Naming after my grandfather - a challenge for you!

[Jojoba1986]

My grandad died when I was 12 & I'd love to name a baby after him but he hated all his names & would be horrified if we used any of them! Can anyone think of names that are related/similar to Dudley, Lionel or Mortimer for either gender that are a little more common?

(Told you it was a challenge!)

Lionel > lion > What about Leo?

or Leonie for a girl?

Dudley and Mortimer are fantastic

Lionel - Leon?

Mortimer - Martin? (a long shot, I know!)

Mickey Mouse was originally going to be called Mortimer Mouse so...Mickey? clutching at straws

Names that are sort of composits of the sounds?:

Marley
Mulder
Lomond
Dulcie
Martina
Nel
Leigh

or maybe have the same initial?

e.g David Leo Michael
Diana Lily May

We have a relative called Liona

Or think of a quality that represents your grandfather and then choose a name with that meaning?

I like the Spanish version of Lionel, Leonel.

Davie Lyell Montgomery?
Leon, Lynley, Leander, Leonard
Audley

Apparently Dudley means "people's field" and other names with meanings relating to fields include Ansley.

Dexter?

Milton? Monty? Milo? Miles?

Louis?

Delia? Delilah?

Marnie? Mariella? Marielle? (Mortimer means 'dead sea', so I thought girl's names with a sea-related meaning)

Leonard? Lila?

Not Leonard for a girl!

Oh God, no!

I meant to type Leonie or Leona, but my fucking phone autocorrected me!

I really like Dudley, I've known two, and they have both been warm generous people, so I'd just use that, not very helpful for you though. What were his parents and his children called, maybe you could use one of their names and still have that family link to your grandfather?

There's a Welsh name - Llion - pronounced Llee-onn. Similar to Lionel?

I love Mortimer and Dudley

Tim?

MorTIMer

Nell?

LioNELL

Can't think of any more

What was his surname? Is that useable as a middle name?

That's what we did for DC1 - used a missed relative's maiden name as a middle name.

the word 'mort' has a very dark meaning that derives from the latin - think mortality

As my mum's name and our surname are very similar, I didn't want to use her Christian name but wanted to honour her. I went for Grace as she loved the hymn "amazing grace" and it pretty much summed mum up too.

If he hated his names, how about looking at the things he loved and getting inspiration from there?

Name choosing is too hard!

I think Leny Henry is from Dudley - so \henty - tenuous I know

copy and paste from wikki - noteable people from Dudley

Footballer Duncan Edwards was born in Dudley, and is commemorated by a statue in the town centre.

Sam Allardyce (1954 - ) - Football manager and former footballer.

John Badley (1783?1870) - Surgeon of Dudley, FRCS (original 300 Fellows); Medical pioneer.

John Haden Badley (1865?1967) - Educator, founder (1893) and Headmaster (1893?1935) of Bedales School.

Bert Bissell (1902?1998) - Mountain climber and peace campaigner. Dudley was twinned with the town of Fort William in his honour.[79]

Ben Black (1889?1950) - Composer

Jason Bonham (1966 - ) - Drummer; son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

David Burrows (1968 - ) - retired professional footballer who played for clubs including Liverpool, Everton and Coventry City.

Charles Alfred Coulson (13 December 1910 - 7 January 1974) FRS, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics and then Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Oxford.

John Metcalfe Coulson (13 December 1910 - 1990), Professor of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London; author of major textbook series, twin of Charles, born in Dudley.

Billy Dainty (1927?1986) - Comedian
Abraham Darby I (1678?1717) - Born in Woodsetton; Industrial pioneer, who developed the first practical method of producing iron using coke instead of charcoal.
Joe Darby (1861-1937) - Born in Netherton; Champion spring jumper.[80]

Duncan Edwards (1936?1958) - England footballer who died in the Munich Air Disaster. The Dudley Southern Bypass was renamed 'Duncan Edwards Way' in his memory, and a statue of him was erected in the town Market Place in 1999. He is buried at the town cemetery.[81]

Reanne Evans (1985 - ) - Three-time Ladies' World Snooker Champion

Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho (1956 -) - X Factor 2010 Contestant

Kaleigh Grainger (1986 - ) ? Unicyclist
Lenny Henry (1958 - ) - Actor and comedian.

Sculpture commemorating Dudley-born director James Whale, outside Showcase Cinema.

Sue Lawley (1946 - ) - Born in Sedgley; Newsreader

Nigel Mazlyn Jones - Musician

Jas Mann (1971 - ) - Musician

Jim MacCool (1958 - ) Dudley's poet in residence

Ian Messiter (1920?1999) - Comedy writer

Norman Pace (1953 - ) ? Comedian
William Perry (1819?1880) - Prizefighter, also known as the Tipton Slasher. Buried in St John's Churchyard, Kate's Hill.

Dorothy Round (1908?1982) - Tennis player and twice Wimbledon women's singles champion in 1934 and 1937.

Percy Shakespeare (1906?1943) - Artist

Joe Smith (1889?1971) - Former footballer and football manager (was manager of Blackpool at the time of their famous 1953 FA Cup final victory over Bolton, dubbed the "Matthews Final").

James Whale (1889?1957) - Horror film director, best known for his films Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.

www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Lionel

this site gives you alternatives. lionel - lyndley or leon - i quite like lyndley as a middle name

mortimer means stagnant lake apparently.

we just used the surname as a third middle name for our ds who had the same birthday as his great grandmother. she was really pleased.

Morten for a boy, like Charlie's friend in Charlie and Lola?
Morvern for a girl like Morvern Callar? (bit stretching!)

The female writer of We Need To Talk About Kevin is called Lionel.