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Naming after grandpas

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AnonymousGuest ·
We are looking for a second name for a boy. We already have the first name and would like to name him after both grandfathers. We'd like to make a (trendy) combination between Adrianus and Willem, any ideas?
We're curious!

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  1. Anoniem Guest #2

    We’re naming our baby boy Daan after his grandpa Adrianus if he’s a boy.
    The second first name will honor the other grandpa.
    I also found it really tough, but we went with 3 first names because it’s so hard to find a good combination.
    Maybe ... Daan Willem, so what do you think?

  2. Emme Guest #3

    I spent a while puzzling over it and finally got rid of Daan and Willem, leaving only Aiden. Maybe you think that's too contrived. A from Adrianus. I from Willem. D from Adrianus. E from Willem. N from Adrianus.

  3. Anonymous Guest #4

    The only ones I can think of are Adrie, Adrian, Will and Willie.

  4. Zonnebloempje10 #5

    We also named our daughter after her grandmas. Since the names were hard to combine, we kept them separate and made a more modern version. So our daughter has 3 names. The 2nd and 3rd names are named after her grandmas.
    With our son, we're going to do the same thing, but name him after the grandpas in the 2nd and 3rd names. They're also names that don't combine well, and it's nice to do the same for both kids.

  5. Anoniem Guest #6

    That's funny, that combo of Aiden, you've already gotten further than us haha! I guess it'll be 2 extra names besides the nickname then! The grandmas' names are almost completely the same, and since I have one of those names myself, it's not hard for a girl!

  6. Rose Guest #7

    It's really hard to combine two names into one, so maybe you'd be better off choosing a second and a third name? But I'll give it a try...

    Adrianus and Willem: Winus, Wilar, Lemar
    Adrianus: Daan, Adi, Ade, Adrien, Brian, Dorian, Ferian, Florian, Lorian, Rian, Binus, Finus, Janus, Linus, Rinus, Aris, Ares, Andar
    Willem: Pim, Billy, Ville, Willis, Williamson, Liam, Giel, Willow, Callem, Flem, Lem, Lemuel, Wilson, Wilmar

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