]- (also I’ve heard using the similar sounds/letters can also count as honouring)
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] Elizabeth-wish I’d thought of that earlier!
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]-
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] Grey-love this as well, it’s nice to see [name_u]Grey[/name_u] on girls
@ac9nec5 Thank you so much for your feedback! I completely understand where you’re coming from with [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. That was my hesitation. And I love [name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] so much! I understand that many prefer [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], but [name_u]Josie[/name_u] makes me so happy and has more spunk!
Personally, I don’t think it is, especially since your middle name is an honor name for someone else (side note: my paternal grandmother has the exact same first and middle name as your maternal grandmother-- I fully did a double take for a second. My grandmother has been honored with the names Marion, Mary-Beth, and Maureen, if any of those are appealing).
I think it sounds lovely and flows really well! Marg0t is a great option for honoring M@rgaret.
This is my favorite of the names you listed. I also really like Audrey M@ren and Molly K@te.
That’s a tricky name to honor! Maybe you could use (some are more of a stretch than others…)
@itsjustjack Thank Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! It’s really cool that we have a grandmother with the same first and middle name. I love, Jo$i€, M0lly, €liz@, and @udr€y! I also thought of M@y@ after posting this and I know a m@ur€€n! I will consider several of your ideas for honoring my dad.
Thank you again!
@snowmaiden Wow!! Joseph!ne El!z@ is beautiful, thank you so much!! You are really selling me on it and I’m feeling much more confident about just using El!za to change things up and give her something of her own, but still honor some of the most important people in mine and my family’s life. Thank you again!
I think naming a daughter Eliz@ after your grandmother is lovely, and the fact that [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is also your middle name is a really nice connection and not weird.
Some honour ideas for Br3nt: Burnette, [name_u]Bernie[/name_u], [name_f]Berenice[/name_f], [name_f]Bridie[/name_f], [name_f]Briony[/name_f], [name_f]Bren[/name_f].
[name_m]Burnett[/name_m], [name_m]Bruce[/name_m], [name_m]Bryer[/name_m]
@EdgeOfTheMeadow Thank you so much! I’m really loving Eliz@ right now!! I also love your suggestion of [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], it’s unexpected and sweet!
So sorry for the delayed reply, I am just seeing this. Thank you again!
(also I’ve heard using the similar sounds/letters can also count as honouring)
I love, Jo$i€, M0lly, €liz@, and @udr€y! I also thought of M@y@ after posting this and I know a m@ur€€n! I will consider several of your ideas for honoring my dad.
