Delores alternatives?

CaringCat

We're thinking about honoring my late grandma and using the name Delores as a middle name... I really don't like the name however and I'm wondering if you have a suggested alternative? Thanks!

Cricket99

Delia or Dory would be close, but if you want to honor her just go with full on Delores. How often are you going to use her middle name in reality? Did your grandma have a nickname she went by?

WildWhat

Lo, Lola, Dolly

CaboBride2015

Someone mentioned this the other day and I totally agree.... honoring someone by using a different version of their name (or a totally different name) is not much of an honor. Basically you're saying their name isn't good enough. It's a mn, if you really want to honor her than do it properly by using Delores or don't do it at all.

CaringCat

Thanks - I think using the real name or not at all is good advice...If I don't use it the right way then we'll be explaining who it's supposed to honor rather than it being obvious, which is the point!

saham07

does you grandmother have a middle name that you can use instead?

MWoodside

Delaney.

PJpeppercorn

I think it's beautiful as a middle name. And really, we stress so much about choosing a middle name and it sounding the best-- but really, how often do we use or say our middle name once the birth announcement is sent out? 

groovylocks

I'm sorry op, I can't think of anything that hasn't been discussed already. I just can't help suggesting Mulva to see who actually gets the reference.

virginiaunicorn11

Just to play devil's advocate, in Jewish tradition, you can honor someone by using the first letter or two of their name. So if you want to honor her with a D or De- name, there's solid precedent for doing so. (I realize you're probably not Jewish, just saying it's not an unheard of method.)

JuliaDeeS

That was my grandmas name too! My middle name is Dee in honor of her!!

BlueJuice

In fairness, I am honoring my godmother (Carole) by naming this baby Caroline, if it's a girl. I'm using it as a first name, though, and obviously the two names are more closely related than some alternatives might be. In the middle name slot it probably makes more sense to stick with the actual name, if you want the honorific to be clear.

Some ideas for alternatives, however: since Delores means 'sorrow,' you could try Deirdre ('sorrowful' in Celtic) or one of the female variations on Tristan, for the same idea.

BabyBoyH92016

I think Delores is a fine middle name. I also agree with other users that there is too much stress put on picking the perfect sounding first and middle name combo. In reality, we really don't use our middle names all that often. But if you truly dislike it, I think Dee is a cute alternative.

vulpini

virginiaunicorn11 said:

Just to play devil's advocate, in Jewish tradition, you can honor someone by using the first letter or two of their name. So if you want to honor her with a D or De- name, there's solid precedent for doing so. (I realize you're probably not Jewish, just saying it's not an unheard of method.)

Yup.  My family has four generations of this type of naming (in part due to antisemitism), so I see nothing wrong with honoring via the same first initial. My first son is named after one of his great grandmothers using the same first 3 letters.  My second son will be named after another great grandmother using the same first initial.

Flowr4246

What was her middle name?  Her surname?  Is it possible you could gleen a name to honor your LO out of either of those?  If not, Lori would be the closest to Delores that I could come up with.