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HelpHonouring Family Members
I have a list of names honouring family members Jacqueline, Elizabeth, Maree and John (these are their spellings, so Maree will never be changed to Marie). But I have some other names honouring other family members that I'm not to sure actually work.
Alyssa honouring Lisa (sister, Lisa Jane)
Emily honouring Leigh (sister, Carol Leigh)
Alexandra honouring Alexander (stepdad, David Alexander)
George honouring Gregor (grandfather)
Anders honouring Andrew (brother)
I have been having trouble finding names to honour my grandmother Heather Gwen, I don't like any of the names starting with Gwen (Gwendolyn, etc)
Alyssa honouring Lisa (sister, Lisa Jane)
Emily honouring Leigh (sister, Carol Leigh)
Alexandra honouring Alexander (stepdad, David Alexander)
George honouring Gregor (grandfather)
Anders honouring Andrew (brother)
I have been having trouble finding names to honour my grandmother Heather Gwen, I don't like any of the names starting with Gwen (Gwendolyn, etc)
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Hmm. Unless it is changing the spelling, or changing the name from masculine to feminine or vice versa, I always find it a little suspect to call a completely different name honoring.
For instance, my grandmother goes by Nell. If I named my daughter Eleanor, and called her Nell, I would say the nickname honors my grandmother, but not her name even though it is of the same root name. Though, I'm kind of picky that way.
In your list the only one I think really works is Alexandra and Anders.
Leigh & Emily are not the same name despite the similar sound. Alyssa and Lisa don't even have a similar sound at all.
George & Gregor/Gregory are not even from the same root name the way Anders & Andrew are. Though, Gregor is awesome. I love Gregor.
For instance, my grandmother goes by Nell. If I named my daughter Eleanor, and called her Nell, I would say the nickname honors my grandmother, but not her name even though it is of the same root name. Though, I'm kind of picky that way.
In your list the only one I think really works is Alexandra and Anders.
Leigh & Emily are not the same name despite the similar sound. Alyssa and Lisa don't even have a similar sound at all.
George & Gregor/Gregory are not even from the same root name the way Anders & Andrew are. Though, Gregor is awesome. I love Gregor.
This message was edited 4/23/2015, 8:59 AM
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Alice Jane, perhaps, rather than dated Alyssa?
Emily is so beautiful - just saying to someone "I thought of you when I named my daughter Emily" would brighten their lives even if their actual name was Madison.
Alexandra works perfectly!
George is no doubt OK but I'd name a son Gregor even in the absence of a granddad.
Anders is much nicer than Andrew!
I agree about Gwen names. If not Heather, maybe Erica? Same plant, basically.
Emily is so beautiful - just saying to someone "I thought of you when I named my daughter Emily" would brighten their lives even if their actual name was Madison.
Alexandra works perfectly!
George is no doubt OK but I'd name a son Gregor even in the absence of a granddad.
Anders is much nicer than Andrew!
I agree about Gwen names. If not Heather, maybe Erica? Same plant, basically.
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Heather Gwen is nice! but maybe Heath on a boy instead? Or keep the initials and choose different names, maybe - Helena Grace, Hayley Georgia, something like that.
Alexandra and Anders work fine for me & I'd prefer Elisa to Alyssa - less dated and it's got the sound in there. Emily is a bit of a stretch although not too bad, but George seems too stretched - can't come up with anything better, but I don't think Gregor is so bad as a middle name.
Alexandra and Anders work fine for me & I'd prefer Elisa to Alyssa - less dated and it's got the sound in there. Emily is a bit of a stretch although not too bad, but George seems too stretched - can't come up with anything better, but I don't think Gregor is so bad as a middle name.
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