LINDA as a middle name...

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

okay, it seems like there are more and more of these posts, but i really do need help with it!!

my grandmother, one of my best friends in the entire world, most meaningful and influential women in my life and my husband's life for the 3 years he knew her, died in May '08. Her name was Linda Adelle.

I want to honor her in my daughter's name, but i cant come up with anythingggg.... Adelle is out (my aunt named her daughter Maya Adelle, after her grandmother, my grandmothers mom.) Honestly, i'm not a huge fan of Linda as a first name, so I'd love to use it as a middle name... i have wracked my brain, talked to family, looked at sites, and i cant come up with any good name as a first name with Linda as a middle name!!!

help? anyone? any ideas? ANYTHING? it's driving me ape-shit that i cant think of ANYTHING.

EDIT: I'm not really looking for a variation of Linda, i really want to use "Linda" as a middle name. And, although I do like it, I'm not going to use Adelle or any variation of it :/ Thanks for the suggestions so far though!

EDIT #2: My naming style is pretty classic... i like 'girly' names. Olivia, Amelia, Vivian, Evelyn, Dawn, Wendy... the ONLY variation i could consider is "Lindy", but my husband is none-too-fond of it :P I also generally stay away from ethnic-sounding names. The only ethnic-side i'd go for is something Irish/Celtic, otherwise American/English.

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[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Adelaide
Adeline
Adelia
Della
Ella/Elle
Adelyn
Linette/Lynette

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

...
Adelaide Linda
Adeline Linda
Adelia Linda
Della Linda
Ella/Elle Linda
Adelyn Linda
Linette/Lynette Linda

...isnt that a lot of L sound going on? please please dont get me wrong, i LOVE those names... Adelia, Adelaide... all those classic sounding names are gorgeous, but i thought too much L is kind of a mouthful?

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

Adelle is so cute though =[

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

i know :/

see, my great-grandma was Margaret Adelle (went by Adelle her whole life), and my aunt named her daughter after her. My grandma obviously was Linda Adelle, but she went by Linda, so that's what I want to use. lol

[rockthecrown.livejournal.com]

No help really, but I've been having fun using this website. You type in the middle name, last name, and gender and then they'll give you first name suggestions.

http://www.babynamegenie.com/baby-first-names/

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

hey, fancy!! thanks for that!!

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

I really like the idea of sort of combining the two for Adeline, or using a name similar to Linda, like Linden or Linnaea.

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

to be honest, i loveeeee the name Lindy (i'm also a swing dancer), but my husband is less than amused by that name. I actually wanted to do Lindy Anne to cover both of my grandmothers (my mom's mom is Anne, dad's mom is Linda) and i think it's adorable, but the hubs, not so much.

though combining the two is nice! I dunno if he would like it... i'm bringin it up. hehe

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Violet Linda
Elyse Linda
Catherine Linda
Ava Linda
Evolet Linda
Maribel Linda
Marisol Linda
Dominique Linda
Rosa Linda
Gabrielle Linda


What about another version of Adelle?

ADÉL f Hungarian
ADÉLA f Czech
ADELA f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
ADÈLE f French
ADELE f German, English, Italian, Finnish
ADELIA f English, Spanish
ADELINA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Finnish, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
ADELINE f French, English
ADELITA f Spanish (Latin American)
ADELLE f English
ALENE f English
ALIN m Romanian
ALINA (2) f German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Finnish
ALINE f French, English
ALITA f Spanish (Latin American)
DELIA (2) f English
DELLA f English

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

yeah, adelle is out for the most part. i'm ok with it, but i really want to honor the Linda aspect. thanks for all the suggestions! :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Ada
Adeline
Lydia
Lynn
Lena
Melinda
Belinda
Lindsey/Lindsay

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

meh, i think i really want to use "linda" as a middle name, not a variation :/ thank you though!!!

[grasshulaskirt.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you ever discussed this with your grandmother but you could always name her one of your grandmothers favorite names. I think that would be equally honoring IMO. Or a Linda variation like Lindee?

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

haha i just commented someone with that.. i love the name Lindy, as I'm a swing dancer too (Lindy is a variation of swing), but my hubs is sooo not a fan. And unfortunately i didnt get a chance to talk with her about names she liked. the names she chose for her kids were pretty random with no meaning behind them, lol.

[wowthatisminty.livejournal.com]

Rosa Linda?

My mom's name is Linda Suzanne, I like that :)

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

Linda Suzanne is cute :) i like it :)

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Linda has always been one of my favorite names. In fact, my #1 combination for girls is Stacey Linda. I think almost any name ending with an "ee" sound would go well with Linda as a middle.

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

good idea! that's cool Linda is one of your fav names... i dont know why it's not on my list, it should be, lol, but i dunno why i dont like it as a first. maybe because it's like, that is my grandmother's name, i couldnt imagine calling my daughter linda. i even know other Linda's in the world, but i dont associate them with that name the way i would if it was my daughter.

and you're right, the "ee" sound before Linda works really well, thanks!! :) (stacy is adorable fyi)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Audrey Linda
Catherine Linda
Naomi Linda
Amy Linda

Linda Catherine
Linda Rachel
Linda Michelle
Linda Paige
Linda Colleen
Linda Theresa
Linda Natalie
Linda Victoria

Heh, sorry, I know you said you weren't keen on Linda as a first name. It does seem to be easier to find middle names for it rather than first names--I can see why it's tough! Hopefully these have been of some help, good luck!

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

I KNOWW!!!! so easy to find middle names for linda as a first. messed up, haha. thanks for the suggestions!! :) :)

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

still loving the charlotte... ivy is cute too :)

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

How about Linelle for a combo of both Linda and Adelle?

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

ehh.. not really into the combos, and def. nothing with adelle. but thank you very mucho! :)

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

Let's see... this is mostly going down my own name list, with a few others thrown in.

Abigail Linda
Adrienne Linda
Alison Linda
Amy Linda
Autumn Linda
Bethany Linda
Cassidy Linda
Daisy Linda
Daphne Linda
Elanor Linda
Grace Linda
Haley Linda
Harriet Linda
Iris Linda
Ivy Linda
Joy Linda
June Linda
Kelly Linda
Margot Linda
Mary Linda
Mercy Linda
Miriam Linda
Naomi Linda
Natalie Linda
Paige Linda
Rebecca Linda
Rose Linda
Rosemary Linda
Ruby Linda
Sadie Linda
Sophie Linda
Summer Linda
Valerie Linda

It does seem to pair well with names ending with an "ee" sound, like someone else mentioned. It is hard to have it in the mn slot though. I think it's the rhythm of it.

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

wow, thanks for the list! and you're right... mn slot is difficult. that's why i'm having such a hard time, haha.

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

My middle name is Lin after my mom Linda

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

lol, my name is Melody.

thanks for the suggestions! :)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think most of your names sound really nice with linda as a middle. i dont think its necessarily a huge priority that names "flow" like so many talk about here. if the name has meaning for you, its far more important. our first girls middle name will be colleen, after my late mother, and not all of our names sound ideal with it, but thats not the priority for me, you know?

i think the best sounding from your list with linda are: olivia, amelia and evelyn

best of luck.

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

thanks!! :) :)

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

It's hard to say because the last name could totally make it work or throw it off. I don't really think that the first/middle name flow is that important since you're already set on a middle name which is so special to you. I think I'd worry more about the first name/last name flowing more than the first name/middle name.

Out of your list, I think Vivian Linda sounds great : ) I think the three-syllable names like that which end in a consonant (or of course a silent vowel, such as in Isabelle) would work best with Linda as a middle name.

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

thanks!! :) :)