Please help !DHs brother died last week and need middle name

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Hi name experts :) sadly my Dhs brother died suddenly last week of a massive brain haemorrhage . We have dd3 due in 2 weeks and dh would like to give her a middle name which honours his brother . His brothers name was Ian so not the easiest to come up with a nice female version.
Googling has come up with 2 options both of which I'm not sure how to pronounce and I'm not sure I like
Ianna
Ianthe

Her first name will be Elise and surname is Quinn .

All suggestions gladly accecpted !!!

I really like Ianthe

Did he have a middle name?

sorry for your loss

Think outside the box. Did he have a middle name, a hobby, a favourite animal/flower/bird? Is there a name you could use that means something like memory or niece or solace?

Sorry for your loss.

Ianthe is eye-ann-th-ee, very pretty. Doesn't really sound anything like Ian though.

Ianthe is pronounced eye-anth-ay

I think Elise Ianthe is quite nice.

www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/ianthe

you can listen from the link on here.

Sorry to hear this.

I think Elise Ianthe Quin sounds great and I don't see why you cant choose to pronounce it more ee-an-thee

Ian is the Gaelic form of John. The feminine firm of John is Jane which gives another option. I do like Ianthe though.

Sorry for your loss x

What about Nia? Same letters just rearranged.

Iona?

Sian? Both are ultimately derived from John (I think).

I'm sorry about your BIL.

How about using it at the end of the name? Vivian/Jillian, for example. Elise Vivian Quin is very pretty.

How would you feel about a name that ends in Ian such as Lorrian, , Jillian, Rhian, Lílian, Vivian or Sian?

I've just found a site which states "Ian" means God is Gracious, as does Gianna, what about that?

OP, these all have "God is Gracious" meanings, there's 305 on the list, hope you find one you like! babynames.merschat.com/index.cgi?function=Search&meaning=God%20is%20Gracious

Sofianna
Ian is in the middle!

Wow girls thanks so much for so many ideas already ! I really like some of the options :) his second name was Charles and his passion in life was rally driving a (very fast) green mini :) I think using the meaning of the name god is gracious and picking a female one is a good idea but dh would like something more obvious that stands out as Ian

I'm sorry for your loss.

Since it's the middle name, I'd honestly just use Ian and not bother trying to make it more feminine. It's a lovely tribute.

Just a quick response to want nyldn has suggested, I have an obvious boys middle name and I hate it. I dislike it so much I don't use it anymore, so I wouln't do that to her OP.

What about Charlotte for Charles?

Ianna is Celtic.

What about Minnie? After his beloved car? Elise Minnie?
My DS has a middle name from the name of the street I lived in when I was young and reminds me of a very very happy childhood.

Ianira or Ianeira is the name of a nymph associated with Persephone.

Liana or Liane? I'm very sorry for your loss