Honouring a relative...

[pollymarie]

Hey guys,

Do you know any good middle names to honour an Amanda? Can't be Miranda/Mandy.

Thanks!

I'm confused, sorry. You want a name similar to Amanda as middle name? Or is it Amanda as first name?

If it helps, I think Amanda would be a lovely middle name.

Milly-Molly-Mandy

Yes, Amanda would seem the obvious choice...

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, something similar to Amanda to honour her. We don’t think Amanda fits with the first name and the second middle name.... it would be Hadley Amanda Sage... at the moment we have Hadley Amelia Sage..

Yes, if you want to honour an Amanda you use the name Amanda. Any derivative of it, or using anything similar is just saying that their name isn’t nice enough for your baby, so not really an honour.

I stated I’m not sure Amanda would fit.. poster Tawdrylocalbrouhaha

Doesn't honouring someone only work if you use the name the person uses themselves. If she goes by Amanda then use that if she uses a nickname why not use that?

Again.. NOT SURE. I have never used a relatives name to honour someone hence the question. Thanks. She goes by Amanda 90% of the time.

Excuse the capitals^

Personally I think the name Hadley Amanda Sage sounds lovely

Then just use Amanda, it sounds fine with the other names and does the job of honouring her, if you use another name like Amelia then your not honouring her at all.

Honestly, using the name Miranda doesn't say honouring Amanda to me. Hadley Amanda Sage doesn't sound bad imo.

I'd use Amy at a push but tbh it isn't honouring Amanda to me, it's just vaguely similar.

I agree that it's only honouring someone if you use their actual name. What about using whatever Amanda's middle name is? Or surname/maiden name?

Amanda goes as well with Hadley and Sage as Amelia does. Although both are quite masculine.

Her middle name is Leticia... I think Hadley Amanda Sage is growing on me.. if it sounds ok

How is Amanda masculine?

I meant Hadley and Sage are masculine, Amanda very feminine

Amy ?

I think they meant Hadley and Sage are Masculine.

Thank you all.

If you’re using a name to honour someone then you should use their name or a diminutive that they use. If you’re using a contrived barely connected version then what’s the point?

Hadley Amanda Sage sounds fine anyway

If you are naming somebody after someone else, use their name, not some completely unrelated name that happens to look a bit similar.

Amanda has 'a man' in it.

Hi Polly, how about ;
Hadley Amber Sage
Hadley Amethyst Sage

Hadley just makes me think of Spandau Ballet, Sage makes me think of an accounting package.

Not only does using a different name not honour the person, I'd say it actively dishonours them. Either use Amanda, or don't. But don't use something else and say it's in her honour.