So all through my pregnancy with DD, I tried to come up with a good variation of my grandmother's name for DD. She and I were very close and she passed away a month before DD was born. Her name was Olga (no middle name). We ended up naming DD for DH's grandmother who also passed away during my pregnancy. This week I saw a celeb baby with the middle name Olea (or maybe it was Olia). I know it's a little different, but better than Olga imo. I would use it as a middle name for my next daughter- assuming I have one. WDYT?
Warning
No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
If you're really opposed to using Olga, you can always look up the meaning of Olga and then pick a name with the same meaning to honor your grandmother. Or use the Jewish tradition of a name that begins with the same first letter of the person you intend to honor.
Warning
No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
I definitely don't hate either Olga or Olia but it makes me think of oleo...which is another name for butter. :-) I actually like Olga better than Olia though.
I prefer Olga. I also think that if you're naming in honor of someone, you should just use their name, not some other version of it. I think your daughter would be honored to be named after someone so special to you.
Re: A middle name in People magazine...