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Namesakes and Jillian
I was wondering what one thought of the combo Eleanor Jillian? I am not a huge fan of the name Jillian, though I don't think it is bad either. I am using it to honor my grandmother named Jill. Also, what do you think are the best namesakes for:Jill
Darlene
Douglas
Dean
Betty
Lou
Carl
Roger
Allen
Joshua
Reinhold
Frida

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For a more "classic" combo Eleanor Juliana sounds pretty. Since Jill/ Gillian is a version of Juliana the meaning is preserved.
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Eleanor Jillian sounds nice.Best namesakes:
Jill - Jill or Jillian
Darlene - Darlene or Darla
Douglas - Douglas
Dean - Dane for a boy and Deanna for a girl
Betty - Elise, Beth, Elizabeth / Elisabeth, Bethan, Isabelle / Isabel / Isobel, Isabella, Sabella, Isabeau, Eliza, Elsa, Elspeth, Lily, Lillian, Lillia / Lilia (there are lots of great forms of Elizabeth)
Lou - Louis or Ludovic for a boy and Lovisa for a girl
Carl - Carl for a boy or Caroline for a girl
Roger - Roderick (not really a form of Roger, but it works)
Allen - Allen or Alain for a boy and Alanna or Alaina for a girl
Joshua - Joshua
Reinhold - Rein
Frida - Frida although I prefer Freya, but since they aren't related names, I don't know if it would work.
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I think Eleanor Jillian is very pretty! It has a fresh feeling to it. :) Jill - Jillian
Darlene - Darla or Arlene
Douglas - Douglas
Dean - Dean
Betty - Betty or Elizabeth/Elisabeth (too much of a stretch?)
Lou - Louis / Lewis
Carl - Charles
Roger - Roger
Allen - Allen
Joshua - Joshua
Reinhold - ?
Frida - Freya
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Unless you really hate the name but like a related name, I'm an advocate for using the exact same name to honor someone.Eleanor Jillian is beautiful! I prefer the spelling Gillian, but if you're honoring a Jill, obviously Jillian makes more sense. :)
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I love Jillian and think it works great as a namesake for Jill. I think the combo Eleanor Jillian works very well.Jill - Jillian
Darlene - Dara
Douglas - I would use Douglas. It's a great classic name.
Dean - Dina or Deena for a girl. Dean for a boy.
Betty - Betsy / Bets
Lou - Louisa
Carl - can't think of one, and dislike Carl. Carmen for a girl?
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Eleanor Jillian sounds really sweet. I would say you can use Julia to honor Jillian, but I don't like the sound of Eleanor Julia.
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I guess it doesn't need to go with Eleanor, I am just looking for general ideas.
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