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Honoring my dad in girl's middle name

jane.saysjane.says member
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I want to honor my dad, who passed away about a year and a half ago, in some way with the middle name. His name is not suitable for a girl in any way imaginable, so we've settled on just using the initial "L" (what his name began with) as a middle name. Recently I thought about using the actual name "Elle" instead ? definitely a more subtle nod to him, but meaningful nonetheless.

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Re: Honoring my dad in girl's middle name

  • plunderbplunderb member
    If it ha meaning for you and your family, that's fine. If it's so far removed that even your family members will require an explanation of how you derived Elle from your dad's name, it is less successful.

    Another option is to use your dad's
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  • Manderlin923Manderlin923 member
    What's his name?
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  • CeCe8579CeCe8579 member
    imageplunderb:
    If it ha meaning for you and your family, that's fine. If it's so far removed that even your family members will require
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  • mgrulkemgrulke member

    What was your dad's name?  Cause these day you can use a "boy" name in the middle name as long as the first name is girly enough. 

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  • Lue94Lue94
    What will be your daughter's first name? If it is feminine, I would just use your father's actual name.
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  • banannapeach85banannapeach85 member
    I think this is a very good idea. Much better than just using the initial, which sort of looks like a placeholder.
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