Hi, so my husband and I are trying to use names of our grandmothers to honor them. His grandmother passed two years ago and mine is declining rapidly. She has bladdar cancer and with her other health conditions, it was deemed inoperable.
The problem is that neither name is really that nice. LOL! We are trying not to get hung up vanity about it but at the same time want our baby to be proud (if it's a girl-- we find out next week).
His grandmother's name is Consuello (no middle name) and my grandmother's is Winnie Bee. They are both very old fashioned in their own culture. Anybody got any suggestions on how we could salvage these into something great?
Re: Trying to use grandmothers' names....not looking so good.
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Wow, that is highly unusual!
Maybe initials would be a good route to go.. give her a W B name? I do think mixing all three names could be very tough but perhaps doable?
Whitney Bella Consuello?
Wilhelmina Bee Consuello?
Wren Bridget Colette?
Okay, sorry for the randomness here just trying to brainstorm.
ETA: And what mj said.
Love Beatrice!
Bee could be Bianca
Winnie could be Wendy, Winifred, Winona
Okay, here's an idea. Why not honor her with a name that means "Bee" or is associated with honey? On Baby Names World, I found these names that supposedly mean "bee" or "Honey-bee":
Deborah (and variations of it like Debbie)
Melissa and Missie
Melina (Greek for "Honey")
Here's the link.
We know a little girl named Winnie and she is the cutest little thing. I like it
I also think Bee as a MN (for family purposes) is super sweet.
I was going to suggest Beatrice nn Bea as well.
No help on the Consuella part... sorry. I'm struggling with the same issue with my grandmother's name.
I'm sorry about your grandmother - my grandfather battled bladder cancer for years before passing away while I was PG with my second son.
FWIW, I happen to think Winnie Bee is about the sweetest name ever. I would absolutely use either Winnie or Bee as is for the mn slot. Do you have to honor both grandmothers with this one baby? I'd try to save one for a future child if I could.
I also like Beatrice with NN Bea/Bee.
If you don't like Winnie, maybe Wynn(e)?
This is great!!!!
I love Consuelo - I have a friend by this name. I would use that as a mn. As far as Winnie and Bee go... Beatrice is the first to come to mind and I love this name as well as Beatrix and Beatriz...
Beatriz Consuelo nn Bea or Trissy
Beatrice Consuelo nn Bea or Trissy
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Sounds like there have been some good suggestions (and I personally think that Winnie is a great NN), but just to throw this out there as an alternative...do you know their maiden names? Maybe those would make good middle names?
Also, since you may be having a boy, how about Winston?