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

[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

[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?

[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.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I meant as alternatives to Adele or Linda. Rather than just outright using those names, use variants of them to evoke the same feeling.

I'm bad at reading posts lol! I didn't exactly see that you wanted to use Linda as the middle.

[rockthecrown.livejournal.com]

I found it fun. It also has options to help you pick a middle name too if you've already settled on a first.

[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

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

hahaha

1. Serenity Linda Calvert
2. Iyana Linda Calver
3. Bailey Linda Calvert

the only one i could imagine doing would be Bailey, but it's sooooo common!

[rockthecrown.livejournal.com]

I just kept on hitting refresh :P

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Lindy is adorable.

I like your icon, by the way. :)

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

oh haha, it's cool!! i didnt get it, but i also have placentabrain right now, AND i'm blonde :P hahah

[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]

thanks!! and thanks :)

i love Lindy... thankfully i'm all preggo with a boy right now, so by the time a girl rolls around, i might have time to talk hubs into it. the first time i mentioned it he's like "seriously... you're not serious about it..." haha THANKS MAN.

[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! :)

[pianokitten.livejournal.com]

good idea. i saw a couple good ones, then it landed on "Lindsay Linda" .....really? hahah

[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!!!

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

I guess I read the post wrong. I think Lindy is a wonderful alternative to Linda, too, by the way.

I guess it's rather hard for me to give name suggestions considering I'm not sure of your naming style what-so-ever (other than the fact that you want to use Linda as a middle name). Do you have any favorite names?

[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]

i guess i should include that too. I'm not huge on ethnic-sounding names, relatively old-fashioned... for girls i like girly names... I like Lindy, Olivia, Amelia, Evelyn, Vivian, Dawn, Wendy... things like that.

Last name is Calvert, by the way. though that's not hard to match. haha, so " _____ Linda Calvert."

[wowthatisminty.livejournal.com]

Rosa Linda?

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

[grasshulaskirt.livejournal.com]

I love this name! Lindy Anne! Your husband will grow to love it and or come up with his own nickname for her. :)