Can you think of any ways to honour Merle (my grandmother’s name.) Her middle name was Lorraine, but she loved neither really. Ideas I have so far are:
Marais
Meriel (not sure if this is kind of redundant and should be Mariel still)
Marine or Maren - Her birthstone was aquamarine, my cousins have the last name Marin, so I can’t use that spelling.
Lark, Finch etc . - another bird name?
Any other ideas? Thanks!
Do you like the nickname Birdie? Lots of names would lend themselves to it … I think any B name could work, plus many others. Beatrix, Bernadette, Bridget, Alberta …