Help naming daughter after relative?

SilverP · Dec 18th, 2009, 16:38 PM

Hi, everyone.
I'm planning on naming my daughter either Lily or Francesca (not final decision though), and I wanted to honour my nan as we're unbelievably close and my grandparents mean more to me than any other family member (besides my son and husband obviously). But her name is Doris, which doesn't seem to go with anything. Do you think Francesca Doris is too weird?

She also has the occasional nickname Dot or Dottie, if that would go better. Her full name is Doris Louise Beatrice Purcell (Purcell being the surname), if that makes any difference. I was going to use Purcell so that I could honour both my grandparents by using their surname, but that would make her Francesca Purcell Prince, which could get confusing as my cousin's full name is Francine Purcell. Should I use her nickname/middle names instead of her first name, or just have two middle names?

coccyx · Dec 18th, 2009, 16:53 PM

francesca louise is lovely

v2007 · Dec 18th, 2009, 16:57 PM

I love it, my middle daughter is names after her nans.

Taylor her great grans maiden name
Elizabeth her great grans Christian name
June her Nanas birth month.

V xxxx

SilverP · Dec 18th, 2009, 17:02 PM

Thanks, both of these posts were helpful. Louise not only is one of my nan's middle names but its also my mother and I's sole middle name, and my great-grandma's middle name is Louisa. And V, your post was really handy as my nan's maiden name was also Taylor! What do you think about Lily Taylor/Francesca Taylor?

v2007 · Dec 18th, 2009, 17:10 PM

They are both gorg, but my personal fave is Lily Taylor.

V xxxx

trumpetbum · Dec 18th, 2009, 18:56 PM

I like the idea of using Purcell, and think Francesca Purcell Price is adorable. ETA: Tough Lily Taylor os very sweet too lol.

flutterbyes · Dec 19th, 2009, 05:01 AM

I like Dottie or maybe Dororthy
Lily Dorothy or Lily Dottie
Francesca Dorothy or Francesca Dottie

MUMOF5 · Dec 19th, 2009, 06:14 AM

I love your nans middle names and her surname

, and i also like Lilly and Francesca. I think any combination would be lovely. This l/o is having both of my nans names - Madeleine May

. xx

pixydust · Dec 19th, 2009, 08:00 AM

i like Lily Beatrice

but i also like Francesca and Dottie but not sure in what combinations :/

Dec 18th, 2009, 16:38 PM	#1
SilverP Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 36	Help naming daughter after relative? Hi, everyone. I'm planning on naming my daughter either Lily or Francesca (not final decision though), and I wanted to honour my nan as we're unbelievably close and my grandparents mean more to me than any other family member (besides my son and husband obviously). But her name is Doris, which doesn't seem to go with anything. Do you think Francesca Doris is too weird? She also has the occasional nickname Dot or Dottie, if that would go better. Her full name is Doris Louise Beatrice Purcell (Purcell being the surname), if that makes any difference. I was going to use Purcell so that I could honour both my grandparents by using their surname, but that would make her Francesca Purcell Prince, which could get confusing as my cousin's full name is Francine Purcell. Should I use her nickname/middle names instead of her first name, or just have two middle names?

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Dec 18th, 2009, 16:53 PM	#2
coccyx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: with the camels Posts: 2,578	francesca louise is lovely

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v2007 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trendy Morecambe Posts: 24,440	I love it, my middle daughter is names after her nans. Taylor her great grans maiden name Elizabeth her great grans Christian name June her Nanas birth month. V xxxx

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Dec 18th, 2009, 17:02 PM	#4
SilverP Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 36	Thanks, both of these posts were helpful. Louise not only is one of my nan's middle names but its also my mother and I's sole middle name, and my great-grandma's middle name is Louisa. And V, your post was really handy as my nan's maiden name was also Taylor! What do you think about Lily Taylor/Francesca Taylor?

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Dec 18th, 2009, 17:10 PM	#5
v2007 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trendy Morecambe Posts: 24,440	They are both gorg, but my personal fave is Lily Taylor. V xxxx

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Dec 18th, 2009, 18:56 PM	#6
trumpetbum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 3,398	I like the idea of using Purcell, and think Francesca Purcell Price is adorable. ETA: Tough Lily Taylor os very sweet too lol.

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Dec 19th, 2009, 05:01 AM	#7
flutterbyes Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 55	I like Dottie or maybe Dororthy Lily Dorothy or Lily Dottie Francesca Dorothy or Francesca Dottie

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Dec 19th, 2009, 06:14 AM	#8
MUMOF5 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 3,605	I love your nans middle names and her surname , and i also like Lilly and Francesca. I think any combination would be lovely. This l/o is having both of my nans names - Madeleine May . xx

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Dec 19th, 2009, 08:00 AM	#9
pixydust Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 2,376	i like Lily Beatrice but i also like Francesca and Dottie but not sure in what combinations :/

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