Names...is there a female version

mishka29

Is there a female version of Greg or Gregory? My dad had quiet a serious health scare last month and is very lucky to be alive right now. I was thinking about honouring him with our middle name choice but I can't really think of anything that might work. Help please!

jmcgra06

I like this site

https://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/similarity_of_Gregory.html

It doesn't look like a lot of good options, unless you like Gregoria What's his middle name?

aggiebug

gregoria is the feminine version of Gregory in Spanish.

Georgia is feminized version of George not Greg, but maybe sort of close?

What about your dad's middle name? 

eta @jmcgra06 great minds think alike

PeaceofKia

Maybe Georgianna although it's more aligned with George.

mishka29

jmcgra06 said:

I like this site https://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/similarity_of_Gregory.html It doesn't look like a lot of good options, unless you like Gregoria What's his middle name?

Lol that might take a long time to grow on me! Gregory is his middle name. His first name is Miles which he hates so he always goes by his middle name. I figured it wasn't much of an honour to honour a name he hates lol

aggiebug

I can understand that!  I will say I have the same middle name as my grandmother which she didn't like.  She told my mom she couldn't understand why she would do such a silly thing, but in time it was a special joke for the both of us, and you could tell she pleased we shared a middle name (and all the teasing that went along with it).

Miles doesn't have many feminine options either though so that is tough.  

natsgirl12

What about a girl name with his initials? MG? You'd have a lot of options and he would still appreciate the sentiment (and hopefully understand that his name doesn't easily translate for a girl).

AF9211

It's not a variant of Gregory, but what about Rory? It's similar. 

lilybug319

Even though he hates Miles, what about Mila? I can't think of anything else for Greg that pps haven't already posted.

foxslaw

AF9211 said:

It's not a variant of Gregory, but what about Rory? It's similar. 

I vote for Rory or even Rory Mila

jennjilljo

I kind of like the name Gregoria. She sounds like a warrior who decimates armies. Is that strange?

One good option is to use it as a middle name to honor him since it's his middle name. Then they'll both have "Greg" based middle names. I also love the idea of using the same initials. My mom did this with my little brother. So he ands my grandpa are both JW. To add to it she used her maiden name as another middle name. Her maiden name has been used as a first name regularly though.

PippyLongstocking1

Do you already have a first name in mind? I have a good friend who really wanted to use a family name (Webber) so she did give it her daughter as a middle name, it's paired with a very feminine first name and I love it!

Sahara6971

If you give her a very feminine first name why not just use Gregory as the middle name? I think it would be cute!

jmcgra06

Oo I kind of like Rory for a middle name, too!

Valentino2013

Apparently Greer is the female (Scottish) version of Gregor (Gregory). Not my personal choice, but if the meaning is there for you it is a real name, and not a common one.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/greer

mishka29

I love the suggestions of Rory or Mila! Thanks ladies! I knew F15 would know!

kris101983

Gigi...said g g. We have also contemplated using my maiden name as a mn. A lot of people have that as a family tradition.

smcniff

I love the idea of matching initials.

prettieinpink87

What about Georgette I like Rory too though

maltwin1

These aren't super close, but you could use something that has the "Gre-" sound in it. The ones I thought of were:

Margaret
Gretta
Gretel
Grey

kcwnc

A close friend growing up has the mn Stewart. It was a promise her parents made to a dear friend to honor him for their 1st born. She hated it when she was younger but relishes it now. I vote Greer - because it's cute or Gregory for her mn.

weansworld09

I know a Greer and she is a lovely person and mother. Solid name!

rebecca20scherrer

Miles=mila
Greg=Georgia is all I got

MrsTucker2011

You could also do Miley for Miles. Or Grey for Gregory.

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lexxlamb

I like the name grays. Pronounced like grace. But you should spell it greys so it's like Gregory. Rory is so cute too!

kefttsc

Greer rocks!!!!

schnitz9

I have to second the Idea of initial.  As a jew we name after someone who has passed.  My father is from an orthodox jewish family so you can all guess how lovely all the names were on that side.  my grandfather died about a year before my sister was born.  His name was Morris and went only by his Hebrew name Masche.  Good Luck naming a girl after that right.  Well my sisters name is Marcy and it still honors him.  My granfathers name is Donald and if we have a boy we may use the name Daniel it is more modern.  

Sahara6971

schnitz9

I don't understand the whole Jewish mentality for naming people after one another. It makes me mad, lol. Only because I would have totally named my second son after my grandpa. His name was Norman but we couldn't honor him that way because he was still here. Now that he is gone, my grandma wants us to name this one after him but my son is Nolan, so Norman is way too close. In my own head, I don't think using the same first initial counts as naming someone after someone else, so I won't do it. My brother is Merrick (supposedly after our great grandpa Max) which again makes no sense to me. If this one were a girl, I'd love to name her Helen (my grandma's name) but she is still alive. Can you help shed some light on this for me? I don't know much about the religion. My dad was catholic and my mom, Jewish. You can PM me if you want. Thank you and sorry for rambling on!