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HelpRe: Honoring grandma - Janice
in reply to a message by jrs
Personally, I'd rather use the name that SHE was called by, not her mn. At one time, I considered naming one of my children after my bff. I thought about using a form of her mn, Marie, but then realized that the mn didn't capture the essence of my friend. Obviously, her fn did. And also, she was given the name Marie to honor HER aunt so it just didn't make much sense to me.
I pronounce Murielle and Meriel differently as well and much prefer Muriel even though I don't like it much (now Mariel and Marielle are a completely different story). And if you don't like Merle, then I wouldn't use it. Your gm's fn or a form of her fn would be more meaningful for you, I believe. Of your choices, I love Felicity Juliet but it doesn't really honor, does it? Then again, there are some cultures that believe matching initials DO honor, so who am I to quibble? Janice has a nice flow with Felicity as well.
ETA: Does your gm feel well enough to ask her opinion on this? The reasoning I'm asking is because I used to belong to another name forum for years. There was a woman who wanted to name her dd after the gm who raised her. The problem was, she didn't like the name much but was going to bite the bullet and just do it. One day, late in the pregnancy, the woman and her gm went to a doctor's appointment. While in the waiting room, she finally told her gm of her plans to name the baby after her. The gm was furious and basically said, "Don't you dare!" Seems she had always hated her name so they compromised and the gm helped select the baby's name. I thought that was a beautiful story at the time and I'm sure it made the gm feel very special, indeed.
I pronounce Murielle and Meriel differently as well and much prefer Muriel even though I don't like it much (now Mariel and Marielle are a completely different story). And if you don't like Merle, then I wouldn't use it. Your gm's fn or a form of her fn would be more meaningful for you, I believe. Of your choices, I love Felicity Juliet but it doesn't really honor, does it? Then again, there are some cultures that believe matching initials DO honor, so who am I to quibble? Janice has a nice flow with Felicity as well.
ETA: Does your gm feel well enough to ask her opinion on this? The reasoning I'm asking is because I used to belong to another name forum for years. There was a woman who wanted to name her dd after the gm who raised her. The problem was, she didn't like the name much but was going to bite the bullet and just do it. One day, late in the pregnancy, the woman and her gm went to a doctor's appointment. While in the waiting room, she finally told her gm of her plans to name the baby after her. The gm was furious and basically said, "Don't you dare!" Seems she had always hated her name so they compromised and the gm helped select the baby's name. I thought that was a beautiful story at the time and I'm sure it made the gm feel very special, indeed.
This message was edited 12/4/2010, 7:43 AM
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