Alternative to names, suggestions please
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Alternative to names, suggestions please
| Wed, 11-21-2007 - 10:19pm |
For a girl, do you have alternatives to LaNell (my Grandmother) Catherine (GrandmotherIL) or for Dorothy (also GIL). I love these women, but not so much their names. What to do? All suggestions helpful!

For LaNell, I would probably focus on the Nell part, since the emphasis falls on that syllable...maybe:
Penelope nn Nell,
Penelope nn Nella,
Annella,
or just Nella? (I like Nella very much!)
With the Catherine middle name, there is so much potential. Catherine/Katherine/Katharine is lovely by itself, and so are variants: Caterina/Catarina/Katerina/Katarina, Catrina/Katrina, Katya/Katia/Kathia. Or there's just Kate...Nella Kate or Annella Kate would be adorable!
I love the name Dorothy, so I'd probably just use that. Or maybe Dori/Dorrie or Dora. Does she have a middle name that you could work with?
Nell is a nick name for Eleanor so:
Eleanor Catherine nn Nell(my dd *just happens* to be Eleanor Katherine nn Ella)
Dorothea Catherine nn Thea or Dottie- I think that would adorable on a little girl
Catherine Eleanor
Dorothy Nell
you could pick a name with the same meaning
Eleanor means: Light or God is my light othe names Hazel & Lucy
Catherine means: Pure other names that mean the same all the Catherine variants: Caitlyn, Katrarina etc.
Dorothy means: Gift
Andi
What about Linnea, Lenya, Nellie, or Lainey? Catherine would be a great mn with any of these- or Penelope, like pp offered. For Dorothy, I'd think of Dorothea, or Theodora.
I love Nell
For Catherine, how about Katrina, Kathleen, Katarina
Dorothy:
Sharon
How about Laney Corina.
Lori of NC
Nell is also a nickname for Helen, so you can go with Helen, Helena, Ellen, Elena or any variation of the name.
Catherine - I'm sorry I can't care much for the name or any of its variants, with the possible exceptions of Kateri (which I'm sure isn't related to the name at all), emphasis on first syllable, and the nickname Kiki.
Dorothy - How about Dorothea
Amber
wife to Danel