How would you honour someone who's name you didn't like?

[indianruby]

I think Claudie Meadow is flippin' adorable

[ljandrl]

I think Claudie Meadow is flippin' adorable

Aww really? I'm not sure yet but I'm considering it, it is pretty sweet isn't it? It's a little more hippie than my usual naming style, though my "life" style is a little hippie so maybe it's appropriate ha!

I couldn't do Claudie Meadow Morgan though, I really dislike Meadow and Morgan next to each other, so I'm not sure what I'd use as the second middle name.

I'm still feeling like I'm missing a trick as far as a way to honour her. Hmmm.

[lineska]

Claudie Meadow is adorable.

Claudie Loren
Claudie Lamb
Claudie Nanette (Ok, I thought this was a stretch at first, but I kind of like the idea that your daughter is a diminutive form of your Nan...)

[kittyn]

What about using Shira or Sharla? Even Charlotte would work!

I agree, I really love Claudie Meadow, and also the PP's suggestion of Claudie Loren, though that doesn't work so well with Morgan.

[ljandrl]

Thanks for all the Meadow love! I wasn't expecting it tbh! Its growing on me for sure

I also love the suggestion of Nanette! Claudie Nanette is so cute and French sounding She would also call her grandmothers Nan though so it couldvlose the connection to my Nan.

My fave ideas from all the suggestions, with a few of my own, are:

Seabourne
Shea
Shiri
Shirin
Shirlyn
Shirelle
Hadley
Marley
Waverley
Bailey
Siciley
Abilene
Meadow
August
Augusta
Virgina
Sera
Anais
Nanette
Eirlys
Sophie
Sophia
Lydia
Primrose
Kate
Kitty

I would use a second middle so the ones ending in "ee" will work. Thoughts? Which is your fave in sound alone? Which do you think is the strongest connection to my grandmother? Which would you use? Thanks again everyone! You're so helpful.

[rollo]

What about Riley!?? ie 'irley' in Shirley.

rollo

[ljandrl]

What about Riley!?? ie 'irley' in Shirley.

rollo

Hi Rollo, yes I did think of that myself, and even Ryley (though I hate trendy spellings!) since it would combine the last letters of my partner's grandmothers name (Beryl) with the last letters of Shirley.

However, my partner's name is Ryan so I feel like the connection to my grandmother would be overlooked in favour of a connection to him. I really want the name to be all about her if that makes sense? It's so difficult!

What are people's opinions on whether an initial is enough to honour someone? Just an S name? Is that enough?

The original plan (as you see in my signature) was to use the name Seirian for her (SAY-ree-an) since it begins with S and means bright (Shirley means bright meadow). I'm not feeling so connected to it anymore though. Not convinced it's connected enough to my grandmother to really honour her. Hmm!