My mom’s name is [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]. I love her an incredible amount; she’s made me into the person I am today. Although I’m not looking to have kids any time soon (I have to finish high school and college first), I’d like to figure out some ways to honor her. I don’t particularly like either of her names and I was wondering if y’all could help me out! I can’t find any names that mean the same thing
Variants of [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]…
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u]
[name_f]Micheline[/name_f]
[name_f]Michalina[/name_f]
[name_u]Mickey[/name_u]
Variants of [name_f]Christine[/name_f]…
[name_f]Christiane[/name_f]
Chrisanna, Chrisanne
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Stina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirstin[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristin[/name_f]
[name_f]Christelle[/name_f] could combine both names.
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] is a feminine form of [name_u]Michael[/name_u], the name of an archangel in Christianity, so perhaps a name connected with the other archangels (such as [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] or Raphaëlle/[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]) could work, or a name meaning “angel” (like [name_f]Angela[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]/Angéline, [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]/Angélique, [name_f]Arcangela[/name_f]).
Some possibilities:
[name_u]Christobel[/name_u]/[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_u]March[/name_u]
[name_f]Cerise[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarise[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmine[/name_u]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
I’m thinking [name_f]Mitzi[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] or [name_f]Tina[/name_f] [name_u]Shelley[/name_u]
I think [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f] is a pretty name. Both names are related to Christianity, so I like the previous poster’s idea of using angelic names.
Here are some combos where all the letters in [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f] are present:
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] or [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Charmian[/name_f]
[name_f]Charmian[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] or [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] [name_f]Marsha[/name_f]
[name_f]Marsha[/name_f] [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
Missing 1 letter, but still mostly comprised of letters in [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f]:
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u] (h)
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_u]Marion[/name_u] (s)
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] (m)
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_u]Mischa[/name_u] [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] (t)
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] [name_u]Mischa[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] (missing both m + n but so pretty!)
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
My favourite name similar to [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] is easily [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] and then of [name_f]Christine[/name_f] is would be [name_f]Christina[/name_f].
Have you considered giving your child two middle names? You could give the pair you like ([name_f]Betty[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u] or whatever it ended up being) and follow it with one of your mother’s names. Then you could have the pair you like, and honour your mother at the same time. An example, would be [name_f]Betty[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Christine[/name_f].
[name_f]Christelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Celestine[/name_f] came to mind first. Both could be a mash up of both names.
Ooh, [name_f]Christelle[/name_f] is so creative from a previous poster! You could also go off of her birth month, her birth stone, favorite flower, color, books, show, etc. Or you could go with the name [name_f]Honora[/name_f].
Could you just use [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] as a middle name? Or [name_f]Christine[/name_f]? Both work well as middle names.
Other options:
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Christa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
(trying to come up with things others haven’t suggested. :))
You could do something that sounds alike and not necessarily very similar. [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is like [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], or [name_f]Janelle[/name_f] even. You could also go with [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. For the mn just keep it a c name.
some that i first thought of:
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] [name_f]Christine[/name_f] (which is my name and i 10/10 like it!)
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] –
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Mischa[/name_u]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] –
[name_f]Chrissy[/name_f]
[name_f]Christa[/name_f]/[name_f]Krista[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrystal[/name_f]
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cristiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kersten[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirstie[/name_f]
Depends on how strict or loose you are about honor names, but I think even a rhyming name would be a nice little nod to your mom’s name?
For example, first name could be: [name_f]Amabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Anabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Arielle[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Brielle[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]. [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], [name_f]Giselle[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Jezebel[/name_f], [name_f]Joelle[/name_f], Lilibelle, Lorabelle, [name_f]Maribel[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Nelle[/name_f], [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], [name_f]Raquel[/name_f], [name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f]
Middle name could be: [name_f]Arlene[/name_f], [name_f]Alene[/name_f], [name_f]Carleen[/name_f], [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] [name_f]Coreen[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eponine[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Jolene[/name_f], [name_f]Marlene[/name_f], [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], [name_f]Serafine[/name_f], [name_f]Yasmeen[/name_f]
You could also explore names meaning ‘faith/faithful’ – [name_f]Minette[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Kya[/name_f]/[name_f]Kaya[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f], etc.
I think my favorite is the simple [name_f]Elle[/name_f] from [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]. Otherwise [name_u]Christy[/name_u] or [name_f]Chrissy[/name_f] would work well or perhaps. Chritina, [name_f]Tina[/name_f], or [name_u]Shell[/name_u].
Thanks for responding, everyone!
I really like the suggestions of [name_f]Christelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Celestine[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Minette[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], Éponine, [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (though I pronounce it with a long “i” sound so it doesn’t rhyme :/) and [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] too. [name_f]Elle[/name_f] and [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] are nice too. I’ll be adding these suggestions to my list!
I’ve recently fallen in love with the name [name_u]Laine[/name_u] for a little girl. (Also spelled [name_u]Lane[/name_u] & [name_u]Layne[/name_u]) But I’m not sure on any middle names or names for future siblings, any ideas?