Forum Baby Names

Naming! Who's thinking along?

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P.Guest ·
We're having a girl! And we're going to name her Elodie.
But.... we'd also like to include a middle name. I recently asked for suggestions for naming her after my mother, and we've now come up with an idea. But as a 3rd name, we'd really like to honor my husband's family. A cousin is already named after his mother, so that's not strictly necessary, but it's okay. A feminine version or variation of his father's name would also be nice. I've been googling myself silly, but I'm not finding much... Do you guys have any ideas?

Mother is named E.mma.
Father has H.ans/H.endrikus.

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  1. Anouk Guest #2

    The first one that comes to mind is: Emika
    It could go either way, Hendrika is the feminine form of Hendrikus, with the last part of it.

    And then these names referencing the father:
    Dieke, Dirkje, Hannah, Rika, Sanna, Sanne
    (Not all of them are equally clear)

  2. Lou Guest #3

    I really think Hansje is a lovely name for a girl as a middle name. Maybe it’s a name that takes a bit of getting used to? But actually just as cool as Guusje or Dirkje.

    Also: Emmy Hanna Hannah Rieke Rika Ans Esri Anna An Dirkje Anne Amber San Sandra

  3. Anonymous Guest #4

    Erika? Or Hanna, (em)ma(hen)rieke(us) Marieke so ;-)

  4. Debbie Guest #5

    Emlyn, Rykah

  5. Anonymous Guest #6

    Ricky/Rikkie, Marik, Marie/Marlie

    Emmely, Emy/Amy

  6. Morag #7

    I haven't heard the name before, but I think Emika is super cute!

  7. P. started this #8

    I think Marieke is a lovely choice, but I have a niece who’s already called that.
    So Emika seems like a really nice option to me! I’ll throw it out there to the dad, thanks Morag!

    And Hansje, I’ll also consider it, Lou! The two oldest also have a middle name ending in -je, so that fits in nicely!

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