I would like to name my next daughter after my late grandma [name]LaDonna[/name] ([name]Donna[/name])
I would use it as a middle name…
Is [name]Diana[/name] too far fetched?
Any suggestions are welcome…also may be interested in using the “La” aspect of [name]LaDonna[/name], with a different name
Thank you <3
I don’t think I would make the connection with [name]Diane[/name]…
…Domina (also means lady), or does she have a mn or useable maiden name you prefer
I think [name]Diana[/name] is nice if you want a very subtle connection to your late grandmother. It has a D initial and -na ending to serve as tribute, but still provides your daughter her own name.
Other ideas that you might consider:
[name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Donata[/name]
[name]Donatella[/name]
[name]Lana[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
Ex. [name]Layla[/name] [name]Dawn[/name]
I don’t really get [name]Diana[/name] from [name]LaDonna[/name] unless you are just purely going for a short D____a name.
[name]Donatella[/name], [name]Madonna[/name], Belladonna (though this is a poisonous nightshade plant), Donella would seem to be closer.
Otherwise [name]Donna[/name] means lady. [name]LaDonna[/name] = the lady
Names with similar meanings:
[name]Bevin[/name]
[name]Damita[/name]
Donae
[name]Melvina[/name]
[name]Dionna[/name]
[name]Kyra[/name]
[name]Leda[/name]
I think [name]Diane[/name], or [name]Diana[/name] would make a beautiful choice. And since you asked… (this might be a bit too far, but then I do like honouring names of which the ‘honouring’ bit is only immediately apparent to the parents/family)…any variation of [name]John[/name], because (hear me out) of [name]Don[/name] [name]Juan[/name]/[name]Don[/name] [name]Giovanni[/name] (which is what immediately sprung to my mind). So, here is a small list:
[name]ASIA[/name] (2) f Polish
[name]CHEVONNE[/name] f Irish
GENETTE f English (Modern)
[name]GIANNA[/name] f Italian
[name]GIOVANNA[/name] f Italian
GIOVANNETTA f Italian
[name]HANNAH[/name] (2) f [name]German[/name], Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
[name]HANNE[/name] (1) f Danish, Norwegian, [name]German[/name]
[name]HANNELE[/name] f Finnish
[name]HANNIE[/name] f Dutch
[name]IOANA[/name] f Romanian
[name]IOANNA[/name] f Greek
IONELA f Romanian
[name]IVA[/name] f Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
[name]IVANA[/name] f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
[name]IVANKA[/name] f Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
[name]IVANNA[/name] f Russian
[name]JACKIE[/name] m & f English
[name]JAN[/name] (2) f English
[name]JANA[/name] f Dutch, [name]German[/name], Czech, Slovak, Slovene
[name]JANAE[/name] f English (Modern)
JANCIS f English
[name]JANE[/name] f English
JANEKA f English (Modern)
[name]JANEL[/name] f English
JANELE f English (Modern)
[name]JANELLA[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]JANELLE[/name] f English
[name]JANENE[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]JANESSA[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]JANET[/name] f English
[name]JANETTA[/name] f English
[name]JANETTE[/name] f English
[name]JANEY[/name] f English
[name]JANICE[/name] f English
[name]JANIE[/name] f English
[name]JANINA[/name] f Polish, Finnish, [name]German[/name], Swedish, Lithuanian
[name]JANINE[/name] f English
[name]JANIS[/name] (2) f English
[name]JANNA[/name] f Dutch, Swedish, English
[name]JANNAH[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]JANNE[/name] (2) f Danish, Norwegian
JANNEKE f Dutch
[name]JANNETTE[/name] f English (Modern)
JANNICKE f Scandinavian
JANNIKE f Scandinavian
[name]JANNINE[/name] f English (Modern)
JANTINE f Dutch
JANTJE f Dutch
JAYNA f English (Modern)
[name]JAYNE[/name] f English
[name]JAYNIE[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]JEAN[/name] (2) f English
[name]JEANA[/name] f English
[name]JEANE[/name] f English
[name]JEANETTE[/name] f English
[name]JEANIE[/name] f English
[name]JEANINE[/name] f French, English
[name]JEANNA[/name] f English
[name]JEANNE[/name] f French
[name]JEANNETTE[/name] f French
[name]JEANNIE[/name] f English
[name]JEANNINE[/name] f French, English
[name]JENELLE[/name] f English
[name]JENNA[/name] f English
[name]JENNI[/name] (1) f Finnish
[name]JENNI[/name] (2) f English
[name]JENNIE[/name] f English
[name]JENNY[/name] f English
[name]JESSI[/name] f English
[name]JESSIE[/name] (1) f Scottish
[name]JOAN[/name] (1) f English
[name]JOANA[/name] f Portuguese, Catalan
JOANDRA f English (Modern)
[name]JOANN[/name] f English
[name]JOANNA[/name] f English, Polish, Biblical
[name]JOANNE[/name] f English
JOASIA f Polish
[name]JOHANA[/name] f Czech
JÓ[name]HANNA[/name] f Icelandic
[name]JOHANNA[/name] f [name]German[/name], Scandinavian, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
[name]JOHANNE[/name] f Danish, Norwegian
JOHANNEKE f Dutch
JOHNA f English
[name]JOHNNA[/name] f English
[name]JOHNNIE[/name] m & f English
JÓNA f Icelandic
[name]JONE[/name] f Basque
[name]JONELLE[/name] f English
[name]JONETTE[/name] f Norwegian, English
[name]JONI[/name] (1) f English
[name]JONIE[/name] f English
[name]JONNA[/name] f Danish, Swedish, Finnish
[name]JOVANA[/name] f Serbian
JOVANKA f Serbian
[name]JUANA[/name] f Spanish
[name]JUANITA[/name] f Spanish
[name]LASHAWN[/name] f & m English (Modern)
[name]LASHONDA[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]NANA[/name] (1) f Greek
[name]NINA[/name] f Italian
OANA f Romanian
[name]SEANNA[/name] f English (Modern)
SEONA f Scottish
[name]SEONAG[/name] f Scottish
SEÒNAID f Scottish
[name]SHAN[/name] f English
[name]SHANA[/name] f English
[name]SHAUNA[/name] f English
[name]SHAVONNE[/name] f Irish, English
[name]SHAWNA[/name] f English
[name]SHAWNDA[/name] f English
[name]SHAYNE[/name] m & f English
[name]SHEENA[/name] f Scottish, English
[name]SHEENAGH[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]SHENA[/name] f English
[name]SHEONA[/name] f English
[name]SHEVAUN[/name] f Irish, English
[name]SHEVON[/name] f Irish, English
[name]SHONA[/name] f Scottish
[name]SHONDA[/name] f English (Modern)
[name]SI[/name]ÂN f Welsh
[name]SIANA[/name] f Welsh
SIANI f Welsh
S”NE f Irish
SÌNE f Scottish
SINÉ[name]AD[/name] f Irish
SÌNEAG f Scottish
[name]SIOBHAN[/name] f Irish
[name]SIONED[/name] f Welsh
SIWAN f Welsh
TAJUANA f English (Modern)
TEASAG f Scottish
[name]VANJA[/name] f Scandinavian
[name]VANNA[/name] (1) f Italian
XOANA f Galician
[name]YAN[/name] m Bulgarian
[name]YANA[/name] f Bulgarian
[name]YANNIC[/name] m & f [name]Breton[/name], French
[name]YANNICK[/name] m & f [name]Breton[/name], French
[name]YOANA[/name] f Bulgarian
[name]ZHANNA[/name] f Russian
ZHANNOCHKA f Russian
[name]ZSANETT[/name] f Hungarian
Sorry if you hate all of them or you think it’s too far-fetched - good luck though!
I quite like [name]Donna[/name], and think you would be ahead of the curve in using it.
Is her maiden name usable? [name]Diana[/name] might could work if the first and middle initials are the same. I think [name]Diana[/name] is just as dated as [name]Donna[/name] though, so I don’t see it as an improvement.
If it were me, I would put either [name]Donna[/name] or [name]Donna[/name]'s maiden name in the middle spot.
Her maiden name isnt usable. Possibly for a boy but not a girl.
Thank you for all responses!
I like [name]Madonna[/name], I just wish it didnt have to be forever associated with THE [name]Madonna[/name] ha ha.
[name]Donnelly[/name], perhaps?
If you’re into masculine surname names on girls, [name]Donovan[/name] might work. Or it would work for a boy anyway.
I saw the name [name]Oona[/name] mentioned in another thread on here earlier, it’s similar to the [name]Onna[/name] part of [name]Donna[/name].
My grandma’s name was [name]Donna[/name], but I hate that name so for a while I though of using [name]Danae[/name] or [name]Donya[/name]
I like [name]Donna[/name], or even [name]LaDonna[/name] - since it is a family name and it is going in the middle spot (I wouldn’t use first name [name]LaDonna[/name]). If the point is to honor your grandmother, I would use her actual name. I have some bias, since my mn is my grandmother’s maiden, but it was never an issue for me to not have a cute, on trend middle name. I have always liked the connection to family. You would be surprised how little middle names are used in everyday life. Plus, as another poster stated, [name]Donna[/name] is quite a nice name and likely “ahead of the curve.”
Personally I would use:
[name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Danika[/name]
[name]Leanna[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]
Further out there, but gorgeous is Loredana
I don’t think [name]Diana[/name] works to honor [name]Donna[/name]. The two are such distinct names. But I really like [name]Donata[/name], which someone else suggested.
I think that [name]Diana[/name] would work to honour [name]Donna[/name]. I’m not sure how to explan what I’m trying to say, but it’s kind of along the lines of it’s the thought that counts. If you use [name]Diana[/name] to honour [name]Donna[/name], and explain to your daughter that’s where her middle name came from, then your honouring her.
I agree. It’s not like there’s a rule or someone out there keeping track and saying “this is close enough to your relatives name that it counts as being in honor of them”. As long as it reminds you of her and you communicate that connection to your daughter then you are honoring her.
What others might personally see as a connection for themselves to a family member might be different, and that’s okay.
I don’t see [name]Diana[/name] as being similar to [name]Donna[/name].
[name]Donna[/name] as a middle name or simple [name]Dawn[/name] would be better.
Maybe [name]Dawn[/name]?
I think [name]Diana[/name] can honor [name]Donna[/name]. People use the same initials all the time. I know a [name]Jennifer[/name] named after [name]John[/name] since they have the same initials. I also know E. [name]Margaret[/name] who honors another E. [name]Margaret[/name], but the Es are different. I see nothing weird about this. Maybe if grandma’s name is [name]Donna[/name] [name]Anne[/name] you name your daughter [name]Diana[/name] [name]Ariel[/name], or [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Annika[/name]. or If Grandma is [name]Donna[/name] [name]Smith[/name], you could do [name]Diana[/name] [name]Smith[/name], [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Smith[/name], [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Serena[/name], etc. I like all of the these.
Another option you said her name was [name]LaDonna[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Leda[/name] or [name]Lydia[/name], etc.
Finally [name]Donna[/name] means lady…
I love both [name]Martha[/name]
and
[name]Marta[/name].
They mean lady and they are on my all times favorite list.
You have a good heart; that’s in the right place. Good [name]Luck[/name]!