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Her name was Margaret Ellen Mae and I could picture myself using a version of all three names. I'd most likely use Marguerite and call her "Daisy." Both Ellen and Mae (although my mom hated this) would make nice mns. I also like Maia.

My Mom's name was Melva Alice. Her whole name before she married my dad was Melva Alice Gray. I have used Alice as a MN for Sariah. And I should have used Gray for one of the boys but I didn't. Who knows maybe one of my kids will use it when they have kids of their own. :)

My mom is Loretta May.

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I would not use either of them but I would consider using Maeve or an -etta name or Lorelei especially for a mn. I guess I wouldn't be opposed to Loretta as a mn but May/ Mae is way too bland.

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My mother-in-law is Leslie Eleanor on her birth certificate but at some point she got confused and thought her mn was spelled Elanor so that is what she uses. I prefer Leslie for a boy and I love Elanor/ Eleanor but my mother-in-law is strongly opposed to honoring names for living people. She actually dislikes all honoring names especially fn's unless all the people who knew that person in your family are also dead. She feels that no pressure should be placed on a child to take after a loved family member or friend.

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My mother's one and only name was Beatrice. Her mother was Florence Beatrice, her father was Thomas; both their children had one name each.

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She didn't mind her name at all, but mildly resented the fact that nobody ever used it. She could and did live with Bea, but couldn't stand Beattie - which itself sometimes shortened to Beat! Nobody ever tried Trixie, Trissie or Tris, luckily for them.

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When our first daughter was born, we wanted to use our late mothers' names as mns. This was fine, but left us stranded when that daughter died. We managed to have a second daughter, and used Beatrice as her fn, with Elizabeth and Anne as mns, also both family names. Note spelling of initials! I'm probably the only person who actually calls her Beatrice, simply because Bea to me still refers to my mother (who would not have encouraged us to use her name, had she lived to see it, but nor would she have tried to impose her opinion on us); to everyone else, she's a happy Bea.

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My father wanted to name me Sarah Anne after his late mother; my mother vetoed Sarah in the nicest possible way, and graciously allowed him to keep Anne as a mn. Thanks, Mum! I really dislike Sarah.

Diana Rochelle

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I do like it actually. I don't know that I would use it, though.

Barbara Ann

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Barbara has a few decades to go before it comes back in the US, I think. Perhaps I'll have a granddaughter named Barbara!

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I love using variants of Ann in honor of her, though. Anna, Anneliese, Annette, and so on.

My mother is Caryl Ann. I would potentially use Caryl as a MN for a daughter. My MN is also Ann. I find it so boring and would not pass that along.

My mother's name is Katrin and yes, I would use it as a middle name.

Caroline Rosina and yes I would.

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Her mother's middle name was Rosina and her grandmother's, great-grandmother's and a several more before that. Mine is too and if I had a daughter she would have it as a first or middle.

Loretta Darlene. She was named Loretta after an aunt who died around the time she was born, but she's always gone by Darlene.

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I wouldn't use either of them.

Florence. No middle name. Don't really want to honor anyone, so I wouldn't use it.

Zoe Camille.

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I did give my daughter Zoe as a middle name to honor my mother, but that doesn't really count as an answer to the "Would you use it?" question. I like both names, but neither enough to use, presuming that neither one belonged to my mother.

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My mother hated both names.

Roberta Bernadette

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Has gone by ruby

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I would definitely use Roberta Bernadette on a future daughter

Sharon Elizabeth

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I would have liked to have used Elizabeth as a middle name to honor her and my grandmother (and myself), but only had boys. Not having any more kids.

And in England haha. Everyone was buying gifts and going out with their mums, getting visits from them, posting cute Instagram pics, and I just called mine, she likes to talk haha.

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Anyway, she's Cheryl, which isn't awful, but not my style. It's pronounced with a Ch sound (not a Sh) because apparently my grandad wanted Cherry, but grandma wasn't having it, so Cheryl was the compromise. I didn't even know people say Sheryl until I was about 12. I prefer variations of her middle name Ann to honour her (I love Georgiana and Anna).

Madeleine Florence.
First name maybe as a middle name, middle name I hate due to an aunt with the same name.

My birth mother is named Cynthia Diane.

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I quite like Cynthia, but abhor Cindy, which is what she goes by. I would use Cynthia if not for the family connection. I also like Thia or Thea a lot.

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My mother is named Rebecca Irene.

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We used Irene as a middle name for our youngest daughter, Nadine Marikit Irene P.

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I do like Rebecca, but not crazy about the dated Becky. I would probably use Becca. We considered naming one of the girls Rebecca, but the common-ness of the name just deterred me. My mother would have been thrilled though.

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She was delighted enough with Irene. Actually, I love Irene and am almost sad we didn't use it or save it as a first name. It's delightfully vintage yet lively.

Mum is Nicola Mary

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Really not a fan of Nicola or any of it's variants (though I hold a soft spot for Nicky on a boy).
Mary on the other hand was also my paternal grandmother's middle name and my middle name so I am very eager to pass it on to a future daughter.

Jeanne Elizabeth and yes, I would use both but more so Elizabeth.

Lisa Jean. I would not use either, but I think it brought her joy when I passed her father's name on to my son.

Jill Arlene (born in the 40s)

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She loathes Arlene, so not that. Jill maybe -- but unlikely. I like it on her, and she likes it, but I just can't really imagine using it on a kid. I'd be more likely to honor her by using a name she likes or by incorporating her last name, which is really cool.

My mother is named Roberta, in honor of her father's only brother who died in World War II. I don't particularly care for its sound, but I would consider using it as a middle name.

My mother's name is Karita Johanna Pirjaana. I'd use Johanna, because it's also my MN (and her mother's). I've also started to like Karita and especially its original Latin form Caritas for its lovely meaning.

My mother's name is Nicole Michelle. I would definitely use her name or some sort of variation of her name for a first or middle!

My mom's name is Anna Camilla, and she goes by Camilla. Anna is technically the middle name, even if it's first in order.

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Anna is honoring, and it's also one of my middle names. I've been planning on using it for ages if I ever have a daughter. I probably wouldn't use both Anna and Camilla, but I'd be fine with using either one of them. I'd love to honor my maternal grandmother as well and her name is Britt Signe Margareta.

My mums name is Sandra. I don't really like the name but I have considered using Chrisandra as a middle name for a future daughter. Chris from my mother inlaw Christine and Sandra for my mum.

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My sister named my niece Giselle Alessandra after our mum.

My mother's name was Freda Jean. (I have my middle name after her, the name I always use.)
I didn't use her name for my daughter;if we'd had another daughter, I would have.)

Virginia, but she goes by Ginny

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outside of her side, that is. On her side, she only goes by Virginia. And no, I wouldn't use it. Maybe Ginny as a nn for Geneva, but Virginia is too dated!

Hi !!!

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My mother's name is Sabrina.
I like it very much because it has a floreal meaning.

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Infact it derives from the Hebrew word "sabre" which is the cactus's fruit so it means "thorny but sweet".

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After that it is commonly related with witches and this theme is so fascinating imo.

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I would use it maybe as MN for a future daughter.
I like it very much also without the link with my mother's name.